Visitation:
Monday, February 3, 2025, from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00
p.m. at Lincoln Christian Church in Lincoln
Service:
on Tuesday, February 4, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. also at
the church
Funeral home:
Fricke-Calvert-Schrader, Lincoln
Obituary
William W. “Bill” Benner II, 60, of
Elkhart, IL, passed away on Monday, January 27,
2025, at his home.
Bill was born August 20, 1964, in Lincoln, IL, the
son of William W. Benner I and Barbara Anne Cosby.
Bill is survived by his mother, Barbara (Rodney)
Oltmanns, of Elkhart, IL; children, Elizabeth (Adam)
Pritchard of Tallahassee, FL, Jordan Benner of
Lincoln, IL, Hunter Sherman of Edwardsville, IL, and
Maison (Lauren) Sherman of Lincoln, IL; three
grandchildren, Ellie, one on the way, grandson
Pritchard both of Tallahassee, FL, and Leighton
Benner of Lincoln, IL; and his sister, Kathleen
Benner of Williamsville, IL.
He was preceded in death by his father, William
Benner I.
Bill was a retired farmer and crop advisor. He was a
member of the NRA, Pheasants Forever, and the Sons
of the American Legion Post #32. |

Funeral services for Bill will be
held at 10:00 am on Tuesday, February 4, 2025, at
Lincoln Christian Church in Lincoln. Visitation will
take place the night prior on Monday, February 3,
2025, from 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm also at the church.
Burial will follow the service at Holy Cross
Cemetery in Lincoln. Memorials may be made in Bill’s
name to Harvest of Talents at Lincoln Christian
Church or The American Legion Post #32 of
Springfield. Arrangements have been entrusted to
Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln.
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