Anna
'Odell' Allen
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LINCOLN -- Anna "Odell" Allen, 85, died Monday, March 13,
2006, at 4:40 p.m. at Maple Ridge Care Centre.
A graveside service will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Glenn
Cemetery, Paxton, with Greg Wooten officiating.
There is no visitation.
Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln is
handling arrangements.
Mrs. Allen was a homemaker.
She was born Jan. 11, 1921, in Brocton to Charles
Franklin and Lula Bell Ferguson Swangle. She married Forrest
Austin Rine on June 15, 1938, in Danville; he died Aug. 19,
1971. She married Joseph Allen on Dec. 12, 1974, in Paxton;
he died Oct. 10, 1998.
She is survived by two daughters, Jayne (and Richard)
Halcomb of Lincoln and Judi Welker of Saratoga, Calif.;
three grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
She was also preceded in death by one brother, one sister
and one granddaughter.
She was of the Christian faith.
She was a member of the Jolly Seniors group of Lincoln,
to which memorials may be made.
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Anna Allen.
Steven Landers
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LINCOLN -- Steven W. Landers, 57, of Lincoln died Monday,
March 13, 2006, at 2:07 a.m. at St. John's Hospital in
Springfield.
Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at
Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln, following a
prayer service at 3:45. His funeral will be at 1 p.m.
Thursday at the funeral home, with the Rev. R. Anthony Lee
officiating.
Burial will be in Harmony Cemetery, Beason.
Mr. Landers worked at Caterpillar Tractor Co. in Peoria.
He was born July 10, 1948, in Lincoln to James Landers
and Eva Robbins Landers. He married Carol Jones and they
were divorced. He married Nancy Carson on Dec. 18, 1994, in
Lincoln.
He is survived by his wife, of Lincoln; his mother, Eva
Lahr of Lincoln; his former wife, Carol (and husband Mike)
Berger of Lincoln; four daughters, Tami (and Brian)
Brumfield, Jodie Towle, Stephanie Rocco and Teresa (and
Eric) Baker, all of Lincoln; six sisters, Bonnie (and Henry)
Hewitt of Tabor City, N.C., Linda Johnson of Washington,
Kathleen Neumann of Findley, Mary Ann Landers of Lincoln,
Jenny Johnson of Emden and Pam Barker of Pekin; five
brothers, Terry (and Laverne) Landers of Lincoln, Mike
Landers of Clinton, Clarence Landers of Arizona, Danny
Landers of Decatur and Luke Landers of Decatur; and 10
grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his father and one brother,
Ronnie.
He was a member of Holy Family Church.
Memorials may be made to the donor's choice.
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family.
L.E. 'Man' Taylor
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HARTSBURG -- L.E. "Man" Taylor, 85, of Hartsburg died
Sunday, March 12, 2006, at 10 p.m. at Maple Ridge Care
Centre in Lincoln.
His funeral service was Wednesday morning at St.
John's Lutheran Church in Hartsburg, with the Rev. David
Russell officiating. Visitation preceded the service.
Military
rites were conducted at the grave site in Hartsburg Union Cemetery.
Holland and Barry Funeral Home in Lincoln handled
arrangements.
Mr. Taylor was the president of Hartsburg State Bank for
many years. Prior to banking, he was involved in the office
at the former Deaconess Hospital, which is now Abraham
Lincoln Memorial Hospital.
He proudly served his country in the Army during World
War II.
He was born Jan. 11, 1921, in Emden to George W. and
Katherine McGough Taylor. He married A. June Aper on Aug. 6,
1947 in Peoria.
He is survived by his wife, of Hartsburg, and a half
sister, Irma Boyd of Virden.
One sister, Blanche Hitchcock, preceded him in death.
He was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church and the
American Legion in Hartsburg.
During his military service, he earned the rank of
private first class and received the Bronze Star medal for
meritorious service in ground operations against the enemy.
He was an avid sports fan and followed the Cubs and the
Fighting Illini.
Memorial donations may be made to St. John's Lutheran
Church or the Hartsburg Fire and Rescue Squad.
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family.
 James Fielden
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MIDDLETOWN -- James H. Fielden, 58, of Middletown died
Saturday, March 11, 2006, at 10:40 p.m. at Abraham Lincoln
Memorial Hospital.
Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at
Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Mount Pulaski.
Following visitation, his body will be cremated. Burial
of cremains will be in Glenwood Cemetery, Shelbyville, at a
later date.
Mr. Fielden was an educator for Richland Community
College at Logan Correctional Center in Lincoln.
He was born July 14, 1947, in Springfield to Samuel
Charles and Elizabeth Harbert Fielden. He married Sandra
Phillips in Springfield on Aug. 30, 1969.
He is survived by his wife, of Middletown; two sons,
Anthony Fielden of Mount Pulaski and Mark (and Jennifer)
Fielden of Winchester; one daughter, Melissa (and Michael)
Berry of Mount Pulaski; one sister, Nina Fielden of
Cleveland Heights, Ohio; and seven grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents and one brother,
William G. Fielden.
He was a retired volunteer fireman for Middletown Fire
Department, a past school board member for New
Holland-Middletown School District and a Cub Scout leader in
Middletown.
He graduated from Illinois State University in Normal.
Memorials may be made to Middletown Fire and Rescue.
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Dorothy Strader
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MASON CITY -- Dorothy Evelyn Strader, 82, of Easton died
Friday, March 10, 2006, at 1:48 a.m. at the Mason City Area
Nursing Home.
Her funeral was Wednesday morning at Hurley Funeral Home
in Mason City, with the Rev. Al Sample
officiating. Visitation was on Tuesday at the funeral home.
Burial is in Walker's Grove Cemetery, Easton.
She was born June 24, 1923, at Easton in Crane Creek
Township to Russell and Pearl Clark Riegel. She married
Virgil Strader on Jan. 31, 1948, in Springfield. He preceded
her in death.
She is survived by one daughter, Janet (and Jim) Ovall of
Easton; two sons, Marvin (and Nedra) Strader of Easton and
Douglas Strader of Pekin; two brothers, Gerald Riegel of
Lake Panasoffkee, Fla., and Ronald (and Dixie) Riegel of
Easton; three grandchildren and four stepgrandchildren;
three great-grandchildren and seven
step-great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
She was also preceded in death by three brothers and one
sister.
Mrs. Strader was a member of the Easton United Methodist
Church, United Methodist Woman's Club, Mason County Farm
Bureau and Home Extension.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Easton United
Methodist Church or to the donor's choice.
Online memorial messages may be left for the family at
www.hurleyfh.com.
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