 Rev. Hershel 'Lee' Beavers
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LINCOLN -- The Rev. Hershel "Lee" Beavers, 69, of Lincoln
died Wednesday, May 17, 2006, at 1:08 p.m. at the VA Medical
Center in Danville.
A celebration of life service will be at 6 p.m. Monday at
Immanuel Lutheran Church in Lincoln, with the Rev. Dan
Wissmann officiating. Visitation will be immediately after
the service.
Burial, with military rites, will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday
in Union Cemetery.
Arrangements are by Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home
in Lincoln.
He was retired as a switchman for General Telephone Co.
He also worked for Bruns Security for eight years and was a
bus driver for First Student.
He was a P.E. instructor and infantry demolition expert
in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. As a Baptist
minister, he also conducted services during combat.
He was born Aug. 16, 1936, in Flippin, Ark., to Joe Edgar
and Bertha Baker Beavers. He married Marilyn J. Boughan on
Aug. 6, 1966, in Lincoln.
He is survived by his wife, of Lincoln; two daughters,
Cynthia (and Mike) Hayes of Lincoln and Joyce Elaine (and
John) Butt of Normal; three brothers, Harold Beavers of
Carter Lake, Iowa, Don (and Brenda) Beavers of Greenbrier,
Ark., and Howard Beavers of Vry, Ala.; one sister, Betty
Stone of Tacoma, Wash.; five grandchildren; and one
great-grandchild.
He was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers and
one sister.
He was a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church of Lincoln,
Eagles Lodge 2708, Lions Club, Civil War Teachers Unit 33
and Deer Creek Bowhunters.
Memorials may be made to the Sunday school at Immanuel
Lutheran Church.
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family.
 Marguerite Pfau
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LINCOLN -- Marguerite Marie Pfau, 98, of Lincoln died
Tuesday, May 16, 2006, at 4 a.m. at St. Clara's Manor.
Her funeral Mass was scheduled for noon Thursday at Holy Family
Church, with the Rev. R. Anthony Lee officiating. Visitation
was from 11 a.m. to noon at Peasley Funeral Home.
Burial is in St. Mary's Cemetery.
Mrs. Pfau was secretary for Steve Bennis Enterprises
until she retired.
She was born Sept. 26, 1907, to William and Molly Eckert
Knochel. She married Lucian Pfau in 1937. He died Oct. 9,
1985.
She is survived by one niece, June Cummings (and husband
Harrison) of Mount Carroll; one nephew, James P. Knochel,
M.D., (and Jolene) of Dallas, Texas; a special cousin,
Joseph Pfau of Lincoln; and several great-nieces and
great-nephews.
She was also preceded in death by one brother.
She was organist and member of St. Mary's Catholic Church
at Lincoln until it was destroyed by fire. Later she was
organist and member of Holy Family Catholic Church.
She graduated from Lincoln High School and attended Brown
Business College.
She loved her church, music, crocheting, embroidering and
chocolate.
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 Charles Bennis
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LINCOLN -- Charles W. "Chuck" Bennis, 95, of Lincoln,
died Sunday, May 14, 2006, at 4:15 a.m. at his home.
Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday at Peasley
Funeral Home. Prior to visitation there will be a prayer
service at 4:45.
A funeral Mass will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at Holy
Family Church, with the Rev. R. Anthony Lee officiating.
Military rites will be accorded.
A reception at the Knights of Columbus Hall 1250 will
follow the funeral Mass.
Cremation rites will be accorded after the service, and
inurnment at St. Mary's Cemetery will be at a later date.
Mr. Bennis was always an active supporter of his alma
mater, the University of Illinois. Following graduation he
was a teacher and coach at Lincoln High School, where his
1936 freshman team regularly beat the varsity team. In 1937,
he returned to the U of I as assistant football line coach
for the legendary Robert C. "Bob" Zuppke.
He served as a U.S. Navy lieutenant during World War II.
After the war, he enjoyed a very active professional
career. He was president of the Deer Creek Mine, Lincoln,
and president of Pluto Corporation in French Lick, Ind.
Later he purchased and developed 1,100 acres in Mason County
into farm land and a natural game refuge along the Sangamon
River near Chandlerville.
He was born Jan. 4, 1911, in Lincoln, to Steve and Anna
Eckert Bennis. He married Frances Jeanne Hott on Dec. 7,
1940, in Lincoln. He later married Doris Tague in Lincoln.
He is survived by his sons, Mike (and Helen) Bennis of
Greenwich, Conn., John (and Gina) Bennis of Virginia Beach,
Va., and Robert (and Kimberly) Bennis of Emden; five
grandchildren, Daniel, Max, Dana, Zach and Gabriella; and
his former wife, Mrs. Jeanne Gallagher of Lincoln.
He was preceded in death by four brothers, Leo, Joseph,
William and Stephen; one sister, Mary Theresa; and one
grandson, Alex.
He was an active member of Holy Family Church, a lifetime
member of Knights of Columbus Council 1250 and a 3rd degree
knight, a member of American Legion Post 263, Veterans of
Foreign Wars Post 1756, Elks Lodge 914 and AMVETS. He was
elected president of the Lincoln/Logan County Chamber of
Commerce in 1993 and again in 1994.
He served as a life member of the board of directors of
the U of I Alumni Association and a life member of the I
Man's Association, being the only person elected as its
president twice. He was also a member of the President's
Council and the Grants-In-Aid Foundation. He was
continuously starting alumni clubs, personally funding
programs, soliciting alumni donations, scouting, recruiting
and lending a hand wherever it might help.
In 1991, he wrote and published the book "Illinois, Zup,
& I," which presented the history of his lifetime
relationship with the University of Illinois.
He attended Lincoln schools and graduated from the U of I
in Urbana with a bachelor's degree in education in 1935. He
was co-captain of the university football team and was in
the starting lineup three of his four years as a right guard
for Bob Zuppke. After graduation he appeared in the RKO
Hollywood movie "The Big Game" with the 1935 all-American
team. He was honored by being elected I-Man of the Year in
1974, and he was named to the 25-man All-Century Football
Team in October 1990.
During World War II he was the admiral's communication
officer on three aircraft carriers, two of which suffered
serious losses. He served aboard the aircraft carrier
Randolph when it was attacked and 133 lives were lost in the
harbor of Ulithi Island, and he served aboard the aircraft
carrier Franklin the morning 735 men lost their lives when
kamikazes exploded into the ship off the coast of Japan.
Memorials may be made to the Alex Bennis Fund for
Burkett's Lymphoma, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, 44 Binney
St., Boston, MA 02115.
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the Bennis family.
Elizabeth Turner
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LINCOLN -- Elizabeth A. Turner, 91, died May 4, 2006, at
8:10 a.m. at Maple Ridge Care Centre.
Her body was cremated.
A graveside service will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Atlanta
Cemetery. There is no visitation.
Arrangements are by Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home
in Lincoln.
Mrs. Turner was homemaker.
She was born June 6, 1914, at Havana to Lyman and Minnie
Bullock Botkin. She married Harry Turner on Jan. 3, 1931, in
Urbana. He preceded her in death.
She is survived by several nieces and nephews.
She was also preceded in death by one daughter, three
brothers and three sisters. She was the last of her
immediate family.
She was of the Christian faith.
Memorials may be made to the Dr. Wayne J. Schall Hospice.
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family.
Leta Ferne Shulick
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MOUNTAIN HOME, Ark. -- Leta Ferne Brown Shulick, an Illinois
native, died March 30, 2006, at the age of 82. She had lived
in Mountain Home since moving from San Antonio/New Braunfels,
Texas, in 2001.
Interment will be at a later date at
Woodbery Cemetery, Madill, Okla., where her first husband
and son were laid to rest.
She was born March 10, 1924, in Beason, Ill.
Her parents were William Pies Brown and Alice Aletha Heiwig
Newkirk, originally of Hot Springs, Ark. Ferne attended
school in Beason for many years, but went to Carmi High
School for her senior year and graduated in 1940.
She is survived by three sons, Robert Grant
Leard (and wife Melodic) of Mountain Home, Ernest Lee Leard
(and wife Carol) of Virginia Beach, Va., and Peter James
Shulick of Houston, Texas; one daughter, Rita Marie Shulick
of North Richmond Hills, Texas; five grandchildren; and nine
great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her first
husband, Fred Alvin Leard; three brothers, Sherman Corder
Brown, Otis Barton Brown and James Jackson "Jack" Brown;
three sisters, Luna Sue O'Meara, Ruth Rademaker and Lola
Louise Stewart; and one son, Michael Franklin Leard.
She was born to the Methodist faith and
spent many years in the Baptist church.
Memorial donations may be made to Hospice of
the Ozarks, 701 Burnett Drive, Mountain Home, AR 72653.
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