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Frances
Davis
Frances
F. Davis, 82, of Moweaqua, formerly of Mount Pulaski, died at 11
p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2002, at St. Mary’s Hospital in Decatur.
Her
funeral will be at 2 p.m. Monday, March 4, at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader
Funeral Home in Mount Pulaski, with Pastor Don Horath officiating.
Visitation will be one hour before the service, at the funeral home.
Burial
will be in Lake Bank Cemetery, Mount Pulaski.
Mrs.
Davis was owner and operator of Davis Janitor Service.
She
was born June 11, 1919, in Mount Pulaski to Thomas and Mabel Roberts
Howe. She married Earl Edwards in Palmyra, Mo., in 1939. Later she
married Charles L. Davis, on Jan. 23, 1956, in Decatur.
Surviving
are her husband, Charles Davis of Moweaqua; two sons, Thomas W.
Davis of Moweaqua and Eugene R. (and Pam) Davis of Decatur; two
daughters, Joyce Ann Ellison of Decatur and Earlene Kay Sarver of
Venice, Fla.; 11 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; and one
sister, Virgie Deavers of North Carolina.
She
was preceded in death by an infant brother.
She
was a member of Hillside Bethel Tabernacle in Decatur.
Memorials
may be made to the donor’s choice.
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Opal
Houghton
Opal
Houghton, 81, of Atlanta died at 2 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2002, at
Memorial Medical Center in Springfield.
Visitation
will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Sunday, March 3, at Quiram Funeral Home in
Atlanta.
Her
funeral will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Liberty Baptist Church in
Minier. The Rev. John Horner will officiate.
Burial
will be in Mountjoy Cemetery, rural Atlanta.
Mrs.
Houghton worked as a licensed practical nurse at Bartmann’s
Nursing Home, Atlanta; Christian Nursing Home, Lincoln; Hopedale
Medical Complex, Hopedale; and several years as Dr. Lang’s office
nurse in Armington.
She
was born Dec. 2, 1920, at Warrensburg, Mo., to Reed and Hattie Cox
McMurry. She married Delmar D. Houghton on Dec. 10, 1937, in
Warrensburg, Mo. He survives.
Also
surviving are one daughter, Darlene Fulk of Springfield; two sons,
John (and Kristina) Houghton of St. Louis, Mo., and Daryl (and Ann)
Houghton of Millsboro, Del.; and three grandchildren, Lori Wright,
Robert Houghton and Kelly Houghton.
One
sister preceded her in death.
She
was a graduate of St. John’s Hospital School of Nursing in
Springfield.
She
was a member of Liberty Baptist Church in Minier.
Memorial
contributions may be made to her church or to the American Diabetes
Association.
Mary
Cross
Mary
L. Cross, 93, of San Jose died at 11:13 p.m. Monday, Feb. 25, 2002,
at Mason District Hospital in Havana.
Her
funeral will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, March 2, at Hurley Funeral Home
in San Jose, with the Rev. Cindy Rettig officiating. Visitation will
be one hour before the service.
Burial
will be in Greenhill Cemetery, San Jose.
Mrs.
Cross worked as a hairdresser and as a secretary for Hanson Dairy.
She
was born Oct. 18, 1908, at Harness to Fred and Estelle Vandervort
McCullough. She married Lyle M. Cross on June 1, 1929, in San Jose.
He died Dec. 31, 1997.
Surviving
are two sons, Dr. Robert (and Helen) Cross of Metamora and Dr. Stan
(and Joan) Cross of Tuscola; eight grandchildren; and 21
great-grandchildren.
She
was also preceded in death by an infant son and a sister.
She
was a member of San Jose United Methodist Church.
Memorials
may be made to the donor’s choice.
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Paul
McCray
Paul
McCray, 68, of Lincoln died at 12:37 a.m. Friday, March 1, 2002, at
Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital.
He
was born Dec. 13, 1933.
Funeral
arrangements are pending at Kerrigan Funeral Home in Lincoln.
John
Meacham
John
Meacham, 80, of DuQuoin died at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2002,
at his home.
Visitation
will be at the Neal-McClure Funeral Home in DuQuoin on Friday, March
1, from 6 to 8 p.m. and on Saturday from 7:30 a.m. until the
service, which will be at 1:30 p.m. in the Neal-McClure Memorial
Chapel. The Rev. Darwin Schrader and David Jewell will officiate.
Burial
will be in Sunset Memorial Park, DuQuoin.
Meacham
was a carpenter and general contractor and worked in mine
construction.
He
served in the U.S. Army in North Africa and Europe during World War
II.
He
was born March 22, 1921, in Lincoln to Herman and Mary Ryan Meacham.
He married Pauline Juhl on June 30, 1946, in New Holland.
Surviving
are his wife, Pauline Meacham of DuQuoin; two sons and
daughters-in-law, John and Bonnie Meacham of Chester and Bill and
Nadine Meacham of Edwardsville; three daughters and one son-in-law,
Donna Meacham of Springfield, Jo Ellyn and Robert Grove of
Fairbanks, Alaska, and Sandra Meacham of DuQuoin; four
grandchildren, Matt of Chester, Ann and Mike of Edwardsville, and
Casey of Fairbanks, Alaska; and one sister, Mary Hurley of Lincoln.
He
was a member of DuQuoin VFW Post 513 and DuQuoin American Legion
Post 647.
An
avid hunter and fisherman, he was active in the Franklin County
Beagle Club, the DuQuoin Bass Club and the National and Illinois
State Rifle Associations.
Memorials
may be made to Hospice of Perry County or the National Rifle
Association.
William
Becker Sr.
William
"Bill" Becker Sr., 73, of Lincoln died at 1:10 a.m.
Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2002, at Memorial Medical Center in Springfield.
Visitation
will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, March 1, at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader
Funeral Home in Lincoln. The rosary will be said at 4:30 p.m.
The
funeral will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Holy Family Church in
Lincoln, with the Rev. Thomas Taylor officiating.
Burial
will be in Holy Cross Cemetery, Lincoln.
Becker
was a salesman for Sears Roebuck & Co., Chicago, before his
retirement.
He
served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II and the Korean
War.
He
was born July 21, 1928, in Chicago to William E. and Marie Donogala
Becker. He married Marie Bueltel on May 6, 1950, in Chicago.
Surviving
Becker are his wife, of Lincoln; one daughter, Judith Alberts of
Lincoln; one son, William (and Dawn) Becker Jr. of Sullivan; one
granddaughter, Melissa Alberts of Saffern, N.Y.; four grandsons,
Timothy Alberts of Lexington Park, Md., Allen Becker of Champaign,
and Nathan and Ryan Becker of Sullivan; and many nieces and nephews.
He
was preceded in death by one daughter, Deborah.
He
was a member of Holy Family Church in Lincoln and a past grand
knight and senior knight 4th Degree of Lansing Council
3540.
Memorials
may be made to Hospice of Central Illinois or the American Cancer
Society.
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here to send a note of condolence to the Becker family.
Elsie
Loeffler
Elsie
Mae Loeffler, 58, of Lincoln died at 5:25 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 24,
2002, in the emergency room at Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital.
Cremation
rites were accorded. There will be no visitation.
A
memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Friday, March 1, at Holland and
Barry Funeral Home in Lincoln.
Burial
will be in New Union Cemetery, Lincoln.
Mrs.
Loeffler worked at Lincoln Developmental Center.
She
was born Oct. 18, 1943, in Springfield. She married Rocky Squaire,
and he preceded her in death. She married John W. Loeffler on April
18, 1972, in Lincoln. He died Jan. 29, 1998.
She
was also preceded in death by her father, Allen Gum, and her
stepmother, Bernice.
Surviving
are one son, Michael Gum of Beaver Dam, Wis.; a stepson, Randy
Squaire of Lincoln; 10 grandchildren; one brother, Tom Gum of
Mechanicsburg; and one sister, Ann Smith of Florida. She was raising
her grandson Allen Michael Giles like her own son.
She
was of the Christian faith.
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