| Graveside service:  Saturday, 
							September 17, 2016, at 12:30 p.m. at Laenna Cemetery Visitation:  From 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. 
							Saturday, September 17, at Zion Lutheran Church, 
							Chestnut Service:
							4 p.m. Saturday at the church  
							Funeral home: Holland Barry & Bennett Funeral 
							Home 
							Obituary 
							 Vernon "Wayne" Rodman, 93, of Atlanta, passed 
							away Saturday, September 10, 2016, at Timber Creek 
							Village, Lincoln.
 Cremation rites have been accorded by Holland Barry 
							& Bennett Funeral Home, Lincoln. Graveside services 
							will be held Saturday, September 17, 2016, at 12:30 
							p.m. at Laenna Cemetery, Chestnut with full military 
							rites provided by American Legion Post 263. A time 
							of visitation will be held from 2-4 p.m. Saturday, 
							September 17, 2016, at Zion Lutheran Church, 
							Chestnut. Memorial services will follow at 4 p.m. 
							Saturday, also at the church with Pastor David 
							Dunlop officiating.
 
 Wayne was born May 31, 1923, the son of Douglas and 
							Sadie (Rodman) Stewardson. He married Opal Irene 
							Jones on October 27, 1946, in Shelby County. She 
							preceded him in death on August 17, 2013.
 
 He was a member of the Chestnut United Methodist 
							Church; the Lin-Pro square dance club; and the 
							American Legion Post 848. He proudly served his 
							country in the United States Army during WWII and 
							was stationed in Sweden and England. He was a former 
							milkman at Meadow Gold Dairy in Decatur. Wayne 
							farmed in the Chestnut/Beason area. He was a former 
							member of the Logan County auxiliary police force. 
							He was a skilled woodworker, making treasured gifts 
							for his family.
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							He was the father of Carol Ann (Wes) McCoy of 
							Champaign, and Martha Irene (Dean) Sasse of Atlanta. 
							In addition to his children, he is survived by 
							grandchildren Diedra (John) Stewart of Mount 
							Pulaski, Kurtis (Laura) Cowgur of Mooresville, IN.; 
							Heather (Scott) Martin of Atlanta and Allen 
							(Heather) Sasse of Beason. His great-grandchildren 
							include Emma, William, and Paige Stewart; Chloe, 
							Corinne, and Wayne Cowgur; Lauren, Erin, and Jordyn 
							Turner; and Tyler and Peyton Sasse.
 
 He was preceded in death by his parents and his 
							beloved wife, Opal.
 
 Memorial donations may be made to the Chestnut 
							United Methodist Church.
 
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							family of Vernon "Wayne" Rodman
 
  
  
							  
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