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Mrs. Dana Kae Runyon (Maguire)
Dana Kae Runyon, 28, of Jacksonville died Tuesday evening, April 30, 2002 at her residence. She was born on August 20, 1973 in Mattoon the daughter of Larry and Sharron Wafford Maguire. She married Jeff Runyon on September 27, 1997 in Mattoon and he survives.
She is also survived by her parents of Mattoon; one brother, Jon (wife, Laura) Maguire of Downs; paternal grandparents Bobby and Mary Depew of East Alton; maternal grandmother Ollie Wafford of Mattoon; one goddaughter, Whitley Brummer of Dieterich; and two nieces. She was preceded in death by one sister, Gina Maguire, and maternal grandfather Wilbur Wafford.
Mrs. Runyon was a graduate of Mattoon High School and Excel School of Dental Assisting in Springfield. She worked as a dental assistant in Springfield. She was a member of First Southern Baptist Church in Mattoon and was currently attending First Christian Church in Jacksonville.
Memorial services will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, May 4, 2002 at the Williamson Funeral Home in Jacksonville with committal at Diamond Grove Cemetery in Jacksonville. Friends may call after 11 a.m. on Thursday at the funeral home where the family will meet friends from 5 to 8 p.m. Memorials are suggested to Community Counseling of Jacksonville and may be sent to the funeral home at 1405 Lincoln Avenue, Jacksonville, Illinois 62650.
Ms. Rosemary Ryan
Rosemary Ryan, 90, of Jacksonville died Wednesday evening, May 1, 2002 at Barton W. Stone Christian Home in Jacksonville. She was born on September 12, 1911 in Franklin the daughter of Jerry and Mary Harmon Ryan.
She is survived by several nieces, including Maureen Zachary of Jacksonville and Ruth Ryan McGinnis of Chicago, several great-nieces and nephews; and her caregiver, Monica Ryan of Jacksonville. She was preceded in death by five brothers, Harmon Ryan, Charles Ryan, Ralph Ryan, Sherman Ryan, and Harold Ryan.
Ms. Ryan had worked as a secretary in the law offices of Bill Zachary and Bill Schildman. She was a graduate of Sacred Heart Academy in Springfield and was a member of the Church of Our Saviour and the Catholic Daughters of America.
A memorial mass will celebrated at 10 a.m. on Saturday, May 4, 2002 at the Church of Our Saviour, with burial at Sacred Heart Cemetery near Franklin. There will be no visitation. Memorials are suggested to the Church of Our Saviour or Barton W. Stone Christian Home. The Williamson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Phyllis M. Sample (Blasa)
Phyllis M. Sample, 81, of Green field died at 1:55 A.M. on Monday Sept. 30, 2002 at St. John’s Hospital in Springfield. born near Otterville on July 28, 1921 she was the daughter of the late Fred and Freeda Hand Blasa. She married Lester “Les” Sample on Oct. 5, 1938 and he survives. Also surviving are her step-mother: Lillian Blasa of Jerseyville, a daughter Carolyn Lighter of Pekin, a son and daughter-in-law: Don and Judy Sample of Carrollton, 3 grandchildren: Tony Sample, Connie Zoller, Tim Rives, 7 great grandchildren, 2 half sisters: Rosemary (husband Bill) Ivers of Jerseyville, Ethel Mae (husband Jerry ) Summers of Jerseyville, a half brother: Fred (wife Linda) Blasa of Otterville. She was preceded in death by an infant sibling. Mrs. Sample had worked at the Western in Alton and for many years with her husband in the grocery business in Rockbridge. She was a member of the Charity Southern Baptist Church in Green field. Visitation will be from 4-8 P.M. on Wednesday at Charity Southern Baptist Church in Green field where services will be held on Thursday at 10 A.M. with burial to follow in Oakwood Cemetery near Green field. Memorials may be made to the church or a charity on one’s choice. Airsman-Hires Funeral Home in Carrollton is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Sanford S. Sarff
Sanford S. Sarff, 91, of Jacksonville died Monday afternoon, January 14, 2002 at Jacksonville Convalescent Center in Jacksonville. He was born October 21, 1910 in a log cabin in rural Mason County the son of Grover J. and Dessie Mae Finch Sarff. He married M. Lucille Dobson on April 15, 1936 near Virginia, and she survives.
He is also survived by one son, Sanford Sherman (wife, Viki) Sarff of Edmond, Oklahoma; granddaughter Stacie Beth of Norman, Oklahoma; grandson Scott of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; one brother, Morris Sarff of Chandlerville; two brothers-in-law, Melvin Dobson of Auburn and Wayne Dobson of Bryan, Ohio; sister-in-law Maxine Barrett of Jacksonville, and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by one sister, Fay Sarff, and two brothers, Landon Sarff and Cecil Sarff.
Mr. Sarff was raised on the Wild Wing Duck Club in Mason County. He graduated from Bath High School where he played baseball and basketball and ran track. He attended what is now Western Illinois University in Macomb and pitched for the baseball team. He served in the United States Navy during World War II and retired from Thermogas, Inc. in Lanark in 1974. In 1981, he and his wife moved to Jacksonville where they became members and faithful attendees of the First Baptist Church.
Mr. Sarff’s glass truly overflowed. He enjoyed a long personal relationship with God. He loved the outdoors, feeding the squirrels, and watching the ducks and geese. He always enjoyed making babies and small children laugh. He had the love of his family and dearly loved his grandchildren. He left behind many friends and acquaintances over the years.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday at the Williamson Funeral Home with burial at Fair View Cemetery at Bath. Friends may call after 11 a.m. on Wednesday at the funeral home where the family will meet friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Memorials are suggested to St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital or the charity of choice.
Mrs. Helen Margaret Savage (Price )
Helen Margaret Savage, 88, of Jacksonville died Friday morning, April 5, 2002 at Passavant Area Hospital. She was born on May 24,1913 in White Hall, the daughter of Ernest Truman and Lucy Baker Price . She married Carl Alvin Wesley Savage on December 27, 1938 in Scott County and he preceded her in death on December 24,1993.
She is survived by one son, Donald Gene (wife, Peggy) Savage of Winchester; two daughters, Roberta (husband, Daniel) Blake of Ft. Myers, Florida and Linda (husband, Danny) Arthalony of Jacksonville; seven grandchildren and eight great grandchildren; and one sister, Irene Kimball of Twin Lakes, Wisconsin.
She was preceded in death by one grandson and one sister, Ruth Vail.
Mrs. Savage worked at the White Hall Hospital, owned and operated a senior’s rest home in White Hall and later worked at the Jacksonville Developmental Center for many years. She was a member of the Jacksonville First Baptist Church.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday at Airsman-Hires Funeral Home in White Hall with burial in White Hall Cemetery. The family will meet friends from 6:00-8:00 p.m. on Monday at the funeral home. Memorials are suggested to Woodhaven Hospice or Visiting Nurses of Central Illinois, Jacksonville Branch.
Geraldine Schild (Grizzle)
Geraldine Schild, 75, of Eldred died at 9:00 A.M. on Tuesday April 2,
2002 at Reisch Memorial Nursing Home in Carrollton.
Born in Woodville Twp. on Dec. 8, 1926 she was the daughter of the late
D.C. and Cecil Hyde Grizzle.
She married Robert F. Schild on May 28, 1947 in Bluffdale Twp. and he
survives. Also surviving are a son and daughter-in-law: Robert J. and Deb
Schild of Eldred and a grandson John Schild of Eldred.
Mrs. Schild was a member of the Eldred Baptist Church and had been a
school teacher following high school. She will be sadly missed by all who
knew her.
Visitation will be from 5-8 P.M. on Wednesday at the Airsman-Hires
Funeral Home in Carrollton. Services will be held on Thursday at the
funeral home with Rev. Jon Lobos officiating. Burial will be in Dayton
Cemetery south of Eldred. Memorials may be made to the Eldred Baptist
Church, Dayton Cemetery or Reisch Memorial Nursing Home.
Mr. Charles W. Schlieper
Charles W. Schlieper, 77, of Jacksonville died on Friday evening, February 8, 2002 at Prairie Village Health Center in Jacksonville. He was born on August 2, 1924 in Pike County. Illinois, the son of Charles Henry and Alta Harpole Schlieper.
He is survived by two sons: Gary Schlieper and Kit Schlieper, both of Jacksonville; three daughters: Pamela (husband, Mark) Woloshyn of Loami, Sheila VanHyning and Candy (husband, Arthur) Wilson both of Jacksonville; several grandchildren and great-grandchildren and one sister, Elizabeth Hazelhorse of Wyoming. He was preceded in death by one daughter, Peggy Schlieper hall; 5 brothers: Marvin, Jim, Orville, Keith and Archie Paul Schlieper, and three sisters: Zula, Nellie, and Lela.
Mr. Schlieper worked as a tuckpointer for many years.
Graveside Services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, February 14, 2002 at Green Pond Cemetery near Pearl. There will be no visitation. Memorials are suggested to the charity of one’s choice. Williamson Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
Mary Helen Schnelten (Hansen)
Mary Helen Schnelten, age 81 of Springfield, died Saturday, June 22, 2002 at her residence. She was born April 9, 1921 in Carrollton, the daughter of Henry and Helena Kaffer Hansen. She married Arthur Wm. Schnelten on Nov. 10, 1943 in Allicance, Nebraska, and he preceded her in death on October 29, 1990. She is survived by three sons, Roger Wm. Schnelten and James Arthur Schnelten (wife Debbie) both of Springfield, and Daniel Lee Schnelten of Coweta Oklahoma, two daughters, Angela M. Gingrich (husband Dana) of Espanola, New Mexico, and Lois Jean Sprong (husband F. Jerome) of Meppen. Also surviving are 13 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by one daughter, Mary Helen, a granddaughter, and a brother Edward Hansen.
Mrs. Schnelten was a life long member of St. Johns Catholic Church in Carrollton. She attended High Street and St. Johns schools, graduating from St. Johns High School in 1939. She worked as a “Rosie the Riveter” during the early years of World War II. She cooked for the Dominican Sisters of St. Johns Parish and was a homemaker.
Visitation will be from 4-8 P.M. on Monday at the Airsman-Hires Funeral Home in Carrollton. Mass will be celebrated at St. John’s Catholic Church in Carrollton on Tuesday at 10 A.M. with burial in the church cemetery. Pallbearers will be: Kristin Schnelten, Noah Schnelten, Mason Gingrich, Josh Gingrich, Rodney Sprong and Micah Schnelten. Memorials are to the Senior Citizens Centers of Green e Co. and Sangamon Co.
Mr. Darrell Wayne Schollmeier
Darrell Wayne Schollmeier, age 36, of Roodhouse, died Tuesday
evening, July 9, 2002 at Boyd Memorial Hospital in Carrollton.
He was born Dec. 9, 1965 in White Hall, the son of Dalbert Edgar and
Barbara Jean Rabe Schollmeier.
He is survived by his mother, Barbara Schnelten of rural Roodhouse;
one daughter, Chelsea Lauren Schollmeier and her mother, Karen
Stevens-Schollmeier of Eldred; three brothers, Robert Edgard Schollmeier
and John Henry Schollmeier, both of Roodhouse and Eric Dewayne
Schnelten of Kansas City, Missouri; and three sisters, Debra Ann Sanson of
Ashland; Gloria Mae Williams and Sharon Jean Grizzle, both of Roodhouse.
He was preceded in death by his father.
Mr. Schollmeier farmed for VanTuyle farms in Roodhouse for 15
years. He was an outdoorsman and enjoyed hunting, fishing, mushrooming
and working in the garden. He was a member of the Aid Association for
Lutherans.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, July 16, 2002 at
the Airsman-Hires Funeral Home in Roodhouse with burial at the White Hall
Cemetery. The family will meet friends from 4:00-8:00 p.m. Monday at the
funeral home.
Tyson Riley Scribner
Tyson Riley Scribner, infant son of Ryan Taylor Scribner and Mandy Nicole Gerecke, was stillborn Sunday afternoon, April 14, 2002 at Passavant Area Hospital in Jacksonville.
Surviving are his parents of Jacksonville; one sister, Abigail Rose Gerecke; paternal grandparents Randy and Melody Scribner of Jacksonville; maternal grandparents Jim and Barb Bruns of Rushville and William Paul and Diane Gerecke of Pocatello, Idaho; paternal great-grandparents Lee and Gladys Scribner and Francis and Pat Taylor, all of Jacksonville; maternal great-grandparents John and Louise Davidson of Hudson, Florida; paternal great-great-grandmother Geraldine Brown of Jacksonville; and maternal great-great-grandmother Pauline Gerecke of Meredosia.
Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. on Thursday, April 18, 2002 at Diamond Grove Cemetery in Jacksonville. The Williamson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Glen Seator
Glen Seator, 46, of Brooklyn, New York, formerly of Jacksonville, died Saturday afternoon, December 21, 2002, form injuries suffered in an accident at his home in Brooklyn. He was born on June 5, 1956, in Beardstown, the son of Lynette and Gordon D. Seator. Hew is survived by his mother of Jacksonville; three sisters, Dr. Pamela Seator of Kansas City, Kansas, Penelope Seator of Oakland, California, and Dr. Patricia Seator (husband, Richard Skorman) of Colorado Springs, Colorado; one niece and one nephew. He was preceded in death by his father. Mr. Seator was an internationally acclaimed artist whose work extended the 20th century tradition that explored the connections between sculpture and architecture. In the early 1990s, his visionary work created a new focus in contemporary art on the use of architecture as a subject and material of sculpture. His innovative approach spanned many traditions of modern art using sculpture, architecture and photography. In BDO, a work created for the 1997 Whitney Biennial and now part of the permanent collection of the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York, Mr. Seator created a three-ton replica of the museum director’s office tilted at a gravity defying 45-degree angle. Approach (1997), an installation at the Capp Street Project in San Francisco, was a colossal feat of realism that, with 250 tons of concrete, asphalt, gravel and sand, brought the street inside the gallery where it recreated full-scale in painstaking, precise detail a stretch of the street and sidewalk the gallery faced. In Three (1998), he reconstructed the façade and interior of a check cashing store located at 1561 Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles, that riveted the viewer’s attention on the stark contrast between the natural environment and the reproduction of the inner city check cashing store in the also starkly contrasting neighborhood of the Beverly Hills gallery. Mr. Seator’s exact physical reproductions made with transformations of architectural objects and space reveal the familiar in a fresh light. His physically and conceptually impeccable works act on the viewer to disorient, surprise and engage as they shake up awareness of our location and throw us off balance. They turn space inside-out and expose what is ordinarily unseen and off-limits. Mr. Seator’s constructions bring attention to ordinary experience and lead to an awakened awareness of the effect the conventionally constructed environment has on our inner experience; they change how we see the world. Mr. Seator exhibited major works at White Columns in new York; PS1 in Long Island City; Art in General in New York; the National gallery of Contemporary Art in Warsaw, Poland; Neuberger Gallery in Purchase, New York; Burnett Miller Gallery in Los Angeles; Kunsthalle Basel in Basel, Switzerland; Kunstraum Wien in Vienna, Austria; New York Kunsthalle in New York; the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York; Jay Jopling/White Cube in London, England; Capp Street Project in San Francisco; Mary Boone Gallery in New York; Gagosian Gallery in Los Angeles; Addison Gallery of American Art in Andover , Massachusetts; and the Institute of Contemporary Art in Philadelphia. His work is represented in the permanent collections of the Whitney Museum of American Art and the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum. He received numerous awards and fellowships, including the Pollack Krasner Foundation, Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation; Soros Foundation and the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. He was scholar-artist in residence at the Getty Research Institute during 200-2001 and the subject of a 2002 Symposium in the Artist’s Forum series at the Getty Research Institute entitled The Work of Glenn Seator; Making Things, Moving Places. Memorial services will be held 4 p.m. Thursday at the Congregational Church in Jacksonville, and in New York at a time an place to be announced. Memorials are suggested to the Strawn Art Gallery Sculpture Garden in Jacksonville. Williamson Funeral Home in Jacksonville is in charge of the arrangements.
Mr. Emery Leo Seiz
Emery Leo Seiz 1918-2002 Emery Leo Seiz, 84, of Waverly, Illinois, passed away Monday at Barton Stone Christian Home in Jacksonville, Illinois. He was born February 25, 1918, the son of David Fredrick and Bertha Lee Jackson Seiz, in Springfield, Illinois. He married Florence Marie Keen on February 11, 1924, and she preceded him in death in November 1945. He married, Margie Mae Shekelton, on December 7, 1945, she survives. Mr. Seiz was a farmer in earlier years as well as a Feed Mill Manager. Later, he retired from Ace Hardware in Springfield in 1990. He was a 4 H leader for 12 years, a member of the Waverly lions Club. He was also a member of the Christ Lutheran Church in Waverly, where he held most offices at one time or the other. He is survived be his wife; 2 sons, David (Linda) Seiz of Waverly, Illinois, Norman Lee (Janice) Siez of Waverly, Illinois; Kent David (Lou Ann) Seiz of Waverly, Illinois; 1 sister; Evelyn Louise Martin of Chatham, Illinois; 6 grandchildren, and 4 great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, 1 st wife, and 1 brother; Edgar Harold Seiz. Funeral services will be at 10:30 Friday, October 25, 2002 at Christ Lutheran Church in Waverly. Family will meet friends from 4pm till 7pm, Thursday, October 24, 2002, at the Neece-Airsman-Hires Funeral Home in Waverly, Illinois. Burial will be in Waverly East Cemetery in Waverly. Memorials are suggested to the Waverly Rescue Squad or Christ Lutheran Church.
Mrs. Angela Lynn Sexton (Cook)
Angela Lynn Sexton, age 29, of White Hall, died Tuesday, July 2,
2002 as the result of an auto accident at rural White Hall.
She was born Nov. 25, 1972 in Rochelle, the daughter of Tommy E.
and Patricia Ann Shaw Cook.
She married Marty Sexton on June 29, 2002 in Roodhouse and he also
died in the same accident.
She is survived by one daughter, Jessica Lynn Sexton at home; her
parents of Cottrellville, Michigan and one sister, Lisa Miller of Chesterfield,
Michigan.
Mrs. Sexton attended the Lighthouse Outreach Church in Roodhouse.
She had worked for Kelly Temporary Services in Jacksonville.
Combined funeral services for Angela and Marty will be held at 2:00
p.m. Sunday, July 7, 2002 at the Airsman-Hires Funeral Home in White Hall.
The family will meet friends from 12:00 p.m. until time of services Sunday at
the funeral home. Burial will be held at a later date in Marine City, Michigan.
Mr. Marty Wayne Sexton
Marty Wayne Sexton, age 36, of White Hall, died Tuesday, July 2,
2002 as the result of an auto accident at rural White Hall.
He was born March 6, 1966 in Granite City, the son of Ray Alton and
Bonnie Nelson Sexton, Jr.
He married Angela Lynn Cook on June 29, 2002 in Roodhouse and she
also died in the same accident.
He is survived by one daughter, Jessica Lynn Sexton at home; and one
brother, Quinn Anthony Sexton of Granite City.
He was preceded in death by his parents and three brothers, Steven
Ray Keith Sexton, Perry B. Sexton and Harley D. Sexton.
Mr. Sexton attended the Lighthouse Outreach Church in Roodhouse.
Combined funeral services for Marty and Angela will be held at 2:00
p.m. Sunday, July 7, 2002 at the Airsman-Hires Funeral Home in White Hall.
The family will meet friends from 12:00 p.m. until time of services Sunday at
the funeral home. Burial will be held at a later date at Marine City, Michigan.
Mr. Arthur Lee Seymoure
Arthur Lee Seymoure, age 62, of White Hall, died Saturday evening,
June 29, 2002 at his residence.
He was born April 18, 1940 in Walkerville, the son of Lawrence and
Rosa Belle Lockhart Seymoure.
He married Adelene Griffith on Dec. 31, 1969 in White Hall and she
survives.
He is also survived by four daughters, Margaret (husband, Danny)
Powell, Guyla (husband, Delbert) Gilliam and Amber (husband, Greg)
McEvers, all of White Hall and Melinda (husband, Randy) Calvin of
Roodhouse; one son, Lawrence (wife, Ginger) Seymoure of White Hall;
eighteen grandchildren; three brothers, Charles Seymoure of Chaparrall, New
Mexico, Tom Seymoure of White Hall and Ray Barnett of Hannibal,
Missouri; and one sister, Mary Canaday of Enumclaw, Washington. He was
preceded in death by two step-children, Robert Mitchell and Darlene Fox;
one grandson, Andrew Gilliam; two brothers, William and Everett Seymoure
and two sisters, Bessie Buchanan and Margaret McMillen.
Mr. Seymoure worked as a farmer and mechanic in the White Hall area
and later worked as a tree trimmer for Powell’s Tree Service in White Hall.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, July 3, 2002 at
the Airsman-Hires Funeral Home in White Hall with burial at the White Hall
Cemetery. The family will meet friends from 4:00-8:00 p.m. Tuesday at the
funeral home. Memorials are suggested to the Green e County Relay For Life
or Blessing Hospice of Green e County.
