Ralph Buckles       Send a link to a friend

Archived Jan. 18, 2005

MOUNT PULASKI -- Ralph C. Buckles, 83, of Mount Pulaski, died Monday, Jan. 17, 2005, at 7:05 p.m. at the Christian Nursing Home in Lincoln.

Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Mount Pulaski. His funeral will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home, with John Robertson officiating.

Burial, with military rites, will be in Lake Bank Cemetery, Latham.

Mr. Buckles was a retired farmer.

He served in the U.S. Army from 1942 to 1946.

He was born Jan. 29, 1921, at Latham to Oran and Dora May Howe Buckles. He married Norma Swisher on Oct. 4, 1946. She died April 27, 2002.

He is survived by two daughters, Susan Ann Gruen of Tulsa, Okla., and Jeanne Lynn Malone of Mount Pulaski; two grandsons, Bradley (and Merica) Gruen of Tulsa, Okla., and Zachary Malone of Mount Pulaski; one granddaughter, Kimberly (and Monty) Staggs of Fort Wayne, Ind.; one great-grandson, Cale Gruen of Tulsa, Okla.; and one brother, Lester (and Helen) Buckles of Mount Zion.

He was also preceded in death by one daughter, Sonda Buckles Gardner; two brothers; and one sister.

He was a member of Mount Pulaski Christian Church, Mount Pulaski VFW Post 777 and was on the board of the Farmers Grain Elevator.

He served as a justice of the peace in Logan County.

Memorials may be made to Mount Pulaski Christian Church.

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Marcella Hassebrock       Send a link to a friend

Archived Jan. 18, 2005

MOUNT PULASKI -- Marcella Hassebrock, 88, died Monday, Jan. 17, 2005, at 2:20 p.m. at Vonderlieth Living Center.

Her funeral will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Mount Pulaski, with the Rev. Paul Droegemueller officiating. Visitation will be one hour before the service.

Burial will be in Mount Pulaski Cemetery.

Mrs. Hassebrock was a homemaker.

She was born March 10, 1916, at Andrew to Thomas and Mary Shyner Clancy. She married Vernon Hassebrock in Springfield on Dec. 22, 1951.

She is survived by her husband and several nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents, two brothers and two sisters.

She was a member of Zion Lutheran Church in Mount Pulaski and a two-term past president of the Mount Pulaski Women's Club.

Memorials may be made to Zion Lutheran Church of Mount Pulaski or the American Cancer Society.

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Minnie Bryson       Send a link to a friend

Archived Jan. 18, 2005

LINCOLN -- Minnie D. Bryson, 98, formerly of Cornland, died Sunday, Jan. 16, 2005, at 8:15 p.m. at the Christian Nursing Home.

Her funeral will be at 11 a.m. Friday at the Cornland Christian Church, with Bill Shanle officiating. Visitation will be one hour before the service.

Burial will be in Mechanicsburg Cemetery, Mechanicsburg.

Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home is handling arrangements.

Miss Bryson was employed by the State Bank of Cornland for 62 years and served as vice president on the board of directors.

She was born May 19, 1906, west of Cornland to John Harris and Mary Olive Handlin Bryson.

She is survived by four nieces, Ruth (and Robert) Fuiten of Mount Pulaski, B. Harlean (and Delmar) Veech of Cornland, Carla (and Wayne) Clark of Lake Fork and Sheila (and Kent) Anderson of Sunrise Beach, Mo.; two nephews, John (and Janet) Cherry of Elkhart and Ed (and Marilyn) Cherry of Elkhart; two half nieces, Thelma McKnight of Lincoln and Lois Carole Milner of Chatsworth, Calif.; two half nephews, Edward Day of Green Valley, Ariz., and Keith Day of North Carolina; several great-nieces and great-nephews; and several great-great-nieces and great-great-nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents, two brothers, one sister, three half brothers and one half sister.

She was a member of the Cornland Christian Church, a 50-year member of the Latham chapter of Eastern Star and a Logan County Farm Bureau member. She was treasurer for the Lake Fork Community Center and was on the board of directors for the Cornland/Lake Fork Water District.

She attended MacMurray College in Jacksonville.

Memorials may be made to Cornland Christian Church or the Christian Village in Lincoln.

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Charles Pegram       Send a link to a friend

Archived Jan. 17, 2005

LINCOLN -- Charles Edward Pegram, 73, a lifelong Lincoln resident, died Friday, Jan. 14, 2005, at 11:56 p.m. in the emergency room at Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital.

His funeral will be at 3 p.m. Tuesday at Peasley Funeral Home. Dr. Tom Ewald of Lincoln Christian College and Seminary will officiate. Visitation will be two hours prior to the service.

Burial will be in Union Cemetery.

Mr. Pegram was the owner of Pegram Oil Company and from 1966 to 1991 served as the road commissioner of East Lincoln Township. His wish was to be remembered for being responsible for paving 50 miles of country roads in the township.

He served in the U.S. Army from 1951 to 1953.

He was born Oct. 31, 1931, to Thomas McConnell Pegram and Ruth Keys Pegram. He married Marilyn Madigan on June 19, 1955.

He is survived by his wife; three daughters, Julia (and Mark) Gerardot of Lincoln, Dr. Lori Pegram of Bloomington and Elizabeth Leake of Sycamore; one son, Dan (and Susan and) Pegram, on the Pegram farm; six grandchildren, Jarrod Gerardot, Luke Gerardot, Evan Leake, Georgia Leake, Devin Pegram and Sam Pegram; and two brothers, Alan of Mount Pulaski and Rick of Tucson, Ariz.

He was a proud member of the American Truck Historical Society and the Land of Lincoln Antique Tractor Club.

His passion for history made him an avid reader. He loved Irish music, good food and telling one of "Grandpa's stories." In retirement, he and his wife of almost 50 years loved to watch the birds in their yard, the deer at Madigan State Park, and the eagles and tugboats along the Illinois River.

He graduated from Lincoln High School and attended Lincoln College.

Memorials may be made to the Zion Lutheran School in Lincoln.

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