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Jeanne Gallagher

[July 30, 2013]  LINCOLN -- Jeanne Hott Gallagher, 92, of Lincoln, died Tuesday, July 23, 2013, at 4:55 a.m. at Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital.

(Below is a copy of the obituary from the funeral home.)

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LINCOLN-Jeanne Hott Gallagher, 92, of Lincoln, died at 4:55 a.m. July 23, 2013 at Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital, Lincoln, IL.

Jeanne was born on May 7, 1921 in River Forest, Illinois, the only child of Frances Dunn Hott and Maxwell R. Hott. She grew up in Monticello, IL. She married Warren W. Gallagher on July 22, 1970 in Tucson, Arizona.

Jeanne is survived by two sons: Charles Michael Bennis of Tucson, AZ and John Maxwell Bennis of Virginia Beach, Virginia both by a previous marriage to Charles W. Bennis; two grandchildren: Daniel Bennis of Austin, TX and Dana Bennis of Virginia Beach, VA. Also surviving are Warren's children: Leslie Ann Gallagher of Evergreen, Colorado; Sharon Smith of Indian Land, SC; and Sharon's Son, Fred Bear Smith.

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She was preceded in death by two grandchildren: Alex Reid Bennis, age 6, on October 17, 1980 of Burkett's Lymphoma and John Maxwell "Max" Bennis Jr., age 15, on June 30, 2007 from a boating accident and her husband, Warren.

Jeanne was a member of the Lincoln Woman's Club, Lincoln Elks Club, Tucson Pima Air Museum, Mountain Oyster Club, and Tucson Country Club.

Services for Jeanne will be on Saturday, August 3, 2013 at 10:00 a.m. at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home, Lincoln. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. There will be a 10:00 a.m. graveside service on Monday, August 5 at the Hott Mausoleum in Monticello, IL.

Memorials, in her memory, may be given to The Max Bennis Scholarship Fund, Hampton Roads Community Foundation, 101 West Main St., Suite 4500, Norfolk, VA 23510.