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Evelyn Bockwitz
Evelyn Mae Bockwitz, 89, of San
Jose died Saturday (June 26, 2004) at 3:25 p.m. at Hopedale Medical
Complex.
Visitation will be from 5 to 7
p.m. Monday at San Jose United Methodist Church. Her funeral will be
at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the church, with the Rev. Larry Maffett
officiating.
Burial will be in Green Hill
Cemetery, rural San Jose.
Hurley Funeral Home of Mason
City is handling arrangements.
Mrs. Bockwitz was a homemaker.
She was born Feb. 23, 1915, in
Emden to John and Allie Rademaker Johnson. She married John W.
Bockwitz on Feb. 23, 1935.
She is survived by her husband;
one son, William (and Karen) Bockwitz of Spring Arbor, Mich.; one
daughter, Dorothy (and Ike) Boyer of Morton; seven grandchildren;
and seven great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by
one daughter, one son-in-law and three brothers.
She was a member of San Jose
United Methodist Church, San Jose Homemakers and a 55-year charter
member of Mason County Home Extension.
Memorial contributions may be made to her church.
Georgia Bishop
Georgia Maxine Bishop, 81, of Lincoln
died Friday (June 25, 2004) at 2:17 p.m. at St. Clara's Manor.
Visitation was from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday
and her funeral was at 4 p.m. Sunday at Peasley Funeral Home in Lincoln.
Cremation rites were to be accorded later.
She was born May 3, 1923, in East St.
Louis to Arene and Irene Williams Slaughter. She married James
Woodrow Bishop in 1948, and he died February of 1980.
Mrs. Bishop is survived by her
children, Guy Gordon Bishop, James Earl King, Linda Kay Walk, Janet
Lee McMaster, Sherry Ann Turner and Penny Sue Tripplett, and many
grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
She was also preceded in death by one
son, Donald Bishop; three brothers; and two sisters.
Memorials are requested to be made to the family.
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family.
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Betty Davis
Betty F. Davis, 78, formerly of
Lincoln, died Saturday (June 26, 2004) at 5:20 p.m. at Sunny Acres
Nursing Home, Petersburg.
There will be no visitation.
A graveside service will be at 10 a.m.
Tuesday at Atlanta Cemetery, with Father Tony Lee officiating.
Arrangements are being handled by
Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home of Lincoln.
Mrs. Davis had been a secretary for
Eaton Corporation in Lincoln.
She was born Feb. 6, 1926, at
Waynesville to Cecil and Fern Cole Foster. She married Thomas L.
Davis on Oct. 25, 1942, in Lincoln. He died Sept. 23, 2000.
She is survived by one son, Tommie (and
Snookie) Davis of Springfield; one granddaughter, Danielle Davis
Landgrebe of Springfield; one great-granddaughter, Madeline Davis
Landgrebe of Springfield; and one brother, Jack Foster of Lincoln.
She was also preceded in death by two
brothers and one sister.
She was a member of St. Mary's Catholic
Church in Atlanta.
Memorials
may be made to the donor's choice.
Click here to send a note of condolence to the Davis family.
Donald Sparks
Donald R. "Sparky" Sparks, 68, of
Lincoln died Saturday (June 26, 2004) at 4:20 a.m. at his home.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m.
Monday at Holland and Barry Funeral Home in Lincoln.
His funeral will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday
at Holland and Barry, with Allen Dean officiating.
Burial will be in Zion Cemetery,
Lincoln.
Mr. Sparks was retired. He had worked
at Lincoln Developmental Center for 11 years.
He was born May 31, 1936, in Lincoln to
Allen and Della May Humbert Sparks. He married Sharon L. Bree on
June 28, 1956.
He is survived by his wife, of Lincoln;
one son, Duane L. (and wife Laura) Sparks of Princeton; a
daughter-in-law, Alicia Sparks of Middletown; eight grandchildren;
three great-grandchildren; one brother, Ronald (and wife Beverly)
Sparks of Lincoln; and two sisters, Bessie (and husband Ron)
Newhouse of Lincoln and Shirley (and husband Larry) Conaway of Mount
Pulaski.
He was preceded in death by his
parents; one daughter, Kim Merriman; and one son, Danny A. Sparks.
He was of the Protestant faith.
He was a member of the Lincoln Eagles
Lodge. He was also a member of Musicians Union Local 268 for many
years.
Memorials
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