Guy
Jackson
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Archived June 20, 2005
LINCOLN -- Guy Allen Jackson, 81, of Lincoln died Sunday,
June 19, 2005, at 8:31 a.m. at Memorial Medical Center in
Springfield.
Arrangements are pending at Peasley Funeral Home in
Lincoln.
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Jackson family.
Ron Neavill
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Archived June 20, 2005
ATHENS -- Ron E. Neavill, 63, of Lincoln died Saturday,
June 18, 2005 at St. John's Hospice in Springfield.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Mott &
Henning Funeral Home, 206 N. Main St. in Athens.
Private burial will be at a later date.
Mr. Neavill worked at Eaton Industries in Lincoln for 35
years.
He was born Sept. 12, 1941, at Fancy Prairie to Donald J.
and Anna L. Meredith Neavill.
He is survived by one daughter, Terry (and husband Michael)
Stout of Tallula; one granddaughter, Brittany Stout; one
brother, Arthur (and wife Sue) Neavill of Commerce Township,
Mich.; one sister, Donna (and husband Jay) Domser of Houston,
Texas; two nieces; and one nephew.
He graduated from Athens High School in 1959.
Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society.
 Dorothy Bender
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Archived June 20, 2005
MOUNT PULASKI -- Dorothy Helen Bender, 91, of Mount Pulaski
died Saturday, June 18, 2005, at 7:15 a.m. at Vonderlieth
Living Center.
Her funeral will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at
Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Mount Pulaski, with
the Rev. Frank Pieper officiating. Visitation will be one hour
prior to the service.
Burial will be in Mount Pulaski Cemetery.
Miss Bender was a retired photographer.
She was born Oct. 19, 1913, in Mount Pulaski to John
Frederick and Ruth Von Lobberecht Bender.
She is survived by one sister, June Rockwell of Mount
Pulaski; one sister-in-law, Harriet Bender of Mount Pulaski;
and several nieces and nephews.
Four brothers and one sister preceded her in death.
She was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church in Mount
Pulaski, and memorials may be made to the church.
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Mildred Douglas
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Archived June 20, 2005
MASON CITY -- Mildred Douglas, 88, formerly of New Holland,
died Saturday, June 18, 2005, at 4:25 a.m. at Health Park Care
Center, Fort Myers, Fla.
Her funeral will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Hurley Funeral
Home in Mason City. Visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m.
Burial will be in Richmond Grove Cemetery, New Holland.
Mrs. Douglas worked at Stetson China in Lincoln and then in
the foreign titles section of the Illinois secretary of
state's office for 10 years. After she retired from state
employment, she worked at Cranwill's restaurant in Mason City.
She moved to Florida in 1988 and worked at Shellpoint Nursing
Home and then at Publix Food Service for the past 15 years.
She was born Sept. 28, 1917, at Kaleva, Mich., to Delopha
and Nora Ford Skaggs. She married Merle Douglas on Aug. 26,
1935, in Mason City. He died April 15, 1975.
She is survived by one son, Ronald (and Karen) Douglas of
New Holland; one daughter, Janet Sue (and Robert) Maxwell of
Fort Myers, Fla.; two grandchildren; and a cousin, special
friend and traveling companion, Darlene Robertson of Mason
City.
She was also preceded in death by one sister, Dorothy
Becker.
She was a member of the Mason City Christian Church and had
been a member of the Ladies Farm Bureau of Mason County.
Memorial contributions may be made to the building fund for
the Mason City Christian Church.
 Georgie Parsons
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Archived June 20, 2005
LINCOLN -- Georgie Ann Parsons, 71, of Lincoln died Friday,
June 17, 2005, at 1:44 p.m. at Memorial Medical Center in
Springfield.
Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Monday at
Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln. Her funeral
will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral home, with Tim
Searby officiating.
Burial will be in Lawndale Cemetery.
Mrs. Parsons worked at the Lincoln bottle factory, as a
waitress at Busy Bee Restaurant, as a bartender and for 12
years as a prep cook at Al's Main Event.
She was born Sept. 25, 1933, at Pleasant Plains to Levi
Madison and Tena Marion Clemons. She married Danny Parsons in
Lincoln on Feb. 22, 1980.
She is survived by her husband, of Lincoln; one daughter,
Sheryl (and William) Carson of Lincoln; four sons, Raymond
(and Cherie) Merritt of Lawndale, Donald (and Kay) Merritt of
Lincoln, Sam (and Lori) Merritt of Pekin and Jason (and Erin)
Merritt of Lincoln; nine grandchildren; 12
great-grandchildren; and two brothers, John Clemons of
Springfield and Gene (and Sharon) Clemons of Springfield.
She was preceded in death by her parents, seven brothers
and five sisters.
She was of the Christian faith.
She graduated from Pleasant Plains High School in 1951
Memorials may be made to the American Kidney Association or
American Heart Association.
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Georgie Parsons.
 Dennis Thompson
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Archived June 18, 2005
MASON CITY -- Dennis Owen Thompson, 55, of Mason City,
formerly of Lincoln, died Friday, June 17, 2005, at 1:35 p.m.
at Memorial Medical Center in Springfield.
He requested that there be no services.
His body will be cremated, and burial will be in Mount
Pulaski Cemetery at a later date.
Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln is handling
arrangements.
Mr. Thompson was a truck driver for 25 years, the last 11
years with S & H Trucking, Greenview.
He served in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War.
He was born March 18, 1950, in Lincoln to Edgar Charles and
Joan Stennett Thompson.
He is survived by a special friend, Emma Petersson Engnell
of Almeboda, Sweden, and one sister, Sandra (and Butch) Cook
of Lincoln.
He was preceded in death by his parents and one niece,
Stacy Cook.
He was a member of the Greenview American Legion.
Memorials may be made to Hospice Care of Illinois.
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