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Ruth 'Betty' Tiffany
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LINCOLN -- Ruth E. "Betty" Tiffany, 68, of Lincoln died
Thursday, Feb. 2, 2006, at 1:25 a.m. at Memorial Medical
Center in Springfield.
Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday at Peasley
Funeral Home. Preceding the visitation, there will be a
prayer service at 3:45 p.m.
Her funeral Mass will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Holy
Family Church, with the Rev. R. Anthony Lee officiating.
Burial will be in Pleasant Valley Cemetery, rural
Middletown.
Mrs. Tiffany was employed for many years as manager of
the relief office for West Lincoln Township and later as
township supervisor.
She was born Feb. 25, 1938, in Lincoln to George "Bud"
and Edith Claire "E.C." Gaffney Dehner. She married Tom C.
Tiffany on April 6, 1959, at St. Patrick's Church in
Lincoln.
Mrs. Tiffany is survived by her husband; one daughter,
Rachael A. (and Richard) Simpson of Beaver Creek, Ohio; two
sons, Doug (and Cathy) Tiffany of Lincoln and Tom R. (and
Sandy) Tiffany of Lincoln; one brother, Gerald (and Susan)
Dehner of Lincoln; two sisters, Nancy (and Dewey) Mathews of
Edwardsville and Val (and Gary) Crawford of Lombard; an
aunt, Louise "Sis" Dehner; an uncle, Emory (and Dorothy)
Gaffney of Lincoln; and seven grandchildren, Ryan, Bret and
Emily Simpson of Beaver Creek, Ohio, and Elaine, Sam, Will
and Adrienne Tiffany of Lincoln.
She was preceded in death by her parents.
She was a member of Holy Family Church, American Legion
Auxiliary and Republican Women's Club.
She graduated from Lincoln High School and from William
Woods College in Fulton Mo.
Memorials may be made to Carroll Catholic School or the
American Cancer Society.
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the Tiffany family.
Joseph Thomas
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LINCOLN -- Joseph F. Thomas, 73, of Lincoln died
Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2006, at 2:20 p.m. at his home.
His funeral will be at 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Holy Family
Church, with the Rev. R. Anthony Lee officiating.
Burial, with military rites, will be in Union Cemetery.
There is no visitation.
Arrangements are by Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home
in Lincoln.
Mr. Thomas worked for the state of Illinois for 7 1/2
years and then for Caterpillar Tractor Co. for 23 1/2 years
before he retired.
He served in the U.S. Army for eight years.
He was born May 2, 1932, at Calvary, Ky., to Henry Ryan
and Ellen Catherine Thomas. He married Opal Lillian Seidler
on April 28, 1950, in Lincoln.
He is survived by two sisters, Lucille St. Clair and
Teresa Smith, both of Campbellsville, Ky., one brother,
James D. Thomas of Laurel, Md.; one brother-in-law, Thad
Smith of Campbellsville, Ky.; two sisters-in-law, Inez
Thomas of Mount Airy, Md., and Sandra Thomas of Laurel, Md.;
and many nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife; two
brothers, Marvin Thomas and Bill Adrian; and a
brother-in-law, Floyd St. Clair.
He was a member of Holy Family Church.
Memorials may be made to Carroll Catholic School.
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family.
Florence Ackerman
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LINCOLN -- Florence M. Ackerman, 76, of Lincoln died
Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2006, at 9:40 p.m. at Maple Ridge Care
Centre.
No visitation is scheduled. Cremation rites have been
accorded.
A graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at New
Union Cemetery.
Peasley Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
She was born July 24, 1929, in Logan County to Carl and
Lena Skonetski Ramlow. She married William A. Ackerman on
Dec. 28, 1947, at Emden. He died June 15, 1986.
Mrs. Ackerman is survived by her daughter, Mary (and
husband Jerry) Berglin of Lincoln; three sisters, Martha
Mosier and Ruth Ackerman, both of Lincoln, and Lena Ingram
of Broadwell; one brother, Donald Ramlow of Lincoln; two
grandchildren, Jeramy (and Kim) Berglin of Lincoln and
Carrie (and Greg) Fletcher of Quincy; and four
great-grandchildren, Lane and Jake Berglin of Lincoln and
Paige and Nicole Fletcher of Quincy.
She was also preceded in death one son, Paul Ackerman,
and one brother, Carl C. Ramlow.
Mrs. Ackerman was a member of the First United Methodist
Church of Lincoln.
Memorials may be made to Maple Ridge Care Centre or to
VNA Hospice of Illinois, 720 N. Bond St., Springfield, IL
62702-9914.
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the Ackerman family.
Jerry Phelps
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LINCOLN -- Jerry Edward Phelps, 60, of Lincoln, formerly of
Greenville, died Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2006, at 3:40 a.m. at his
home.
A graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Camp
Butler National Cemetery, Springfield. Casey Tygrett will
officiate.
There will be no visitation
Arrangements are by Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home
in Lincoln.
Mr. Phelps had been a machinist at Trouw Nutrition in
Highland.
He served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War.
He was born June 12, 1945, at Highland to Norman and
Gladys Hall Phelps. He married Nancy Stanberry on Sept. 2,
2004, in Lincoln.
Survivors include three stepdaughters, Rhonda (and Mike)
Karr of Mason City, Dawn (and Kurt) Banister of Mason City
and Tonya (and Cole) Warnisher of Lincoln; one stepson, Troy
(and Heather) Stanberry of Mason City; his aunt Evelyn
Breuer of Greenville, who raised him; a cousin, Carol Breuer
of Greenville; four brothers, Lester (and Eleanor) Phelps of
Lake Worth, Fla., Richard (and Karen) Phelps of Smithton,
Mike (and Deda) Phelps of Centralia and Jim (and Beth)
Phelps of Woodlawn; and 11 stepgrandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
Memorials may be made to the donor's choice.
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family.
 Norman Pence
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LINCOLN -- Norman Edward Pence, 88, of Lincoln died
Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2006, at 2:15 a.m. at Abraham Lincoln
Memorial Hospital.
Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday at
Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln. A Masonic
service will follow at 7 p.m.
His funeral will be at 10 a.m. Friday at
Fricke-Calvert-Schrader. Chaplain Todd Phelps will
officiate.
Burial will be in New Union Cemetery.
Mr. Pence had been a freight and passenger conductor for
the GM&O Railroad
He was born Sept. 21, 1917, at Girard to Dock W. and
Clara Dittman Pence. He married Edna Mae Davis on Sept. 16,
1940, at Palymra, Mo. She died Nov. 16, 1990.
He is survived by two sons, Dr. Norman Eugene Pence of
Westminster, Colo., and Thomas Steven (and Midge) Pence of
Rockford; one daughter, Deanna Lee (and Ed) Voyles of Beason;
two sisters, Joan Noud of Cheyenne, Wyo., and Ione Rich of
Wood River; three grandchildren, Brian Voyles of Beason,
Lori Birnbaum of Lincoln and Thomas Jacob Pence of Boulder,
Colo.; two great-grandchildren, Avery and Samuel Birnbaum,
Lincoln; two stepgrandsons, Mike Lewis of Centralia and
Mitchell Lewis of Rockford; two stepgranddaughters, Angela
Lewis Tucker of Champaign and Val (and Jeff) Mammen of New
Holland; two step-great-grandsons, Kieffer Lewis Tucker of
Champaign and Emmery Mammen of New Holland; and two
step-great-granddaughters, Addy Lewis Tucker of Champaign
and Emma Mammen of New Holland.
He was also preceded in death by one brother, Eugene
Eldon Pence, and brothers-in-law Joseph Noud, Lavern Rich,
Darrell Davis and John Davis.
He was a 26-year member of Fraternal Order of Eagles 2708
in Lincoln, a 60-year member of Wade Barney Masonic Lodge in
Bloomington, a 40-year member of the Ansar Shrine in
Springfield and a member of the Logan County Sheriff's
Auxiliary.
Memorials may be made to the Logan County Sheriff's
Auxiliary.
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