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Gary Freeman
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[March
14, 2011]
LINCOLN --
Gary Dan Freeman, 61, of Lincoln, died Friday morning, March 11,
2011, at his office in Minier. Visitation will be 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at the First
United Methodist Church, 302 Broadway St. in
Lincoln.
His funeral will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the
church, with the Rev. Mark Kaley officiating.
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Burial will be at a later date.
Holland Barry & Bennett Funeral Home is handling
arrangements.
Mr. Freeman operated Dick-Freeman Trucking out of
Bloomington with his brothers-in-law, Alan Dick,
Phillip Dick and Ed Dick, from 1973 to 1981. He
taught agriculture at Paxton High School until 1986,
when he moved to Lincoln to teach at Lincoln College
until 1991. He then worked as a field man for Farm
Business Farm Management until his death.
He was born July 4, 1949, in Bloomington to
Daniel and Louise Finfrock Freeman. He married Ruth
Helene Dick on May 6, 1973, at Funks Grove in
McLean.
He is survived by his wife; two sons, Noah (and
Jennifer) Freeman of Lafayette, Ind., and Adam
(Jenny) Freeman of Washington, Ill.; one daughter,
Lindsey (and Jeff) Kerr of Rangiora, New Zealand;
one brother, Leonard (and Linda) Freeman of Palatka,
Fla.; one sister, Bonnie (and Paul) Plebanek of
Homer, Ill.; and three grandsons, Gabriel Freeman,
5, Nathan Freeman, 3, and Jordan Kerr, 2. He graduated from McLean High School in 1967, earned
a bachelor's degree in agronomy from Southern
Illinois University in 1972, a bachelor's degree in
vocational agriculture from Illinois State
University in 1981 and a master's degree in
agricultural education from the University of
Illinois in 1983. |
 Gary was a loving husband, father, grandfather
and friend who will be greatly missed. His family
will especially miss camping, boating and spending
time with him in the garden and shop, where he
shared his passion for agriculture and mechanics
with his children and grandchildren.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the
elevator fund at the First United Methodist Church
in Lincoln.
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