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Eloise Jones
Eloise M. Jones, 73, of Lincoln died
at 6:30 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2002, at Memorial Medical Center in
Springfield.
Visitation will be from 4 until 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 19, at
Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln.
Her funeral
will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Sept. 20, at Lincoln Christian Church.
Burial will be in Union Cemetery in
Lincoln.
Mrs. Jones was born Feb. 24, 1929, in
Tuscola to George and Nellie Stanley Birk. She married
Lawrence "Larry" Jones in Lincoln on Aug. 17, 1947.
She owned and operated Eloise’s Beauty
Shop in Lincoln for 43 years.
Survivors are her husband; two
daughters, Sonjo (and Gary) McAfee and Marla (and Greg) Shanle, both of
Lincoln; three grandsons, Jay (and Heather) McAfee of New Holland
and Jeff
McAfee and Kevin Shanle, both of Lincoln; one granddaughter, Carrie
Shanle of Lincoln; one great-grandson, Nathan McAfee of New Holland;
three brothers, Hobert Birk of Manchester, N.H., and Gilbert Birk and
Jimmie "Pete" Birk, both of Lincoln; and two sisters, Patricia Calvo
of Hemet, Calif., and Linda Smith of Ponca City, Okla.
She was preceded in death by her
parents, one grandson, one sister and one brother.
She was a member of Lincoln Christian
Church.
Memorials
may be made to Lincoln Christian Church, the American Cancer Society
or the American Diabetes Association.
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Jones family.
Donald Splain
Donald W. Splain, 92, of Lincoln, died
at 1:10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 14, 2002, at Christian Village Nursing
Home.
His funeral was at 10:30 a.m. Monday at
Holland and Barry Funeral Home in Lincoln with Rev. Ray Hudson
officiating. Visitation was one hour before the service.
Burial was in Harmony Cemetery in
Beason..
Splain was an educator and a
retired regional superintendent of schools for Logan, Mason and
Menard counties.
He was born Dec. 14, 1909, in Beason to
Phillip H. and Eva Gardner Splain. He married Margaret Hyde on June
8, 1949, in Champaign. She died Feb. 12, 2002.
Surviving are three sons, Thomas H.
(and Kristin Ertel) Splain of Lincoln, William D. (and Deborah Wright) Splain of Minneapolis,
Minn., and Daniel L. (and Linda Trapp) Splain of
Lincoln; one daughter, Julie (and Steven) Canham of Ann Arbor, Mich.;
two sisters, Mary Cadwallader of Lincoln and Marjorie Tomlin of
Orlando, Fla.; and 10 grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his
parents; one daughter, Caroline Splain; and one brother, Paul Splain.
He was a member of First United
Methodist Church in Lincoln and past president of the church board.
He was also a member of Lincoln Elks Club, Kiwanis and the Retired
Teachers Association. He served on the
fair board for many years.
Memorials
may be made to the Elks Crippled Children Fund.
Duane Lowe
Duane Clyde Lowe, 71, of Mason City died at 7:43 p.m. Friday, Sept.
13, 2002, at Memorial Medical Center in Springfield.
Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at Hurley Funeral Home,
603 E. Chestnut in Mason City.
His
funeral will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at First Christian Church in Mason
City, with the Rev. Dustin Fulton and the Rev. William Boyce
officiating.
Burial will be in Mason City Cemetery. Graveside military rites will
be conducted by American Legion Jackson Keen Post 496.
Lowe was a self-employed general contractor specializing in
carpentry.
He
was stationed with the U.S. Army in France during the Korean War.
He
was born July 29, 1931, in Mason City to Delta Clyde and Trina Anne
Peters Lowe. He married Doris A. Furrer on Aug. 1, 1954, at the
First Christian Church of Mason City. She died Aug. 21, 2001.
Surviving are four sons, Billy E. Lowe of Forest City, Robert D.
Lowe of Springfield, Bruce A. (and Janis) Lowe of Mason City and
Bradley R. (and Melissa) Lowe of Murrayville; six grandchildren;
three great-grandchildren; one brother, Carol Louis Lowe of Muncie,
Ind.; and one sister, Mary Jane Carlyle of Talbotton, Ga.
He
was a member of First Christian Church in Mason City, American
Legion Jackson Keen Post 496, Masonic Lodge 403 and a 50-year member
of the Mason City Odd Fellows. He was involved with the Boy Scouts
for many years, filling a variety of roles.
Memorials may be made
to Lincoln Christian College.
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Debra Comstock
Debra L. Comstock, 49, of
Belleville died
at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 14, 2002, at Memorial Hospital in
Belleville.
Visitation
will be from 3 to 8 p.m.
Tuesday, Sept. 17, at the Kurrus Funeral Home in Belleville and from
9 to 10 a.m. on Wednesday at First Assembly of God
Church in Belleville. The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at
the church, with Rev. David Raynaud and Rev. Craig Moore officiating.
Burial will be at
Union Station Cemetery, rural Emden.
Mrs. Comstock taught music in
New Athens and Damiansville grade schools and at Classic Chord music
studio in Millstadt.
She was born July 23, 1953,
in Belleville to Joseph and Mary Stolte Davis. She married
Robert Comstock Jr. of Lincoln in 1972.
Survivors are her husband; two sons,
Robert L. Comstock III and Andrew J. Comstock, both of Belleville;
two daughters, Amy B. (and Bill) Vernon of Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md.,
and Rebekah S. Comstock of Belleville; one granddaughter, Madison P.
Vernon; her parents, Joseph and Mary Stolte Davis of Millstadt; one
sister, Dana (and Bob) Koehn of Millstadt and their children Beth and
Joshua; and numerous aunts, uncles and cousins.
She was a member of the First Assembly of God, where she worked with
the choir and orchestra and taught Sunday school and Missionettes.
She was also a member of Mid-America Music Association, National
Education Association, Illinois Education Association, and American
Federation of Teachers.
She was a 1971 graduate of Belleville Township High School West and
an honors graduate of Southern Illinois University in Edwardsville,
where she received her bachelor’s
degree in music.
Memorials
may be made to the Comstock family.
Carol ‘Bonny’ Beck
Carol "Bonny" Beck, 63, of rural
Atlanta, died at 7:07 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 14, 2002, at her home.
Visitation will be from 5:30 to 7:30
p.m. Monday at Quiram Funeral Home in Atlanta, followed by a funeral
service at 7:30. Pastor James Gilroy will officiate.
In Forsyth, Mo., visitation will be
from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday and a service will be at 10 a.m.
Thursday, both at Whelchel Funeral Home.
Burial will be in Snapps Memorial
Garden, Forsyth, Mo.
Mrs. Beck was born Dec. 8, 1938, in
Peoria to Sherman and Iola Moreland Hendricks. She married Harley
Beck on Sept. 16, 1977, at Shirley. He survives.
Also surviving are two sons, Alan (and
Lynn) Paul of Bellevue, Neb., Greg (and Lisa) Paul of Bloomington;
one daughter, Lisa (and Ed) Birk of Beason; six stepchildren, Harley
Dean (and Stephanie) Beck of Mount Pulaski, Ronnie (and Cathy) Beck
of Lincoln, Becky (and Raymie) Burger of Lincoln, Karen (and Don)
Beck of Lawndale, Gladys (and Chuck) Williams of Atlanta and Steve
Beck of Atlanta; 28 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; one
sister, RoseAnn (and Oren) Schaab of Normal; and one brother, Jack
(and Linda) Hendricks of Shirley.
She was preceded in death by her
parents, two stepsons, one grandson and two granddaughters.
Memorials
may be made to the Beck family.
Mary Febus
Mary O. Febus, 103, of Mount Pulaski died
at 5:44 p.m. Friday, Sept. 13, 2002, at Vonderlieth Living Center.
Her graveside service will be at 2:30
p.m. Tuesday at Carlyle Cemetary in Lake Fork, with Bill Shanle officiating. Visitation will be
from noon until 2 p.m. Tuesday at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral
Home in Mount Pulaski.
Burial will be in Carlyle Cemetery in
Lake Fork.
Mrs. Febus was born July 4, 1899, in
Lake Fork to William H. and Mary Ann Keehler Bryson.
Survivors are two children and three
grandchildren: one son, Wayne (and Jeanne) Febus of Normal, one
daughter, Waneta (and Tom) Stephens of Mount Pulaski, one grandson, Harry
W. (and Valera) Milner of Sherman, and two granddaughters, Cynthia Hill
of Elgin and Lisa (and Bob) Brown of Mount Pulaski. She is also
survived by five great-grandchildren and 10
great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, four sisters and two brothers.
She was a member of Lake Fork Christian
Church, Mount Pulaski Woman’s Club and Mount Pulaski Garden Club and was
a whistler for the Mount Pulaski Kitchen Band for a number of years.
Memorials
may be made to the Lake Fork Christian Church.
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Febus family.
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