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            Rita Woodard 
            Rita Belle Woodard, 81, of Lincoln died 
            at 1:30 p.m. Monday, July 1, 2002, at Abraham Lincoln Memorial 
            Hospital. 
            The visitation and funeral will be 
            Friday, July 5, at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln. 
            Hours for visitation are 9 to 11 a.m., and the funeral will follow 
            at 11, with Tom Gerdts officiating. 
            Burial will be in Zion Cemetery, 
            Lincoln. 
            Mrs. Woodard was a homemaker and worked 
            for Stetson China Factory in Lincoln. 
            She was born Aug. 5, 1920, in Ewing to 
            Noah and Katie Miller Boyd. She married Lyle W. Woodard on Aug. 4, 
            1939, in St. Louis, Mo. 
            Surviving Mrs. Woodard are her husband, 
            of Lincoln; two sons, Jack (and Judy) Woodard of Lincoln and Jerry 
            (and Linda) Woodard of Lincoln; four grandchildren; nine 
            great-grandchildren; three brothers, John Boyd, Cecil Boyd and Don 
            Boyd, all of Lincoln; and one sister, Midge Woodard of Lincoln. 
            She was preceded in death by four 
            brothers. 
            She was a member of Lincoln Christian 
            Church. Memorials 
            may be made to Maple Ridge Health Care Centre, Lincoln. 
            
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            William Dale Clapp 
            William Dale Clapp, 64, of Lincoln died 
            at 3 a.m. Friday, June 28, 2002, at Memorial Medical Center in 
            Springfield. 
            Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. 
            Tuesday, July 2, at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln. 
            The funeral service will be at 2 p.m. 
            Wednesday at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader, with Pastor Paul Ayappa 
            officiating. 
            Burial will be in Zion Cemetery, 
            Lincoln. 
            Clapp was a commercial truck driver for 
            40 years. 
            He served in the U.S. Navy from 1955 to 
            1962. 
            He was born Sept. 20, 1937, in Colorado 
            Springs, Colo., to William and Treva Davenport Clapp. He married 
            Anna Clenin on Sept. 24, 1982, at Funks Grove. 
            Surviving are his wife, of Lincoln; 
            four sons, William Say of Aurora, Capt. David (and Juliete) Clapp of 
            Fort Bragg, N.C., William "Bill" (and Sam) Clapp of Joliet and 
            Andrew Clapp of Lincoln; three daughters, Katherine (and Lester) 
            Larson of Gardner, Wendy (and Robert) Clapp-Hataburda of LaPorte, 
            Ind., and Susan (and Leonard) Harmon of Lake Fork; eight 
            grandchildren; one sister, Cheryl (and Mark) Ages of Craig, Colo.; 
            and his aunt Lavaughn "Donnie" Clapp of Colorado Springs, Colo., who 
            raised him. 
            He was also preceded in death by one 
            brother, Gary. Memorials may 
            be made to the William Clapp Memorial Fund. 
            
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            Wanda Cross 
            Wanda Clara Mae Cross, 70, of San Jose 
            died at 4:30 p.m. Sunday, June 30, 2002, at her home. 
            Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. 
            Tuesday, July 2, at Hurley Funeral Home in San Jose. 
            The funeral service, also at Hurley in 
            San Jose, will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, with the Rev. Allen Payne 
            and the Rev. Clyde Shreve officiating. 
            Burial will be in Mason City Cemetery. 
            Mrs. Cross was a homemaker. 
            She was born Feb. 1, 1932, in Mount 
            Pulaski to Glenn Clinton and Helen Elizabeth Hardin Gill. She 
            married Stephen Harold Cross on Dec. 21, 1956, in Lake Fork. He died 
            Dec. 15, 1989. 
            Surviving are three sons, Stephen (and 
            Ann) Cross of Mount Prospect, Terry (and Jenny) Cross of San Jose 
            and Larry (and Lola) Cross of San Jose; five daughters, Shirley (and 
            Bob) Carpenter of Pekin, Ethel Cross of Peoria, Sophia Cross (and 
            her fiance, Jack Stiles) of San Jose, Christine (and Fred) Hull of 
            Mason City and Glenna (and Ken) Charlier of Glasford; nine 
            grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; four brothers, Robert (and 
            Esther) Gill of Lincoln, Glenn R. Sr. (and Shirley) Gill of Lincoln, 
            Rex Gill Sr. of Lincoln and Roger Sr. (and Cynthia) Gill of Emden; 
            and seven sisters, Betty (and Ron) Hulva of East Peoria, Shirley 
            (and Darrel) Dambacher of Lake Fork, and Virginia (and the Rev. 
            Clyde) Shreve, Joy (and Larry) Horchem, Dorothy (and Jerry) 
            Dambacher, Marilyn McCray and Ruth Stiles, all of Lincoln. 
            Mrs. Cross was a member of the San Jose 
            Methodist Church, San Jose Women’s Club and Royal Neighbors of 
            America. Memorial 
            contributions may be made to Wanda Cross Memorial Fund c/o Tri 
            County Bank in San Jose or to San Jose Rescue or Hospice Care of 
            Illinois. 
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