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George Spurr
George H. Spurr, 79,
of Lincoln died at 4:15 a.m. Tuesday, June 11, 2002.
Visitation will be
from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, June 13, at Holland and Barry Funeral
Home.
His funeral will be
at 10:30 a.m. Friday at Holland and Barry, with Pastor Mark Peters
officiating.
Burial, with military
and fraternal rites, will be at noon Friday in Camp Butler Cemetery,
Springfield.
Spurr served 20 years
in the U.S. Navy. He was a welder.
He was born March 20,
1923, in Jefferson City, Mo., to George Sr. and Laura Miller Spurr
of Bonne Terre, Mo.
Surviving are his
companion, Helen Staples Spurr, of Lincoln and her children, Charles
Branham of Bloomington, Fred Barnes of Bloomington, Sue Stiers of
Bloomington and Dixie Buss of Lawndale; his grandson, Wesley Fuchs
of Lincoln, who was raised by George and Helen Spurr as their own
son; his mother; one brother, Tom Spurr of Bonne Terre, Mo.; two
sisters, Wanda Miles of Bonne Terre, Mo., and Betty Danielson of
Manchester, Mo.
He was preceded in
death by his father and one brother, Jack Spurr.
He was a member of
American Legion Post 263 of Lincoln and Lincoln VFW.
He will be sadly
missed by Wes Fuchs’ football and wrestling team members of the
Olympia High School graduating class of 1997 as well as by his
friends, family and neighbors.
Memorials may be made to American Legion
Post 263 or to the family.
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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