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Robert Wheeler
Robert S. Wheeler,
78, of Atlanta died Saturday, Jan. 18, 2003, at 3:26 p.m. at Maple
Ridge Care Centre in Lincoln.
Mr. Wheeler will be
cremated, and there will be no visitation.
A memorial service
will be at 7 p.m. Thursday at Quiram Funeral Home in Atlanta.
Mr. Wheeler was a
mechanic for the Schmidt Implement Company in Atlanta for several
years before his retirement.
He was a U.S. Army
veteran of World War II.
He was born Jan. 3,
1925, at Farmer City to Donald and Christa Hughes Wheeler. He
married Alberta Bailey on July 20, 1947, at Farmer City. She
survives.
Also surviving are
five children, Robert Lynn Wheeler (and Dee) of Mount Pulaski, Alice
(and Mac) McCarthy of Lincoln, Janice (and Jim) Adye of Emden, Betty
(and Jack) Renfrow of Atlanta and Mitch Wheeler of Bloomington; nine
grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; three brothers, Junior
Wheeler and John Wheeler, both of Middletown, Ohio, and Lester
Wheeler of Jamestown, Ohio; four sisters, Mabel Ester of Mansfield,
Marjorie Monaghan of Farmer City, Gerie Whitt of Franklin, Ohio, and
Sandy Wheeler of Mansfield, Ohio.; and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in
death by one brother, one sister and one grandchild.
Memorial contributions may be made to the
family or to the Atlanta Rescue Squad.
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Gerald Sparks
Gerald Sparks, 55, of
New Holland, formerly of Middletown, died Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2003, at
10 a.m. at his home.
Visitation will be
from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at Holland and Barry in Lincoln.
His funeral will be
at 11 a.m. Saturday at Holland and Barry, with Don Hoover
officiating.
Burial, with military
rites, will be in Pleasant Valley Cemetery, Middletown.
Mr. Sparks was a
retired truck driver.
He served in the U.S.
Army from October 1967 to October 1969.
He was born July 18,
1947, in Lincoln to Thomas A. "Pete" and Dorothy M. Dugan Sparks. He
married Patricia Ramsey in Lincoln, and she survives.
Also surviving are
three children, Teresa Schriber (and husband Scott) of Lincoln, Chad
Sparks of Lincoln and Christina Sparks (and companion Ray Albertson)
of New Holland; seven grandchildren; four brothers, Tom (and
RuthAnne) Sparks of Lincoln, Bill Sparks of Hartsburg, Gary Sparks
of Dumfries, Va., and Bob Sparks of Mount Pulaski; and four sisters,
Rita (and Howie) Coffey of Petersburg, Donna (and Gator) Hutchison
of Middletown, Nancy (and Gus) Otto of Lincoln and Trish Tibbs
Minder of Lincoln.
He was preceded in
death by his parents and one granddaughter.
Memorial contributions may be made for
Middletown fireworks.
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