Margaret
Becherer
Margaret
"Mickey" Boyett Becherer, 75, of Alexandria, Va., formerly
of Lincoln, died Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2002 at Inova Alexandria
Hospital in Virginia.
Cremation
rites were accorded.
A
memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Monday, March 11, at Trinity
Episcopal Church in Lincoln, with the Venerable William H. Moore
Jr., archdeacon of Springfield, officiating.
Inurnment
of ashes will be in the Trinity Episcopal Church Columbarium.
Mrs.
Becherer was co-owner of Becherers’ Jewelry in Hope, Ark. She
retired and moved to Lincoln in 1991. She and her husband resided in
Lincoln until 1997.
She
was born Feb. 1, 1927, in Hope, Ark., to James Allen and Grace Omega
Rail Boyett. She married Terry M. Becherer on Feb. 15, 1948.
Surviving
are her husband, of Alexandria, Va.; two daughters, Terri Becherer
of Los Angeles, Calif., and Sally Becherer of Springfield; one son,
Thomas L. (and wife Jenny) Becherer of Arlington, Va.; one grandson,
Tom Ed Becherer of Arlington, Va.; one brother, Barney Boyett of San
Antonio, Texas; and one sister, Johnnie Hanks of Conway, Ark.
She
was a member of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Alexandria, Va.
Memorials
may be made to the Margaret B. Becherer Scholarship Foundation, care
of First National Bank, P.O. Box 520, Hope, AR 71801.
John
Marcum
John
William Marcum, 55, of Greenview died at 3:30 a.m. Wednesday, March
6, 2002, at his home.
Visitation
will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, March 8, at Hurley Funeral Home,
603 E. Chestnut in Mason City.
Services
will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Mike
Farer officiating.
Burial
will be in Mason City Cemetery.
Marcum
was a carpenter for MII in Lincoln for 18 years and had worked for
Pfizer Seed Co. in Mason City.
He
was born July 13, 1946, in Lincoln to Uyless E. and Thelma A. Dennis
Marcum. He married Diana O’Brien on June 19, 1971, at the
Greenview United Church in Greenview. She survives.
Also
surviving are two sons, Phillip J. Marcum of Hillsboro and Todd W.
Marcum of Bloomington; one daughter, Camille K. (and Jay) Nance of
Greenview; three grandchildren; one brother, Wesley (and Evelyn)
Marcum of Greenview; and two sisters, Shirley (and June) Curry of
Hodgenville, Ky., and Nancy (and Jim) Stanberry of Mason City.
He
was preceded in death by one son, Curtis Marcum.
He
was a member of Carpenters Local 944 in Pekin.
Memorial
contributions may be made to the donor’s choice.
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Bradley
Follis
Bradley
Scott Follis, 29, of Mount Pulaski died at 1:17 a.m. March 7, 2002,
at his home.
Visitation
will be from 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday, March 10, at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader
Funeral Home in Mount Pulaski.
His
funeral will be at 10 a.m. Monday, March 11, at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader
in Mount Pulaski. Bill Shanle will officiate.
Burial
will be in Elkhart Cemetery, Elkhart.
Follis
was a pest technician for Terminix in Springfield.
He
served in the U.S. Army Reserves.
He
was born July 21, 1972, in Lincoln.
Surviving
are his father, James E. (and Sharon) Follis of Lincoln, his mother,
Nancy Cassidy Monroe of Mount Pulaski; one brother, Brian Follis of
Lincoln; his paternal grandmother, Dorothy Follis of Lincoln; and
maternal grandparents William (and Dorothy) Cassidy of Pekin.
He
was preceded in death by his stepfather, William Monroe; his
paternal grandfather, Jack E. Follis; and maternal grandmother Ruby
Cassidy.
Memorials
may be made to American Diabetes Society.
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