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Richard Sparks
Richard Henry Sparks, 72, of Mason City
died Thursday (May 6, 2004) at noon at his home.
His funeral will be at 11 a.m. Saturday
at Hurley Funeral Home in Mason City, with the Rev. Bruce Bolin-Ghitalla
officiating. Visitation will be one hour before the service.
Burial will be in Mason City Cemetery.
Mr. Sparks worked for seven years at
the Rocky Ford Limestone Quarry, Lincoln, and for 25 years at
Keystone in Bartonville.
He was a U.S. Army veteran of the
Korean War.
He was born Sept. 21, 1931, in
Princeton to Henry and Bernice Smith Sparks. He married Betty Bagby
on July 3, 1955.
He is survived by his wife; three
daughters, Linda (and Glen) Wilson of Peoria, Cathy Auxier of Mason
City and Lisa (and Ralph) Conklin of Mount Pulaski; five
grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; one brother, Charles (and
Pat) Sparks of Mason City; and one sister, Mildred Willett of
Fairfield.
He was preceded in death by two
sisters.
He was a member of the Mason City
United Methodist Church.
Mr. Sparks enjoyed spending mornings at
the coffee shop visiting with friends, and he liked to take drives
with his dog, Molly.
Memorial
contributions may be made to American Legion Jackson Keen Post 496
or to Logan County Animal Control.
Maryetta Johnson
Maryetta Johnson, 86, of Lincoln died
Wednesday (May 5, 2004) at 1:55 p.m. at Maple Ridge Care Centre.
Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m.
Friday at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln.
Her funeral will be at 10:30 a.m.
Saturday at Zion Lutheran Church in Lincoln, with the Rev. Mark
Carnahan officiating.
Burial will be in Hartsburg Union
Cemetery.
Mrs. Johnson was a homemaker.
She was born March 22, 1918, in New
Holland to Mark G. and Mary Bock Hubbard. She married Carl William
Johnson on Sept. 15, 1935, in Lincoln. He died in January 1978.
She is survived by two sons, Richard
(and Mary) Johnson of Atlanta and Larry E. Johnson of Lincoln; one
daughter, Connie (and Rich) Becker of Bloomington; 12 grandchildren;
and 23 great-grandchildren.
She was also preceded in death by one
son, Paul; two brothers; one sister; and one grandson. She was the
last of her immediate family.
She was a member of Zion Lutheran
Church of Lincoln.
Memorials
may be made to the church or to
Hospice
Care of Illinois.
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Gerald 'Sug' Colaw
Gerald R. "Sug" Colaw, 84, of Atlanta
died Thursday (May 6, 2004) at 12:56 p.m. at BroMenn Regional
Medical Center in Normal.
Visitation will be from 6 to 7:30 p.m.
Sunday at Quiram Funeral Home, Atlanta. Masonic rites will be
conducted at 7:30 p.m. His funeral will be at 10 a.m. Monday at the
funeral home, with Andy Glass officiating.
Burial will be in Atlanta Cemetery.
Mr. Colaw owned and operated Colaw
Trucking in Atlanta for 50-plus years.
[More information to be posted]
Memorial
contributions may be made to the Atlanta Fire Department, Atlanta
Rescue Squad or American Diabetes Association.
Phyllis Goodman
Phyllis Ann Goodman, 72, of
Lincoln died Wednesday (May 5, 2004) at 6:10 p.m. at her home.
Visitation will be from 4 to 7
p.m. Friday at Jefferson Street Christian Church. Her funeral will
be at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at the church, with J.K. Jones officiating.
Burial will be in Lucas Chapel
Cemetery, rural Lincoln.
Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral
Home in Lincoln is handling arrangements.
Mrs. Goodman and her husband
farmed and owned and operated Harold Goodman Excavating in Lincoln.
She was born Dec. 18, 1931, at
Hartsburg to Lewis and Anna Rosevink Hellman. She married Harold
Vernon Goodman on Aug. 20, 1950, in Hartsburg.
She is survived by her husband,
of Lincoln; three sons, Scott R. (and Debbie) Goodman, Steven R.
(and Cynthia) Goodman and Stacy (and Kimberely) Goodman, all of
Lincoln; nine grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
She was preceded in death by
her parents and was the last of her immediate family.
She was a member of Jefferson
Street Christian Church and a past member of Zonta Club of Lincoln.
Memorials may be made to the church,
Hospice
Care of Illinois or American Cancer Society.
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