Mary Lucille Zeiler

Published 12:00 am Thursday, June 15, 2000

Mary Lucille Zeiler, 77, of Morton, Ill., died Tuesday, June 13, 2000, at the Methodist Medical Center in Peoria, Ill.

The funeral service will be held at 5 p.m. on Thursday, June 15, 2000, at Knapp-Johnson Funeral Home in Morton, Ill. The graveside service will follow at Fell Cemetery in Libertyville, Iowa on Friday, June 16, 2000, at 1 p.m. with Knapp-Johnson Funeral Home of Morton directing.

Survivors include husband, Walter Zeiler of Morton, Ill.; two sons, William (Barbara) Caughlan of Troy and Ronald (Jane) Caughlan of St. Charles, Mo.; one stepson, Richard Zeiler of Morton, Ill.; three stepdaughters, Carol Ann Brackensick of Morton, Ill., Connie Croegaert of Peoria, Ill., and Janet Owen of Simpsonville, S.C.; three sisters, Mildred Greenfield of Des Moines, Iowa, Hazel Michler and Wilma Heckart of Kansas City, Mo.; four grandchildren, one great-grandchild, nine stepgrandchildren.

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She was preceded in death by her parents and one infant sister.

She worked for Dunlop Tire as a secretary in Kansas City, Mo., and Morton, Ill., for approximately 25 years until her retirement in 1988. She was of the Methodist faith.

Visitation will be held at Knapp-Johnson Funeral Home in Morton, Ill., from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Thursday, June 15, 2000.

Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, 711 West Crestwood Drive, Peoria, Ill., 61614-7024.

James Quitman Culpepper

James Quitman Culpepper, 75, of Phenix City, died on Tuesday, June 13, 2000, at his home.

Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. (12:00 p.m. CDT), on Thursday, June 15, 2000, at Vance Memorial Chapel in Phenix City, with the Rev. Roosevelt Oakes officiating. Burial will follow at Lakeview Memory Gardens with Vance Memorial Chapel directing.

Survivors include his wife, Vernie Dease Culpepper of Phenix City; one daughter, Janice (Sanford) Hussey of Columbus, Ga.; one son, Jerry (Fanny) Culpepper of Phenix City; one sister, Mattie Poole of Troy; five grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews.

He was born March 1, 1925, in Pike County, to Monroe and Ada Poole Culpepper. He retired from the construction business and was a veteran of the United States Army, having served in World War II.

Pallbearers for the service will be: Alan Hussey, Chris Hussey, Sandy Hussey, Scott Culpepper, Willie Culpepper, and Earl Culpepper.

Visitation was held at Vance Memorial Chapel in Phenix City on Wednesday, June 14, 2000, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. (EDT)

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