Gene Peck       Send a link to a friend

Archived Jan. 26, 2005

LINCOLN -- Gene R. Peck, 86, died Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2005, at 11 p.m. at Maple Ridge Care Centre.

Visitation will be from 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday at Holland and Barry Funeral Home.

His funeral will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Holland and Barry, with the Rev. Jame Hahs officiating.

Burial will be in Zion Cemetery.

Mr. Peck operated Peck and Son Heating and Cooling, was maintenance supervisor at Lincoln College for 20 years and was a sheet metal worker.

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

He was born March 6, 1918, at Canton to Elmer E. and Dolly V. Clayton Peck. He married Ethel E. Esterline in Biloxi, Miss., on April 12, 1944. She died Dec. 22, 1996.

He is survived by two sons, Michael F. Peck of Lincoln and David G. Peck (and Mary) Polson of Camp Hill, Pa., and two stepdaughters, Anna and Rachel, both of Camp Hill, Pa.

He attended the United Methodist Church and was a member of the Elks Club.

Memorials may be made to Visiting Nurse Association -- Hospice Care of Illinois.

Sheila Mardis       Send a link to a friend

Archived Jan. 24, 2005

MOUNT PULASKI -- Sheila Rae Mardis, 58, of Mount Pulaski died Sunday, Jan. 23, 2005, at 8:10 p.m. at St. John's Hospital North in Springfield.

Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Mount Pulaski.

Her funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at the First Christian Church of Mount Pulaski, with John Robertson officiating.

Burial will be in Steenbergen Cemetery, rural Mount Pulaski.

Mrs. Mardis was a retired high school English teacher. She had taught at Hartsburg-Emden and at North Shelby High School in Shelbyville, Mo.

She was born Jan. 30, 1946, in Logan County to Virgil "Skeet" Wayne and Maurine Elizabeth Green Wilham. She married Clarence T. Mardis in Shelbyville, Mo., on Feb. 14, 1988.

She is survived by her husband, of Mount Pulaski; one son, Jerod Jeffrey (and Amanda) Wilham Fults of Lincoln; one granddaughter, Kelsey Ann Fults of Mount Pulaski; and one brother, Darrell Allen (and Kathleen) Wilham of Shelbina, Mo.

She was preceded in death by her parents; one brother, Ronnie Wayne Wilham; and one sister, Beth McPeak.

She was a member of the First Christian Church of Mount Pulaski, ABWA of Mount Pulaski, American Legion Ladies Auxiliary, VFW Ladies Auxiliary, Mount Pulaski Historical Society, Red Hat Society and Moose Lodge of Chicago.

Memorials may be made to the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation or the First Christian Church of Mount Pulaski.

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Beulah Yeazle       Send a link to a friend

Archived Jan. 25, 2005

LINCOLN -- Beulah Yeazle, 85, of Lincoln, died Sunday, Jan. 23, 2005, at 6:40 a.m. at Lincoln Christian Village.

Her funeral was Wednesday morning at Holland and Barry Funeral Home, with the Rev. Ryan Edgecombe officiating. Visitation was at the funeral home on Tuesday evening and before the service on Wednesday.

Burial is in New Union Cemetery.

Mrs. Yeazle worked in the dietary department at the Christian Nursing Home for 13 years.

She was born June 22, 1919, at Gilstrap, Ky., to Jake and Lillian Mae Butler Bradley. She married Ralph Yeazle on Oct. 1, 1975, at Shawneetown, Ky. He died Sept. 27, 1991.

She is survived by one son, Donnie Ray Merreighn of Manito; three daughters, Norma Jean Langley (and William) of Decatur, Cheryl Feese (and Chuck) of Lincoln and Teresa Caplinger (and Rick) of Lincoln; two stepdaughters, Donna McCrea (and Glenn) of Lincoln and Janie Voyles (and Larry), of Festus, Mo.; 14 grandchildren; and 30 great-grandchildren.

She was also preceded in death by two stepsons, two grandchildren, two sisters and one brother.

She was a member of the Lincoln Church of Christ, to which memorials may be made.

James Ewins       Send a link to a friend

Archived Jan. 25, 2005

LINCOLN -- James Robert "J.R." Ewins, 19, of Lincoln, died Saturday, Jan. 22, 2005, at 10:40 a.m. at Davenport, Iowa.

Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Holland and Barry Funeral Home, with Masonic rites at 7:30 p.m.

His funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at the First Baptist Church, with the Rev. Robert Henderson officiating.

Burial will be in Parklawn Cemetery, Danvers.

Mr. Ewins was a second-year student at Grinnell College in Grinnell, Iowa, majoring in religion and medicine.

He was born April 22, 1985, in Lincoln to John R. and Deborah L. Parrish Ewins.

He is survived by his parents; one sister, Jennifer Reneé Ewins of Lincoln; his paternal grandmother, Mildred Ewins of Bloomington; his maternal grandparents, Robert and Wilma Parrish of Lincoln; paternal great-grandmother Kathryn Ewins of Carlock; maternal great-grandmother Eunice Meridith of Lebanon; and several aunts, uncles and cousins.

He was preceded in death by his paternal grandfather, James R. Ewins.

He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Lincoln, Abraham Shrine 100 of Lincoln and Masonic Lodge 653 of Greenview.

While attending college, he was a computer technical assistant, peer mediator, student assistant and worked campus security. He was also a member of the college choir.

In 2004 he traveled to China with the National Youth Leadership Forum to study medicine.

He was a 2003 graduate of Lincoln Community High School, where he was a peer mediator, on the student council and played tennis.

He had also been president of the American Baptist Youth Board, Great Rivers Region for the states of Illinois and Missouri and was a camp counselor for Lake Springfield Baptist Camp.

Faye Watkins

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Archived Jan. 24, 2005

McLEAN -- Faye E. Watkins, 61, of McLean, died Thursday, Jan. 20, 2005, at 6:59 p.m. at St. Joseph Medical Center in Bloomington.

Her funeral service was Wednesday morning at McLean Christian Church, with Tony Billingsley officiating. Visitation was on Tuesday at the church.

Burial is in Funks Grove Cemetery.

Peasley Funeral Home in Lincoln was in charge of arrangements.

Mrs. Watkins and her husband owned and operated the Honeycomb Beauty Salon in Bloomington.

She was born Oct. 3, 1943, in Gibson City to Virgil and Grace Rhodes. She married Jack Watkins on May 13, 1967, in Gibson City.

Family members include one son, Barry (and Jody) Watkins of Bloomington; one daughter, Sally (and Rick) Waldschmidt of Normal; three grandchildren, Jordan Taylor Watkins, Olivia Kathleen Haas and Chelsie Mae Watkins; one sister, Mary Ann (and Jack) Taylor of southern Illinois; and four brothers, Don (and Mary) Rhodes of Florida, Ed (and Karen) Rhodes of Florida, Fred (and Anna Marie) Rhodes of El Paso and Jay (and Linda) Rhodes of Dahina.

She was preceded in death by her parents and by Dick (wife Thelma) Rhodes of Gibson City.

She was a devoted mother and wife and passionately loved her grandchildren. She will be missed by many.

Memorials may be made to the family.

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