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Service:
2:00p.m. on Saturday, March 2, 2019 at First
Presbyterian Church in Lincoln
Memorial Gathering:
Following the service in the
fellowship hall of the church
Funeral home:
Fricke-Calvert-Schrader, Lincoln
Obituary
Paul James Beaver Jr., 82, of Lincoln
passed away on Tuesday, February 26, 2019 at
Memorial Medical Center in Springfield.
He was born on March 19, 1936 in Lincoln, the son of
Paul James and Mildred (Blaum) Beaver Sr. He married
Sue Moore on November 24, 1960 in Mount Pulaski, she
survives him in Lincoln.
Paul is also survived by his daughters, Ann Loraine
(Ronald) Wolpert of Munster, IN and Amy Jo (John)
O’Donnell of Bloomington, his grandchildren, Ethan
Paul Witting, Hannah Michel Witting, Lauren Ashley
O’Donnell, and Kevin Patrick O’Donnell; his brother,
John (Kathy) Beaver of Lincoln, and his
brother-in-law, David Coogan of Lincoln.
Paul was preceded in death by his parents; sister,
Judith Coogan; and one infant sister, Rose.
Paul was a Professor of History at Lincoln College
as well as a self-employed real estate appraiser.
Paul's interests and accomplishments include:
Serving as Curator of the Lincoln College Museum at
Lincoln College, serving on the Logan County Board,
the Logan County Paramedics Association Board,
serving as President of the Illinois Chester White
Association and along with Paul Beaver and Sons and
Families producing many award winning Chester White
Swine.
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He worked with the tourism board on
the Looking for Lincoln project, co-wrote the book
Logan County Pictorial History with Paul E. Gleason,
and wrote the books Abraham Lincoln in Logan County,
Illinois 1834-1860, and The Last Farm Boy. He was a
member of the First Presbyterian Church and The Elks
Club. He was a coach and athlete who played on the
1969 State Champion Road Runner Softball team, the
Road Runner Basketball team and coached at Elkhart
Grade School.
He was named Professor Emeritus to Lincoln College,
the Grand Marshall of the 2008 Lincoln Community
High School Homecoming, Courier Citizen of the Year
2008, and had many more honors and awards too
numerous to mention.
Last, but not least, he was a die-hard Cubs fan who
lived long enough to finally see a World Series win.
A memorial service for Paul will be held at 2:00p.m.
on Saturday, March 2, 2019 at First Presbyterian
Church in Lincoln. A memorial gathering will be held
following the service in the fellowship hall of the
church.
Memorial donations may be made in Paul’s name to The
Lincoln Heritage Museum, Lincoln College, or First
Presbyterian Church in Lincoln.
Services have been entrusted to
Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home, Lincoln.
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