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Lionel Marshall Jr.

Lionel Ray Marshall Jr., 33, of Lincoln died Saturday (Aug. 23, 2003) at 3:19 p.m. at Memorial Medical Center in Springfield.

His funeral will be at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Mount Pulaski, with John Robertson officiating. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. at the funeral home.

Burial will be in Mount Pulaski Cemetery.

Mr. Marshall was disabled.

He was born July 1, 1970, in Lincoln to Lionel R. and Kay E. Shay Marshall.

Surviving are his parents, of Mount Pulaski; one sister, Dr. Angela Marshall of Canton, Ohio; two aunts, Susan Marshall Powell of North Caroline and Donna Shay Smith of Las Vegas, Nev.; and two uncles, John Marshall of Decatur and Richard Marshall of Iowa.

He was preceded in death by his maternal and paternal grandparents.

He was a member of the First Christian Church of Mount Pulaski.

Memorials may be made to Mount Pulaski EMS.

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Kevin Olson

Kevin R. Olson, 43, of Pleasant Plains, formerly of Lincoln, died Saturday (Aug. 23, 2003) at 9:19 a.m. in an automobile accident in Sangamon County.

His funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Jefferson Street Christian Church in Lincoln, with Craig Smith officiating.

Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Kerrigan-Peasley Funeral Home in Lincoln and one hour prior to the service at the church on Wednesday.

Burial will be in Bethel Cemetery, rural Emden.

Mr. Olson worked for Moghan Construction in Springfield.

He was born July 15, 1960, in Hopedale to Harlan K. and Mary G. Whittaker Olson. He married Kim Day on Sept. 14, 1995, in Springfield. She survives.

Other survivors are his mother, of Lincoln; three sons, Joshua Olson of Clinton and Kavet and Garret Olson of Pleasant Plains; two brothers, Dale (and Carol) Olson of Emden and Larry (and Beth) Olson of Lincoln; and two sisters, Marla (and Mark) Gates of Lincoln and Kay (and Jim) Newton of Lincoln.

He was preceded in death by his father and grandparents.

He attended Hartsburg-Emden schools and graduated from Hartem High School.

Memorials may be made for an education fund that is being set up at the Logan County Bank in Lincoln.

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Addison Boward

Addison Shae Boward, 17 days, of Lincoln died Friday (Aug. 22, 2003) at 5:17 p.m. at St. John's Hospital in Springfield.

Private graveside services will be at a later date at Irish Grove Cemetery, Middletown.

Addison was born Aug. 5 in Lincoln to Russell Boward and Rebecca Gordon.

Survivors are her parents, of Lincoln; one brother, Joshua Kershaw of Lincoln; one sister, Natalie Gordon of Lincoln; paternal grandparents Theodore and Jan Boward of Wilmington and Iona Boward of Lincoln; maternal grandparents Cheryl Kershaw of Rochester and John Kershaw of Woodstock; and maternal great-grandmother Inez Stevens of Batavia.

Memorials may be made to the family.

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Gregory Kirk Sr.

Gregory C. Kirk Sr., 51, of Atlanta died Wednesday (Aug. 20, 2003) at 7:28 p.m. at OSF Saint Francis Medical Center in Peoria.

His funeral was Monday morning at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln. Visitation was Sunday afternoon at the funeral home.

Burial is in New Union Cemetery, Lincoln.

Mr. Kirk was a mental health technician at Lincoln Developmental Center and then transferred to Jacksonville Developmental Center.

He was born Oct. 9, 1951, in Lincoln. He married Jenny Sarver on May 15, 2001, in Las Vegas, Nev.

Survivors are his wife, of Atlanta; his mother and stepfather, Marguerite Sandel Kirk Sutheard and Frank Sutheard of Lincoln; two sons, Gregory C.  Kirk Jr. (and wife Abby) of Lincoln and Matthew A Kirk (and fiancee Precilla Allgood) of Girard; three daughters, Stephanie M. Kirk of Springfield, Amber N. Lessen of Atlanta and Candice A. Purlee of Atlanta; four grandchildren, Lillian Rose Kirk and Isabella Ray Kirk, both of Girard, and Nolan James Hemenway Kirk and Reagan Jolie Kirk, both of Lincoln; one brother, Jimmy (and Sandy) Kirk of Lincoln; five sisters, Ruthann (and Chuck) Shepard of Minot, N.D., Margaret (and Carl) Wilson of Springfield, Judith (and David) Waters of Springfield, Carolyn (and Melvin) Spears of Lincoln and Rose (Sean) Kennedy of Divernon; a half sister, Vera Kirk of Flora; and several nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his father, Clarence William Kirk.

He was a member of Jefferson Street Christian Church in Lincoln and Alcoholics Anonymous. He was a coach for Special Olympics at Lincoln Developmental Center.

Memorials may be made to Special Olympics.

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Maude Hutchins

Maude Mae Hutchins, 77, of Mechanicsburg, formerly of Springfield, died Sunday (Aug. 24, 2003) at 9:03 a.m. at St. Vincent Hospital in Taylorville.

Her funeral will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Mount Pulaski, with John Robertson officiating. Visitation will be one hour before the service.

Burial will be in Steenbergen Cemetery, Mount Pulaski.

Miss Hutchins worked for Sangamo Electric and Memorial Medical Center in Springfield.

She was born March 20, 1926, in Cornland to Mikel and Maude Boggs Hutchins.

Survivors are one sister, Lela Thompson of Aurora, Colo., and several nieces, nephews and cousins.

She was preceded in death by her parents and four sisters.

She was a member of Pleasant Plains Christian Church.

Memorials may be made to the Alzheimer's Foundation, American Heart Association or Pleasant Plains Christian Church.

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Edith Wibben

Edith August Trepel Wibben, 89, of Hartsburg died Friday (Aug. 22, 2003) at 10:15 p.m. at the Christian Nursing Home in Lincoln.

Her funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at St. John's Lutheran Church of Hartsburg, with the Rev. David Russell and Todd Phelps officiating. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Monday at the church and one hour before the service on Tuesday.

Burial will be in Hartsburg Union Cemetery.

Mrs. Wibben was a homemaker.

She was born Jan. 14, 1914, in rural Emden to Frederick William and Wessellina “Lena” Janetta Rademaker Trepel. She married Claus Albert Wibben on Feb. 10, 1935, at St. Peter's Lutheran Church in Emden. He preceded her in death.

Survivors are four daughters, Margaret (and Robert) Conrady of Lincoln, Nancy Ritterbush of Hartsburg, Betty (and Joe) Litherland of Carlock and Ruth (and Larry) Reinhart of Bloomington; three sons, Herman (and Maureen “Marty”) Wibben of Emden, Duane (and Barbara) Wibben of Hartsburg and John (and Pamela) Wibben of Tremont; 21 grandchildren, Cindy (and Kevin) Gleason, Cathy Richardson, Scott (and Lori) Newby, Lisa (and David) Conrady, Christy (and Jay) Cross, Craig (and Paula) Conrady, Doug (and Jodi) Ritterbush, Mark (and Lena) Newby, Cherie (and Gary) Rankin, Marla (and Ron) Wampler, Greg Wibben, Todd (and Becky) Reinhart, Steve Wibben, Cale Wibben, Darien Ritterbush, Chad Reinhart, Lori (and Cass) Benner, Jason (and Cindi) Wibben, Janelle (and Tim) Woolard, Lauren Wibben and Tim Marten; 25 great-grandchildren and four step-great-grandchildren; and three sisters-in-law, Florence Trepel of Wisconsin, Virginia Wibben of Emden and Janette Wibben Coers of New Holland.

She was also preceded in death by two sisters and one brother. She was the last of her immediate family.

She was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church of Hartsburg.

She loved flowers, gardening, quilting and the firehouse coffee group.

Memorials may be made to Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital, the Christian Nursing Home or Hartsburg Rescue.

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Marvin Davenport

Marvin E. Davenport, 75, of San Jose died Friday (Aug. 22, 2003) at 7:15 a.m. at his home.

Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Monday, and his funeral will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday, both at Hurley Funeral Home in San Jose. The Rev. David Wetterlund will officiate at the service.

Burial will be in Prairie Rest Cemetery, Delavan.

Mr. Davenport worked for Stetson China in Lincoln for several years and retired from Caterpillar in East Peoria after 24 years.

He was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War.

He was born July 24, 1928, in Manito to Carvey and Isa Keith Davenport. He married Virginia Garrett Green on May 11, 1987, in Lincoln. She survives.

Other survivors are one son, Roy E. Davenport of Lincoln; one stepson, William Green of Humble, Texas; two daughters, Lois (and Melvin) Chrisman of Lincoln and Ruth (and Robert) Vieira of Atlanta; three stepdaughters, Bonnie J. Happach of Utica, Linda K. (and Tim) Aeschliman of Delavan and Katherine (and Wallace) West of San Jose; 23 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; one brother, William (and Susan) Davenport of Skandia, Mich.; and two sisters, Lois Johnson of Lincoln and Eleanor Hashman of Midland City.

He was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers and one grandchild.

He attended Faith Baptist Church in Pekin.

He was a member of UAW 974 of East Peoria.

Memorial contributions may be made to hospice or the American Cancer Society.

 

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