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Lawrence Montgomery
Lawrence O. Montgomery, 90, of
Mount Pulaski died Thursday (March 18, 2004) at 11:45 a.m. at
Vonderlieth Living Center in Mount Pulaski.
Visitation will be from 2 to 4
p.m. Sunday at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Mount
Pulaski. Masonic rites will follow at 4 p.m.
His funeral will be at 10:30
a.m. Monday at the funeral home, with Bill Shanle and John Robertson
officiating.
Burial will be in Mount Pulaski
Cemetery.
Mr. Montgomery retired from
Sears in 1976 after 31 years of employment with the company. He was
a former mayor of Mount Pulaski.
He was born Sept. 28, 1913, in
rural Sparta to James K. and Anna Mary Stewart Montgomery. He
married Ruby Ellen Rice on Oct. 13, 1935, in Urbana.
He is survived by two sons,
Larry Lee (and Betty) Montgomery of Chestnut and Roy Keith (and Mary
Ann) Montgomery of Decatur; one daughter, Sharon Elaine (and P.D.)
Highsmith of Oblong; six grandchildren, Brian (and Kathy) Highsmith
of Lindsay, Okla., Julie (and Bill) Stoll of Mount Pulaski, Jim (and
Erica) Montgomery of Mount Pulaski, Lori (and Greg) Brice of Plano,
Texas, Jon (and Teresa) Montgomery of Mount Pulaski and Keith (and
Michelle) Montgomery of Decatur; and 13 grandchildren and five
stepgrandchildren.
He was preceded in death by two
sisters.
He was a member of Mount
Pulaski Christian Church, Lions Club, Rotary, IOOF Lodge 454,
Masonic Lodge 87, Mount Pulaski Chapter 121, Commandery 39, Ansar
Shrine of Springfield and Logan County Shrine Club.
Memorials may be made to the
donor's choice.
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William 'Bill' Eskew
William "Bill" Eskew, 70, of Cornland
died Wednesday (March 17, 2004) at 3:10 p.m. at St. John's Hospital
in Springfield.
His
funeral was Saturday morning at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home
in Mount Pulaski at the funeral home, with Bill Shanle officiating.
Visitation was on Friday at the funeral home.
Burial is in Mount Pulaski
Cemetery.
Mr. Eskew was a truck driver for Donley
Trucking in Williamsville before he retired.
He was a U.S. Army veteran.
He was born Oct. 14, 1933, in
Carlinville to William and Ruby Reed Eskew. He married Norma Points
on Aug. 25, 1953, in Carlinville.
He is survived by his wife, of Cornland;
five sons, Bill (and Nancy) Eskew of Cornland, Paul (and Rena) Eskew
of Mechanicsburg, Merle (and Kim) Eskew of Springfield, Tom Eskew of
Springfield, and David (and Melanie) Eskew of Dawson; two daughters,
Connie (and Virgil) Booker of White Hall and Beth (and Mark) Patton
of Mechanicsburg; 14 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents
and three sisters.
Memorials
may be made to the American Cancer Society.
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Eskew family.
Dorothy Bradley
Dorothy Ada Bradley, 84, formerly of
Greenview, died Wednesday (March 17, 2004) at 1:13 p.m. at Clark
Lindsey Village in Urbana.
Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m.
Saturday at Hurley Funeral Home in Mason City.
Her burial will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at
Willow Brook Cemetery, Fisher. Graveside military rites will be
conducted.
Mrs. Bradley held various jobs,
including switchboard operation and real estate sales.
She was a technical sergeant in the
Women's Army Corps from 1942 to 1945, during World War II. She
served in the 8th Air Force, 3rd Bomb Division in England from June
1943 to October 1945.
She was born Dec. 16, 1919, in Condit
Township, Champaign County, to Cecil Clark and Ethel Lucy Ward
Drennan. She married Ward T. Meneely on Nov. 18, 1945, in Fisher,
and he died June 1, 1954. She married Lane Bradley on Feb. 1, 1957,
in Mason City.
She is survived by her second husband,
of Urbana; one sister, Helen Stutzman of Urbana; eight nieces; and
two nephews.
She was also preceded in death by two
sisters and two brothers.
She was a member of Greenview United
Church, Greenview AMVETS Post 179, an active member of the
Democratic Party and a charter member of the Women in Military
Service for America Memorial in Washington, D.C.
She was an avid Cubs fan and loved
bowling, golfing and Boston terriers.
Memorial
contributions may be made to Greenview AMVETS or to the donor's
choice. |
