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Graveside Service:
Thursday, December 10, 2020 at New Union Cemetery at
1:30 p.m.
Funeral home:
Fricke-Calvert-Schrader, Lincoln
Mount Pulaski
Obituary
On Saturday, December 5, 2020,
William Doyle Johnson, loving husband and father of
three children passed away at the age of 94.
William was born on August 9, 1926 in Braidwood, to
Henry and Lillie Johnson.
He served in the U.S. Army before returning to
Lincoln to spend the rest of his life.
William worked 40-plus years at the bottle factory
with his brother James. He also spent time as a
truck driver and a taxi driver in the Lincoln area.
In retirement, William spent a great deal of time as
the “Fifth Street Waver,” which is how he earned the
reputation for being the unofficial “Lincoln Town
Greeter.”
Along with rooting for his beloved Chicago Cubs,
William’s greatest enjoyment was seeing friends,
neighbors and fellow residents drive by and return
his waves and smiles.
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William was preceded in death by his
father, Henry, and his mother, Lillie, along with
his brothers Henry, Rob, and Charlie.
He is survived by his wife Dorothy,
his brother James, his three children, Scott, Kevin,
Kristi, and six grandchildren, Andrew, Sammy,
Robert, Elizabeth, Kaile, and Tristan.
The funeral service will be Thursday, December 10,
2020 at New Union Cemetery on Cobblestone Avenue and
Broadwell Drive at 1:30 p.m.
Flowers or donations may be sent to
Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home, 127 S. Logan
St., Lincoln, IL 62656.
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