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Emmagene Horney

Emmagene Horney, 82, of Lincoln died at St. John’s Hospital in Springfield at 2:20 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 17, 2002.

Visitation will be from 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 20, at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln.

Her funeral service, with Tim Searby officiating, will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at the funeral home.

Burial will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Camp Butler National Cemetery in Springfield.

Mrs. Horney was a bookkeeper for area banks and for Wilham Construction. She retired from Wal-Mart in Lincoln.

She was born Jan. 14, 1920, in Lincoln, to Ernest and Phoebe Beaver Tompkins.

She married Everett Horney in Beason on Feb. 12, 1950.

Surviving are her husband, of Lincoln; one son, Kenneth (and wife Joyce) Horney of Middletown; one daughter, Patsy Stout of Lawndale; two grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and one brother, Edward (and Doris) Tompkins of Mesquite, Nev.

She was preceded in death by an infant brother.

She was a member of Lincoln Christian Church. In the American Legion Auxiliary, she was a past president Chestnut-Beason 848, Logan County Council 17th District, where she served as Christmas gift shop chairman, and Fourth Division.

Memorials may be made to Logan County Cancer Society or Lincoln Christian Church.

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Eugenia Wilson

Eugenia G. Wilson, 89, of San Diego, Calif., formerly of Lincoln, died at 3:45 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 17, 2002, at Kearney Mesa Convalescent Home in San Diego.

Visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 26, at Holy Family Church in Lincoln.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at at the church at 11 a.m. on Saturday. The Rev. Thomas Taylor will officiate.

Burial will be in St. Mary ’s Cemetery, Lincoln.

Kerrigan Funeral Home in Lincoln is in charge of arrangements.

Mrs. Wilson was a homemaker.

She was born Jan. 2, 1913, in Sainte Marie to Ephraim and Monica Rohr Ochs. She married Robert T. Wilson on Feb. 8, 1930, in Springfield. He died Dec. 11, 1975.

Surviving are one son, Robert E. Wilson of Lincoln; one daughter, JoAnn Ferguson of San Diego, Calif.; five grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; one brother, Wilbert Ochs of Claremont; and three sisters, Dolores Tomazic, Evelyn Stillwagon and Marie Snow, all of Springfield.

She was also preceded in death by one daughter.

She was a member of Holy Family Church in Lincoln.

 

 

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Gail Hinman

Gail E. Hinman, 85, of Broadwell died at 1:45 p.m. Friday, Jan. 18, 2002, at St. John’s Hospital in Springfield.

Her funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 22, at Holland and Barry Funeral Home in Lincoln, with Pastor Jon Rose officiating.

Visitation will be one hour before the service.

Burial will be in New Union Cemetery, Lincoln.

She was born Oct. 12, 1916, at Broadwell to Earl and Nelle Tompkins Eisiminger. She married Dale S. Hinman at Broadwell on Oct. 2, 1949. He died March 6, 1997.

Surviving are one daughter, Linell Pokorski of Decatur; one son, Keith Hinman of Broadwell; one grandson, Bret Pokorski of Decatur; one granddaughter, Kristin Pokorski of Decatur; and one sister, Leola Eisiminger of Broadwell.

She was also preceded in death by one grandson, Darin Hinman.

She taught grade school at Mount Pulaski and also at Sunnyside School in Broadwell. In 1944 and 1945, during World War II, she worked at U.S. Rubber in Chicago. Later she worked at Lehn & Fink in Lincoln.

She was a lifetime volunteer at the Lincoln Christian Nursing Home.

She was a graduate of Lincoln Community High School and Lincoln College.

She was a lifetime member of Broadwell Christian Church.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to her church.

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