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Decatur. Illinois Thursday, February 22, 1996 CENTRAL ILLINOIS A7 Beard DECATUR Rena J. Beard, 76, Decatur, died Tuesday (Feb. 20, 1996). Services: 2 p.m.

Thursday, GracelandFairlawn Funeral Home. Burial: Graceland Cemetery. F.loiscnhcltcs DECATUR Helen Meisen-helter, 93, of Decatur died 7 p.m. Monday (Feb. 19, 1996) in her daughter's residence in Houston, Texas.

Services will be 1:30 p.m. Friday in Dawson Wikof West Wood Street Funeral Home. There will be no visitation. Burial will be in Hall Cemetery, Blue Mound. She was born in Macon County on Dec.

15, 1902, the daughter of Shaw CLINTON Donald Shaw, 73, Clinton, died Wednesday (Feb. 21, 1996). Arrangements incomplete: Calvert Funeral Home, Clinton. Siddens MASON Gusta Mae Siddens, 79, Mason, died Tuesday (Feb. 20, 1996).

Services: 2 p.m. Saturday, Gie-seking Funeral Home, Altamont. Visitation: 5 to 8 p.m. Friday and two hours before services. Graveside services: 1 p.m.

Sunday, Rosedale Cemetery, Dawson Springs, Ky. Memorials: American Heart Association or donor's choice. Spooner RAMSEY Dessie Valentine Spooner, 91, Ramsey, died Wednesday (Feb. 21, 1996). Services: 10 a.m.

Saturday, Miller Funeral Home, Ramsey. Visitation: 4 to 8 p.m. Friday. Burial: Fairlawn Cemetery, Vandalia. Memorials: donor's choice.

Bishop DECATUR William Bradford Bishop 68, of Port Salerno, formerly of Decatur, died Monday (Feb. 19, 1996) in Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center, Palm Beach, Fla. Memorial services will be scheduled in Decatur at a later date. Arrangements were handled by A. Cremation Service of the Palm Beaches, Boynton Beach, Fla.

Mr. Bishop was born in Decatur, the son of William B. Sr. and Kathryn A. Bishop.

He is survived by a brother, Robin D. of Topeka, sons, Gary of Vine Grove, Steve of Murray, Ky. John D. of Decatur. He was preceded in death by his parents and an infant son, William III.

Duncan DECATUR L. Juanita Duncan, 72, of Decatur died 11:48 p.m. Tuesday (Feb. 20, 1996) in Decatur Memorial Hospital. Schivcrdt SIGEL Rosemary Ellen Schwerdt, 60, Sigel, employee of the Rama da Inn, died Wednesday (Feb.

21, 1996). Services: 10 a.m. Saturday, Schilling Funeral Home, Mattoon. Visitation: 5 to 8 p.m. Friday.

B'rial: St Michael's Cemetery, Sigel. Seymour SEYMOUR Dill R. Seymour, 88, Seymour, retired farmer, died Tuesday (Feb. 20, 1996). Services: 10 a.m.

Friday, Cen-terville United Methodist Church, Centerville. Visitation: 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Mackey-Wright Funeral Home, Monticello. Burial: Bethel Cemetery, rural Seymour. Memorials: Centerville United Methodist Church or Carle Hospice.

Shrum FLORA William E. "Bill" Shrum, 72, Flora, former employee of Valley Steel, Flora, died Tuesday (Feb. 20, 1996). Services: 2 p.m. Friday, Frank Bright Funeral Home, Flora.

Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday. Burial: Elmwood Cemetery, Flora, with military rites. Memorials: Marion Veterans Affairs Medical Center. Services will be 11 a.m.

Friday in Christ Lutheran Church. Visitation will be 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday in Brintlinger's Funeral Home. Burial will be in Boiling Springs Cemetery, Decatur. Memori Juanita Duncan Risavy SORENTO Frank C.

Risavy, 70, Taylor Springs, formerly of So-rento, retired from Monsanto, died Monday (Feb. 19, 1996). Services: 10 a.m. Saturday, St. Agnes Catholic Church, Hillsboro.

Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, Pat-ton Memorial Home, Hillsboro, with 6 p.m. prayer service. Burial: St. Agnes Cemetery, Hillsboro.

Robinson ARTHUR Orion A. Robinson, 86, Arthur, retired pressbreak operator for Yardman in Sullivan, died Tuesday (Feb. 20, 1996). Member: Arthur Southern Baptist Church. Survivors: daughters, Alyne Moxley, Sullivan; Flossie Risley, Arthur; Vera Goodwin, Sullivan; Joyce Diener, Arthur; brother, Roy Robinson, Areola; 16 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren.

Preceded by: parents, wife, Ruby, one daughter, one brother, two sisters. Services: 1:30 p.m. Friday, Shrader Funeral Home, Arthur. Visitation: 6 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday.

Burial: Arthur Cemetery. Memorials: Moultrie County Senior Center of Sullivan. Pease SHELBYVILLE Edith Pease, 83, Shelbyville, died Wednesday (Feb. 21, 1996). Arrangements incomplete: Howe Yockey Funeral Home, Shelbyville.

Sarver CLINTON Mary Anna Sarver, 95, of Decatur, formerly of Clinton, died 4:52 a.m. Wednesday (Feb. 21, 1996) in Decatur Memorial Hospital. Services will be 2 p.m. Saturday in Calvert Funeral Home, Clinton, with J.

Kent Hickerson officiating. Visitation will be one hour before services. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery, Clinton. Memorials: First Christian Church, Clinton. Mrs.

Sarver was born in Cowden on Sept. 27, 1900, the daughter of William Walter and Cecelia Staff Long. She was a member of First Christian Church of Clinton, the Swinging Grandmothers, a former Democrat Precinct Committeewo-man, past president of Clinton American Legion Ladies Auxiliary, former DeWitt County 4H Leader and a member of DeWitt County Homestead Association. She was formerly employed at the State of Illinois Driver's License Facility in Clinton. She married Luther E.

Sarver in 1921 in Waterloo, Iowa. He preceded her in death on Sept. 18, 1977. Surviving are her daughter, Mary Ann Hansen of Decatur; sister, Ruth Montgomery of Decatur; eight grandchildren; nine greatgrandchildren; seven great-greatgrandchildren. She has now joined her husband, three children and brothers and sisters who preceded her in death.

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Memorial services: 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Barkley Funeral Home, Greenup. Visitation: 10 a.m. to noon, Saturday. Rrantel MOUNT AUBURN D.

Richard Bramel, 76, Mount Auburn, died Wednesday (Feb. 21, 1996). Arrangements incomplete: Dawson Wikoff Funeral Home, Mount Auburn. Cook GREENVILLE Geraldine L. Cook, 72, Charleston, formerly of Bond County, retired nurse's aide, died Tuesday (Feb.

20, 1996). Services: 11 a.m. Friday, Don-nell-Wiegand Funeral Home, Greenville. Visitation: one hour before services. Burial: Payne Cemetery, rural Keyesport.

Bick HUME Gene Dick, 70, Hume, teacher in the Polk County, Hurst Bush and Newman areas, died Tuesday (Feb. 20, 1996). World War II Navy veteran. Member: Vienna Masonic Lodge 150 and Danville Consistory. Survivors: wife, Oleva; daughter, Suzanne Wojnowski, St.

Anne; sister, Lynda Parker, Grand Chain; one grandson. Preceded by: parents, one Services: Saturday, Whitnel Funeral Home, Vienna. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Joines Funeral Home, Newman, and 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, Whitnel Funeral Home.

Burial: Mount Zion Cemetery, Buncombe. Memorials: Order of the Eastern Star Endowment Fund. Elam MULBERRY GROVE George W. Elam 89, Greenville, formerly of Mulberry Grove, retired farmer, died Tuesday (Feb. 20, 1996).

Services: 1 p.m. Friday, Ripper-dan-Schildknecht Funeral Home, Mulberry Grove. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday. Burial: Liberty Cemetery, rural Mulberry Grove.

Memorials: Liberty Cemetery. Foster CLAY CITY Chester H. Foster 76, Clay City, died Tuesday (Feb. 20, 1996). Services: 1 p.m.

Saturday, Clay City United Methodist Church, Clay City. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, Summers-Kistler Funeral Home, Clay City. Burial: Clay City Cemetery with military rites. Memorials: Hospice Unit Marion Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Marion.

Goodman OLNEY Andrew C. "Andy" Goodman, 72, Olney, retired from AMF, Olney, died Tuesday (Feb. 20, 1996). Services: 1:30 p.m. Friday, Summers-Kistler Funeral Home, Olney.

Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday. Burial: Greenhill Cemetery, rural Noble, with military rites. Hardy PANA Lavina Hardy, 89, Pana, formerly of Urbana, retired cook for University of Illinois, died Wednesday (Feb. 21, 1996).

Services: 1 p.m. Friday, McCracken Funeral Home, Pana. Visitation: two hours before services. Burial: Twin Pines Cemetery, Pana. Hutcblns WITT Ernest N.

Hutchins, 62, Witt, barber, died Wednesday (Feb. 21, 1996). Services: 10:30 a.m. Friday, Stiehl-Dawson Funeral Home, Witt. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m.

Thursday. Burial: Witt Cemetery. Mancell CASEY Charles A. Mancell, 90, Casey, died Wednesday (Feb. 21, 1996).

Arrangements incomplete: Markwell Funeral Home, Casey. r.Iichl NEWTON Elizabeth M. Michl, 95, Newton, retired cook for St. Thomas Catholic Church, Newton, died Wednesday (Feb. 21, 1996).

Services: 10 a.m. Saturday, St. Thomas Catholic Church, Newton. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, Buchanan Funeral Home, Newton, with 6:30 p.m.

wake service. Burial: New St. Peter Cemetery, Newton. Memorials: St. Thomas Memorial Fund.

Riebe CHARLESTON Ruth P. Riebe, 73, Charleston, retired nurse, died Wednesday (Feb. 21, 1996). Services: 1 p.m. Saturday, Mitchell-Jerdan Funeral Home, Mattoon.

Visitation: one hour before services. Burial: Dodge Grove Cemetery. Memorials: American Cancer Society. als: Christ Lutheran Church. Mrs.

Duncan was born May 8, 1923, in Macon County, the daughter of Dewey and Florence Finley O'Dell. Mrs. Duncan was a member of Christ Lutheran Church. She was a graduate of Decatur High School and Brown's Business College. She married Orville A.

Duncan in Macon County. He preceded her in death in 1985. Surviving are her son, Jim and wife Fran of Decatur; granddaughters, Sheila Hoopmann of Waynesboro, Michele Duncan of Harris town; Katrina and Alicia, both of Decatur; stepmother, Gladys O'Dell of Decatur. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband and one brother. O'lieren DECATUR Beulah V.

O'He-ren, 98, formerly of Louisiana, and Decatur, died 10 a.m. Wednesday (Feb. 21, 1996) in Blessing Hospital, Quincy. Services will be 9:30 a.m. Friday in Duker Haugh Funeral Home, Quincy, and 10 a.m.

Friday in St. Francis Catholic Church, Quincy. Visitation will be 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday in the funeral home with 6 p.m. prayer service and Friday until time of services.

Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery, Quincy. Memorials: St. Francis Church, Quincy, or the School Sisters of Notre Dame Retirement Fund. She was born March 14, 1897, in Maroa, the daughter of S.R. and Pearl Rau Nowlin.

She married W. Harry O'Heren in April 1923 in St. Patrick Catholic Church in Decatur. He died in April 1975. Mrs.

O'Heren was a bookkeeper at O'Heren's Radiator Shop from 1940 until her retirement in 1965. She was a member of St. Francis Catholic Church, Quincy. Surviving are her sons, Charles of Dayton, Ohio; John of Louisiana, daughters, Sister Helen O'Heren of Chatawa, Joan Carlyle of Quincy; Rosemary Westf alien of Chicago; Patricia O'Conner of Dayton, Ohio; 16 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, three brothers, Carroll, Irwin and John Nowlin; sister, Lucille Renner and a grandson, Mark Carlyle.

Puckett DECATUR Nyle Puckett, 85, of Decatur died 6:55 p.m. Tuesday (Feb. 20, 1996) in his home. WAND news works 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Get the latest news tonight at 6 and 10.

Henry E. and Minnie J. Hall Har-barger. She married George Mei-senhelter in 1920. He preceded her in death on Sept.

11, 1979. Surviving are her daughter, Betty Harper-Elias and husband John of Houston, Texas; sister, Alberta Scammahorn of Stonington; seven grandchildren; 16 greatgrandchildren; seven great-greatgrandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband and one son, George A. Reld DECATUR Marcia L. Reid, 58, Decatur, died Wednesday (Feb.

21, 1996). Arrangements incomplete: Dawson Wikoff West Wood Funeral Home. Roberts ARGENTA William Keith Roberts, 89, retired from A.E. Sta-ley Mfg. died in his home in St.

Petersburg, on Tuesday (Feb. 20, 1996). Services will be 10:30 a.m. Friday in Dawson Wikoff Funeral Home, Argenta, with visitation 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday.

Burial will be in Friends Creek Cemetery, Argenta. Memorials: Hospice Foundation of Florida Suncoast, 300 E. Bay Drive, Largo, FL, 34640-9850 or donor's choice. Mr. Roberts was born Feb.

6, 1907, in DeWitt County, the son of Oliver and Margaret Miller Roberts. He married Vera Gail Hart-sock on Dec. 16, 1925. She preceded him in death on Nov. 27, 1957.

He married Lucille Arentt on June 22, 1962. She preceded him in death on Nov. 10, 1989. He married Eleanor Brinson on Nov. 25, 1990.

Mr. Roberts was a member of Argenta United Methodist Church. He is survived by his wife, Eleanor; sons, Bill and wife Anna Mae of Argenta; Lynn of Bogota, Colombia; Hall E. of Argenta; daughter-in-law, Norma Jean Roberts of Argenta; 12 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; four stepchildren. He was preceded in death by bis parents, two wives, twin sister, one brother and two sons, Elwin and Randall.

Stanley DECATUR Fred Ivan Stanley, 56, of Decatur died 9:36 a.m. Tuesday (Feb. 20, 1996) in Decatur Memorial Hospital. Graveside services will be 11:30 a.m. Saturday in Macon County Memorial Park, Harris town.

Visitation will be one hour before services in Dawson Wikoff West Wood Street Funeral Home. Memorials: Macon Resources Inc. Mr. Stanley was born in Decatur on April 4, 1939, the son of Fred E. and Anna Gertrude Borchert Stanley.

He was a member of West Side Church of the Nazarene. He married Roberta J. Green on July 9, 1980. She preceded him in death on June 22, 1991. Surviving are his sisters, Mary Turner of Decatur; Gertrude Martin of Seal Beach, Barbara White of Madison, Wilma Ca-blel of Shawnee town; brother, Larry Stanley of Decatur.

He was preceded in death by his parents and his wife. Wilson MAROA Leah L. Wilson, 86, of Decatur and Maroa, died 8 a.m. Tuesday (Feb. 20, 1996) in Odd Fellow Rebekah Home, Mattoon.

Services will be 2:30 p.m. Friday in Brintlinger's Funeral Home with visitation one hour before services. Burial will be in Maroa Cemetery. Memorials in lieu of flowers to American Heart Association, American Diabetes Association or American Cancer Society. Mrs.

Wilson was born Feb. 17, 1910, in Clinton, the daughter of William Emory and Phymetta Mae Marie Alwood Stone. She married Keith Duncan Wilson on April 8, 1928. He preceded her in death in 1967. I Surviving are her children, Charles K.

Wilson of Lincoln; Kathleen Coleman of American Fork, Utah; Bernard Wilson of Spencer, David Wilson of No-komis; Les Wilson of Honduras; Richard Wilson of Spencer, Melody Martin of Maroa; sister, Marie Evans of Clinton; brother, Bill Stone of Wapella; 25 grandchildren; 29 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, one daughter, one great-grandson, two sisters and two brothers. DECATUR WORKS 1555 E. Pershing Rd. 876-1216 PRICE QUALITY WORKMANSHIP OLD CAPITOL MONUMENT WORKS MAIN OFFICE Since 1920 627 S.

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Main, Decatur 422-6042 111 Chatham Springfield 698-9828 (Across from Fairhills Mall) 1-800-439-8383 PrB Pacing in thAP-r Christian County, the son of John L. and Martha Mattie Dilley Puckett. He was retired from A.E. Sta-ley Mfg. Co.

and was affiliated with the Church of God. He married Bonneta M. Eastham on June 3, 1953. Surviving are his wife; sons, Nyle R. Puckett and wife Peggy of Decatur; James Puckett and wife Linda of Monticello: daughter, Mrs.

Robert (Nila Kay) Foster of Mount Zion; stepchildren, Lenora Carlson of Decatur; Arthur Edwin Austin of San Antonio, Texas; Carl E. Austin of Kansas City, ten grandchildren; nine stepgrandchil-dren; 12 great-grandchildren; 13 great-stepgrandchildren. He was preceded death by his parents and six brothers. i.