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Visitation: From 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Tuesday, August 11 at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader
Funeral Home, Lincoln.
Service:
Wednesday, August 12, at 10 a.m. at Lincoln
Christian Church
Funeral home:
Fricke-Calvert-Schrader, Lincoln
Mount Pulaski
Obituary
Melvin F. “Buck” Snyder, 86, of Lincoln passed away
at 7:47 a.m. Friday, August 7, 2015 at Abraham
Lincoln Memorial Hospital, Lincoln.
Buck was born October 19, 1928 to Ella M. and Adam
J. Snyder, R. R. # 4 – Straight Row Community,
Lincoln, Illinois. He was the fourth child of eight
Snyders. He attended Straight Row Grade School and
graduated from Lincoln Community High School with
the class of 1946. He worked for several farmers in
the neighborhood and entered the Army in 1951. He
served until 1953, during which time he was
stationed in Fuji, Japan. When he came home he was
employed by Rocky Ford Limestone Co. as office
manager, a position he held for 38 years until
retirement. Following retirement, he worked at
Christian Village. For the past 17 years he was
employed as morning maintenance man at the Lincoln
IGA Store.
Buck married Lois Tucker June 19, 1955 and his
family consists of Keith (Beth) Snyder of Lincoln
and Sara (Aaron) McCain of Cornland. One son, Kent,
is deceased. He has three granddaughters, Hannah
Snyder of Chicago, Hayley Grover of Colorado
Springs, CO, and Molly McCain of St. Louis, MO. One
sister, Patricia Snyder of Lincoln, and two
brothers, Kenneth “Dutch” Snyder of Lincoln and
Clarence “Tony” Snyder of Mountain Home, Arkansas,
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Mr. Snyder served many years as deacon, elder and
youth sponsor at Lincoln Christian Church. He served
on the Harvest of Talents planning team for 25 years
and was affectionately called “The Can Man” because
he was recycling chairman for Harvest of Talents. He
served on the board of International Disaster
Emergency Services of Noblesville, IN for 16 years,
and he was a West Lincoln Township Board Trustee for
12 years.
Services will be held on Wednesday, August 12, 2015
at 10:00 a.m. at Lincoln Christian Church with Tim
Searby officiating. Burial will be in Lucas Chapel
Cemetery with full military rites accorded by
Lincoln American Legion Post #263. Visitation will
be from 4:00-7:00 p.m. Tuesday, August 11 at
Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home, Lincoln.
Memorials may be made to Harvest of Talents, Lincoln
Christian Church.
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