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Service:
A casual graveside service for Jim Spellman will be
held at 11:00 am Saturday, May 30, 2026, at New
Union Cemetery in Lincoln, IL.
Funeral home:
Fricke-Calvert-Schrader, Lincoln
Obituary
James Oxley Spellman,
83, of Lincoln, IL passed away peacefully in his
home on Saturday, May 23, 2026.
Jim was born on February 26, 1943, in Evanston, IL,
the son of Edward and Doris (Oxley) Spellman. He
grew up in Wilmette, IL, until the family moved to
Lincoln in 1953. He graduated from Lincoln Community
High School in 1961.
Jim earned a bachelor’s degree in accounting from
the University of Illinois at Urbana and passed the
Certified Public Accountant exam on the first try.
After college he joined the U. S. Navy, rising to
the rank of Lieutenant. He served as a shipboard
communications officer during the Vietnam conflict.
Jim worked as a CPA at several companies in
Springfield, IL, including Turnbull & Schussele
accounting firm and Mansfield Electric. He
generously helped family and friends with their
taxes.
Jim had a repertoire of entertaining stories,
including the ones about the sailor who jumped
overboard and started swimming to the U.S., mowing
all the trees his dad planted except two with flags,
and the absurdities in the US tax code. He enjoyed
traveling with family to Europe and Asia and prized
his Oriental rugs, furniture and artifacts. He also
enjoyed listening to chamber music and driving his
vintage Rolls Royce. He was meticulous in
record-keeping and kept track of the family
genealogy.
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Jim is survived by his
brothers, John (Pamela Jo Medley) Spellman of
Phoenix, AZ and Henry
(Lynn) Spellman of Lincoln; his nephews, Mike
(Bethe) Davis of Fairbanks, AK; Ed (Michelle)
Spellman of Muscatine, IA, and Charlie (Miki)
Spellman of Tempe, AZ, as well as seven great-nieces
and nephews.
He was preceded in
death by his parents; his sister, Ann Spellman
Liesman; and his nephew, Eric Spellman.
A casual graveside service for Jim Spellman will be
held at 11:00 am Saturday, May 30, 2026, at New
Union Cemetery in Lincoln, IL, where full military
rites will be accorded by Lincoln American Legion
Post #263. Memorials may be made in Jim’s name to
the Wounded Warrior Project.
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