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            Jennie Mason Jennie E. Mason, 87, 
            of Lincoln died at 5:20 a.m. Sunday, June 9, 2002, at St. Clara’s 
            Manor. Visitation will be 
            from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home 
            in Lincoln. Her funeral, also at 
            Fricke-Calvert-Schrader, will be at 10 a.m. Thursday. Tom Gerdts and 
            Glenn Shelton will officiate. Burial will be in 
            Hartsburg Union Cemetery. Mrs. Mason was 
            retired from Lincoln Developmental Center. She was born Jan. 1, 
            1915, at Hartsburg to Willis and Anna McBride Wright. She married 
            Milo M. Mason on Oct. 13, 1939, in Lincoln. He died March 3, 1967. Surviving are one 
            son, James (and Wanda) Mason of Lincoln; two daughters, Beverly 
            Mason of Lincoln and Connie (and Richard) Porter of Mountain Home, 
            Ark.; three grandchildren; and one sister, Mildred Vonderahe of 
            Lincoln. She was also preceded 
            in death by five sisters and one brother. She was a member of 
            Lincoln Christian Church. Memorials may be made to the donor’s 
            choice. 
            
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            Juanita Perkins Juanita Perkins, 64, 
            of Springfield died Sunday, June 9, 2002, at her home. Friends may call at 
            Bisch and Son Funeral Home, 505 E. Allen in Springfield, from 4 to 7 
            p.m. Thursday, June 13. Services will be there at 10 a.m. Friday, 
            with Bishop Jay Lohman officiating. Burial will be in 
            Mechanicsburg Cemetery. Mrs. Perkins worked 
            as a checker for Shop N Save on Dirksen Parkway in Springfield. She was born Feb. 13, 
            1938, in Logan County to John Clancy and Marguarite Guffey Roher. 
            She married Robert Lee Perkins on Oct. 6, 1973, in Springfield. He 
            survives. Also surviving are 
            three sons, Darrell L. (and Elizabeth) Gibbs of Decatur, David L. 
            (and Sheryl) Gibbs of Cornland and Kenneth E. (and Karol) Gibbs of 
            Cornland; two daughters, Peggy Sue Gibbs of Mason City and Donna 
            Jean (and Allen) Eeten of Mount Pulaski; several grandchildren; one 
            great-grandchild; two brothers, Lonnie G. Roher of Springfield and 
            Ed (and Katherine) Roher of Springfield; one sister, Linda (and 
            Wendall) Milner of Fancy Prairie; and several nieces, nephews and 
            cousins. She was preceded in 
            death by her parents and by a son, Stewart Lee Gibbs, who died in 
            1993. She was a member of 
            the Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints. Memorials may be made 
            to Explorer’s Post 326 of the Springfield Police.   
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