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Daniel Tibbs

Daniel R. Tibbs, 49, of Lincoln died at 6 p.m. Monday, Oct. 14, 2002, at Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital.

There will be no visitation or services. Mr. Tibbs will be cremated. Arrangements are being handled by Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln.

Mr. Tibbs was a forklift operator.

He served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War.

He was born Aug. 2, 1953, in Lincoln to Daniel B. and Marlene Kirby Tibbs Jr. He married Karen Graber Hawk in 1979. They were divorced.

Survivors are his mother, of Lincoln; one daughter, Christi Poe of Lincoln; one stepdaughter, Kimberly Tibbs of Atlanta; three granddaughters, Jade Poe of Lincoln and Ashley Hawk and Stephanie Tibbs of Atlanta; one grandson, Cody Tibbs of Atlanta; one brother, Scott Tibbs of Phoenix, Ariz.; one sister, Kay (and Dallas) Banister of Girard; and his companion and caregiver, Cherokee Skelton of Lincoln.

He was preceded in death by his father and grandparents.

Memorials may be made to the family.

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Carl ‘Dusty’ Summers

Carl "Dusty" Summers, 77, of Waynesville died at 1:07 p.m. Monday, Oct. 14, 2002, at the ASTA Care Center of Bloomington.

Visitation will be from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Quiram Funeral Home, Atlanta.

The funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at the Quiram Funeral Home. The Rev. Ed Nichols, a nephew of Mr. Summers, will officiate.

Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery. Graveside military rites will be conducted by Waynesville American Legion Post 1189.

Mr. Summers was employed at Caterpillar Tractor Company in Decatur for 32 years. He retired in 1980.

He was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II.

He was born Nov. 25, 1924, at Wapella to Edward and Nellie Craft Summers. He married Mamie Baker on Jan. 14, 1945, at Waynesville. She survives.

Also surviving are three children, Dorothy Summers of Bloomington, Steve Summers of Orlando, Fla., and Helen (and Joe) Daugherty of Atlanta; two grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; one sister, Alice Jurgens of Wapella; and two brothers, Roy Summers of Cloverdale, Ind., and Pete Summers of Bloomington.

He was preceded in death by one son, five sisters and six brothers.

He was a member of the Waynesville American Legion and a former member of the Waynesville Fire Department and Rescue Squad. He also was a Boy Scout leader in Waynesville for many years.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Waynesville Fire and Rescue Squad.


Nancy Wolcott

Nancy Lorene Wolcott, 72, of Lincoln died at 9:45 a.m. Friday, Oct. 11, 2002, at Vonderlieth Living Center in Mount Pulaski.

There will be a graveside service at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Camp Butler National Cemetery, Springfield, with Bill Shanle officiating.

There is no visitation. Holland and Barry Funeral Home of Lincoln is in charge of arrangements.

Mrs. Wolcott was a homemaker for her family. She had worked for Allis Chalmers and the Lincoln Christian Nursing Home. She also owned and operated Nancy’s Play Pen.

She was born June 11, 1930, in Lincoln to Luther and Nancy Garner Davis. She married Harry Lafe Wolcott on June 18, 1955, at Buffalo. He died May 30, 1999.

Surviving are one son, Harry Randall (and wife Angie) Wolcott of Lincoln; three grandchildren, Megan, Dillon and Dayton Wolcott of Lincoln; four brothers, William Dupple Davis of Stuttgartt, Ark., C.L. "Bus" Davis of Lincoln, Samual Davis of Dawson and James Davis of Sullivan; and two sisters, Viola Yeazle of Lincoln and Jean Goretski of Buffalo.

She was also preceded in death by one brother, Dean Davis.

She was a member of Jefferson Street Christian Church of Lincoln.

Memorials may be made to Jefferson Street Christian Church, Buffalo Christian Church or the donor’s choice.

JoAnn Park

JoAnn Park, 67, of Lincoln died at 2:45 p.m. Monday, Oct. 14, 2002, at Maple Ridge Health Care Centre.

Her funeral will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln, with the Rev. Dan Wissmann officiating. Visitation will be two hours before the service.

Burial will be in Zion Cemetery, Lincoln.

She was an office worker and secretary at Lincoln Developmental Center for 27 years.

She was born Aug. 27, 1935, in Dixon to Charles and Gladye Frye Kerz. She married James William Joseph, and he died Dec. 28, 1988. She then married Gary Park on Sept. 16, 1992, in Lincoln. He survives.

Other survivors are two sons, Jim (and Lorie) Joseph of Jacksonville, Fla., and Richard (and Rochelle) Joseph of Lincoln; one stepson, Robert (and Leanne) Park of Bloomington; one daughter, Lori (and Gary) Gredzieleski of Springfield; eight grandchildren; and three sisters, Jean (and Don) Aldag of East Peoria, Nancy (and Wayne) Jacquet of Byron and Pat (and Gary) Carbough of Winnebago.

Mrs. Park was a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church of Lincoln, American Legion Post 263 Auxiliary and Disabled Veterans Auxiliary.

Memorials may be made to American Cancer Society or Hospice of Central Illinois.

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Dorothy Cash

Dorothy Zell Cash, 79, of Lincoln died at 11:21 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 12, 2002, at Memorial Medical Center in Springfield.

There will be no visitation.

A memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Jefferson Street Christian Church in Lincoln, with Craig Smith officiating. Another memorial service will be at the Lynkirk Church of Christ in Austintown, Ohio, on Saturday, Oct. 26.

Interment will be at Kerr Cemetery in Mineral Ridge, Ohio.

Mrs. Cash was primarily a mother and homemaker. She also soldered wiring at the Packard Electric defense plant in Warren, Ohio, during World War II, and she worked as a missionary intern at a Native American children’s orphanage in Ketchikan, Alaska.

She was born April 15, 1923, in Warren, Ohio, to Paul and Ida Nunamaker Zell.

Surviving Mrs. Cash are three sons, Thomas (and Coleeta) Cash of Martinsville, Ind., Lee Cash of Austintown, Ohio, and Joel (and Mary) Cash of Worthington, Ohio; one daughter, Paula (and Clare) Gramley of Lincoln; five grandchildren, Amanda Cash of Seymour, Ind., Joshua Cash of Brownston, Ind., Rebecca Gramley of Lincoln, Thomas Gramley of Lincoln and Stephen Cash of Worthington, Ohio; one great-grandson, Skylar Cash of Brownstown, Ind.; and one sister, Marion Jocola of Howland, Ohio.

She was preceded in death by two sons, Timothy Cash and Stephen Cash.

She was a member of Lynkirk Church of Christ in Austintown, Ohio, and of Jefferson Street Christian Church in Lincoln, where she was active with the 50-plus group. She was a founder of the women’s retreat at Elkhorn Valley Christian Service Camp in Bergholz, Ohio. She also edited the Village Voices newsletter.

Memorials may be made to the Christian Village in Lincoln or to Cincinnati Bible College and Seminary in Cincinnati, Ohio.

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