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Rosella Landon

Rosella M. Landon, 88, of Lincoln died at 2:10 p.m. Thursday (June 5, 2003) at the Christian Village.

Her funeral will be at 6 p.m. Saturday at Holland and Barry Funeral Home in Lincoln. Dr. Carroll Richards will officiate. Visitation will be two hours before the service.

A burial service will be at 3 p.m. Sunday at Poca Hollow/Dry Valle Cemetery, Van Buren, Mo.

Mrs. Landon retired from the Grandy Lumber Co. in 1977. She had also worked for Dr. Wayne J. Schall of Lincoln, and during World War II she worked at the Elder Shirt Factory in McLeansboro.

She was born Feb. 5, 1915, in Atlanta, to William F. and Ruby Mosier Towles. She married Marion C. Landon on Feb. 14, 1950, in Huron, S.D. He died Dec. 31, 1985.

Surviving are two daughters, Sheron Henrichsmeyer of Lincoln and Donna Kendall of Sale, Ore.; three grandsons, Roy Dean, Mark W. and John M. Henrichsmeyer, all of Lincoln; and one sister, Wilma Harnacke of New Holland.

She was also preceded in death by a brother, Edward Towles, and two sisters, Edna Sommer and Ivonne Snider.

Mrs. Landon was a member of Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Lincoln.

She was a Rebekah Lodge member since 1943 and an avid card player at Friendship Manor.

She spent the early years of her life in Wayne City and Adin.


Mayford Davis

Mayford L. Davis, 87, Mount Pulaski died Thursday (June 5, 2003) at 12:42 p.m. at Memorial Medical Center in Springfield.

His funeral will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Zion Lutheran Church in Mount Pulaski, with the Rev. Paul Droegemueller officiating. Visitation will be one hour before the service.

Burial will be in Mount Pulaski Cemetery.

Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Mount Pulaski is in charge of arrangements.

Mr. Davis was a retired farmer. He also worked for the U.S. Department of Agriculture for 16 years.

He was born May 8, 1916, in Dunkerton, Iowa, to George and Rena Meister Davis. He married Irene Marten in Mount Pulaski on Oct. 3, 1943.

Survivors are his wife; one daughter, Bette (and Larry) Steffens of Lincoln; two sons, Dale (and Solange) Davis of Illiopolis and Darrel (and Darla) Davis of Lincoln; nine grandchildren and three stepgrandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.

One sister preceded him in death.

He was a member of Zion Lutheran Church in Mount Pulaski.

He was director of the Health Improvement Association for nine years, a member of the Logan County Farm Bureau board for nine years and co-superintendent of 4-H shows at the Logan County Fair.

Memorials may be made to Mount Pulaski EMS or Zion Lutheran Church in Mount Pulaski.

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John Meese

John C. Meese Jr., 76, of Lincoln died Friday (June 6, 2003) at 5:30 a.m. at the Veterans Hospital, Indianapolis, Ind.

Inurnment of ashes will be in Zion Cemetery, Lincoln, at a later date.

Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home of Lincoln is in charge of arrangements.

Mr. Meese was a retiree from Laborer's Union Local 703.

He was a U.S. Air Force veteran of World War II.

He was born Nov. 19, 1926, in Tamaroa to John C. and Mary D. Davis Meese Sr. He married Delphine L. Marshalek on May 30, 1964, in Benton. She died Dec. 28, 1998.

Survivors are two daughters, Phyllis (and Ted) Lamers of Olathe, Kan., and Patricia (and Jerry) Lover of Adrian, Mich.; three grandchildren and two stepgrandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and one sister, Dorothy Cummins of Paducah, Ky.

He was also preceded in death by four brothers and three sisters.

Memorials may be made to Danville Veterans Hospital or the Indianapolis, Ind., Veterans Hospital.

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Ruth Conger

Ruth E. Conger, 89, formerly of Mason City, died Thursday (June 5, 2003) at 1:05 p.m. at Villa Health Care East in Sherman.

Cremation rites have been accorded, and burial of ashes will be in Mason City Cemetery. The Rev. Randall Paine will officiate at the graveside service at 1 p.m. Monday. There is no visitation.

Mrs. Conger was a homemaker.

She was born April 23, 1914, in Jacksonville. She married Maxwell Conger, and he preceded her in death.

Survivors are one son, Joseph (and Rose) Smith of Virginia; two daughters, Mary (and William) DiPasquale of Mason City and a stepdaughter, Rochelle (and Bill) Hoelcher of Chatsworth; 10 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; and six great-great-grandchildren.

She was of the Presbyterian faith.

Memorial contributions may be made to Alzheimer's disease research.

 

 

 

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