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Cyril Simkins

Cyril C. Simkins, 86, of Lincoln died at 11:45 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 23, 2002, at his home.

Visitation will be from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 26, at the First Christian Church of Lincoln.

Graveside services, with Tom Gerdts and Paul Odum officiating, will be at Mount Olive Cemetery, Champaign, at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 27.

Simkins was a retired Christian minister.

He was born Dec. 14, 1915, in Pittsburgh, Pa., to Lester and Harriet Stone Simkins. He married Mary Shanks on March 12, 1940, in Rogersville, Tenn.

Surviving are his wife, of Lincoln; one daughter, Mary Ann Offenstein of Champaign; two sons, Jim (and Sheryl) Simkins of Bloomington and Ron (and Donna) Simkins of Urbana; seven grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and one brother, Carl Simkins of Gary, Ind.

He was preceded in death by five brothers and one sister.

He received degrees from Johnson Bible College, the University of Tennessee, Butler University and Fuller Theological Seminary.

He was the pastor for five Christian churches, including service as founding pastor of the First Christian Church of Farragut, Tenn.

He served as professor of Bible and missions at Johnson Bible College, Milligan College, Ghana Christian College, Mashoko Christian College and Lincoln Christian Seminary.

He and his wife, Mary, served as missionaries in Ghana and Zimbabwe for 10 years. He also did short-term mission service in Austria and Hong Kong, and he helped start Kuki Christian Mission in northern India.

He was a member of the First Christian Church of Lincoln for over 30 years.

Memorials may be made to Johnson Bible College, Lincoln Christian Seminary, Kuki Christian Mission or Maoz of Israel.

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J.L. Bradley

J.L. Bradley, 74, of Lincoln died at 10:10 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 23, 2002, at the Veterans Administration hospital in Danville.

Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 25, at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln.

The funeral service, also at Fricke-Calvert Schrader in Lincoln, will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 26, with the Rev. Roy Hostetter officiating.

Burial will be in New Union Cemetery, Lincoln.

Bradley was a truck driver for Lincoln Developmental Center.

He served in the U.S. Navy from 1945 to 1946.

He was born May 4, 1927, in Gillstrap Ky., to Jake and May Butler Bradley.

Surviving Bradley are two daughters, Brenda (and Robert) Hathaway of Eldorado and Tammy (and Steve) Grather of Eldorado; one son, Rodney (and Pam) Bradley of Springfield; five grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and three sisters, Duma (and Bill) Cowley of Lincoln, Beulah Yeazle of Lincoln and Maggie Moore of Louisville, Ky.

He was preceded in death by one sister, Irene Sutton, and one grandson, Rody Hathaway.

He was a member of the Atlanta Christian Center.

Memorials may be made to the Veterans Administration hospital in Danville or to the J.L. Bradley estate.

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Pauline Elrod

Pauline Elrod, 77, of Mason City died at 3:30 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 22, 2002, at Mason City Area Nursing Home.

Visitation will be Sunday, Feb. 24, from 5 to 7 p.m. at Hurley Funeral Home in Mason City

The funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Monday, Feb. 25, at Hurley Funeral Home, with the Rev. Patrick Clough officiating.

Burial will be in Mason City Cemetery, Mason City.

Pauline was a cook at the Mason City Area Nursing Home, the Chestnut Street Grill in Mason City and at Elmore’s, also in Mason City.  She also baked pies for several people.

She was born Nov. 11, 1924, in Elkhorn, Ky., to Hubbard and Nellie Wilson Lewis. She married Leonard Elrod on Oct. 18, 1947. in Mason City. He survives.

Also surviving are one son, Rick L. (and Terrie) Elrod of Easton; two daughters, Sandra K. Hagan of Mason City and Brenda S. (and Danny) Hagan of Kansas City, Mo.; one brother, Cargill Lewis of Mason City; one sister, Margaret Swaar, also of Mason City; seven grandchildren; and six great- grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents and one brother, Eugene Lewis.

She was a member of First Baptist Church of Mason City Illinois

Memorial contributions can be sent to Mason City Area Nursing Home.

 

 

 

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Elmer Koester

Elmer J. Koester, 90, of Lincoln died at 11:50 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 24, 2002, at St. Clara’s Manor in Lincoln.

Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Holland and Barry Funeral Home in Lincoln.

The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Friday, March 1, at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church of Lincoln, with Pastor Roger David officiating.

Burial will be in Richmond Grove Cemetery, New Holland.

Koester was a retired farmer. He also retired from Myers Industries in Lincoln.

He was born Oct. 16, 1911, at New Holland to Harman and Anna Kohl Koester. He married Esther Anna Sahs on Jan. 27, 1938, in Lincoln. She died Sept. 12, 1995.

Surviving are one son, Wayne Koester of Boiling Springs, S.C.; two brothers, P.H. Koester of New Holland and Bernell Koester of David City, Neb.; one sister, Pauline Harris of Olney; and nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by one brother, Hank Koester.

He was a member of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church of Lincoln.

Memorials may be made to his church or to Hospice Care of Illinois.


Harry Prince

Harry Prince, 96, of Kimberling City, Mo., formerly of Bloomington, died at 6:35 a.m. Friday, Feb. 22, 2002, in Kimberling City.

Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 25, at Kerrigan Funeral Home in Lincoln. The rosary will be recited at 5 p.m. and the wake service will be at 6:45 p.m.

Graveside services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Holy Cross Cemetery, Lincoln, with Monsignor Edward Higgins officiating.

Prince retired from Western Union Telegraph Co. in 1968.

He was born March 4, 1905, at Sanborn, Iowa, to William and Bessie Cutting Gorrell. He married Barbara Tabak on Aug. 17, 1929, in Las Vegas, Nev. She died Aug. 20, 1995.

Surviving are one son, Richard Prince of Kimberling City, Mo.; one grandson, Warren Prince of Richmond, Mo.; and four great-grandchildren.

He was also preceded in death by three brothers and two sisters.

He was a former member of Holy Trinity Church in Bloomington.

Memorials may be made to the donor’s choice.

 


James M. Powell Jr.

James M. Powell Jr., 62, of Statesville, N.C., formerly of Mount Pulaski, died at 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 21, 2002, at Iredell Memorial Hospital in Statesville, N.C.

Visitation will be Tuesday, Feb. 26, from 5 to 8 p.m. at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Mount Pulaski, IL.

The funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 27, at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader in Mount Pulaski, with the Rev. Carol Andricks officiating.

Powell was a floor manager at Hunt Manufacturing in Statesville, N.C.

He served in the U.S. Air Force from 1957 to 1961.

He was born Aug. 18, 1939, in Illiopolis. He married Susan Marshall Powell on Feb. 9, 1969.

Surviving are one son, Tim (and Susan) Woollen of Normal; one brother Ed (and Tess) Powell of Bloomington; two sisters, Shirley (and Denzil) Clark of Forest City and Carol (and Doyle) Pease of Fort Lauderdale, Fla.; and one granddaughter, Katherine Woollen of Normal.

He was preceded in death by his parents, James M. Powell Sr. and Bonnie B. Kirby Kennedy.

He was a member of Broad Street United Methodist Church in Statesville, N.C.

Powell was also an avid golfer and a St. Louis Cardinal fan.

Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society or to the donor’s choice.                       

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Joseph Boughan

Joseph Lee "Joey" Boughan, 18, of Lincoln died Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2001, in an automobile accident at 890 1575th Street, Lincoln. Pronouncement of death was at 11:25 p.m.

Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 25, at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln, following a prayer service at 4:30 p.m.

A memorial Mass will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Holy Family Church in Lincoln, with the Rev. Edward Higgins officiating.

Boughan graduated from Lincoln Community High School in 2001. He was a four-year letterman in wrestling.

He was born May 17, 1983, in Springfield to Stacy and Rebecca Hemenway Boughan.

Surviving are his parents, of Lincoln; one brother, Andrew Boughan of Lincoln; one sister, Abby (and husband Greg) Kirk Jr. of Lincoln; one nephew, Nolan Kirk of Lincoln; maternal grandparents Eli and Marilyn Hemenway of Des Moines, Iowa; paternal grandparents Stan and Jenny Boughan of Lincoln and Norma Dirks of Naples, Fla.; maternal great-grandmother Fern Vanzwol of Worthington, Minn.; and his aunts and uncles, Julie and Bill Becker of Naples, Fla., and Pat and Laura Hemenway of Las Vegas, Nev.

He was preceded in death by maternal grandmother Tacy G. Hemenway-Cunningham.

He was a member of Holy Family Church in Lincoln.

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