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Visitation:
4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at
Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home, Lincoln
Service:
10:00 a.m. Thursday, May 19, at Lincoln Christian
Church
Funeral home:
Fricke-Calvert-Schrader, Lincoln
Obituary
Donald Vinson, 79, of Lincoln passed away at 3:15
p.m. May 15, 2016 at Memorial Medical Center,
Springfield.
Don was born April 6, 1937 in Lincoln, the son of
Roy and Aileen McLerran Vinson. He married Georgia
Brown November 24, 1961 in Lincoln. She survives in
Lincoln.
Also surviving Don are his children: Vance Vinson,
Brooke (Rachel) Vinson, Joel (DeAnn )
Vinson; one sister: Jackie (Paul) Campbell, and
grandchildren: Graham, Gage, Drake, and Josh. He was
preceded in death by his parents.
Don graduated from Lincoln Community High School in
1955, he played on the LCHS tennis team. He also
played on the tennis teams for Lincoln College and
Southern Illinois University. He also enjoyed
playing softball and golf. He was an active member
in Lincoln Christian Church. He was one of the
original members of the Railer Booster Club. He
served on the Civil Service Commission and he loved
to volunteer at the Lincoln College and the Lincoln
Heritage Museum at Lincoln College. He also served
as an alderman on the city council. |
Services for Don will be at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, May
19, 2016 at Lincoln Christian Church with Jack
Getchel officiating. Visitation will be Wednesday
from 4:00-7:00 p.m. at
Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home, Lincoln.
Burial will follow the service on Thursday at New
Union Cemetery. Memorials may be given in Don’s name
to Lincoln Christian Church or the Lincoln Heritage
Museum.
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