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William
Miller
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April 15, 2005
LATHAM --
William J. Miller, 79, of Latham died
Thursday, April 14, 2005, at 3:37 p.m. at
Lincoln Manor in Decatur.
Visitation will
be from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader
Funeral Home in Mount Pulaski, followed by a
rosary service at 5 p.m.
His funeral will
be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at St. Thomas Aquinas
Catholic Church in Mount Pulaski, with Father
Thomas Shaw officiating.
Burial, with
military rites, will be in Mount Pulaski
Cemetery.
Mr. Miller was a
teacher, coach and principal at
Warrensburg-Latham Middle School for 23 years.
He was a U.S.
Army veteran of World War II.
He was born
Sept. 8, 1925, in Lincoln to William D. and
Mabel A. Romer Miller. He married Carolyn
Bradshaw in Decatur on June 10, 1950.
He is survived
by his wife, of Latham; two sons, Mark (and
Kathy) Miller of Chestnut and Chris (and Jane)
Miller of Minneapolis, Minn.; one daughter,
Marianne Mascio of Woodridge; and seven
grandchildren.
He was preceded
in death by his parents.
He was a member
of St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church and
American Legion Post 447.
Memorials may be
given to the church or to Latham Rescue Squad.
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Ivy
Taylor
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April 15, 2005
MASON CITY --
Ivy M. Taylor, 93, of Mason City, died
Wednesday, April 13, 2005, at 4:15 p.m. at
Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital in Lincoln.
A graveside
service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Mound
Cemetery, Cowden. Kevin Bonafacius will
officiate.
Hurley Funeral
Home in Mason City is handling arrangements.
She was born
Dec. 22, 1911, at Liberty Grove, Wis., to John
and Lilly Lettie Beard. She married Franklin S.
Taylor on May 28, 1931. He survives.
She is also
survived by one son, Gerald Taylor of San Jose;
one daughter, Bonnita Nickols of Fairhope, Ala.;
and many grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
She was preceded
in death by 10 brothers and sisters and one son,
Ronald C. Taylor.
She was of the
Protestant faith.
 Linda
Peasley
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April 15, 2005
ATLANTA -- Linda
J. Peasley, 62, a lifelong resident of Atlanta,
died Tuesday, April 12, 2005, at 10:30 p.m. at
St. John's Hospital in Springfield.
Her funeral will
be at 10 a.m. Monday at the Eminence Christian
Church, rural Atlanta, with Andy Glass
officiating.
Visitation will
be from 4:30 until 8:30 p.m. Sunday at Peasley
Funeral Home, 401 Delavan St. in Lincoln, and at
the church on Monday one hour prior to the
service.
Burial will be
in Roaches Chapel Cemetery, rural McLean.
Mrs. Peasley
worked in the 11th Judicial Circuit of the state
of Illinois for 35 years, first as a legal
secretary and then as a court stenographer in
McLean and Logan counties, before retiring on
Dec. 31, 2002.
She was born
Sept. 24, 1942, at St. Clara's Hospital in
Lincoln, to Donald E. and Margie D. Nevius
Leesman. She married James P. Peasley on June
17, 1962, at the Atlanta Christian Church.
She is survived
by two daughters, Shellie L. (and David) Reed of
Albuquerque, N.M., and Krystal A. Peasley of
Atlanta; one son, Donald P. Peasley of Lincoln;
two granddaughters, Sarah N. Reed and Jayme L.
Reed, and one grandson, Joshua D. Reed, all of
Albuquerque, N.M.; one brother, Rodney D. (and
Sharon) Leesman of McLean; two uncles, LaRue
Nevius of Shirley and Floyd Nevius of Lincoln;
"adopted" family member Dorothy Hood
of Normal; and several nieces and nephews.
Her husband and
parents preceded her in death.
At the time of
her death, she was a member of Eminence
Christian Church, Atlanta A-Team, several bridge
clubs and was Queen Mother of the Simply
Tasteful Red Hats. She also belonged to the
McLean Merry Mixers Square Dance Club for many
years and was a former member of the McLean
County Legal Secretaries Association.
She served as
the choir director at Eminence Christian Church
and formerly at the Atlanta Christian Church.
She also directed the Atlanta Community Choir
and was a member of the Atlanta Community Band.
In 2003, she directed a historical play for the
Atlanta Sesquicentennial celebration.
She graduated
from Atlanta High School in 1960.
She will be
greatly missed by her family and friends.
In lieu of
flowers, the family requests that memorials be
made to the building fund of Eminence Christian
Church or to the Abraham Lincoln Healthcare
Foundation at Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital.
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