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James
Davis
James
R. Davis, 54, of Elkhart died at 9:51 p.m. Tuesday, May 7, 2002, at
Memorial Medical Center in Springfield.
Visitation
will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday, May 10, at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader
Funeral Home in Mount Pulaski.
His
funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Elkhart Christian Church.
Michael Drake will officiate.
Burial,
with military rites, will be in Elkhart Cemetery.
Davis
was a radiology clinical supervisor at Memorial Medical Center in
Springfield.
He
served in the U.S. Army from 1968 to 1970 during the Vietnam War.
He
was born Dec. 26, 1947, in Springfield to Louis and Elma
"Toots" Anderson Davis. He married Anita Bohn in Elkhart
on June 19, 1966.
Surviving
relatives in Elkhart are his wife, Anita Bohn; his parents; two
daughters, Kelly (and Randy) Bailey and Kim (and Brad) Beggs; two
sons, Kristofer and Korey Davis; three grandchildren; Stephanie and
Shelby Bailey and Justin Beggs; two brothers, Jerry (and Sharon)
Davis and Ronald (and Ronda) Davis; a sister in Petersburg, Peggy
(and Jeff) Blackburn; and many nieces and nephews.
He
was preceded in death by his maternal and paternal grandparents.
He
was a member and past elder of Elkhart Christian Church, a 16-year
member of the Mount Pulaski school board; chairman of the Zoning
Board of Appeals for Elkhart; and a member of American Registered
Radiologic Technologists.
Memorials
may be made to Elkhart Christian Church or American Diabetes
Association.
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here to send a note of condolence to the Davis family.
Paul
Rankin
Paul
Edmund Rankin, 92, of Lincoln died at 3:35 p.m. Saturday, May 4,
2002, at the Christian Nursing Home. He had lived at Friendship
Manor for six years.
His
funeral will be at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 9, at First Presbyterian
Church, Lincoln, with the Rev. Paul Gilmore officiating.
Family
and friends will attend the private burial, with military rites, on
Friday in New Union Cemetery.
Holland
and Barry Funeral Home, Lincoln, is in charge of arrangements.
Rankin
had worked at the State National Bank of Lincoln and Lincoln
National Bank (First National Bank). He taught instrumental and
choral music in several Logan County schools. He was an advertising
salesman for WPRC radio from 1952 to 1978. After retiring, he worked
for the Credit Bureau of Lincoln.
He
was a U.S. Air Force veteran of World War II.
He
was born June 14, 1909, in Lincoln to John W. and Lucy M. Hamman
Rankin. He married Helen Musa Kent on July 2, 1939, in Lincoln. She
died Dec. 2, 1994.
Surviving
are two daughters, Mrs. Michael L. (Jean) Anderson and Mrs. Stephen
L. (Susan) Rohrer, both of Lincoln; four grandsons; and one
great-grandson.
He
was also preceded in death by one brother, Harold T. Rankin, and one
sister, Helene L. Bell.
He
was a graduate of Lincoln Community High School and attended Lincoln
College.
During
his military service, he was stationed at Maxwell Field in Alabama,
where he played baritone, trombone and string bass in the 604th
American Air Force Band. He also played in the Air Force Dance band
that was started by Glenn Miller and sang with the concert band as a
soloist. He also was a paid soloist for the Dexter Avenue Methodist
church in Montgomery, Ala., during World War II.
He
was a member of First Presbyterian Church of Lincoln and directed
the church choir. He was also a member of the choir at Lincoln
Methodist Church.
He
was a member of the Ancient Free & Accepted Masons of Illinois,
a 52-year member of Lincoln Lodge 210, a member of Lincoln Chapter
147 Royal Arch Masons, Constantine Commandery 51 Knight’s Templar,
American Legion Post 263, Logan County Farm Bureau and a lifetime
member of the Musician’s Union local. He served as a board member
of the Lincoln Community Concert Association and The Oasis.
He
was a member of French’s Military Band and director of the Lincoln
American Legion Band. He played for many years in dance bands
directed by Harry Ryan, Tuby Davidson and Al Pierson, in the
"Dutch" Soldwedel Maple Club Band and the Darrell Last
Trio.
Memorials
may be made to First Presbyterian Church, Lincoln.
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Florence
Schroeder
Florence
A. Schroeder, 91, of Lincoln died at 9:10 p.m. Wednesday, May 8,
2002, at the Christian Village.
Visitation
will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, May 10, at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader
Funeral Home in Lincoln.
Her
funeral will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Zion Lutheran Church in
Lincoln, with the Rev. Mark Carnahan officiating.
Burial
will be in New Union Cemetery, Lincoln.
Mrs.
Schroeder had worked in the office of Sears, Roebuck and Co. and at
Feldman’s Gift Shop in Lincoln. She formerly taught school in
Iowa.
She
was born Jan. 25, 1911, in Lincoln to Monroe C. and Anna Stoline
Youngblood. She married Irvin C. Schroeder on July 26, 1930, in
Lincoln. He died Oct. 28, 1991.
Surviving
are three sons, Lowell Schroeder of Morton, Norman (and Judy)
Schroeder of Plymouth, Wis., and Marvin (and Sandra) Schroeder of
Springfield; one daughter, Joanne Marlin of Lincoln; eight
grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and one sister, Dorothy
Henderson of Tempe, Ariz.
She
was also preceded in death by two brothers.
She
was a member of Zion Lutheran Church of Lincoln and the Ladies Aid
of the church. She had been a Cub Scout leader. She also was a
member of the Ladene Club in Iowa, Lucas Chapel Club, Chester Women’s
Club and Daughters of the American Revolution.
Memorials
may be made to Zion Lutheran Church radio ministry, Alzheimer’s
Disease Foundation or Lincoln Christian Village.
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here to send a note of condolence to the Schroeder family.
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