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Visitation:
10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Saturday, May 28, 2022 at
The First United Methodist Church in Lincoln
Service:
11:30 a.m. Saturday at the church
Due to family health concerns, masks and social
distance in the pews is required for this funeral.
Masks will be available should you need.
Funeral home:
Fricke-Calvert-Schrader, Lincoln
Obituary
Deane May, 94, of Lincoln and
formerly of Atlanta, passed away peacefully
surrounded by his family on Thursday, February 17,
2022 at Copper Creek Cottages in Lincoln.
Deane was born on December 11, 1927 in Lawndale, the
son of Bernard and Mary Grace Williamson May. He
married Jane May on July 31, 1949 in Decatur. She
preceded him in death in 2016.
Deane is survived by his three daughters: Rebecca
Weatherford of Iowa City, Iowa; Cynthia (Charles)
Bickhaus of Denton, Texas and Margaret Ruble of
Plano, Texas; his brother, Richard May; his sister,
Barbara Fink; his brother-in-law, Virgil Morrell;
five grandchildren, four great-grandchildren and
many nieces and nephews.
Deane was preceded in death by his wife; his
parents; three brothers: Bob, Jim and Bill May;
three sisters: Mary Lou Wilson, Helen Haseley, and
Dorothy Morrell; three brothers-in-law: Gibb Wilson,
Vernon Haseley Sr., and Norman Fink; three
sisters-in-law: Pat May, Carol May and Lois
Zurkammer May, and his son-in-law, Brian Ruble.
Deane most recently retired from May
Machining, however, he spent most of his career
farming in Lawndale, Armington and Atlanta raising
Polled Shorthorn cattle and Chester White hogs and
cultivating corn and soybeans. |
He loved to restore old farm
implements and gasoline engines and was a member of
the Land of Lincoln Antique Tractor & Engine Club.
He served on the Logan County Board for eight years,
and he retired as the chairman. Deane was deeply
involved with the Hawes Elevator preservation in
Atlanta, a member of the Lincoln American Legion
Post #263 and First United Methodist Church in
Lincoln.
A private family service and burial will be held at
a later date.
Services for Deane will be held at 11:30 a.m. on
Saturday, May 28, 2022 at The First United Methodist
Church in Lincoln. Visitation will take place one
hour prior to the service (10:30-11:30am) also at
the church (Due to family health concerns, masks
and social distance in the pews is required for this
funeral. Masks will be available should you need.).
Arrangements have been entrusted to
Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home, Lincoln.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made
in Deane’s name to Lincoln Community High School FFA
Alumni.
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