1880 - LOVELL GROVE CHURCH CEMETERY - Lovell...1880-Lovell Grove Cem (Section20); Omega twp, Marion...

1880-Lovell Grove Cem (Section20); Omega twp, Marion Co, IL (compiled by the Kinmundy Historical Soc – October 2016 ()

1880 - LOVELL GROVE

CHURCH CEMETERY

Omega twp.; Marion Co., IL

Compiled and photographed by Gladys Corrie See & Dolores Ford Mobley

with the Kinmundy Historical Society

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(This plat and genealogical information is located at

www.kinmundyhistoricalsociety.org under the “Cemeteries” section)

Updated: October 2016

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1880 - LOVELL GROVE CHURCH CEMETERY

Omega twp.; Marion Co., IL Compiled and photographed by Gladys Corrie See & Dolores Ford Mobley

with the Kinmundy Historical Society

(Photographs can be found at www.findagrave.com)

(This plat and genealogical information is located at

www.kinmundyhistoricalsociety.org under the “Cemeteries” section)

Updated: October 2016

Please send additions and corrections to [email protected]

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SCHOOLEY, Ray M.

1882 – 1947

Ray M. SCHOOLEY;

Apr. 16, 1882 (Martin, Ind.) – Feb. 23, 1947;

Father: Robert SCHOOLEY;

Mother: Mariah (MATSON) SCHOOLEY;

Spouse: Valeria SCHOOLEY

(Illinois State Archives Death Certificate)

Ray SCHOOLEY of Omega died in his home at 2 p.m.

Sunday. Mr. SCHOOLEY had been ill for some time.

Before he was taken ill, Mr. SCHOOLEY was a

blacksmith in Omega. Mr. SCHOOLEY was 64.

(Death Announced in “The Kinmundy Express”

- Feb. 27, 1947)

Son of Robert M. and Maria Schooley;

Born near Shoals, Indiana April 15, 1882 and died Feb.

23, 1947. He, with his parents moved to Illinois when

was about two years old, and located in Omega where he

spent his entire life, excepting one year in Ellsworth, Ill.

and one year in Iuka.. On New Years eve, 1910, he was

married to Miss Valeria VanCleve and with his father

operated a blacksmith shop, he and his wife making a

home for his father after the mother has passed away,

until his father died in March of 1937. Two children

came to bless this union, Mrs. Vera Mulvaney of near

Farina and Glen Schooley of Omega, and these children

and their children were a source of joy and pleasure to

him when they came to visit him during his illness.

He leaves his wife; 1 daughter Mrs. Vera Mulvaney and

her husband Ollie Mulvaney, 1 son, Glen Schooley and

his wife Zettie Schooley, six grandchildren, also one

sister, Mrs. Virdie Lonnon, two nieces, Mrs. Lois

Alderson and Mrs. Myrle Helm, a number of cousins and

a host of friends.

(Info. from obituary in unknown Newspaper )

SCHOOLEY, Valeria

1887 - 1982

Valeria (VANCLEVE) SCHOOLEY;

Oct. 6, 1887 – Sept. 1982 ;

(SSN Death Index)

(Info. from husband’s obituary)

Died on Oct. 1, 1982

(Death announcement in the Decatur

“Herald & Review” on Oct. 1, 1982)

Ray M. SCHOOLEY & Valeria VAN CLEVE

were married Dec. 21, 1910 in Marion Co., IL

(Marion Co., IL Marriages 1888-1931 by the

Marion Co. Gen & Hist. Society)

Daughter of George Washington VANCLEVE

& Ida (PITTENGER) VANCLEVE


(Info. from sister’s (Laura Elizabeth (VanCleve)

Leonard) on Jan. 14, 1974)

VAN CLEVE, George W.

1859 – 1951

George W. VANCLEVE;

Aged 92 years;

Formerly from Clay Co., IL;

Died at his home near Kinmundy on Apr. 20, 1951;

Survived by son, Everette; 4 daughters, Hattie

Huddleston and Laura Leonard,.

(Obituary in the “Terre Haute Tribune”

on Apr. 27, 1951)

Died Apr. 1951; Aged 92 years;

(Death Announced in “The Kinmundy Express”

- May 3, 1951)

Son of William VANCLEVE

& Eliza Jane (HOFFMAN) VANCLEVE;

Married Nancy Ida PITTENGER Oct. 15, 1882 – Ind.;

Children: Everett L. (1884); Hattie (1885); Valeria

(1887-1982); Fay (1892); Laura (1896)

(Ancestry.com family tree)

VAN CLEVE, Everett L.

1884 – 1970

Everett L. VAN CLEVE

Son of George Washington VAN CLEVE

Son of George Washington VAN CLEVE

& Nancy Ida (PITTENGER) VAN CLEVE

(Info. from Ancestry.com family tree)

(1900 Census; Clay Co., IN)

HUDDLESTON, Faye

1889 -1968

Faye (__________) HUDDLESTON;

Jan. 8, 1893 – June 1968

(SSN Death Index)

(No Express obit found)

KELCHNER, Millie V.

Dec. 14, 1880 – March 1, 1959

Millie (LONG) KELCHNER;

Daughter of Henry LONG

& Martha J. (MULVANEY) LONG;

Married in 1925 to Harvey KELCHNER (1873-1935)

(Info. from findagrave researcher)


ROGERS, Malissa Alice

July 26, 1915 – Feb. 24, 1986

Last address: St. Charles, Kane Co., IL

(SSN Death Index)

Stone base

EVELAND, Clara Mae

1903 – 1989

(funeral home marker)

Clara Mae EVELAND;

Sept. 23, 1903 – Nov. 20, 1989;

Daughter of Maudie HENSLEY;

Married George W. EVELAND in 1936


(he died in 1987)

(Obituary)

Surviving: a daughter, Pearl Landreth; a sister, Bertha

Huffhine

marker

Base

WIMBERLY, Rohima Louise

1919 – 1952

(Paper marker no longer there. This

information was from a previous reading

in 1971 in the Marion County Gen. &

Hist. Soc. Cemetery Book.)


WIMBERLY, Maudie Elsie

1921 – 1933

(Paper marker no longer there. This

information was from a previous reading

in 1971 in the Marion County Gen. &

Hist. Soc. Cemetery Book.)

Maudie Elsie WIMBERLY;

May 17, 1921 – Dec. 17, 1933;

Father: Alfred WIMBERLY;

Mother: May (HENSLEY) WIMBERLY



HENSLEY, Rebecka J.

Sept. 2, 1857 – Dec. 3, 1930

Rebecca Jane (WILCOXEN/WILCOX) HENSLEY;

Daughter of Elijah WILCOXIN/WILCOX

& Elizabeth (________) WILCOXIN/WILCOX

(DFM Note: part of microfilm was unreadable)

(Obituary in “The Kinmundy Express”

- Dec. 11, 1930)

William C. HENSLEY & Rebecca J. WILCOX were

Married in Marion Co., IL on May 25, 1878

(Illinois State Archives Marriage Index)

Died: Dec. 3, 1930; Omega, IL



MULVANY, Oliver W.

Nov. 30, 1911 – Oct. 28, 2002

Married Sept. 6, 1933

Oliver Wesley MULVANY;

Son of Fred MULVANY

& Ethel (RITTER) MULVANY;

Married Vera Mae SCHOOLEY on Sept. 6, 1933

(Obituary)

Survivors: 2 sons, Lowell and Larry Mulvany; 2 daus.,

Eileen Norman and Nancy Reiss; 2 sisters, Thelma See

and Gladys Bodine; Preceded in death by his wife; 1

dau, and 1 sister

MULVANY, Vera M.

May 1, 1912 – Aug. 11, 1984


Vera Mae (SCHOOLEY) MULVANY;

Aged 72 years;

Daughter of Ray SCHOOLEY

& Valeria (VANCLEVE) SCHOOLEY;

Married Oliver MULVANEY on Sept. 6, 1933;

Surviving are her husband; 2 sons, Lowell and Larry


Mulvaney; 3 daughters, Eileen Norman, Marie Hites,

and Nancy Reiss.

(Obituary from Marion Co. Gen. & Hist. Library

newspaper drawers)

WWII LANDRETH, Oliver D.

PFC US Army World War II

June 18, 1926 – Apr. 17, 1983

(World War II Veteran)

Oliver D. LANDRETH

Son of Oscar LANDRETH

& Lottie (JUSTICE) LANDRETH WOODROW;

Married Pearl EVELAND in 1960

(Obituary)

Survivors: his wife, Pearl; his mother, Lottie Woodrow;

5 SONS, Daniel, Ronald, Steven, Robert and William

Landreth; 2 daus, Christine Brown and Elizabeth

Landreth; 3 sisters, Lela Wilfong, Ellora Siddens, and

Edith Jones

Married Rosemary GUNKLE


LANDRETH, Oscar

1880 – 1966

Oscar LANDRETH;

Apr. 22, 1881 – May 1966

(SSN Death Index)

Apr. 22, 1881- May 1966;

Married (1) Bessie _______

Married (2) Louisa “Lottie” JUSTICE




THURSTON, Oren

Feb. 26, 1904 – Jan. 16, 1910

Oren THURSTON;

Son of Louis Walter THURSTON

& Belldora Sill (SMITH) THURSTON

(Info. from findagrave.com)


THURSTON, Hazel

May 10, 1909 – Jan. 18, 1910

Hazel THURSTON;

Daughter of Louis Walter THURSTON

& Belldora Sill (SMITH) THURSTON



THURSTON, Walter

March 7, 1883 – May 23, 1931

Louis Walter THURSTON;

Married Belldora Sill SMITH


Omega: The body of Walter THURSTON, who formerly

resided here, was brought to the Church of Christ on

Monday where services were held, and interment was

made in the cemetery nearby


(Death mentioned in “The Kinmundy Express”

- May 28, 1931)

Belle D. SMITH & Louis W. THURSTON were

married on Sept. 17, 1902 in Marion Co., IL



(No Death Certificate found)

THURSTON, Belldora Sill

Oct. 30, 1885 – June 25, 1972

BELLDORA Sill (SMITH) THURSTON;

Married Louis Walter THURSTON


Belle D. SMITH & Louis W. THURSTON were

married on Sept. 17, 1902 in Marion Co., IL




THURSTON, B.F.

Jan. 26, 1845 – Nov. 14, 1913

B.F. THURSTON;

Married Esther WILSON

(Info. on tombstone)

(Info. on wife’s death certificate)

Benjamin F. THURSTON & Jennie E. BELL

were married June 1, 1869 in Marion Co., IL


THURSTON, Esther

(Wife of B.F. Thurston)

Oct. 3, 1848 – Oct. 23, 1926

Esther (WILSON) THURSTON;

Born: Oct. 3, 1849 – Decatur Co., Ind.;

Died: Oct. 23, 1926 (Granite City, Madison Co., IL);

Father: William WILSON


Married B.F. THURSTON



DURBIN, Lucille M.

June 28, 1908 – Jan. 24, 1988

Margaret Lucille (BUNDY) DURBIN;

Born: June 28, 2898;

Daughter of Oliver “Roy” BUNDY

& Edith (PERNECE) BUNDY;

Preceded in death by her husband, and infant son

(Obituary from the Marion Co. Gen. & Hist. Library)

KENLEY, Donald Dwainne

1938 – 1952

Donald Dwainne KENLEY;

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Harold KENLEY;

Died of Polio;


- July 24, 1952)

Son of Harold KENLEY

& Sarah J. (_______) KENLEY

on June 8, 1935

(Info. on tombstones)

Survived by two sisters and one brother.


KENLEY, Harold C.

Sept. 1, 1909 – Oct. 21, 1985

Married June 8, 1935

Harold C. KENLEY;

Born in New Mexico;

Son of Newton KENLEY

& Mary (SIPES) KENLEY;

Married Sarah SEAMAN

(Obituary)

Survivors: his wife; a son, Eugene Kenley; 2 daus, Twila

Baker and Shirley Wantland; 3 sisters, Iris Meyers, Ruth

Clark, and Florence Robbins; 2 brothers, Gordon

Kenley, and Claybourn Kenley

Married Sarah J. SEAMAN on June 8, 1935

(Information on tombstone)

KENLEY, Sarah J.

June 17, 1917 – Dec. 13, 2008


Sarah J. (SEAMAN) KENLEY;

Daughter of Person SEAMAN

& Mary (RILEY) SEAMAN;

Married Harold C. KENLEY on June 8, 1935;

Survivors: a son, Eugene Kenley; daus, Twilla Baker and

Shirley Wantland; brothers, Anthony and Freddie

Seaman; sisters, Lena Kelley, Ella Friesen. Preceded in

death by her husband, her parents, a son, Donald Kenley;

brothers, Edwin and Jimmie Seaman; a sister, Lettie

Fraser

(Obituary)

Born in Belleville, Republic Co, Kansas

(Info. From findagrave researcher)

KENLEY, Eugene Edward

b. Oct. 2, 1939

“Father of Donna, Kimberly,

Mary, Jackie”

Eugene Edward KENLEY;

Son of Harold C. KENLEY

& Sarah J. (SEAMAN) KENLEY

WANTLAND, Shirley L.

b. Dec. 10, 1940

Married Nov. 14, 1959

Shirley L. (KENLEY) WANTLAND;

Married Francis M. WANTLAND on Nov. 14, 1959

Daughter of Harold C. KENLEY

& Sarah J. (SEAMAN) KENLEY Veteran WANTLAND, Francis M.

Sept. 1, 1937 – Feb. 13, 1999


S. Sgt. U.S. Air Force

Francis M. WANTLAND;

Born in Thornton, Iowa; Died in Sandwich, IL;

Son of Wyle Martin WANTLAND

& Ressie (BRANSON) WANTLAND;

Married Shirley KENLEY on Nov. 14, 1959 in Salem;

Served in the U.S. Air Force

(Obituary)

Survivors: his mother, Ressie Wilcoxen of Salem; 2

sons, Marty and Robert Wantland; and 1 dau, Teresa

Sanders; a brother, Bill Wantland; 2 sisters, Betty White

and Mary Wilkinson; his motherinlaw, Sarah Kenley of

Salem. Preceded in death by his stepfather, Cecil

Wilcoxen, and agranddaughter, Hollie Wantland



BEARD, Andrew

Jan. 11, 1867 – Feb. 3, 1948

Andrew BEARD;

S.A. BEARD & Alice HOCKADAY were married in

Clay Co., IL on Aug. 21, 1895


Married Alice C. HOCKADAY

(Wife’s Death Certificate from Illinois State Archives)

Feb. 5, 1948: Andrew BEARD died at his home south of

her early Tuesday morning after an illness of several

years.

BEARD, Alice

(Wife of Andrew Beard)

Aug. 21, 1876 – Oct. 4, 1927

Alice C. (HOCKADAY) BEARD;

Born: Clay Co., IL;

Father: John HOCKADAY;

Mother: Lucena (HANKS) HOCKADAY;

Spouse: Andrew BEARD


S.A. BEARD & Alice HOCKADAY were married in

Clay Co., IL on Aug. 21, 1895



BEARD, Bertha Alice

1900 – 1968

Bertha BEARD;

Jan. 11, 1900 – Oct. 20, 1968 (Anna, IL);

Daughter of Andrew BEARD

& Alice (HOCKADAY) BEARD;

(Obituary in “The Kinmundy Express’

- Oct. 24, 1968)

Survived by 3 sisters: Mrs. Eva (Ole) Alderson, Iuka;

Mrs. Faye Vandeveer, Galesburg; and Mrs. Rochell

Langeland, Minooka,

ALDERSON, Ole A.

1896 – 1976

Ole Ansel ALDERSON;

Born in Alma, IL;

Son of Lew ALDERSON

& Ethel (_______) ALDERSON;

Married Eva BEARD;

Died: March 20, 1976 in Salem Hospital;

Surviving: his wife; son, Andrew Lew; sisters, Adda

Cairns, Elsie Morris; and a brother, Oran Alderson.

(Obituary in the “Decatur Herald”

on March 22, 1976)

Son of Lewellen A. ALDERSON

& Ethel (WANTLAND) ALDERSON;

(Info. from obituary of brother, Oran Alderson)

Ole ALDERSON & Eva L. BEARD were married

on Apr. 19, 1925 in Marion Co., IL




ALDERSON, Eva B.

1896 – 1976

Eva L. (BEARD) ALDERSON;

Born in Clay Co., IL;


& Alice (______) BEARD;

Married Ole ALDERSON (who died March 20, 1976);

From rural Iuka;

Died: March 31, 1976 in Salem Hospital;

Surviving: a son, Andrew Lew; sisters, Rochelle

Langeland and Mrs. Faye Vandeveer


on April 2, 1976)


& Alice (HOCKADAY) BEARD

(Info. from mother’s death certificate)

Ole ALDERSON & Eva L. BEARD were married




Obituary not found in Kinmundy Express

ALDERSON, Andrew Lew

1927 – 1997

Andrew Lew ALDERSON;

Jan. 17, 1927 – Oct. 26, 1997;

Son of Ole ALDERSON

& Eva (BEARD) ALDERSON


Survivors: 2 aunts, Elsie Marsh and Rochelle Langland Veteran DONOHO, Ernest “Ernie”

Nov. 14, 1927 – Jan. 12, 2006

Ernest “Ernie” DONOHO;

Son of Jess DONOHO

& Delite (WILLIAMS) DONOHO;

Married Virginia “Ginny” WEISS on Feb. 14, 1952;

Veteran of the Army, Navy, and Marines

(Obituary)

Survivors: his wife; a dau, Michelle Hensley; a brother,

Dennis Donoho. Preceded by his parents, a son, Mike

Donoho; and a brother, Gene Donoho

DONOHO, Virginia “Ginny”

b. March 31, 1935

Virginia “Ginny” (WEISS) DONOHO;

Married Ernest “Ernie” DONOHO on Feb. 14, 1952


Veteran

CRUISE, Jerry P.

July 21, 1940 – March 27, 2016

Jerry Paul CRUISE;

Born in Boulder;

Son of Paul CRUISE


IC3 U.S. Navy

& Rose (GIBSON) CRUISE;

Married Mary Lee HELM on Oct. 5, 1969;

Served in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam Era;

Died at Odin Health Care Center;

Survived by his wife; sons, Paul and Rodney Cruise;

Preceded in death by his parents and sister, Sue Donoho.

(Obituary)

CRUISE, Mary Lee HELM

b. March 21, 1944

Mary Lee (HELM) CRUISE;

Daughter of Eugene Franklin HELM

& Myrtle (LONNON) HELM;

Married Jerry CRUISE

HELM, Eugene

Oct. 25, 1908 – Apr. 13, 1987

Eugene Franklin HELM;

Born in Montana;

Son of Michael HELM

& Lola Dell (______) HELM;

Married Myrtle LONNON in 1940;

Surviving: wife; son, Frankliln E; daughters, Mary Lee

Cruse, Alice Flowers, and Jeanne Lea; brother, Dwight.

1 brother and 5 sisters preceded him in death.

(Obituary in the Decatur “Herald & Review”

on Apr. 15, 1987)

Parent’s marriage record:

Michael J. HELM & Lola D. HAYS were married on

Dec. 2, 1890 in Marion Co., IL

(Marion Co., IL Marriage Index)

Married Georgia Myrle LONNON

(Info. from wife’s obituary)

HELM, Myrle

Jan. 8, 1909 – Apr. 4, 2001

Georgia Myrle (LONNON) HELM;

Daughter of George LONNON

& Virdie (SCHOOLEY) LONNON;

Married Eugene HELM on Aug. 7, 1940

(Obituary)



Married Eugene HELM;

(Omega – History of the Area (1823-1973)”)

Survivors: 1 son, Frank E. Helm; 1 dau., Mary Lee

Cruise. Preceded in death by her husband.

ALDERSON, Oran T.

Feb. 5, 1903 – Feb. 1, 1989

Ora Thomas ALDERSON;

Son of Lewellen A. ALDERSON

& Ethel (WANTLAND) ALDERSON;

Married Lois LONNON on Oct. 28, 1931

(Obituary)

Surviving: his wife; 2 daus, Rojean Kline and Rosalie

Maxey; a sister, Elsie Marsh. Preceded in death by 1

brother, and 3 sisters.

ALDERSON, Lois

Apr. 4, 1907 – Feb. 10, 1997

Lois (LONNON) ALDERSON;




Married Oran T. ALDERSON on Oct. 28, 1931


Survivors: 2 daus., Rojean Kline and Rosalie Maxey.

Preceded by her husband and a brother, Robert Lonnon.


BARNWELL, Fred W.

Oct. 27, 1889 – Nov. 16, 1962

Fred W. BARNWELL;

Married Estella E. BROWN


BARNWELL, Estella E. BROWN

(Wife of Fred W. Barnwell)

March 6, 1987 – Oct. 4, 1973

Estella E. (BROWN) BARNWELL;

Married Fred W. BARNWELL

Obituary not found in Kinmundy Express

FULFER, Clifford

1896 – 1975

Clifford FULFER;

Jan. 17, 1896 (Oklahoma City, OK) – July 14, 1975;

Married Rose ROGERS on March 26, 1944

(Obituary in “The Kinmundy Express’

- July 17, 1975)

Surviving: 1 stepson, Gene Beard of Tampa, Fla

FULFER, Rose

1899 – 1966

Rose (ROGERS) FULFER;

Apr. 11, 1899 – May 1966

Died May 21, 1966; Aged 67 years;

Survived by her husband, Clifford; 1 son, Gene, Tampa,

Fla.; and 1 sister, Grace LONG, DuQuoin

(Death mentioned in “The Kinmundy Express’

- May 26, 1966)

(SSN Death Index)


LUTTRELL, Opal

1901 - 1996

Thelma Opal ((MULVANEY) LUTTRELL

Arthur J. LUTTRELL & Opal MULVANEY were

married on June 12, 1924 in Marion Co., IL



July 2, 1901 – July 2, 1901

Died in Silver Spring, Montgomery Co., Maryland

(Info. from findagrave)

WWI LUTTRELL, Arthur J.

1891 – 1956

Arthur Joe LUTTRELL;

Arthur J. LUTTRELL & Opal MULVANEY were


Illinois Pvt U.S. Army – World War I

Feb. 17, 1891 – Jan. 18, 1956

(World War I Veteran)




Pleasant Grove: The body of Joe LITTRELL, who died

at a hospital in Eldorado, was buried at Lovell’s Grove

Cemetery Thursday. The funeral was held at Salem.

Some from here called at the cemetery to view the body.

Mr. and Mrs. LITTRELL and son formerly lived near

Omega.

(Death mentioned in “The Kinmundy Express’

- Jan. 26, 1956)

Feb. 17, 1891 – Jan. 18, 1956 (Ridgway, IL);

Son of George LUTTRELL

& Mittie Amanda (MIDDLETON) LUTTRELL;


WWII LUTTRELL, Albert J.

U.S. Army World War II

1925 – 1997

Medical Det 129th Infantry BSM PH


Albert Jewell LUTTRELL;

Born: Aug. 25, 1925 (Flint, Mich.);

Died: Apr. 22, 1997 (Genesee, Mich.);

Son of Arthur Joe Luttrell

& Thelma Opal (Cooper) Luttrell

(Info. sent from findagrave researcher)


SHORT, Virgil Harlen

1919 – 1922

Virgil Harlen SHORT;

May 9, 1919 – Nov. 28, 1922;

Father: Roy Harlen SHORT

Mother: Lulu Fawn (WHITE) SHORT


The funeral for the 3 old child of Mr. and Mrs. Ray

SHORT of Alma was held at the Lovell Church and laid

to rest in the nearby cemetery


- Dec. 7, 1922)

SHORT, Lula F.

“Mom”

1897 – 1974

Lula Fawn (WHITE) SHORT;

Married Roy Harlen SHORT

(Info. from son, Virgil’s, death certificate)

Nov. 30, 1897 – Nov. 29, 1974

(SSN Death Index)

Roy Harlin SHORT & Lulu Fawn WHITE were




Daughter of Albert L. WHITE


& Alice May (MARLOW) WHITE

(Info. from findagrave

researcher)

SHORT, Roy H.

“Dad”

1897 – 1978

Roy Harlen SHORT;

Married Lula Fawn WHITE

(Info. from son, Virgil’s, death certificate)

Nov. 29, 1897 – March 1978

(SSN Death Index)

Roy Harlin SHORT & Lulu Fawn WHITE were




Son of Philip Slifer SHORT

& Sarah Evaline (VANOSDOL) SHORT


STEVENSON, Alice E.

“Mom”

Aug. 3, 1924 – May 16, 1988

Alice E. (SHORT) STEVENSON;

Daughter of Roy SHORT & Fawn (WHITE) SHORT;

Married ______ STEVENSON

(Obituary)

Survivors: a son, David Robert Stevenson; 2 daus., Kay

Gillett and Linda Stevenson; a brother, Paul Short.

STEVENSON, Dave Robert

“Big Bob”

Aug. 1, 1956 – Aug. 15, 1992

David Robert “Bob” STEVENSON;

Surviving: special friend, Julie Carpenter; half-brother,

Sonny Henson; sister, Linda Stevenson; half-sisters, Kay

Gillett, Sandy Leuty, Billy Joe McGee, and Deloris

Johnson.

(Obituary in the Decatur “Herald & Review”)

Son of _____ STEVENSON

& Alice E. (SHORT) STEVENSON

(Info. from mother’s obituary)

SMITH, Charlie N.

1882 – 1934

Charles N. SMITH;

Apr. 20, 1882 – Jan. 3, 1934;

Father: Marion SMITH;

Mother: Mary C. (McCARTY) SMITH;

Spouse: Sarah SMITH


Charlie SMITH & Sarah BIRD were married

on March 20, 1904 in Marion Co., IL



(Express obit only listed announcement.)

SMITH, Sarah C.

1883 – 1969

Sarah C. (BIRD) SMITH;

Married Charles N. SMITH

Charlie SMITH & Sarah BIRD were married





BRANDEBURY, Robert D.

“Father”

b. Jan. 18, 1943

Married March 17, 1970

Robert D. BRANDEBURY;

Married Carolyn S. ________ on March 17, 1970

BRANDEBURY, Carolyn S.

“Mother”

Feb. 29, 1944 – Feb. 22, 1995


Carolyn S. (THOMASON) BRANDEBURY;

Daughter of Oscar THOMASON

& Gladys (TROTTER) THOMASON;

Married Robert D. BRANDEBURY on March 17, 1970

(Obituary)

Survivors: 1 son, Edmund Singleterry; 3 daus, Jeri Lake,

Denise Dau and Robin King; 2 stepdaus, Kimberly

Walker and Yvette Jamison; 3 brothers, Leland, Glenard

and Wilford Thomason; 2 sisters, Lorene McNew and

Leona Thomason. Preceded in death by a stepdau, Gina

Brandevury in 1993, and 3 brothers


ROGERS, Max R.

1903 – 1960

ROGERS, Amp

1857 – 1931

William Amp ROGERS;

Married Mary A. KELLER on Dec. 23, 1880 in

Marion Co., IL


ROGERS, Mollie Mary

1864 – 1944

Mary A. “Mollie” (KELLER) ROGERS

Married William Amp on Dec. 23, 1880 in

Marion Co., IL


March 22, 1864 (Ind.) – May 29, 1944 (Union Co., IL);

Daughter of Phillip KELLER

& Jane (FORTUNE) KELLER;

Spouse: Amp ROGERS



WWI BRANDEBURY, Henry M.

Illinois

PFC Co D 326 Machine Gun Bn

World War I

Sept. 20, 1892 – Feb. 16, 1954


Henry M. BRANDEBURY;

Married Mary Ethel SMITH

(Death Certificate of daughter, Ella Reta Brandeberry)

Henry M. BRANDEBURY & Mary Ethel SMITH were

married on March 17, 1929 in Marion Co., IL




SHELTON, Earl L. Earl L. SHELTON;


“Father”

Dec. 10, 1917 – Aug. 10, 1997

Married July 30, 1951

From Robinson, IL; Died on Aug. 10, 1997.


“Herald & Review” on Aug. 11, 1997)

Married Mary H. BRANDEBURY on July 30, 1951


SHELTON, Mary H. (BRANDEBURY)

“Mother”

Sept. 28, 1930 – Aug. 15, 2005


Mary H. (BRANDEBURY) SHELTON;

From Robinson, IL; Died on Aug. 15, 2005



Married Earl L. SHELTON on July 30, 1951

BRANDEBURY, Ella Reta

July 15, 1940 – June 3, 1942

Ella Reta BRANDEBURY;

2 year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Morine

BRANDEBERRY of Salem, who was accidentally killed

by her father when backing his car from the driveway.


- June 11, 1942)

Daughter of Henry M. BRANDEBURY

& Mary Ethel (SMITH) BRANDEBURY


HAYS, Ervin P.

Sept. 15, 1910 – Apr. 28, 1972


Ervin P. HAYS;

Married Lena M. BAKER on Nov. 29, 1936


HAYS, Lena M.

March 6, 1907 – May 15, 2006


Lena M. (BAKER) HAYS;

Daughter of John Tucker BAKER

& Amy Mable (SOUTHWARD) BAKER;

Married Ervin P. HAYS

(Obituary)

Survivors: 1 sister, Lesta Alderson; Preceded in death by

her husband, parents; 2 brothers, Leon and Dean Baker.

Married Ervin P. HAYS on Nov. 29, 1936


MUELLER, Marvin Fred

Apr. 28, 1927 – Feb. 24, 1986

Marvin Fred MUELLER;

Married Ula Mae BAKER

MUELLER, Ula Mae

Feb. 11, 1932 – Nov. 27, 2013

Ula Mae (BAKER) MUELLER;

Born in Iuka; Living in Mascoutah;

Died in Belleville Hospital;

Daughter of Leon Loren BAKER

& Fannie Lucille (MULVANY) BAKER;

Married Marvin Fred MUELLER on Oct. 6, 1951;

Surviving: a son, Carl Fred Mueller; daughters, Connie

Lea Mueller, Colleen Mae Mueller; brothers, Laurence,

Dale, Gale, Gary, and James Baker; sisters, Rose Meador

and Velma Burkett. Preceded in death by her husband;

parents, and 3 brothers, Everett, Eldred and Robert.


(Obituary)

BAKER, Eldrid “Gene”

May 19, 1943 – July 12, 1999


Eldrid “Gene” BAKER;

Son of Leon BAKER

& Fannie (MULVANEY) BAKER;

Married Ethel Lou _______ on Nov. 7, 1964

(Obituary)

Surviving: his wife; 1 son, Jeffery Roger Baker; 1 dau.,

Shelly Kuhns; 5 bros, Lawrence, Dale, Gale, Gary and

Jim Baker; 3 sisters, Vlamae Muller, Maria Mador, and

Velma Vurkett; Preceded in death by his parents and 2

brothers

BAKER, Ethel L.

b. Aug. 26, 1946


Ethel L. (_______) BAKER;

Married Eldrid “Gene” BAKER on Nov. 7, 1964

Korea ARNOLD, John F.

June 3, 1933 – Feb. 3, 2007


John F. ARNOLD;

Son of Mason “Jake” ARNOLD

& Dorothy M. (CHEELEY) ARNOLD;

Married Ladena L. POWLESS on March 13, 1970;

Korean War Veteran

(Obituary)

Survivors: his wife; 2 daus., Lou Ann Woodward and

Joyce Slotsve; a son, Bryan Arnold; a brother, Bill

Arnold; a sister, Ethel Baker. Preceded in death by his

parents; a brother, Curtis Arnold; and 2 sisters, Patty and

Mary Marie Arnold.

ARNOLD, Ladena L.

July 6, 1937 – May 16, 2012


Ladena Lee (POWLESS) ARNOLD;

Daughter of Leo POWLESS

& Annabelle (PERRY) POWLESS TATE;

Married John F. ARNOLD on March 12, 1970

(Obituary)

Survivors: a dau, Lou Ann Woodward; 3 bros, David and

Gary Powless, and Tom Tate. Preceded in death by her

parents, her husband, and a stepfather, Wayne Tate


Korea

EBLIN, Donald Ray

May 17, 1933 – June 13, 2014

Donald Ray EBLIN

May 17, 1933 – June 13, 2014;

Son of Leslie EBLIN

& Mamie (BRANSON) EBLIN;

Army veteran of the Korean War;

Surviving: son, Douglas Ray Eblin; his dau., Deanna

Weber; brother, George Eblin; sisters, Genieva Anderson

and Sharon Sue Vollbracht; Preceded in death by his

parents; and a son, David Michael Eblin.

(Obituary)

EBLIN, Leslie

Apr. 13, 1906 – Jan. 20, 1996

Leslie W. EBLIN;

Son of Willie J. EBLIN & Laura O. (WEEMS) EBLIN;

Married Mamie BRANSON on Oct. 1, 1929;


Owned and operated Eblin’s Grocery in Omega

(Obituary)

Survivors: stepmother, Georgia Eblin; his wife; sons,

George and Don Eblin; daus., Geneva Anderson, Sharon

Sue Vollbracht; step-sisters, Louise Donoho, Marguerite

Spears and Letha Rose; Preceded in death by his

parents, a son, 1 sister, and 3 brothers.

ELBLIN, Mamie

Sept. 28, 1910 – March 17, 2002

Mamie G. (BRANSON) EBLIN;

Daughter of Herbert E. BRANSON

& Audie Jane (PHELPS) BRANSON;

Married Leslie W. EBLIN on Oct. 1, 1929

She and her husband operated Eblin Grocery Store in

Omega for over 30 years

(Obituary)

Survivors: 2 sons, George and Don Eblin; 2 daus,

Geneva Anderson and Sharon Sue Vollbracht; 3 sisters,

Ressie Wilcoxen, Marie Mulvaney, and Myrtle Ogren.

Preceded in death by her husband and 1 son.

BAKER, Leon L.

Aug. 27, 1909 – Sept. 19, 1983

Leon Loren BAKER;

Son of John BAKER

& Amy (SOUTHWARD) BAKER;

Married Fannie MULVANY in 1931

(Obituary)

Survivors: 6 sons, Lawrence, Dale, Gary, Gene, Jim and

Gale Baker; 3 daus, Ula Mae Mueller, Velma Burkett,

and Marie Hawkins; 1 bro, Dean Baker; 3 sisters, Lena

Hays, Lesta Alderson, and Doris Neal

BAKER, Fannie L.

Oct. 23, 1912 – Aug. 21, 1981

Fannie Lucille (MULVANY) BAKER;


Daughter of Andrew MULVANY

& Jessie (JONES) MULVANY;

Married Leon BAKER

(Obituary)

Surviving: her husband; 6 sons, Lawrence, Dale, Gary,

Gene, Gale and Jim Baker; daus, Mrs. Ula Mae Mueller,

Mrs. Velma Burkett, and Mrs. Marie Hawkins; 6 bros,

Clyde, Roger, Howard, Buren, Burdett “Bud”, and

Raymond Mulvany; 3 sisters, Mrs. Erma Morrow, Mrs.

Evelyn White, and Mrs. Thelma Jean Cameron

BAKER, Everett E.

1938 – 1960

Everett Edwin BAKER;

Nov. 11, 1938 – Dec. 27, 1960;

Son of Leon Loren BAKER

& Fannie Lucille (MULVANY) BAKER



BAKER, Robert L.

1933 – 1950

Robert Lee BAKER;

Sept. 24, 1934 – July 1950

Son of Leon Loren BAKER

& Fannie Lucille (MULVANY) BAKER


ARNOLD, Earl C. Earl Curtis ARNOLD;


Dec. 6, 1936 – March 1, 1968


Killed when he was struck on the head by a falling tree

on March 1, 1968; Aged 31 years;

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Mason ARNOLD;

Married Wanda ALLISON


- March 7, 1968)

Survived by his wife, Wanda Allison Arnold; 1 son,

Bruce; daughter, Lynn, and 2 children he reared in his

home, Caroyn and Eddie Allison; his parents; 2 brothers,

John and Bill of Salem; a sister, Mrs. Ethel Baker,

Centralia

Son of Edgar Mason “Jake” ARNOLD

& Dorothy (CHEELEY) ARNOLD

(Obituary of father from Marion Co. Gen. & Hist.

Library newspaper drawers)

ARNOLD, Wanda J.

b. Jan. 22, 1941


Wanda J. (ALLISON) ARNOLD;

Married Earl Curt ARNOLD on Sept. 15, 1956

ARNOLD, Charles W.

Nov. 17, 1923 – Jan. 8, 2005

Married Apr. 18, 1947

Charles Woodrow ARNOLD;

Son of Thomas I. ARNOLD

& Elsa (SMITH) ARNOLD;

Married Carrie Louise SHUFELDT on Apr. 18, 1947

(Obituary)

Survivors: his wife; a son, Charles Arnold; daus., Anita

Donoho, and Elaine Nelson; a brother, Mason Arnold; a

sister, Annabelle Perry. Preceded in death by a son,

Clyde Eddy Arnold and a grandson, Matt Donoho.

ARNOLD, Louise SHUFELDT

Jan. 19, 1922 – Apr. 10, 2008


Carrie Louise (SHUFELDT) ARNOLD;

Daughter of Clyde L. SHUFELDT

& Lavina (BROOM) SHUFELDT;

Married Charles W. ARNOLD on Apr. 18, 1947

(Obituary)

Survivors: Son, Charles Arnold; 2 daus., Elaine Nelson

and Anita Donoho. Preceded in death by her husband;

her parents; a son, Clyde Eddy Arnold; a grandson,

Matthew Donoho; an infant greatgrandson, Charles W.

Arnold; and 2 brothers, Charles and Russell Shufeldt.

ARNOLD, Clyde Eddy

Dec. 30, 1950 – July 5, 1970

“Our Dear Son”

“Son of Louise & Charles W. Arnold”

Clyde Eddy ARNOLD;

Died from injuries in an auto accident;

Son of Charles W. ARNOLD

& Louise (SHUFELDT) ARNOLD


- July 9, 1970)

Survivors: his parents; 1 brother, Charles Lester; 2

sisters, Anita and Elaine, at home

DONOHO, Matthew Gene

March 23, 1976 – July 19, 2001

(No obituary found at Marion Co.

Gen. & Hist. Library)

Tombstone base



SEE, Merle

1916 – 2000

Merle SEE;

June 27, 1916 – June 2, 2000;

Son of Chesley Paul SEE

& Hulda (MARLOW) SEE;

Married (1) Alice Edna SMITH on Feb. 9, 1934

(she died on Nov. 10, 1951);

Married (2) Thelma Belle MULVANY on Aug. 23, 1952

(Obituary)

Survivors: his wife, Thelma See; 3 sons, Ron, Eddie and

Jim See, a step-son, Charles Bundy; 4 daus, Jean

Monical, Pat Vest, Rita See, and Vicki Wilkerson; 3 bros,

twin Verle and Leroy and Earl See; 5 sisters, Elsie Rose,

Inez Douthitt, Mary Diss, Ella Mae, and Hilda Powell.

He was preceded in death by 1 bro and 1 sis.

SEE, Edna

1915 – 1951

Alice Edna (SMITH) SEE;

Died Nov. 10, 1951; Aged 35 years;

Married Merle SEE


- Nov. 15, 1951)

She leaves her husband and four children: Irma Jean, 16;

Patsy, 13; Ronnie, 9; and Eddie Lee, 5. A few years ago,

Mrs. SEE suffered an attack of rheumatic fever which

left her with a heart condition which caused her death.

SEE, Thelma (MULVANY)

“Mom & Grandma”

1918 - 2005

Thelma Belle (MULVANY) SEE;

June 27, 1918 – Apr. 9, 2005;

Daughter of Fred MULVANY

& Ethel (RITTER) MULVANY;

Married (1) Sam BUNDY (later divorced);

Married (2) Merle SEE on Aug. 23, 1952

(Obituary in the “Salem Times-Commoner”

- Apr. 15, 2005)

Survivors include: sons, Charles and his wife Carrell

Bundy of Centralia, Ron and his wife Paula See of Glen

Ellyn, Eddie and his wife Phyllis See of Iuka and Jim and

his wife Glenda See of Ontario, Canada; daughters, Jean

and her husband Charles Monical and Pat Vest, all of

Salem, Rita See of Kinmundy, and Vicki and her

husband Glenn Wilkerson of Iuka; a sister, Gladys

Bodine of Atlanta, Texas; Preceded in death by: her son,

Norman Keith Bundy; a brother, Ollie Mulvany; a sister,

Goldie Smith; a grandson; and a great-grandson.

ROSE, Pearl M.

March 26, 1886 – March 6, 1955

Pearl Marshall ROSE;

Son of Wiley ROSE

& Serelda (WOOTEN) ROSE;

Married Laura SMITH on Sept. 8, 1907


- March 17, 1955)


Had 9 children, 2 sons having died in infancy. Those left

besides his companion are: Claude, Hazel (KELL),

Bertha (SEE), Gladys (HIESTAND), Ralph, Herschel,

and Clyde; 20 grandchildren; 3 great-grandchildren; 1

sister, Mrs. Gertrude BLACKBURN, Kinmundy; 2

brothers, Elmer, Odin; and Norman, San Bernardino,

Calif. He was preceded in death by his parents, 2 sisters,

Mrs. Nora WANTLAND and Mrs. Fannie SMITH, and

one granddaughter. ROSE, Laura E.

Jan. 1, 1892 – March 29, 1969

Laura Elizabeth (SMITH) ROSE;

Jan. 1, 1892 – March 29, 1969;

Daughter of George SMITH

& Jennie (PICTHALL) SMITH;

Married Pearl ROSE on Sept. 8, 1907

(Obituary in the “Salem Times-Commoner”

- Apr. 15, 2005)

They had 6 sons and 3 daughters, 2 sons dying in

infancy. Surviving are 4 sons, Claude and Ralph of Iuka;

Herschel of Salem, and Clyde of Kinmundy; 3 daus.,

Mrs. Charles (Hazel) Kell; and Mrs. Virgil (Bertha) See

of Salem; and Mrs. Ralph (Gladys) Hiestand, Alma; 1

sister, Mrs. Lulu Barrall, Salem; 2 brothers, Robert

Smith, Alma, Carl Smith, Evansville, Ind.; 1 half-bro,

Elza Smith, Viscount, Canada

ROSE, C. Russell

June 23, 1933 – Sept. 1, 1997

Married Feb. 8, 1951

“Children: Diane, Debra, Rickey, Randy,

Lori, Rodney. Adopted son David”

Claude Russell ROSE

Son of Claude Marshall ROSE & Elsie (SEE) ROSE;

Married Louise BRANCH on Feb. 8, 1951

(Obituary)

Survivors: his mother, his wife; 3 sons, Randy, Rodney,

and David; 3 daus, Diane Sill, Debbie Peterson, and Lori

Doolen; 2 bros, Norman and Paul Rose; 2 sisters, Janet

Hanks and Wanda White. Preceded by a son, Rickey

Russell Rose.

ROSE, Louise (BRANCH)

b. Dec. 16, 1931


“Children: Diane, Debra, Rickey, Randy,

Lori, Rodney. Adopted son David”

Louise (BRANCH) ROSE;

Married C. Russell ROSE on Feb. 8, 1951

ROSE, Ricky Russell

Dec. 10, 1954 – June 28, 1966

Ricky Russell ROSE;

Son of Russell ROSE

& Louise (BRANCH) ROSE;

Died in a bicycle accident;


- July 7, 1966)

Survived by his parents; 3 sisters, Diane Kae, Debra

Louise, and Loris Ann; and 2 brothers, Randell Ray and

Rodney Ralph, all at home. Also by his grandparents,

Mr. and Mrs. Avery BRANCH and Mr. and Mrs. Claude

ROSE; his great-grandmother, Laura ROSE.



JONES, Lyman Everett

Nov. 29, 1909 – Jan. 10, 2000


Lyman Everett JONES;


Married Zilpha Marie SEE in 1931

(Obituary)

Survivors: a son, Charles Jones; a dau. Pauline Chapman;

a step-son, Carl Dean Jett; step dau, Peggy Jean Bruns; a

half-sister, Katherin Hedley

Married Zilpha Marie SEE on Sept. 18, 1931

(Information on tombstone)

JONES, Zilpha Marie (SEE)

Dec. 25, 1908 – Oct. 31, 1989


Zilpha Marie (SEE) JONES;

Daughter of Chesley SEE

& Hulda (MARLOW) SEE;

Married Lyman JONES in 1931


Survivors: step-mother, Carrie See; a son, Charles Jones;

a dau, Pauline Chapman; 4 brothers, Merle, Verle, Leroy,

and Earl See; 5 sisters, Elsie Rose, Inez Douthitt, Mary

Diss, Ella Mae Knuf, and Hilda Powell.

ROSE, Clyde

Nov. 1, 1930 – Feb. 8, 2006


“Our children: Jack, Len, Chuck, Vern”

Clyde Russell ROSE;

Son of Pearl M. ROSE & Laura E. (SMITH) ROSE;

Married Letha J. MEDDER on Feb. 29, 1952

(Obituary)

Survivors: his wife, Letha J. Rose; 4 sons, Jack, Leonard,

Chuck, and Vernon Rose; 2 sisters, Hazel Kell and

Gladys Hiestand;

ROSE, Letha (MEDDER)

July 16, 1933 – Aug. 28, 2010


“Our children: Jack, Len, Chuck, Vern”

Letha Joy (MEDDER) ROSE;

Daughter of Leonard MEDDER

& Georgia (KEPLEY) MEDDER EBLIN;

Married Clyde ROSE on Feb. 29, 1952

(Obituary)

Survivors: 4 sons, Jack, Leonard, Chuck and Vern Rose;

preceded in death by her parents, her husband and a

sister, Gladys Medder.

LONG, C. George

March 31, 1894 – Apr. 20, 1973

“Parents of Willard Merle, C. Avanelle,

Harold Edwin”

Chester George LONG;

Born in Iuka, IL;

Son of Henry LONG

& Martha (MULVANEY) LONG;

Married Lela BARKSDALE on Dec. 24, 1916;

From Iuka, IL; Died in Salem Hospital;

Survivors: his wife; sons, Willard and Harold Long;

daughter, Avanell Hiestand; sisters, Jesse Weyhrich and

Hattie Williamson.

(Obituary in the “Decatur Herald” on Apr.22, 1973)

Chester G. LONG & Lela M. BARKSDALE were

married on Dec. 24, 1916 in Marion Co., IL




LONG, Lela M.

May 9, 1896 – July 5, 1999

“Parents of Willard Merle, C. Avanelle,

Harold Edwin”

Lela M. (BARKSDALE) LONG;

Daughter of Samuel J. BARKSDALE

& Etta (LAUGHMAN) BARKSDALE;

Married C. George LONG on Dec. 24, 1916

(Obituary)

Survivors: a son, Willard M. Long, and grandchildren.

Preceded in death by her husband, a son, Harry E. Long,

and a daughter, Avanell Hiestand.

Chester G. LONG & Lela M. BARKSDALE were




LONG, Willard Merle

July 14, 1918 – May 16, 2005

Married Dec. 19, 1947

Willard Merle LONG;

Son of C. George LONG

& Lela (BARKSDALE) LONG;

Married Marie HAYS on Dec. 14, 1947;

(Obituary)

Survivors: 2 nephews: Perry and Randy Long; 5 nieces:

Suzanne Garrett, Connie Hall, Frances Smith, Nellie

Hughes, and Cindy Beard; Preceded in death by 1

brother, Harold Long; and 1 sister, Avanelle Hiestand

LONG, Anna Marie

Oct. 4, 1912 – July 31, 2000


Anna Marie (HAYS) LONG;

Daughter of John HAYS

& Elizabeth (NIEWALD) HAYS;

Married Willard Merle LONG on Dec. 19, 1947

(Obituary)

Survivors: her husband; Preceded in death by 2 brothers

LONG, Harold Edwin

Oct. 9, 1924 – June 14, 1987

Son of C. George LONG

& Lela M. LONG

Harold Edwin LONG;

Son of Chester LONG

& Lela (BARKSDALE) LONG

(Obituary)

Surviving: his mother; 2 sons, Perry and Randy Long; a

brother, Willard Long.


WEYHRICH, Elmer J.

Sept. 8, 1900 – July 18, 1978


Elmer J. WEYHRICH

Married Jessie J. LONG on Nov. 24, 1940

(Funeral card)

WEYHRICH, Jessie J.

March 31, 1894 – Feb. 4, 1976


Jessie J. (LONG) WEYHRICH;

Daughter of Henry LONG

& Martha (MULVANEY) LONG;

Married Elmer J. WEYHRICH on Nov. 24, 1940

(Obituary)

MILLER, Herschel “Jack”

Apr. 27, 1906 – Oct. 6, 1983

Herschel Ira “Jack” MILLER;

Born in Marion Co., IL;

Son of James Frederick MILLER

& Ollie Gertrude (LONG) MILLER;


Married Leoda TELFORD in 1925;

He was from Salem, IL; died in Leesburg, Florida;

Surviving are his wife; sisters, Irene Flexter and Iulandia

Downey.


on Oct. 8, 1983)

MILLER, Leota

Aug. 11, 1903 – Jan. 8, 1991

“Descendant of Mark Tully”

Leota (TELFORD) MILLER;

Daughter of Ernest TELFORD

& Mable (FINLEY) TELFORD;

Married Herschel “Jack” MILLER in 1925

(Obituary)

Only survivors are cousins

Daughter of John Ernest TELFORD

& Mabel Rachel (FINLEY) TELFORD TATE;

Married Herschel MILLER

(Info. from www.findagrave.com)

FLEXTER, Irene U.

1901 – 1989

Irene U. (MILLER) FLEXTER;

Daughter of James Frederick MILLER

& Ollie Gertrude (LONG) MILLER;

(Obituary of brother, Hershel “Jack” Miller,

in the Decatur “Herald & Review”

on Oct. 8, 1983)



SOMERVILLE, James Robert

1947 – 1985

James Robert SOMERVILLE;

Son of Walter SOMERVILLE

& Ellen (McINTOSH) SOMERVILLE;

Married Nancy ZIERFUSS

(Obituary)

Survivors: his wife; 2 sons, Matt and Jeff Somerville; 2

stepsons, Roxi Loyd and Damond Loyd; a stepdau,

Telala Loyd; 3 sisters, Agnes Matthews, Jeanie and

Dorothy.

LYBARGER, Robert Elza

b. June 26, 1946


Robert Elza LYBARGER;

Married Susan Mae SMITH on March 20, 1970

LYBARGER, Susan Mae

Aug. 10, 1950 – July 2, 2009


Susan Mae (SMITH) LYBARGER;

Daughter of Harold Eugene SMITH

& Lola Mae WIDGER;

Married Robert Elza LYBARGER on March 20, 1970

(Obituary)

Survivors: her husband; 2 sons, Matt and Tim Lybarger;

4 bros., Mike, Joe, Arlon, and Roger Smith; 2 sisters,

Sally Prater and Sylvia Smith; Preceded in death by her

parents, and a brother, Milton Smith



CHAPMAN, Kenneth H.

Aug. 16, 1928 – Oct. 29, 1995


Kenneth H. CHAPMAN;

Son of Donald Jason CHAPMAN

& Hazel (YOUNG) CHAPMAN;

Married Pauline JONES on July 30, 1949

(Obituary)

Survivors: his wife; sons, Leon, Terry, Tim and Jay

Chapman; Brothers, Floyd and Darrel Chapman;

Sisters, Nina Rose and Nellie Linder. Preceded in death

by his brother, Donald “Bud” Chapman, and foster

brother, Warren Jiles.

CHAPMAN, Pauline (JONES)

b. July 30, 1932


Pauline (JONES) CHAPMAN;

Married Kenneth H. CHAPMAN on July 30, 1949

VEST, Harold L. “Toby”

Feb. 9, 1936 – Feb. 14, 1995

Harold L. “Toby” VEST;

Son of Arzie VEST

& Gladys (FATHEREE) VEST;

Married Patricia E. SEE on June 3, 1977

(Obituary)

Survivors: his wife; his father, Arzie Vest; sons, Mark

and Anthony Vest; step-daus, Merla Jean George,

Sandra Lee Antrobus; brothers, Buddy and Ronnie

Vest; sisters Donna Kroch and Sharon Sharp. He was

preceded in death by his mother

VEST, Patricia E.

b. Nov. 22, 1937

Patricia E. (SEE) VEST;

Married (1) ___________

Married (2) Harold L. “Toby” VEST on June 3, 1977

GEORGE, Merla Jean

“Mom & Grammy”

Sept. 25, 1958 – May 21, 2005

Merla (ANTROBUS) GEORGE;

Daughter of Donald W. ANTROBUS

& Patricia W. (SEE) ANTROBUS VEST;

Married ______ GEORGE

(Obituary)

Married Allan GEORGE

(Info. from daughter’s obituary)

Survivors: a daughter, Alice Nichole Ervin of Kell; her

mother, Pat Vest; her father, Donald Antrobus; a sister,

Sandi Dabbs; 2 step-bros, Mark and Tony Vest;

Preceded in death by her stepfather, Tony Vest

ERVIN, Alice Nicole

“Mother of Alex”

Nov. 9, 1979 – July 18, 2006

Alice Nicole (GEORGE) ERVIN;

Daughter of Allan GEORGE

& Merla (ANTROBUS) GEORGE;

Married ______ ERVIN

(Obituary)

Survivors: her father, her son, Alex Ervin; her

grandmother, Pat Vest; her grandfather, Donald

Antrobus; Preceded in death by her mother

Korea MONICAL, Charles N.

Aug. 6, 1928 – Aug. 17, 2011

“Veteran U.S. Army”

“Parents of Gayla & Doug”

“Grandparents of

Charles N. MONICAL;

Son of Steward MONICAL

& Mamie (WOOLEY) MONICAL;

Married Jean SEE on Apr. 30, 1955;

Veteran of Korean War


Michael & Paul; Stephanie” (Obituary)

Survivors: his wife; a dau., Gayla Ferguson; a son

Doug Monical; Preceded in death by his parents; 2

sisters, Mary Monical and Martha Wooldridge; and a

grandson, John David Ferguson

MONICAL, E. Jean (SEE)

b. Feb. 16, 1935

“Parents of Gayla & Doug”

“Grandparents of

Michael & Paul; Stephanie”

E. Jean (SEE) MONICAL;

Married Charles N. MONICAL


ROSE, Claude M.

Sept. 21, 1909 – Oct. 5, 1991


“Parents of C. Russell, Paul M.,

Janet S., Norman L., Wanda L.”

Claude Marshall ROSE;

Son of Pearl Marshall ROSE

& Laura (SMITH) ROSE;

Married Elsie SEE on March 11, 1932

(Obituary)

Survivors: his wife; sons, Russell, Paul M., and Norman

Rose; daus., Janet Hanks, Wanda White; brothers, Ralph,

Herschel, and Clyde Rose; sisters, Hazel Kell, Bertha

Roth, and Gladys Hiestand; He was preceded in death by

a grandchild

ROSE, Elsie K. (SEE)

Oct. 9, 1914 – March 31, 2012


“Parents of C. Russell, Paul M.,

Janet S., Norman L., Wanda L.”

Elsie Kathryn (SEE) ROSE;

Daughter of Chesley Paul SEE

& Huldah (MARLOW) SEE;

Married Claude Marshall ROSE on March 11, 1932

(Obituary in “Salem Times-Commoner)

Surviving are her daughters, Janet Littrell Hanks and

husband Dale of Decatur; Wanda Louise White and

husband Earl of Salem; sons, Paul M. Rose and wife

Rosie of Iuka; Norman LeRoy Rose and wife Janet of

Iuka; brother, LeRoy See of Salem; sisters, Inez Douthitt

of Texas; Mary Diss of Salem; Hilda Powell of Salem;

daughter-in-law, Louise Rose of Kinmundy; Preceded in

death by her husband; son, Claude Russell Rose;

brothers, Virgil See, Merle See, Verle See, and Earl See;

sisters, Zilpha Jones and Ella Mae Knuff; grandson,

Ricky Russell Rose.

NIELSON, Taneesha C.

“Beloved daughter”

Apr. 2, 1984 – May 15, 1997

Taneesha NIELSON;

Daughter of Scott NIELSON

& Kimberly (COOPER) NIELSON

(Obituary)

Survivors: her parents; a brother, David Lee Nielson;

grandparents, Gerald and Kay Cooper, and Donna

Nielson, great-grandparents, Wayne Fitzgerald; and

Jessie Scott



COOPER, Gerald Oren “Jerry”

b. Apr. 30, 1945


Gerald “Jerry” Oren COOPER;

Married Wanda Kay ________ on March 14, 1966

COOPER, Wanda Kay “Kay”

June 24, 1948 – Nov. 18, 2008


Wanda Kay (FITZJARRALD) COOPER;

Daughter of Wayne FITZJARRALD

& Arista Leta LANE;

Married Jerry COOPER on March 14, 1966

(Obituary)

Survivors: her husband; 2 sons, Gary Oren Cooper and

Jody Linn Cooper; 3 daus., Kimberly Kay Nielson;

Michelle Wimberly, and Krista Cooper; brothers,

Donald, Charles, Carl and Ross Fitzjarrald; 2 sisters, Sue

Brown and Barbara Ford; Preceded in death by her

parents, a sister, Delores Fitzjarrald; and a

granddaughter, Taneesha Nielson.


ROSE, Norman Leroy

b. Dec. 28, 1946

Married Jan. 22, 1966

“Our Children: Norman Alan,

Christopher Ray, Dustin Adam”

Norman Leroy ROSE;

Married Carolyn Sue SILL on Jan. 22, 1966

ROSE, Carolyn Sue

Dec. 3, 1950 – Aug. 5, 1997

Married Jan. 22, 1966

“Our Children: Norman Alan,

Christopher Ray, Dustin Adam”

Carolyn Sue (SILL) ROSE;

Daughter of Byron SILL

& Dorothy (BRIMBERRY) SILL;

Married Norman Leroy ROSE on Jan. 22, 1966

(Obituary)

Surviving: 3 sons, Norman, Chris and Dustin Rose; 3

sisters, Pauline Diss, Phyllis Schoreck, and Nancy

Lafenhagen; Preceded in death by her brother, Larry Sill

Carolyn SILL, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Byron SILL,

and Norman ROSE, son of Mr. and Mrs. Claude ROSE,

were married Jan. 22, 1966.

(Wedding announcement

in “The Kinmundy Express” – Jan. 27, 1966)

WWII

HANCE, Keath

1925 – 2016

(funeral home marker)

Keith Leroy HANCE;

Born on Dec. 16, 1925 in Alma;

Son of Leon HANCE

& Beatrice (BUNTON) HANCE;

Service in the Navy during World War II;

Died on May 18, 2016 at Odin Care Center;

Survived by his brother, Weldon Hance of Alabama;

Preceded in death by his parents.

(Obituary)



CHAPMAN, Leon

Born March 5, 1951

(On east side of

“Descendants and Family of Kenneth &

Pauline (Jones) Chapman” stone)

CHAPMAN, Terry Lee

Born July 15, 1958

(On west side of



CHAPMAN, Marla Kay

Born Jan. 21, 1955

(On west side of



MERCIER, Kimberly Lynn

July 26, 1984 – Feb. 10, 2014

(Separate stone and listed on west side of



Kimberly Lynn (CHAPMAN) MERCIER;

Born in Vandalia, IL;

Daughter of Terry CHAPMAN

& Marla K (______) CHAPMAN;

Married Bjay BUMGARNER;

Died Feb.10, 2014 at Salem Hospital;

Survived by: her husband, Bjay Bumgarner; daughter,

Kjay Bumgarner, parents, Marla K. and Terry Chapman,

brother, Jeremy Chapman; sisters, Christy Carrizosa, and

Amanda Wilson, Grandparents Pauline Chapman of

Salem.

(WJBD radio obituary)


Row 1 (South side of driveway)

Korea COOPER, Russell E. Jr.

Sgt. U.S. Marine Corps – Korea

May 14, 1929 – Nov. 6, 1985

(Korean War Veteran)




ARNOLD, John W.

1841 - 1923

John Washington ARNOLD;

Son of Luke ARNOLD

& Sarah (_______) ARNOLD;

Born: July 14, 1841 (Clinton Co., Ohio) - Feb. 18, 1923;

Married: Nancy Jane WOOTEN in 1867

in Merristown, Ind.


- March 1, 1923)

He was the youngest of a family of 3 sisters and 6

brothers. His father, a Minister of the United Brethren

Church, and died when John was 14 years old. The

family remained together until the outbreak of the Civil

War, when he enlisted. Coming back he located at

Merristown, Ind. Had 5 children, and 2 preceded him in

death - one in infancy and Leona ROGERS who died

March 20, 1920. Moving from Morristown in 1872, he

came to Marion county and has lived in the vicinity of

Omega since that time. Interment in Lovell Grove

Cemetery.

ARNOLD, Nancy J.

1843 – 1923

Nancy Jane (WOOTEN) ARNOLD;

Apr. 23, 1843 (Barbersville, W. Va.) – Jan. 30, 1923;

Married John W. ARNOLD on Dec. 11, 1867


- Feb. 8, 1923)

Daughter of Winston WOOTEN

& Louisa A. (MARTIN) WOOTEN


She moved with her parents to Ohio where they remained

for a time, Later going to Muncie, Ind. where they

remained for a time, later going to Muncie, Ind. where

she grew to womanhood. She had 5 children, 2

preceding her in death - one, an infant, and the other

Leona ROGERS who died March 20, 1902. Surviving

are her husband, and children: Allie LASITER of

Centralia, Frank of Nampa, Idaho, and Tom of Omega.

COPPLE, Samuel G. Samuel Gorman COPPLE;


1849 – 1933 Apr. 24, 1849 (Ind.) – Feb. 12, 1933;

Father: Abram COPPLE;

Mother: Rose Ann (?HANGER) COPPLE;

Spouse: Mary C. ______


Died: Feb. 12, 1933; Aged 83 years


- Feb. 16, 1933)

Mr. S.G. COPPLE, of Omega, died at his home on Feb.

12 at the age of 83 years. He had been in poor health for

the past several years. Mr. COPPLE was one of the older

residents of the Omega community and has conducted a

store in that place for the past 40 years.

COPPLE, Mary C.

1865 – 1950

Mary C. (SEE) COPPLE;

Married Gorman COPPLE;

Died: June 13, 1950 in Omega


- June 15, 1950)

Mary C. (SEE) COPPLE

(Son’s (Charles’) obituary in

“The Kinmundy Express” - Dec. 28, 1967)

She leaves one son: Charles of Omega, and a grandson,

Cleo COPPLE of Muncie, Ind.

SIMER, Albert LeRoy

1876 – 1916

Albert LeRoy SIMER;

Dec. 20, 1876 – Jan. 18, 1916;

Son of W.J. SIMER & Sarah (______) SIMER;

Married Miss Golda ALLEN on Oct. 17, 1900


- Feb. 17, 1916)

Son of William Jackson SIMER

& Sarah Emma (EASLEY) SIMER;

Married Laura Golda (ALLEN) SIMER ALVIS


Three children survive: Lois, Eugene, and Roscoe. One

daughter, Marie Belle Ester SIMER, was born while he

was close to death, and he had never seen her. She did

not survive and was buried with him.

(No death certificate found)

SWALLEY, Jay D.

Sept. 2, 1874 – Nov. 5, 1970

Jay D. SWALLEY;

Jay D. SWALLEY & Ida M. ROBINSON were married




Son of Martin Van SWALLEY

& Lydia Ann (HOLT) SWALLEY




SWALLEY, Ida M.

Jan. 8, 1878 - Oct. 5, 1944

Ida M. (ROBINSON) SWALLEY;

Father: Nick ROBINSON;

Mother: Florence (SE___) ROBINSON;

Spouse: Jay SWALLEY


Ida M. ROBINSON married Jay D. SWALLEY




???COX


ROBINSON, Clarence L.

Feb. 6, 1885 – Dec. 2, 1918

Clarence L. ROBINSON;

Formerly of Omega;

Died: Dec. 2, 1918 at his home in Missouri;


- Dec. 12, 1918)

Clarence L. ROBINSON & Idella COX were married on




Married Nanie WEBB

(According to Daughter, Martha (Robinson)

McGraw’s Obituary – Martha was born in 1913)

He had made his home six miles southwest of Omega up

until about 18 months ago. He is survived by a wife, 3

children, 1 brother, and 3 sisters.

R.E.C.

1929 – 1985

THURSTON, Wilson W.

Oct. 11, 1877 – Sept. 20, 1936

Wilson W. THURSTON;

Born in Decatur Co., Ind.;

Father: Benjamin THURSTON;

Mother: Esther (WILSON) THURSTON;

Spouse: Daisy THURSTON


Omega: The community was shocked to hear of the death

of Wilson THURSTON


- Sept. 24, 1936)

Wilson W. THURSTON & Daisy ROBINSON were

married on Oct. 30, 1907 in Marion Co., IL



THURSTON, Daisy V.

July 15, 1888 – July 1, 1968

Daisy V. (ROBINSON) THURSTON

Married Wilson W. THURSTON

Wilson W. THURSTON & Daisy ROBINSON were


married on Oct. 30, 1907 in Marion Co., IL



TELFORD, Dennis M.

Oct. 27, 1905 – Aug. 29, 1980

Dennis M. TELFORD;

Son of John Ernest TELFORD

& Mabel Rachel (FINLEY) TATE;

Married Iona REYNOLDS

(Info. from findagrave contributor)

TELFORD, Violet M.

Apr. 24, 1904 – Jan. 11, 1993

McGRAW, Kenneth “Fat”

1909 – 2006

Kenneth Byron McGraw;

Born in St. Elmo, IL;

Son of William Harvey McGRAW

& Cora May (ROSECRANS) McGRAW;

Married Martha Edna ROBINSON in 1931;

Died: April 19, 2006;

(Obituary)

He was known as "Uncle Fat" by those closest to him. He

was employed at Brown Shoe Company and later became

an appliance store owner and repairman. Survivors

include two nieces and three nephews. Preceding him in

death were his parents, wife, three brothers, Walter,

Quinten, and Kermit McGraw; a half-sister, Hazel

Lanyon; and a nephew, Eugene Cooper.

McGRAW, Martha E.

1913 – 1999

Martha E. (ROBINSON) McGRAW;

Daughter of Clarence ROBINSON

& Nanie (WEBB) ROBINSON;

Married Kenneth McGRAW in 1931

(Obituary from

the Marion Co. Gen & Hist. Library)

Surviving: her husband; and nieces and nephews.

Preceded in death by 2 brothers and 2 sisters.


SIMER, William J.

Sept. 9, 1849 – Sept. 7, 1923

Rev. William Jackson SIMER;

Born in Illinois;

Died: Sept. 7, 1923 in Anna, Union Co., IL;

Farmer and Preacher;

Spouse: Allie SIMER


Married (1) Sarah E. ________

(Info. on wife’s tombstone)

Married (2) Mary Alice “Allie” FARSON

on May 18, 1893

(Wife (Allie Farson Simer’s) obituary in

“The Kinmundy Express” - Dec. 16, 1926)

Born: Sept. 9, 1849;

Son of Jason R. SIMER


& Ruth (CARPENTER) SIMER;

Married (1) Sarah E. EASLEY

(with whom he had 7 children – 6 sons, 1 dau.;

The first child died in early infancy, Leroy, who married

Goldin Allen, and who had three children, two living, a

son and a daughter: Hershel, who married Jennie Tate

and who has four children, two sons and two daughters;

Charley, who married Amy Hultz; Hugh, who married

Minnie Jennings, and who has one son; Margaretta and

Rollie)

Married (2) Mary Alice FARSON

(with whom he had 2 children, Clay and Frank)

(Info. from Brinkerhoff’s History of Marion Co., IL)


SIMER, Sarah E.

Wife of W.J. Simer

Dec. 26, 1852 – Oct. 11, 1880

Sarah Emma (EASLEY) SIMER;

Married William J. SIMER

William J. SIMER & Sarah E. EASLEY were married in

Marion Co., IL on March 14, 1872


SIMER, Margareta

Apr. 3, 1887 – July 18, 1887

Daughter of W.J. &

Sarah Emma (Easley) Simer

(stone has broken off from base – now

unreadable)

Stone covered by plant

SIMER, Mary Alice

July 17, 1866 – Dec. 7, 1926

Mary Alice “Allie” (FARSON) SIMER;

Daughter of Henry Clay FARSON

& Frances (______) FARSON;

July 14, 1866 – Dec. 7, 1926;

Married on May 18, 1893 to

W.J. SIMER (who was a Christian minister);


- Dec. 16, 1926)

Had 2 sons, both of whom are living: Clay of Winslow,

Ariz.; and Frank of near Omega, who lived at the

parental home; and a sister, Mrs. Nellie GAMMON

ROBINSON, V.

Jan. 16, 1836 – Oct. 12, 1902

V. ROBINSON;

Married Florence LEAR

Born in England


ROBINSON, Florence LEAR

(Wife of V. Robinson)

Aug. 10, 1843 – Oct. 8, 1896

Florence (LEAR) ROBINSON;

Married V. ROBINSON

SWALLEY, Alfred

Son of J.D. & I.M. Swalley

Alfred SWALLEY;

Son of Jay D. SWALLEY


March 3, 1902 - March 10, 1902 & Ida M. (ROBINSON) SWALLEY



SWALLEY, Russell

June 1, 1914 – Sept. 22, 1914


HULTS, M.W.

July 27, 1848 – March 30, 1914

Miles W. HULTS;

Died March 30, 1914


- Apr. 2, 1914)

Miles HULTS, residing near Omega, and a brother of

L.L. HULTS, residing a half mile south of this city, died

Monday morning.

Born in Alma, Marion Co., IL;

Died in Omega, Marion Co., IL;

Son of Samuel HULTS

& Matilda (PRUETT) HULTS;

Married Matilda Jane "Jennie" (SEE) HULTS

(Info. from descendant Deric Craig

of Eden Prairie, MN; [email protected])

HULTS, Jennie M.

(Wife of M.W. Hults)

Apr. 18, 1860 – Apr. 12, 1898

Matilda Jane "Jennie" (SEE) HULTS;

Born in Benton, Wayne Co., IA;

Died in Omega twp., Marion Co., IL; Daughter of Fredrick SEE

& Virginia Ellen (BARNETT) SEE;

Married Miles W. HULTS



BECK, John

Died March 6, 1892

Aged 64 y 1 m 8 d

John BECK;

Married Mary Ann LOVELL on Feb. 4, 1860 in

Marion Co., IL


1860 Census – Marion Co., IL; Kinmundy P.O.

BECK: John-35; Mary-14; Ellen-4

1870 Census – Marion Co., IL; Iuka P.O.

RECTOR, Joseph – 60;

BECK; John-38; Mary-25; Belle-12

1880 Census – Omega, Marion Co., IL

BECK; John – 52; Mary A-34

BECK, Mary A.

Wife of John Beck

Mary Ann (LOVELL) BECK;

Married John BECK on Feb. 4, 1860 in Marion Co., IL






FARSON, Henry C.

July 28, 1836 – March 3, 1914

Henry C. FARSON;

Residing near Omega;

Died March 3, 1914


- March 5, 1914)

Been ill most of the winter, died Tuesday morning. The

deceased has been a resident of Marion county many

years and was well known by almost everybody and has

hundreds and hundreds of friends.

Henry C. FARSON & Francis M. LOVELL were

married on Apr. 16, 1862 in Marion Co., IL


Married Frances Marion LOVELL

(Info. from wife’s tombstone and her death certificate)

FARSON, Frances M.

(Wife of Henry C. Farson)

Apr. 30, 1843 – Oct. 3, 1920

Frances Marion (LOVELL) FARSON;

Died: Oct. 3, 1920;

Father: Markham C. LOVELL;

Mother: Polly DUNCAN HENSLEY


Henry C. FARSON & Francis M. LOVELL were

married on Apr. 16, 1862 in Marion Co., IL



FARSON, Hattie H.

(Daughter of

Henry C. & Frances M. Farson)

Aug. 25, 1869 – Jan. 27, 1889

Hattie H. FARSON;

Daughter of Henry C. FARSON

& Frances Marion (LOVELL) FARSON

(Info. from tombstones)


GREGORY, Nellie

1872 – 1951

Nellie (FARSON) SIMER GAMMON GREGORY;

Mrs. Nellie GREGORY Hangs Self in Alma Home Early

Monday Morning: Mrs. Nellie GREGORY, 78, widow of

J.E. GREGORY, was found dead Monday morning at her

home in Alma. She was hanging by a clothesline rope

from the roof of her back porch. She was found by

Clifford ALLMON, who always run errands for her at

7:30 o’clock. A neighbor, Mrs. Blanche AUSTIN, said

that she had seen her at 6 o’clock that morning. There

was no evidence of foul play. Mrs. GREGORY was

reported to be in poor health for several years and had

become increasingly despondent of late. She leaves a

step-daughter, Mrs. Lottie WILLIAMS, Alma; three step-

sons, Roy and Rolla, Alma; and W.E. GREGORY, Iuka.

Also two nephews, Frank SIMER of Omega, and Clay B.

SIMER of Winslow, Ariz



- July 26, 1951)

Nellie L. FARSON

Married (1) Mason GAMMON on Sept. 12, 1901

in Marion Co., IL;

(Son’s (Glen Gammon) Death Certificate)



Married (2) Joseph E. GREGORY

(Husband’s Death Certificate)

(Info. from obituary)

Daughter of Henry Clay FARSON

& Frances (LOVELL) FARSON;

Married on May 18, 1893 to

W.J. SIMER (who was a Christian minister);

(Obituary of sister, Allie (Farson) Simer

in “The Kinmundy Express”- Dec. 16, 1926)

GAMMON, Glenn M.

1907 – 1924

Glen M. GAMMON;

Oct. 12, 1907 (Clay Co., IL) – June 12, 1924;

Father: Mason GAMMON;

Mother: Nellie (FARSON) GAMMON


Killed from results of an auto accident;

Died in Belleville Hospital in June 1924;

Lived with his aunt, Mrs. Allie SIMER near Omega


- June 19, 1924)

ROGERS, Leona

Wife of Henry D. Rogers

May 5, 1874 – March 20, 1902

ROGERS, Amy E.

1897 – 1911

ROGERS, Helen L.

1905 – 1911

Helen Louise ROGERS;

Daughter of Ollie ROGERS & Edith (______) ROGERS;

June 7, 1905 - Nov. 6, 1911


- Nov. 9, 1911)

A little over a week ago she was taken with a cold and

sore throat, but was not thought to be serious until about

24 hours before her death when she gradually grew

worse. She will be greatly missed by her papa, mama,

sister, baby brother.

ROBINSON, I.F.

Oct. 28, 1883 – Dec. 2, 1906


Civil

War

LOVELL, Samuel W.

Sept. 20, 1839 – Sept. 19, 1911

(Civil War Veteran)

Samuel Wood LOVELL;

Died: Sept. 19, 1911;

Civil War Veteran


- Sept. 21, 1911)

Omega Man Dead: S. Wood LOVELL, died at his home

in Omega, Tuesday morning at 4 o’clock after an illness


of several months. In the early spring this year he

became afflicted with stomach trouble and has gradually

grown worse from day to day till the final hour arrived

and relieved him of his suffering. Mr. LOVELL was a

man that was greatly respected by everybody; he was a

soldier of the rebellion and was very prominent in G.A.R.

circles.

Samuel W. LOVELL & Nancy HOSKINS were married

Nov. 9, 1861 in Marion Co., IL


LOVELL, Nancy

(wife of Samuel W. Lovell)

b. June 9, 1843

Nancy (HOSKINS) LOVELL;

Married Samuel Wood LOVELL

(Info. from tombstone)

Samuel W. LOVELL & Nancy HOSKINS were married

Nov. 9, 1861 in Marion Co., IL


Died: Feb. 13, 1925 - Omega, Marion Co., IL;

Aged: 81 years

Father: Harrison Lovell Hoskins

Mother: Francis Cain

Spouse: Samuel Woodson Lovell


ROSE, Grace L.

1885 – 1932

KELCHNER, Harvey F.

March 15, 1873 – Oct. 23, 1935

Harvey F. KELCHNER;

March 15, 1873 (Marion Co., IL) – Oct. 23, 1935;

Son of Henry KELCHNER

& Lucy (LOVELL) KELCHNER;

Spouse: Millie (LONG) KELCHNER


Harvey F. KELCHNER & Clara B. MILLICAN were

married Feb. 25, 1900 in Marion Co., IL


Married (1) Clara Bell MILLICAN on Feb. 25, 1900

(Wife’s obituary in “The Kinmundy Express”

- Feb. 13, 1919)

KELCHNER, Clara

July 9, 1879 – Jan. 29, 1919

Clara Bell (MILLICAN) KELCHNER;

July 9, 1879 (near Dallas, TX) – Jan. 29, 1919;

Daughter of Henry F. MILLICAN

& Maggie (________) MILLICAN;

Married Harvey F. KELCHNER on Feb. 25, 1900


- Feb. 13, 1919)

Daughter of Henry F. MILLICAN

& Maggie A. (PARKER) MILLICAN)



Harvey F. KELCHNER & Clara B. MILLICAN were

married Feb. 25, 1900 in Marion Co., IL


She leaves a husband, mother, 2 brothers: Albert and

Glenn of Omega; one sister, Lulu ROBINSON of

Litchfield, Minn.

Civil

War

KELCHNER, H.F.

1828 – 1915

“Father”

(Civil War Veteran)

Henry F. KELCHNER;

Died Nov. 1915; Aged 87 years;

Civil War Veteran


- Nov. 25, 1915)

Henry F. KELCHNER & Lucy C. LOVELL were

married Jan. 31, 1855 in Marion Co., IL


KELCHNER, Lucy LOVELL

(Wife of H.F. Kelchner)

1837 – 1901

Lucy (LOVELL) KELCHNER;

Married Henry F. KELCHNER


Henry F. KELCHNER & Lucy C. LOVELL were

married Jan. 31, 1855 in Marion Co., IL



SCHOOLEY, Jane

March 8, 1856 – Jan. 28, 1889

Jane (_________) SCHOOLEY;

Married John Milton SCHOOLEY


SCHOOLEY, J. Milton

Jan. 8, 1847 – Dec. 25, 1922

John Milton SCHOOLEY;

Died at the home of his daughter in Chicago on Dec. 25,

1922. He was brought here and taken to the home of

Geo. W. NEWELL. He was an old resident of this

county coming here in 1880 and residing near Omega

until 1917, when he moved to McLean county. He was

visiting his daughter when he passed away at the age of

75. He leaves 6 sons and 4 daughters, 2 brothers and 2

sisters.


- Jan. 4, 1923)

Married (1) Jane ________

Married (2) Emma HUBERT were married

Sept. 13, 1896 in Marion Co., IL


Son of Isaac SCHOOLEY

& Nancy (BURKSHIRE) SCHOOLEY


SCHOOLEY, Isaac

Nov. 14, 1818 – Apr. 29, 1897

Isaac SCHOOLEY;


Aged 78 y 5 m 15 d ??? Son of Samuel SCHOOLEY

& Anna (GARDNER) SCHOOLEY;

Married Nancy BURKSHIRE


SCHOOLEY, Nancy S.

Wife of Isaac Schooley

Nov. 8, 1819 – Oct. 11, 1895

Aged 76 y 1 m 3 d

Nancy S. (BURKSHIRE) SCHOOLEY;

Married Isaac SCHOOLEY


SCHOOLEY, R.M.

March 8, 1867 – March 11, 1937

Robert Meade SCHOOLEY;

Son of Isaac SCHOOLEY

& Nancy (BURKSHIRE) SCHOOLEY


SCHOOLEY, Mariah O.

Wife of R.M. Schooley

March 31, 1855 – June 16, 1916

Mariah O. (MATSON) SCHOOLEY;

March 31, 1855 (Ohio) – June 16, 1916 (Omega, IL);

Father: Preslery MATSON;

Mother: Sarah Ann WOODARD


Married Robert Meade SCHOOLEY



BAKER, Florence

1859 – 1894

Florence (SCHOOLEY) BAKER;

Daughter of Isaac SCHOOLEY

& Nancy (BURKSHIRE) SCHOOLEY;

Married Leander McKenzie BAKER


Missing stones?

COPPLE, Charles E.

1883 – 1967

Charles Edward COPPLE;

March 1, 1883 - Dec. 24, 1967;

Son of S.G. COPPLE & Mary (SEE) COPPLE;

Married (2) Opal _________;


- Dec. 28, 1967)

Son of Samuel Gorman COPPLE

& Mary COPPLE

(Father’s obituary in “The Kinmundy Express”

- June 15, 1950)

(Mother’s Death Certificate)

Married (1) Etta Agnes KLINE on June 25, 1905

in Marion Co.,IL

(Wife’s Death Certificate)



Survivors; his wife, Opal; 1

son, Cleo of Munster, Ind.

COPPLE, Etta A.

1885 – 1939

Etta Agnes (KLINE) COPPLE;

Nov. 16, 1885 – Sept. 1, 1939;

Daughter of Roscoe KLINE

& Rose (SMITH) KLINE;

Spouse: Charles COPPLE



Married (1) Charles E. COPPLE on June 25, 1905

in Marion Co.,IL




Omega: Mr. and Mrs. Cleo COPPLE of Hammond, were

called her last week on account of the death of his

mother, Mrs. Etta COPPLE

Pleasant Grove: Several from here attended the funeral of

Mrs. Charlie COPPLE, which was held at Lovell Grove

Church Sunday


- Sept. 7, 1939)


BROWN, infant

Infant son of V.D. & M.E. Brown

May 19, 1889

BROWN, VanDeusen

Aug. 25, 1847 – July 5, 1923

VanDeusen BROWN;

Died: July 5, 1923;

Son of Blackburn BROWN

& Cornelia (VAN DEUSEN) BROWN


Elder School and Omega: Van D. BROWN of Siloam

Territory died on Thursday aged 75 years 10 months and

10 days. He leaves a wife, 5 daughters, and several

grandchildren. He was widely known for his veterinary

services.


- July 12, 1923)

BROWN, Margaret Elizabeth

(Wife of VanDeusen Brown)

July 4, 1851 – Apr. 27, 1924

Margaret Elizabeth (?PARKS) BROWN; ?????

July 4, 1851 (Ind.) – Apr. 27, 1924;

Father: William ?PARKS


Married VanDeusen BROWN



Civil

War

CRAIG, John J.

Capt. Co. H 11 Regt Ill. Inf.

Civil War

Jan. 10, 1830 – Feb. 5, 1902

(Civil War Veteran)



BROWN, Blackburn

Apr. 5, 1819 - Apr. 10, 1908

Blackburn BROWN;

Married Cornelia VANDEUSEN

(Info. from wife’s tombstone)

Blackburn BROWN & Cornelia VANDUESEN were

married Nov. 13, 1844 in Marion Co., IL



BROWN, Cornelia (VAN DEUSEN)

(Wife of Blackburn Brown)

March 3, 1825 – Feb. 10, 1912

Cornelia (VANDEUSEN) BROWN;

Married Blackburn BROWN


(Info. from son’s (Vandeusen Brown’s

death certificate)

Blackburn BROWN & Cornelia VANDUESEN were




MORROW, Fannie F.

Daughter of W.C. & Sarah Morrow

July 8, 1885 – March 9, 1908

Fannie F. MORROW;

Daughter of W.C. MORROW

& Sarah (_______) MORROW


Miss Fannie MORROW, residing near Omega, died

Tuesday night aged 19 years.


- March 12, 1908)

Daughter of William Carrol MORROW

& Sarah Catherine (HAPPY) MORROW


Civil

War

MORROW, W.C.

1836 - 1913

(2 stones)

MORROW, Wm. C.

Co. C. 30 Ill. Inf.

(Civil War Veteran)

William Carrol MORROW;

Married Sarah Catherine HAPPY

(Info. from daughter, Fannie Morrow’s obituary

in “The Kinmundy Express” - March 12, 1908)

(Info. from wife’s death certificate)

MORROW, S.C.

1842 – 1917

Sarah Catherine (HAPPY) MORROW;

Oct. 3, 1842 (MO) – July 6, 1917;

Daughter of ____ HAPPY

& ____ (McSWINE) HAPPY;

Both parents born in Germany


Married William C. MORROW


(Info. from daughter, Fannie Morrow’s obituary

in “The Kinmundy Express” - March 12, 1908)



CHEELEY, Cleo

Son of F.E. & M. Cheeley

Sept. 12, 1908 – Nov. 29, 1911

Cleo CHEELEY;

The Omega Express: Cleo, the four year old son of Mr.

and Mrs. Forest CHEELY, died Wednesday afternoon at

the home of his parents in Omega. Funeral services were

held at the Presbyterian church conducted by Rev. Dave

RAVEN and interment made in Lovell Grove cemetery.


- Dec. 7, 1911)

Son of Forest Eli CHEELEY

& Minnie (MARLOW) CHEELEY

(Info. from www.findagrave)

CHEELEY, Dale

Illinois

Staff Sgt 136 Inf. 33 Inf. Div

World War II

March 13, 1920 – March 27, 1945

Dale CHEELEY;

Omega: It was reported here last week that Dale

CHEELY, son of Mr. and Mrs. Forrest CHEELY, former

residents of Omega, has been killed in action.


- Apr. 25, 1945)

Omega: Several from here attended services held for Sgt.

Dale CHEELEY whose body recently arrived from

overseas. Services were held at the Church of God at

Salem with interment in the Christian Church cemetery

here.

(Services mentioned in “The Kinmundy Express”

Feb. 17, 1949)

Son of Forest Eli CHEELEY

& Minnie (MARLOW) CHEELEY


CHEELEY, Forest E.

1876 – 1947

Forest Eli CHEELEY;

March 3, 1876 – Oct. 30, 1947;

Son of Woodrow CHEELEY

& Christine (BRUBAKER) CHEELEY;

Spouse: Minnie CHEELEY


Forest E. CHEELEY & Minnie MARLOW were

married Aug. 15, 1900 in Marion Co., IL


Pleasant Grove: Mr. and Mrs. Pearl ROSE and son ate

dinner Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Virgil SEE and son,

and then all attended the funeral of Mr. Forrest

CHEELEY in Salem at the Church of God Sunday.

Interment was in the cemetery back of Lovell’s Grove

Church.


- Nov. 6, 1947)

Son of Woodson Granville CHEELEY


& Christenia M. (BRUBAKER) CHEELEY


CHEELEY, Minnie

1880 – 1964

Minnie (MARLOW) CHEELEY;

Nov. 8, 1879 – Aug. 20, 1964;

Daughter of Thomas Monroe MARLOW

& Adelia (PHILLIPS) MARLOW;

Married Forest Eli CHEELEY


Forest E. CHEELEY & Minnie MARLOW were

married Aug. 15, 1900 in Marion Co., IL



JONES, Elizabeth

Wife of J.H. Jones

Feb. 10, 1845 – Aug. 14, 1898

Elizabeth (_________) JONES;

Married John Hamilton JONES


(Info. from husband’s death certificate)

Civil

War

JONES, J.H.

March 3, 1839 – Feb. 28, 1919

JONES, J.H.

Pvt Co E 111 Ill Vols

Civil War

March 3, 1839 – Feb. 29, 1919

(Civil War Veteran)

John Hamilton JONES;

March 3, 1839 (Ind.) – Feb. 28, 1920;

Father: Thompson JONES;

Mother: Lucinda (McCOY) JONES


Married Elizabeth __________

(Info. from wife’s tombstone)


Civil

War

MARLOW, Thomas

1836 – 1923

(Civil War Veteran)

Thomas MARLOW

June 9, 1836 (Tuscarawas Co, OH) – Apr. 16, 1923;

Father: Leonard MARLOW;

Mother: Kir____

Spouse: Sarah Caroline MARLOW


Uncle Tom MARLOW, an aged citizen, died Monday at

the home of his niece, Mrs. Allie WHITE, at the age of

86.


- Apr. 26, 1923)

-

Thomas served in the 65th Indiana (union) Volunteers

after the Civil War and moved to Marion County, Ohio

where he worked as an auctioneer. He had no children.


MARLOW, Sarah C.

(Wife of Thomas Marlow)

1839 – 1918

Sarah Catherine (or Caroline) (SIMMS) MARLOW;

May 17, 1838 (Ind.) – Dec. 8, 1918;

Father: ______ SIMMS



Married Thomas MARLOW




BAKER, John Tucker

Sept. 25, 1877 – May 19, 1966


John Tucker BAKER;

Married Amy Mabel SOUTHWARD on Feb. 11, 1906

(Wedding announcement in

“The Kinmundy Express” – Feb. 22, 1906)

Married Feb. 11, 1906 to Amy SOUTHWARD;

Died May 19, 1966; Aged 88 years;


- July 11, 1935)

Survivors: daughters, Lena Hays; Doris Neal, Lesta

Alderson; sons, Leon and Dean; sisters, Jessie Glassco,

Mina Deadmond, Alma Turner

Son of Leander McKenzie BAKER

& Florence (SCHOOLEY) BAKER


BAKER, Amy Mabel (SOUTHWARD)

Nov. 24, 1880 – Oct. 27, 1955


Amy Mabel (SOUTHWARD) BAKER;

On Sunday evening, February 11, 1906 at 7 o’clock,

occurred the wedding of Mr. John BAKER and Miss

Amy SOUTHWARD, at the home of the bride’s brother,

A.A. SOUTHWARD.

(Wedding announcement in

“The Kinmundy Express” – Feb. 22, 1906)


BAKER, Lew B.

1876 – 1935

Lewis “Lew” Bostic BAKER;

Feb. 6, 1876 (Doverhill, Ind.) – July 7, 1935;

Died: Union Co., IL;

Son of Lee BAKER & Florence (SCHOOLEY) BAKER;

Spouse: May E. BAKER


Elder School: This community was saddened to hear of

the death of Mr. Lou BAKER at Anna State Hospital

Sunday evening.


- July 11, 1935)

Lew B. BAKER & May E. RAVENS were

married July 11, 1897 in Marion Co., IL


BAKER, May E. RAVENS

1877 – 1952

May E. (RAVENS) BAKER;

Died: July 10, 1952; Aged 75 years;


Married Lou BAKER


- July 17, 1952)

Lew B. BAKER & May E. RAVENS were

married July 11, 1897 in Marion Co., IL


She had resided in Omega the greater part of her life and

attended the Omega Presbyterian Church. Her husband,

Lou BAKER, preceded her in death. She leaves 3 sons,

Hollis of Danville; Frank of Memphis, Tenn.; and John

of Omega.

SEE, Shull M.

Son of C.P. & H. See

July 24, 1912 – Apr. 21, 1914

Shull Monroe SEE;

July 24, 1912 - Apr. 21, 1914;


& Hulda (MARLOW) SEE


- April 30, 1914)

Leaves to mourn a father, mother, sister and brother,

three grandparents.

SEE, Pauline

1926

Pauline SEE;

Nov. 23, 1926 - Dec. 7, 1926;

11th child born to Chesley Paul SEE

& Huldah (MARLOW) SEE


- Dec. 9, 1926)

Leaves her parents; 4 sisters: Zilpha, Elsie, Inez, and

Mary; 5 brothers: Virgil, Merle, Virl, Earl, and Leroy; 1

brother, little Shull Monroe died April 21, 1914; and 2

grandmothers.

SEE, Luella

1928 – 1929

Luella SEE;

Sept. 13, 1928 – Feb. 13, 1929;

Father: Douglas MARLOW;

Mother: Zelphia SEE


Little Luella SEE died at her home north of Omega on

Feb. 13, aged 5 months. She was a victim of whooping

cough.


- Feb. 21, 1929)

SEE, C. Paul

1885 – 1958

C. Paul SEE;

Married (2) Carrie _______;

Died Feb. 10, 1958; Aged 73 years;


Feb. 13, 1958)

Paul SEE & Hulda MARLOW were married




He is survived by his wife, Carrie; 11 children: Zelpha

JONES, Virgil and Merle of Kinmundy; Elsie ROSE and

Virl of Iuka, Hilda CONANT and Leroy of Salem; Mary

DISS, Odin, Inez DOUTHITT, Longview, Texas, Ella


Mae KNUF, Carlyle; and Earl, San Diego, Calif; 2 step-

children, Mrs. Louise PATTERSON, Oklahoma City,

Okla.; and Winifred LONG, McPhearson, Kansas; 1

sister, Hazel MILLICAN, Omega; and 2 brothers, John

of Farina, and Ed of Pharr, Texas

SEE, Huldah M.

1889 – 1934

Huldah (MARLOW) SEE;

July 23, 1889 - Jan. 20, 1934;

Daughter of Tomroe MARLOW

& Adelia (_______) MARLOW;

Married Paul SEE on March 29, 1908


- Jan. 25, 1934)

Had 13 children, 2 of whom have preceded her in death.

She leaves her husband; 6 daughters: Zilpha, Elsie, Inez,

Mary, Ella Mae and Hilda; 5 sons: Virgil, Merle, Verle,

Earl and Leroy; 2 smal-l grandchildren; her mother; 4

sisters, Mrs. Forrest CHEESLEY, Agnes LAUGHMAN,

Launa BAILY and Velma KENNEDY; and 4 brothers,

Noah, Herschel, Donald, and Douglas MARLOW.


Brother’s obit: Apr. 19, 1934:

Noah, son of Thomas Monroe and Adelia MARLOW,

was born Nov. 17, 1891, on a farm near Omega, Ill.

attending public school and Sunday School in that small

village. His father died when Noah was 17 years of age,

and he was the eldest son of a large family, he willingly

accepted the great responsibility of helping his mother

manage the farm and rear the younger brothers and

sisters. He joined the Presbyterian church at the age of

18 years. On Jan. 14, 1914, he married Miss Anna

ENGELBRECHT of Kinmundy, and they had 1 son,

Monroe. Sonny, as he was lovingly called, has been a

gleam of light and gladness, not only to his parents, but

also to his mother’s sisters where he has made his home

the past 5 years while attending school at Champaign.

Mrs. MARLOW has taught school all the years of their

married life excepting 3. Besides his father, 4 sisters

have preceded him in death. His mother, 4 sisters, and 3

brothers still survive: Mrs. Minnie CHEELEY, Donald

and Douglas MARLOW of Omega; Herschel MARLOW

of Bloomington; Mrs. Velva KENNEDY, of Sandoval;

Mrs. Luana BAILEY of Chicago; and Mrs. Agnes

LAUGHMAN of Wayne, Mich

MARLOW, John Riley

1917 – 1923

John Riley MARLOW;

Jan. 17, 1917 - Nov. 15, 1923;

Son of Herschel MARLOW

& Ollie (MERCHANT) MARLOW


WWI MARLOW, Herschel

1894 – 1967

Illinois 161st Trans. Corps

Herschel MARLOW;

Died Aug. 18, 1967, Aged 73 years, in the Veteran’s

Hospital in Danville;


World War I


Survived by his wife, Ruth, Salem; 1 brother, Douglas of

Sullivan

(Death announcement in “The Kinmundy Express”

- Aug. 24, 1967)

June 23, 1894 – August 1967

(SSN Death Index)

On Wednesday, Olive MERCHANT married Herschel

MARLOW. He is the son of Mrs. Thomas MARLOW of

Omega Twp., and she is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

John MERCHANT.

(Wedding announcement in “The Kinmundy Express”

- Sept. 9, 1915)

Married (1) Olive MERCHANT on Sept. 1, 1915

in Marion Co., IL;

Married (2) Ruth E. McBRATNEY on Apr. 30, 1921

in Marion Co., IL



Son of Thomas Monroe MARLOW

& Adelia (PHILLIPS) MARLOW


MARLOW, Ruth

1897 – 1983

Ruth Olive (MERCHANT) MARLOW;

Died March 14, 1983;

Daughter of John McBRATNEY

& Catherine (MOORE) McBRATNEY;

Married Herschel MARLOW in 1921 (he died in 1967)

(Obituary)

Married Herschel MARLOW

Olive MERCHANT & Herschel MARLOW were

married on Sept. 1, 1915 in Marion Co., IL;



On Wednesday, Olive MERCHANT married Herschel

MARLOW. He is the son of Mrs. Thomas MARLOW of

Omega Twp., and she is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

John MERCHANT.

(Wedding announcement in “The Kinmundy Express”

- Sept. 9, 1915)

KENNEDY, Velma MARLOW

1904 – 1963

Velma (MARLOW) KENNEDY;

Died May 12, 1963; aged 59 years


- May 16, 1963)

Daughter of Thomas MARLOW


Married Leo KENNEDY


Survivors: 1 sister, Mrs. Minnie CHEELEY of Salem; 2

brothers, Herschel MARLOW of Omega, Douglas


MARLOW of Sullivan.

BAILEY, Launa MARLOW

1898 – 1935

Launa (MARLOW) BAILEY;

Born: Nov. 3, 1898 (Iuka, IL);

Died: Aug. 13, 1935 (Harvey, Cook Co., IL);



Spouse: Thomas BAILEY


(No Express obit. found)

McKAY, Delia

1845 - 1934




PADGET, A.L.

Apr. 19, 1865 – Sept. 17, 1899

LEWELLEN, Edith R.

Wife of Frank Lewellen

1894 – 1923

Edith R. (CHAPMAN) LEWELLEN;

Oct. 20, 1895 – Aug. 6, 1923;

Daughter of Thomas CHAPMAN

& Louise (MARLOW) CHAPMAN;

Spouse: Frank LEWELLYN


Frank LEWELLEN & Edith CHAPMAN were married

on Oct. 26, 1915 in Marion Co., IL




LEWELLEN, J. Frank

1894 – 1945

Joy Franklin “Frank” LEWELLEN;

Sept. 23, 1894 – Oct. 2, 1945;

Son of William LEWELLEN

& Alice (LUTTRELL) LEWELLEN;

Spouse: Nana


Married (1) Edith R. CHAPMAN




Married (2) Nana Irene HEADLEY

(Info. from death certificate, and from the obituary

of Nana Headley Lewellen’s father,

George Headley in “The Kinmundy Express”

– Dec. 14, 1950)





SCHOOLEY, Wayne

1900 – 1977

Wayne Edwin SCHOOLEY;

Son of Milton SCHOOLEY

& Emma (HUBERT) SCHOOLEY;

Married Opal MORGAN;

Survivors: her wife; 3 sons, Dennis, Milton, and Leland

Schooley; a brother, Lloyd Schooley; a sister, Mrs.

Margaret Wiswold.

(Obituary from Marion Co. Gen. & Hist. Society)

Aug. 22, 1900 – Aug. 13, 1977

Married Opal MORGAN on Dec. 14, 1918 in

Marion Co., IL

(Wife’s obituary in “The Kinmundy Express”

- Jan. 11, 1979)



(SSN Death Index)

SCHOOLEY, Opal

1898 – 1979

Opal (MORGAN) SCHOOLEY;

Nov. 14, 1898 – Jan. 4, 1979;

Daughter of Bradford MORGAN

& Mary (GRUBER) MORGAN;

Married Wayne SCHOOLEY on Dec. 14, 1918

(He died Aug. 13, 1977)


- Jan. 11, 1979)

Surviving: 3 sons, Milton, Wtanton, Va.; Dennis,

Western Springs, IL; Leland, Heyworth, IL; 1 sister

SCHOOLEY, Clifford

Son of J.M. & E. Schooley

1902 – 1914

Clifford SCHOOLEY;

Note: Stone says d. 1914. Kinmundy Express, May 27,

1915: - Clifford SCHOOLEY, 9 year old son of J.M.

SCHOOLEY and wife of Omega, died on Tuesday of

pneumonia. Burial at Omega.

JAMES, Benjamin J.

March 16, 1882 – Jan. 27, 1913

Benjamin J. JAMES;

Son of Gustavus A. JAMES

& Emma I. (HAINLINE) JAMES


MORROW, Roschelle

1913 – 1914


MORROW, William

1879 – 1947

William MORROW;

Apr. 19, 1879 – Sept. 28, 1947;

Son of William C. MORROW

& Sarah (HAPPY) MORROW;

Spouse: Jessie Mable MORROW


Omega: Wm. MORROW died at his home in the Redlick

district Sunday. The funeral held Tuesday at the

Christian Church



- Oct. 2, 1947)

Married Jessie M. MILLICAN on Dec. 18, 1910

in Marion Co., IL



MORROW, Jessie M.

1883 – 1958

Jessie Mable (MILLICAN) MORROW;

Married William MORROW on Dec. 18, 1910

in Marion Co., IL




CRIPPEN, infant

Son of Harold & Vivian Crippen

1954

Baby son CRIPPEN;

Son of Harold CRIPPEN

& Vivian (MORROW) CRIPPEN


(Info. from sister’s tombstone and death certificate)


CRIPPEN, infant

Daughter of Harold & Vivian Crippen

1946

Baby girl CRIPPEN;

Death: Apr. 12, 1946 – Chicago, IL;

Daughter of Harold CRIPPEN

& Vivian (MORROW) CRIPPEN



MARTELL, Charlotte Martha

Dec. 1922 – March 1988

Charlotte Martha (TATE) MARTELL;

Born: Dec. 14, 1922; Died March 4, 1988 in Paris, N.Y.;

Daughter of Russell TATE

& Myrtle (PARISH) TATE;

Married George MARTELL

(Obituary)

Survivors: 2 sisters, Peggy Roberts and Alice Thurman.

Preceded in death by her husband

TATE, Myrtle

Wife of R.H. Tate

May 1899 – June 1938

Myrtle (PARRISH) TATE;

Died June 22, 1938;

Daughter of B.L. PARRISH

& Emma (FRENCH) PARRISH;

Spouse: Russell TATE


Married Russell H. TATE on Dec. 26, 1918



CHAPMAN, Rufus M.

June 11, 1860 – June 23, 1933

Rufus M. CHAPMAN;

June 11, 1860 – June 23, 1933;

Son of Daniel CHAPMAN

& Martha (ALDERSON) CHAPMAN;

Spouse: Martha



Rufus M. CHAPMAN & Martha J. FRENCH were

married Oct. 6, 1887 in Marion Co., IL


CHAPMAN, Martha J.

(Wife of Rufus M. Chapman)

Apr. 6, 1859 – May 21, 1935

Martha J. (FRENCH) CHAPMAN

Rufus M. CHAPMAN & Martha J. FRENCH were

married Oct. 6, 1887 in Marion Co., IL


CHAPMAN, Thomas J.

Feb. 26, 1874 – Oct. 8, 1962

Thomas J. CHAPMAN

Thomas J. CHAPMAN & Lulu MARLOW were married

June 9, 1895 in Marion Co., IL



CHAPMAN, Lulu

1879 – 1936

Lulu (MARLOW) CHAPMAN;

June 11, 1879 - July 11, 1936;


& Caroline (SIMS) MARLOW;

Spouse: Thomas J. CHAPMAN


Thomas J. CHAPMAN & Lulu MARLOW were married



ROBINSON, Harry

1880 – 1955


ROBINSON, Lulu O.

1885 – 1950


MILLICAN, Henry F.

“Father”

1853 – 1915

Henry F. MILLICAN

Henry F. MILLICAN & Maggie A. PORTER were

married Sept. 18, 1878 in Marion Co., IL


MILLICAN, Maggie A.

“Mother”

1859 – 1928

Maggie A. (PORTER) MILLICAN;

Jan. 2, 1859 – Dec. 25, 1928;

Daughter of William PORTER

& Milinda (JONES) PORTER

Spouse: Henry MILLICAN


Henry F. MILLICAN & Maggie A. PORTER were



MULVANEY, William C.

1873 – 1967

William C. MULVANEY;

Son of Jesse Fletcher MULVANEY

& Mary (RUCKMAN) MULVANEY;


Married Virginia Martha CHANDLER


Born: Oct. 4, 1873 – near Iuka, Marion Co., IL

Died: Sept. 28, 1967 – Mansfield, Richland Co, OH;

Lived most of his life near Iuka, until moving to

Mansfield for the past year. Survivors are five daughters,

Mrs. P. W. Conway Mrs. Gertrude Meek, Mrs. Elmer

Donahue, Mrs. Oma West, Mrs. Violet Watson;

(Obituary in News-Journal;

Mansfield, Richland County, Ohio)

William C. MULVANEY & Virginia M. CHANDLER



MULVANEY, Virginia M.

1875 – 1925

Virginia Mariah (CHANDLER) MULVANEY;

Died: Oct. 30, 1925 – Will Co., IL;

Daughter of E.T. CHANDLER

& Rizza/Kizza B. (SOUTHERLAND) CHANDLER;

Spouse: William C. MULVANEY


Daughter of Edward Young CHANDLER

& Kizziah (_______) CHANDLER;

Married William C. MULVANY


William C. MULVANEY & Virginia M. CHANDLER



Base

MORROW, Harold Hugh

Nov. 28, 1923

MULVANEY, Jessie E.

1911 – 1926

Jessie E. MULVANEY;

Born: Oct. 18, 1911 (Biggers, Ark.)

Died: March 23, 1926 (Will Co., IL);

Daughter of William C. MULVANEY

& Virginia (CHANDLER) MULVANEY


SIMER, Charles Woodson

1882 – 1912

Charles Woodson SIMER;

Chas. SIMER died at his home near Omega last

Thursday, of creeping paralysis, after a brief illness. He

had been confined to the house a short time and his

condition was not considered serious and his death was a

great surprise to his own family as well as the many

friends and neighbors. Charles was 30 years of age and a

farmer.


- Jan. 18, 1912)

Charles W. SIMER & Amy HULTS were married

on July 26, 1905 in Marion Co., IL




Son of Rev. William Jackson SIMER

& Sarah Emma (EASLEY) SIMER

(Info. from father’s death certificate)



HITE, Laura I.

1901 – 1919

Laura Irene (CHEELY) HITE;

Oct. 27, 1901 – Nov. 9, 1919;

Daughter of Forest CHEELY

& Minnie (________) CHEELY;

Married Martin HITE on Dec. 24, 1918


- Nov. 20, 1919)

Daughter of Forest E. CHEELY

& Minnie (MARLOW) CHEELY


Martin D. HITE & Laura Irene CHEELEY were




Had a son born on Oct. 24, 1919. She also leaves

besides her husband and son, a father, mother, 2 sisters, 1

brother, as there was 1 brother who preceded her in

death.

LAUGHMAN, Hazel D.

Daughter of W.H. & H. Laughman

July 17, 1892 – Apr. 25, 1917

Hazel Deloris LAUGHMAN;

Daughter of W.H. LAUGHMAN

& Hattie (BURNES) LAUGHMAN



LAUGHMAN, Hattie

1868 – 1933

Hattie (BURNS) LAUGHMAN;

Daughter of Francis Marion BURNS

& Mary (SMITH) BURNS


- Apr. 6, 1911)

Married W. Henry LAUGHMAN


(Info. from daughter (Hazel’s) death certificate)

William H. LAUGHMAN & Hattie BURNES were



LAUGHMAN, Henry

1867 – 1947

William Henry LAUGHMAN;

Married Hattie BURNES



William H. LAUGHMAN & Hattie BURNES were



(Info. from daughter (Hazel’s) death certificate)

Omega: W.H. LAUGHMAN of Bee Branch district died

last week in Salem hospital.


- Oct. 9, 1947)

MILLICAN, Charles L.

1858 – 1933

Charles Lee MILLICAN;

Sept. 28, 1859 – Nov. 30, 1933;

Son of Alexander MILLICAN

& Clementine (______) MILLICAN;

Married Laura J. PORTER on Nov. 22, 1882


- Dec. 7, 1933)

He was the youngest of 6 children, 2 sisters and 4

brothers, all of whom have preceded him in death. In

1884, he, with his wife and daughter went to Colorado

and took up a State claim of a section of land. He lived

on it and proved his rights of possession, making his

home there, sheltered near the great rockies for more

than 8 years. At the request of his aged father he with his

increased family of 3 children returned to his father’s

side in Kinmundy in the spring of 1892, then moved the

following fall to his farm east of Omega. He leaves his

wife and children, namely, Mrs. Jessie MORROW,

Byron E. and Ben MILLICAN all of Omega twp.; 1

daughter, Agnes MILLICAN HULTS preceded him in

death on Aug. 4, 1915. He also leaves several

grandchildren, 2 of which were the children of the

deceased daughter, namely, Darrel HULTS of Omega,

and Nelda Agnes HULTS KEISTLER of Salem. They

were taken into the home of their grandparents and loved

and cherished as their own children.. Until his death, he

was an ardent lover of music. He fostered many classes

in the community, helping others to appreciate the best in

music. Mr. MILLICAN was an ardent promoter of

education during his lifetime, and for a short time was a

teacher in the rural schools. He was known for several

miles around for the making of delicious maple syrup

and maple sugar

Charles L. MILLICAN & Laura J. PORTER were



MILLICAN, Laura J.

1862 – 1933

Laura J. (PORTER) MILLICAN;

Mrs. Laura MILLICAN, a widow of the late Charles

MILLICAN, died at her home Dec. 12, just 11 days after

the death of her husband. Services were held at Lovell

Grove Church with interment made in the Church

cemetery. The deceased was 72 years old. She was born


and spent her entire life in the community. She is

survived by 2 sons, Byron and Ben, and 1 daughter, Mrs.

Chas. MORROW, all of the immediate vicinity


- Dec. 21, 1933)

Charles L. MILLICAN & Laura J. PORTER were



HULTS, Earl J.

1884 – 1961

Earl J. HULTS;

Son of Miles HULTS

& Matilda Jane “Jennie” (SEE) HULTS);

Married (1) Ella Agnes MILLICAN;

Married (2) Edna K._________


Earl J. HULTS & Ella A. MILLICAN were married

on Apr. 23, 1913 in Marion Co, IL



Born July 6, 1884 in Omega, Marion, IL;

Possibly died in East St. Louis, St. Clair Co., IL



HULTS, Agnes

1888 – 1915

Ella Agnes (MILLICAN) HULTS;

Daughter of Charles L. MILLICAN

& Laura J. (PORTER) MILLICAN


- Dec. 7, 1933)

Married Earl J. HULTS on Apr. 23, 1913

in Marion Co, IL




MULVANY, Lizzie

Wife of T.J. Mulvany

July 26, 1878 – Jan. 9, 1916

Sarah Elizabeth (MORROW) MULVANY;

(Info. from daughter’s (Lizzie Viola Mulvaney’s)

Death certificate)

Married Thomas J. MULVANY on July 18, 1897

in Marion Co., IL



(No Express obit. Found)


MULVANEY, Lizzie Viola

1916 – 1927

Lizzie Viola MULVANEY;

Jan. 2, 1916 – Feb. 22, 1927;

Daughter of T.J. MULVANEY

& Sarah Elizabeth (MORROW) MULVANEY


WWII MULVANEY, Tommie O. Tommie O. MULVANEY;



PFC U.S. Army World War II

March 14, 1911 – Aug. 18, 1982


From Xenia, IL;

Died in Clay County Hospital



MORROW, Albert

1868 -1942

John Albert MORROW;

Jan. 28, 1872 – Feb. 22, 1842;

Son of George C. MORROW

& Sarah (HAPPY) MORROW;

Spouse: Margaret


Married (1) Dora MILLER on Oct. 3, 1894

in Marion Co., IL



MORROW, Dora M.

1878 – 1920

Dora Belle (MILLER) MORROW;

Aug. 4, 1878 – Aug. 13, 1920 (Olney, IL);

Father: Harmon MILLER;

Mother: Mollie (FOSTER) MILLER


Married John Albert MORROW on Oct. 3, 1894

in Marion Co., IL




MORROW, infant

Infant daughter of

Guy & Gladys Morrow

Feb. 12, 1922 – Feb. 12, 1922

Infant MORROW;

Father: Guy MORROW

Mother: Gladys (BEALS) MORROW




ROGERS, Flarra

1874 – 1940

Flarra ROGERS;

May 8, 1874 – July 19, 1940;

Daughter of W.O. ROGERS

& Clem (BROWN) ROGERS


ROGERS, W.O.

Died: March 9, 1927

Aged 79 yr 4 mn 9 da

William Oscar ROGERS

July 18, 1849 (Tenn.) – March 9, 1927;

Father: Wm. ROGERS;

Spouse: Sarah E. ROGERS


Omega: A large crowd attended the funeral at Mr. Wm.

ROGERS Friday.



- March 17, 1927)

ROGERS, Sarah E.

(Wife of W.O. Rogers)

Died: Aug. 27, 1938

Aged 75 yr 11 mn 20 da

Sarah Elizabeth (WILLIAMS) ROGERS;

Sept. 7, 1860 (Benton Co., MO) – Aug. 27, 1938;

Father: _____ WILLIAMS;

Mother: Levena (?VANSTENT) WILLIAMS;

Spouse: William Oscar ROGERS


Omega: Funeral services for Mrs. Sarah ROGERS, a

former resident of this community, were held at the

Christian Church Monday with interment in the

cemetery nearby


- Sept. 1, 1938)

SIPES, Henry

1860-1933

Henry SIPES;

Apr. 15, 1860 (Martin Co., Ind.) – Sept. 29, 1933;

Son of Henry SIPES & Dellia (NICHOLS) SIPES;

Spouse: Belle SIPES


Son of James SIPES

& Dillie (________) SIPES;

Apr. 14, 1860 (Martin Co., Ind.) – Sept. 1933;

Married (1) Alice VAUGHN in 1880;

Married (2) Belle (________) LONNON in 1884

(died Aug. 19, 1929)


- Oct. 5, 1933)

Henry SIPES & Isabella IDLEMAN were married



In 1879 he immigrated with his parents to Illinois and

located near Salem, where he resided until 1889, when

he removed to Omega twp., where he spent the

remainder of his life. With 1st wife had 1 daughter,

named Rosa, who died in infancy. The mother, already

afflicted with the disease and grieved over the loss of

the dear one, soon died also. With his second wife, he

helped raised her son from her first marriage, George,

Since her death, he had made his home with his brother,

Francis of near Omega, until Uncle Henry died last

Friday. SIPES, Belle

Aug. 24, 1850 – Jan. 9, 1929

???missing stone

Isabelle “Belle” (IDLEMAN) SIPES;

Born: Marion, Ohio;

Daughter of Jacob IDLEMAN

& Hannah (JONES) IDLEMAN;

Spouse: Henry SIPES


Henry SIPES & Isabella IDLEMAN were married





MILLICAN, Ben P.

1886 – 1960

Benjamin Porter MILLICAN;

Aug. 23, 1886 (Huerano Co., CO) – Nov. 11, 1960;

Son of Charles MILLICAN

& Laura (________) MILLICAN;

Twin son;

Married Alice HARRISON on Sept. 26, 1915


- Nov. 17, 1960)

Son of Charles Lee MILLICAN

& Laura J. (PORTER) MILLICAN;


- Dec. 7, 1933)

In 1892, the family moved from Colorado to Marion

Co., IL; Had 2 children, a daughter, Neva, and a son,

Carl. Leaves his wife, Alice; 1 dau, Mrs. Kenneth

Thurow of Aurora; and son, Carl Millican of Tarpon

Springs, Fla.; a foster daughter, Mrs. Orville Hammock

of Graniteville, Mo. He was the last of 4 children, a

twin brother, Byron, and two sisters, Jessie and Agnes.

MILLICAN, Alice

1889 – 1976

Alice (HARRISON) MILLICAN;

From St. Petersburg, Florida, but formerly of

Kinmundy, IL;

Born in Fayette Co., IL;

Daughter of Andrew J. HARRISON

& Salina (_______) HARRISON;

Married Ben MILLICAN in 1915 (he died in 1960);

Died in St. Petersburg, Fla. on July 20, 1976;

Surviving: daughter, Mrs. Neva Thurow.

(Obituary in “The Decatur Herald”

on July 21, 1976)

Married Benjamin Porter MILLICAN on Sept. 26, 1915

(Husband’s obituary in “The Kinmundy Express”

- Nov. 17, 1960)

Dec. 18, 1889 – July 1976 (Florida)

(SSN Death Index)

WWII BEARD, Elijah Floyd

Dec. 19, 1902 – Oct. 9, 1960

Pvt 49 Gen Hosp. – World War II


Elijah Floyd BEARD;

Son of Charles Edward BEARD

& Etter “Etta” (SMITH) BEARD


(No Express obit. found)

SCHOEN, Michael Dean

July 19 – Oct. 21, 1969


SMITH, Earnest E.

Feb. 7, 1901 – May 3, 1934

Earnest E. SMITH;

Born: Marion Co., IL; Died: Salem, IL;

Father: W. SMITH;

Spouse: Louise SMITH




Veteran BEARD, Elijah G.

Co. I 40 Ill. Inf.

(Veteran)

Elijah G. BEARD;

Elijah BEARD & Sarah F. MITCHELL were married

Apr. 18, 1864 in Marion Co., IL


Elijah is the son of William H. Beard and Cecilia

(Edwards) Beard.

His siblings are:

Sarah Beard

Ann Beard

George Henderson Beard

Andrew J. Beard

Rebecca Martha Beard

William Lucius Beard

Elijah married Sarah Francis Mitchell in Marion

County,Illinois on April 18, 1864. They had::

John William Beard who married Amber Daisy Howe

Charles Edward Beard who married Etta Smith

Mary Rebecca Beard

Alice Caroline Beard who married Clabe Sipes.


BEARD, Sarah F. MITCHELL

Wife of Elijah G. Mitchell

June 27, 1834 – Jan. 1, 1921

Sarah F. (MITCHELL) BEARD;

Apr. 24, 1834 (Tenn.) – Jan. 1, 1921;

Father: Jack MITCHELL


Elder School and Omega: The funeral of Mrs. Green

BEARD was held at Lovell Grove church on Sunday

with interment in the Church cemetery


- Jan. 6, 1921)

Elijah BEARD & Sarah F. MITCHELL were married



Sarah's Parents were John and Mary Mitchell, and sister

was Harriet C. Mitchell, who married James W. Stacy.

Sarah married Elijah Green Beard in Marion County,

Illinois on April 18, 1864.

Their Children are:

John William Beard who married Amber Daisy Howe

Charles Edward Beard who married Etta Smith

Mary Rebecca Beard

Alice Caroline who married Clabe Sipes


SMITH, Edgar M.

1878 – 1925

Edgar Mayfield SMITH;

June 13, 1878 – Nov. 16, 1925;

Son of John C. SMITH & Alice C. (HANKS) SMITH



Edgar M. SMITH & Alice C. BEARD were married

May 25, 1898 in Marion Co., IL



SMITH, Alice C. BEARD

(Wife of Edgar M. Smith)

1877 - 1949

Alice Cardin (BEARD) SMITH;

Edgar M. SMITH & Alice C. BEARD were married

May 25, 1898 in Marion Co., IL


Pleasant Grove: Several from here attended the funeral

of Miss Mary BEARD at Lovell’s Grove Church

Wednesday afternoon.


- Feb. 4, 1949)

BEARD, Mary R.

May 3, 1875 – Jan. 25, 1954

Mary R. BEARD;

Daughter of Elijah Green BEARD

& Sarah Francis (MITCHELL) BEARD



BEARD, John W.

Apr. 12, 1866 – March 22, 1949

John W. BEARD;

Omega: Mrs. Alice SIPES and Miss Mary BEARD

received word Tuesday that their brother, John BEARD,

had died at his home in Salem


- March 31, 1949)

Son of Elijah Green BEARD

& Sarah Francis (MITCHELL) BEARD



ROGERS, Emery J.

1866 – 1951

Emery ROGERS

Emery ROGERS & Laura S. KELLER were married

Oct. 2, 1887 in Marion Co., IL



ROGERS, Lora C.

1870 – 1953

Lora C. (KELLER) ROGERS

Emery ROGERS & Laura S. KELLER were married


Oct. 2, 1887 in Marion Co., IL


March 27, 1870 (Crawford Co., IN) – Feb. 2, 1953;

Daughter of Phillip KELLER

& Jane (FORTUNE) KELLER;



WWII ARNOLD, Walter

Pvt. U.S. Army World War II

Feb. 1, 1908 – Apr. 27, 1989


Walter Frank ARNOLD

Son of Thomas Isaac ARNOLD

& Elsieville (SMITH) ARNOLD;

Married Mildred Lucille CHEELEY




ARNOLD, Mildred CHEELEY

“Mother”

1904 – 1939

Mildred L. (CHEELEY) ARNOLD;

Jan. 9, 1904 – Apr. 22, 1939;

Daughter of Forest CHEELEY

& Minnie (MARLOW) CHEELEY;

Spouse: Frank ARNOLD


Married Frank ARNOLD;


Apr. 27, 1939)

Mr. and Mrs. ARNOLD were former residents of the

Omega community. Just a few months ago, they

purchased the Wm. McHATTON property in the east

part of town and moved there. The deceased was

formerly Miss Mildred CHEELEY, daughter of Mr. and

Mrs. Forrest CHEELEY, residing near Tonti. Besides

her husband, she leaves 2 small daughters.

LONNON, Robert L.

1915- 1939

(Aug. 19, 1915 – May 16, 1939

Prior reading by the Marion Co. Gen. &

Hist. Soc. – 1971)

Robert “Bob” Louis LONNON;

Son of George R. LONNON

& Virdie (_______) LONNON;

Aug. 19, 1915 – May 16, 1939;


May 18, 1939)


May 25, 1939)

Son of George LONNON

& Virdie (SCHOOLEY) LONNON


It will be remembered that the deceased was injured in

an auto accident on Jan. 24, and has been confined to the

Centralia Hospital since, suffering from an infected knee.

His leg was removed last week but the shock was too .

For almost 4 months he fought a gallant fight for life.

He leaves his parents, 2 sisters, Mrs. Lois ALDERSON

of Alma twp., and Myrle at home, 2 nieces, Rogene and


Rosalie ALDERSON, uncles, aunts and cousins.

LONNON, George R.

1878 – 1970

(Prior reading by the Marion Co. Gen.

& Hist. Soc. – 1971:

Sept. 17, 1878 – Jan. 20, 1970)

George R. LONNON;

Married Virdie SCHOOLEY on Feb. 27, 1906

in Marion Co., IL



Son of Robert LONNON

& Isabell (IDLEMAN) LONNON

(“Omega – History of the Area (1823-1973)”)

LONNON, Virdie

1886 – 1967


& Hist. Soc. – 1971:

May 17, 1886 – Dec. 30, 1967)

Virdie (SCHOOLEY) LONNON;

May 17, 1886 – Dec. 30, 1967;

Daughter of Robert Mead SCHOOLEY

& Mariah (MATSON) SCHOOLEY;

Married George R. LONNON on Feb. 22, 1906


Jan. 4, 1968)

They had 3 children: Lois, Myrle, and Robert, who

preceded his mother in death. Survivors are her

husband; 2 daughters, Mrs. Lois Alderson and Mrs.

Myrle Helm.

WOMACK, Anna

1879 – 1961


PHILLIPS, Merritt

1878 – 1939

Merritt Ellsworth PHILLIPS;

June 6, 1878 – Jan. 24, 1939;

Son of Henry PHILLIPS

& Lizzie (OLGOOD) PHILLIPS;

Spouse: Anna PHILLIPS


Merritt PHILLIPS, aged 70, of near Omega, is dead, and

Bob LONNON, 23, also residing near Omega, is in the

Centralia Hospital with head injuries and a crushed knee;

Mrs. Anne DONOVAN, 50, of Bloomington, is also

dead, and her husband, B.M. DONOVAN, 50, is in the

Salem Hospital with back injuries, all the result of a

collision on U.S. Route 50, 4 miles east of Salem on

Tuesday. PHILLIPS and LONNON had been in Salem

on business and were returning to their home. The

DONOVAN’s had been vacationing in Florida and were

returning to Bloomington. The DONOVAN car skidded

on the snow covered pavement and the head-on collision

resulted.


Jan. 26, 1939)

SOUTHWARD, Lee E.

“Father”

1883 - 1962

Lee Earl SOUTHWARD;

Sept. 20, 1883 – Aug. 1962;

Son of William SOUTHWARD

& Mariah (MILLICAN) SOUTHWARD;

Married Hattie Rosella BLACK


(Info. from Ancestry.com)

Hattie R. BLACK married (1) Curtis R. TATE

on Aug. 5, 1898 in Marion Co. IL

Hattie R. TATE (possibly misread – says Nettie B. Tate)

married (2) Lee SOUTHWARD on Sept. 20, 1904

in Marion Co., IL




SOUTHWARD, Hattie R.

“Mother”

1883 – 1938

Hattie Rosella (BLACK) TATE SOUTHWARD

Married Lee Earl SOUTHWARD

(Info. from husband’s death certificate)

Omega: Mrs. Hattie SOUTHWARD, a former resident

of this community, was buried in the Christian Church

Cemetery Monday


Apr. 14, 1938)

Hattie R. BLACK married (1) Curtis R. TATE

on Aug. 5, 1898 in Marion Co. IL

Hattie R. TATE (possibly misread – says Nettie B. Tate)

married (2) Lee SOUTHWARD on Sept. 20, 1904

in Marion Co., IL



(No death cert found)

BEARD, Charles E.

1868 – 1947


& Hist. Soc. – 1971:

July 7, 1868 – Aug. 25, 1947)

Charles E. BEARD;

Sept. 7, 1868 (Jefferson Co., IL) – Aug. 27, 1947;

Father: Elijah BEARD;

Mother: Sarah (MITCHELL) BEARD;

Spouse: Etta BEARD


Charles E. BEARD & Ellen/Etta S. SMITH

on Feb. 26, 1902 in Marion Co., IL



Omega (from last week): Chas. BEARD died at the

home of his sister, Mrs. Alice SIPES Monday.

(Death announcement in “The Kinmundy Express”

- Sept. 4, 1947)

BEARD, Etter

1878 – 1936


& Hist. Soc. – 1971:

Jan. 11, 1878 – Nov. 27, 1936)

Etter (SMITH) BEARD;

Jan. 11, 1879 – Nov. 25, 1936;

Father: Chas. SMITH;

Mother: Mary (BIRD) SMITH;

Spouse: C.H. BEARD



Charles E. BEARD & Ellen/Etta S. SMITH

on Feb. 26, 1902 in Marion Co., IL




LOVELL, William L.

b. 1865

William LOVELL

William LOVELL & Martha WILKINS were married



LOVELL, Martha

(Wife of William L. Lovell)

1870 – 1934

Martha Ray (WILKINS) LOVELL;

Married William L. LOVELL


William LOVELL & Martha WILKINS were married



Daughter’s death certificate:

Maggie (LOVELL) CAMPBELL

Feb. 17, 1890 – Jan. 24, 1935;

Daughter of W.I. LOVELL

& Martha (WILKINS) LOVELL;

Spouse: Arthur CAMPBELL


ROGERS, Henry O.

1872 – 1959


& Hist. Soc. – 1971:

1872 – July 22, 1959)

Henry Oliver “Dayton” ROGERS;

Died July 29, 1959 in Belvidere, IL while making his

home with his son;

Aged 87 years


July 30, 1959)

Oliver ROGERS & Leona ARNOLD were married



Henry O. ROGERS married Edith (______) PAINTER




Mr. ROGERS has been a resident of the Omega

community all of his life, until 3 years ago when he

went to make his home with his son. Surviving are

the son, Guy of Belvidere; a step-daughter, Mrs.

F.O. WILLIAMS, Ventura, Calif.; 2 sisters, Mrs.

Cornelia DAVIS, Xenia; and Mrs. Eva BEARD,


Iuka ROGERS, Edith M.

1877 – 1958

Edith M. (SOUTHWARD) PAINTER ROGERS;

Edith SOUTHWARD married John PAINTER

on Aug. 11, 1894 in Marion Co., IL



Edith PAINTER married Henry O. ROGERS




Died in Belvidere, IL in March 1958; Aged 80 years;

Married Dayton ROGERS


March 27, 1958)

The ROGERS are former residents of the Omega

community. ROGERS, Guy M.

Aug. 3, 1911 – Jan. 13, 1994

Guy M. ROGERS;

Son of Henry ROGERS

& Edith (SOUTHARD) ROGERS;

Married Opal WEEMS on Jan. 13, 1933

(Obituary)

Survivors: a dau., Margie Heral.

Son of Henry Oliver “Dayton” ROGERS

& Edith M. (SOUTHWARD) PAINTER ROGERS


July 30, 1959)

(Information from parents’ marriage records)

ROGERS, Opal L.

Nov. 15, 1915 – Sept. 20, 1983

Opal L. (WEEMS) ROGERS;

Daughter of Hiram WEEMS

& Hattie (CLEMONS) WEEMS;

Married Guy ROGERS on Jan. 14, 1933

(Obituary)

Survivors: her husband; a dau, Margie Heral; 2 brothers,

Everett and Robert Weems; 3 sisters, Marie Albretch,

Eloise Kasik, and Thelma McElroy.

ROGERS, John

Feb. 21, 1941

John Howard ROGERS;

Feb. 21, 1941 – Feb. 21, 1941;

Son of Guy ROGERS

& Opal (WEEMS) ROGERS


ROGERS, Donald

Feb. 23, 1943

Donald Delbert ROGERS;

Feb. 23, 1943 – Feb. 23, 1943;

Son of Guy ROGERS

& Opal (WEEMS) ROGERS


ARNOLD, Mason

“Dad”

Jan. 3, 1910 – Feb. 17, 2005

Edgar Mason “Jake” ARNOLD;

Son of Thomas ARNOLD


Married Dorothy CHEELEY on Jan. 28, 1933;


Surviving: 2 sons, John Arnold and Bill Arnold; 1

daughter, Ethel Lou Baker; 1 sister, Annabell Perry.

Preceded in death by his wife; 1 son, Curt Arnold; 2

daughters, Patsy and Mary Marie; 6 brothers, Charles,

Fred, John, Frank, Everett, and George Arnold; and 1

sister, Ina Perry.

(Obituary from Marion Co. Gen. & Hist. Library

newspaper drawers)

ARNOLD, Dorothy M.

“Mom”

Nov. 8, 1915 – Jan. 30, 1986

Dorothy M. (CHEELEY) ARNOLD;

Daughter of Forrest CHEELEY

& Minnie (MARLOW) CHEELEY;

Married Mason ARNOLD in 1933

(Obituary)

Surviving: her husband; 2 sons, John and Bill Arnold; a

dau, Ethel Baker; a brother, Paul Cheeley.

ARNOLD, Mary

July 7, 1953 – Nov. 20, 1958

Mary Marie ARNOLD;

Daughter of Edgar Mason ARNOLD




ARNOLD, Patsy

July 6, 1942 – July 6, 1942

Patsy Bell ARNOLD;

Daughter of Edgar Mason ARNOLD



ROSE, Marilyn Louise

Daughter of H.L. & Nina Rose

Sept. 24, 1943 – Oct. 11, 1943

Marilyn Louise ROSE;

Daughter of Herschel Lloyd ROSE

& Nina (CHAPMAN) ROSE


ROSE, Herschel L.

Apr. 6, 1923 – Oct. 27, 2005

Herschel Loyd ROSE;

Son of Pearl Marshall ROSE

& Laura Elizabeth (SMITH) ROSE;

Married Nina CHAPMAN

(Obituary)

Survivors: 3 sons, Jim, Ed and Don Rose; 5 daus,

Barbara Butts, Jannie White, Margaret Hampsten, Patsy

Scott, and Dena Jones; a brother, Clyde Rose; 2 sisters,

Hazel Kell and Gladys Hiestand; Preceded in death by

his wife; a daughter, Marilyn Rose; a sister, Bertha See

Roth; 2 brothers, Ralph Rose and Claude Rose; son in

law, Larry Scott; granddaughter, Bonnie White, a great-

granddaughter, Natalie Kash, and a step-dau

ROSE, Nina R.

Dec. 16, 1923 – Oct. 21, 2003

Nina R. (CHAPMAN) ROSE;

Daughter of Donald J. CHAPMAN

& Hazel M. (YOUNG) CHAPMAN;

Married Herschel ROSE on March 21, 1943

(Obituary)

Survivors: her husband; 3 sons, Jim, Ed, and Don Rose; 5

daus, Barbara Butts, Jeannie White, Margaret Hampsten,

Patsy Scott, and Dena Jones; 2 brothers, Floyd and

Darrell Chapman; 1 sister, Nellie Linder; Preceded in

death by her parents; 1 daughter, Marilyn Louise Rose; 2


brothers, Kenny and Bud Chapman; 1 granddaughter,

Bonnie White; 1 great-granddau, Natalie Kash

ROSE, Ralph L.

“Father”

Aug. 3, 1920 – July 8, 2002

??? check birth month on stone

Ralph Lester ROSE;

Oct. 3, 1920 – July 8, 2002;

Son of Pearl M. ROSE & Laura (SMITH) ROSE;

(Obituary)

Married Marie ________

(Info. from infant daughter’s tombstone)

Survivors: 2 sons, Jerry and Larry Rose; 3 daus, Carolyn

Clark, Shirley Bush, Linda Weaver; 2 brothers, Herschel

and Clyde Rose; 2 sisters, Hazel Kell and Gladys

Hiestand. Preceded in death by 1 son, Robert; 1 infant

dau.; 1 brother, Claude Rose, and 1 sister, Bertha See

ROSE, infant daughter

Infant daughter of Ralph & Marie Rose

MILLICAN, Hilda Pauline

1921 – 1941

Hilda Pauline MILLICAN;

Daughter of Byron MILLICAN

& Elsie (FELLER) MILLICAN

(1940 Census – Marion Co., IL)

(Info. from mother’s obituary in

“The Kinmundy Express” - Nov. 19, 1970)



MILLICAN, M. Margaret

Nov. 10, 1928 – May 27, 1997

M. Margaret MILLICAN;

Daughter of Byron MILLICAN

& Elsie (FELLER) MILLICAN

(Obituary)

Survivors: an uncle, Dr. Harold Feller; a nephew, Harry

A. Millican

MILLICAN, Byron

Aug. 25, 1886 – Nov. 26, 1955

Byron MILLICAN;

Died: Nov. 26, 1955; Aged 69


- Dec. 1, 1955)

Son of Charles Lee MILLICAN

& Laura J. (PORTER) MILLICAN;


- Dec. 7, 1933)

Byron MILLICAN & Elsie Hildegard FELLER

were married Apr. 22, 1914 in Marion Co., IL



Survived by his wife, Elsie; 1 daughter, Margaret, at

home; 1 son, Harold of Zion; a twin brother, Ben, of

Omega; and 1 sister, Mrs. Jessie MORROW of Sandoval

MILLICAN, Elsie

Oct. 4, 1886 – Nov. 17, 1970

Elsie Hildegard (FELLER) MILLICAN;

Daughter of Theodore Ferdinand FELLER

& Margaret (WALZ) FELLER;

Widow of Byron MILLICAN


- Nov. 19, 1970)


Byron MILLICAN & Elsie Hildegard FELLER

were married Apr. 22, 1914 in Marion Co., IL



Survived by a dau., Margaret, at home; and 1 son,

Harold, Zion; 5 bros – Harold, St. Louis; Waldemar,

Vandalia; Herbert, Seattle, Wash.; Ezra, Kinmundy;

Albert, Paradise, Calif.; 3 sisters, Laura and Sophia,

Feller, Vandalia; and Mrs. Alma Attey, St. Elmo


MORROW, Ralph M.

1915 – 1950

Ralph Millican MORROW;

Killed by lightening June 30, 1950;

Son of Mr. & Mrs. William MORROW


- July 6, 1950)

Leaves his wife; 2 daughters, Colleen, 7, and Paulette, 15

months; his mother, Mrs. William MORROW of Omega

twp.; and a sister, Mrs. Harold CRIPPEN of Odin.

Son of William MORROW

& Jessie (MILLICAN) MORROW

(Info. from obituary in newspaper)

MORROW, Lorene

b. 1919

ARNOLD, Fred

“Dad”

Sept. 26, 1902 – Apr. 13, 1976


Fred ARNOLD;

Fred ARNOLD & Alma Gladys GIFFIN/GRIFFIN

were married on Feb. 12, 1924 in Marion Co., IL



Son of Thomas Isaac ARNOLD

& Elsieville (SMITH) ARNOLD

(Info. on findagrave.com)

(No obituary found in Express)

ARNOLD, Alma

“Mom”

July 6, 1907 –May 21, 1993


Alma Gladys (GRIFFIN/GIFFIN) ARNOLD;

Died at Magnolia Wood Health Care in Watseka, IL;

Surviving is a daughter, Catherine Veatch and a son,

Vernon.

(Obituary in the Bloomington, IL “The Pantagraph”

on May 23, 1993)

Married Fred ARNOLD on Feb. 12, 1924



ARNOLD, Joseph L.


1949


WHITE, Boyce

Aug. 10, 1940 – Aug. 7, 2010


Parents of: Bonnie, Brenda, Chris

Boyce WHITE;

Son of Grover WHITE & Carrie (BUTTS) WHITE;

Married Jeannie ROSE

(Obituary)

Married on June 14, 1959


Survivors: hiw wife; a son, Chris White; dau. Brenda

Sullens; sister, Norma Veech; foster-brother, Walter

Wilson; 2 foster daus, Melinda Tripp and Michelle

Patrick. Preceded in death by his parents, and daughter

Bonnie White.

WHITE, Jeannie

Born: Feb. 16, 1942


Parents of: Bonnie, Brenda, Chris

Jeannie (ROSE) WHITE;

Married Boyce WHITE on June 14, 1959


WHITE, Bonnie Lue

Sept. 6, 1960 – Nov. 22, 1978

Bonnie Lue WHITE;

Died from as a result of an auto accident on Rt. 37 near

the Brubaker Rd.;

Daughter of Boyce WHITE

& Eugena (ROSE) WHITE;

Surviving: her parents; one brother, Chris; one daughter,

Brenda; and grandparents, Herschel & Nina Rose

(Obituary in “The Kinmundy Express”)

Daughter of Boyce & Jeannie WHITE


WWII KITCHEN, Johnnie R.

Aug. 27, 1923 – Feb. 11, 1944

Staff Sgt 135 Inf. 34th Inf. Div.

World War II


Johnnie R. KITCHEN

He was killed in action in Italy.

Son of Albert KITCHEN

& Janetta (HENSLEY) KITCHEN

(Info. on findagrave.com)

KITCHEN, Albert D.

1872 – 1943

Albert David KITCHEN;

Feb. 21, 1872 (Randolph Co., IL) – Dec. 17, 1943;

Son of Joseph KITCHEN

& Esther (RIDGMOOR) KITCHEN;

Spouse: Janetta KITCHEN


Omega: Services for Albert KITCHEN, who died at his

home in Salem were held at the Christian Church here

Monday with interment in the cemetery nearby.


- Dec. 23, 1943)

Albert D. KITCHEN & Jenetta HENSLEY were married



KITCHEN, Janetta

Born: 1880

Janetta Rebecca (HENSLEY) KITCHEN;

Married Albert D. KITCHEN

Albert D. KITCHEN & Jenetta HENSLEY were married




Daughter of Rebecca (_______) KITCHEN



MORROW, O’Neal Wagoner

1909 - 1996

MORROW, Margaret

1888 – 1972

Margaret (_________) MORROW;

Feb. 2, 1888 – Jan. 1972

(SSN Death Index)


CRIPPEN, Harold

May 23, 1915 – June 26, 2008

Harold D. CRIPPEN;

Son of Elbert Omer CRIPPEN

& Elizabeth Margaret (DORR) CRIPPEN;

Married Vivian MORROW on Nov. 3, 1940

(Obituary)

Survivors: his wife; a son, Leon Crippen; dau., Mary

Taylor. Preceded in death by his parents; 3 brothers,

Elbert, Carl and Norman Crippen.

CRIPPEN, Vivian

Oct. 5, 1917 – July 18, 2009

Vivian N. (MORROW) CRIPPEN;

Daughter of William MORROW

& Jessie (MILLICAN) MORROW;

Married Harold D. CRIPPEN on Nov. 3, 1940

in Clayton, MO

(Obituary)

Survivors: 1 son, Leon Crippen; 1 dau, Mary Taylor;

Preceded in death by her parents, 1 brother, Ralph

Morrow; 1 infant son, and 1 infant dau.

ARNOLD, Thomas I.

1871 – 1953

Thomas Isaac ARNOLD;

Son of John Washington ARNOLD

& Nancy Jane (WOOTEN) ARNOLD;

Sept. 22, 1871 (Muncie, Ind.) - Feb. 10, 1953;

On Jan. 8, 1902, he married Elsa SMITH,

daughter of Curtis and Alice SMITH;


- Feb. 19, 1953)

Had 9 children born, all surviving. They are Fred,

Onarga, Ill.; John Loris, St. Louis, Mo.; Everett, Frank,

and George, Salem, Ill.; Mason, Charles, and Mrs.

Annabelle PERRY, Iuka, and Mrs. Ina PERRY, Ivesdale,

Ill. Besides these children and their mother, he is

survived by one sister, Mrs. Allie LASITER, Centralia;

He was preceded in death by his father, mother, and 1

brother and 1 sister.

ARNOLD, Elsa V.

1883 – 1966

Elsaville “Elsie” (SMITH) ARNOLD;

Died Aug. 13, 1966; Aged 83 years


(Death mentioned “The Kinmundy Express”

- Aug. 18, 1966)

Survivors: 7 sons: Fred, Watseka; John, St. Louis;

Everett and George, Salem; Frank, Mason, and Charles,

Iuka; 2 daughters, Mrs. Ina Perry and Mrs. Annabelle

Perry, Ivesdale; 2 sisters, MRs. Dora Sill, Salem and

Mrs. Grace Mulvaney, Iuka.

Daughter of Curtis SMITH

& Alice (______) SMITH;

Married Thomas Isaac ARNOLD on Jan. 8, 1902

(Husband’s obituary in “The Kinmundy Express”

- Feb. 19, 1953)

Married Thomas ARNOLD on Jan. 8, 1902

in Marion Co., IL



Feb. 27, 1888 – Aug. 1966

(SSN Death Index)

Daughter of John Curtis SMITH

& Alice Clementine (HANKS) SMITH


ARNOLD, Wayne I.

“Son”

May 17, 1945 – July 23, 1961

ARNOLD, Wayne I.;

Son of Mr. and Mrs. George ARNOLD;

Killed in auto accident 2 miles south of Kinmundy

on July 23, 1961;

Survived by his parents; 4 brothers, George, who is in the

armed forces in Germany; Bobby, Ronnie and Donnie,

all at home; Elsa and Exie at home, and MR.s Nettie

Towler, Patoka; grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Dave Beck,

Taylorville, and Mrs. Elsa Arnold, Salem; Foster

grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. D.W. Hawkins, DuQuoin


- July 27, 1961)

Son of George W. ARNOLD

& Ellen (BECK) ARNOLD;

Born in Sibley, IL; Moved at age of 3 to Omega; Would

have been a Junior at Kinmundy High School this fall.

(Obituary)

ARNOLD, George W.

Feb. 22, 1912 – Jan. 29, 1990


George Washington ARNOLD;

Son of Thomas ARNOLD


Married Ellen J. BECK on Sept. 16, 1939

(Obituary)

Survivors: his wife; 4 sons, George, Ronald, Donald and

Robert Arnold; 3 daus, Elsa Osborne, Exie Martin, and

Nettie Towler; 2 bros, Mason and Charles Arnold; a

sister, Annabell Perry.

ARNOLD, Ellen J. BECK

Jan. 13, 1918 – Oct. 26, 2009


Ellen J. (BECK) ARNOLD;

Daughter of Dave BECK

& Exie (WEEMS) BECK;


Married George Washington ARNOLD

on Sept. 16, 1939

(Obituary)

Survivors: sons, George D., Ronald, and Donald Arnold;

Daus, Elsa Osborne, Exie Martin, and Nettie Towler.

Preceded in death by her parents; her husband; 2 sons,

Wayne and Robert Arnold; a granddaughter, Teresa

Prior.

WWI DUNN, Ellis

Apr. 6, 1895 – Oct. 22, 1968

Apr. 6, 1895 – Oct. 22, 1968

Pvt. Co A 52 Inf. World War I



DUNN, Zerelda Ermie

June 2, 1898 – Feb. 8, 1971


TATE, Herschel A.

1898 – 1974

Herschel A. TATE;

Born in Salem;

Died Dec. 15, 1974 at Doctor’s Nursing home in Salem;

Surviving: his half-sister, Ethel Clark; half-brothers,

Clarence, Harold and Elmer Southward.


on Dec. 16, 1974)

Dec. 5, 1898 – Dec. 1974

(SSN Death Index)


WWII WRIGHT, Robert L.

July 22, 1924 – Apr. 13, 2010


Parents of Bob & Merle;

Grandparents of Damon & Denise

Great-grandparents of Joshua Robert

Robert Lee WRIGHT

S1 U.S. Navy – World War II

July 22, 1924 – Apr. 13, 2010


Robert L. WRIGHT;

Born in Marissa, IL;

Son of David WRIGHT;

Married Margaret BEARD on March 17, 1948;

Navy Veteran of WWII

(Obituary)

Survivors: his wife; 2 sons, Robert and Merle Wright;

brother, Virgil Wright; Preceded in death by a brother,

Richard Wright; 2 sisters Martha Moore and Mildred

Lear; his foster-mother, Merle Walkington.

WRIGHT, Margaret M.

Born: March 16, 1925


Parents of Bob & Merle;

Grandparents of Damon & Denise

Great-grandparents of Joshua Robert

Margaret M. (BEARD) WRIGHT;

Married Robert L. WRIGHT


Veteran DUNN, Charles

“Brother”

“Lump”

Nov. 2, 1935 – March 27, 2009

Charles E. DUNN;

Son of Ellis DUNN

& Ermine (MULVANY) DUNN;

Married Lynda CLIFTON on Dec. 6, 1999;

Army Veteran

(Obituary)

Survivors: his wife; stepdau, Julie Ann Glenn; stepson,

John Robert Glenn; 2 sisters, Margarite Penrod and

Thelma “Toni” Spangler; Preceded in death by his

parents.

PENROD, Margarete

“Sister”

“Muggins”

Aug. 8, 1923 – Nov. 30, 2014

Margarete (DUNN) PENROD;

Aug. 8, 1923 – Nov. 30, 2014;

Daughter of of Ellis DUNN

& Erma (MULVANEY) DUNN;

Married Roy BAYNE in 1949;

Surviving: 2 daus, DeAnn Silverman and Linda Smith;

and a sister, Thelma Spangler. Preceded in death by her

husband, and her parents.

(Obituary)

McGEE, Albert J.

Born: Jan. 27, 1928

Albert J. McGEE;

Married Phyllis Jean DECKER on Nov. 11, 1950

McGEE, Phyllis J.

Dec. 12, 1933 – Apr. 29, 2007

Phyllis Jean (DECKER) McGEE;

Dec. 12, 1934 – Apr. 29, 2007;

Daughter of Earl L. DECKER

& Mildred (HOWER) DECKER;

Married Albert Junior McGEE on Nov. 11, 1950

(Obituary)

Survivors: her husband; sons, Leon, Steve, Jerry, and

Greg McGee; a dau. Dee Dee Logan; brothers, Ron,

Dub, Maurice, Lester, Robert, Larry, and Randy Decker;

a sister, Deloris Wantland; Preceded in death by her

brothers, Earl Jr., Darrell, and Richard Decker; and a

daughter in law, Kathy McGee

McGEE, Earl A.

Dec. 17, 1905 – July 17, 1996

Earl A. McGEE;

Son of Charles McGEE & Hattie (_______) McGEE;

Married (1) Albert May RENFRO on Sept. 12, 1926

She preceded him in death;

Married (2) Billy Jo HENSON on Aug. 4, 1983

(Obituary)

Survivors: his wife; a son, Albert McGee Jr.; a step son,

Jeffery Lee Somerville; Preceded in death by his

parents

Son of Charles Fred McGEE

& Hattie Mae (LAMKIN) McGEE


McGEE, Alberta

March 2, 1911 – Dec. 3, 1980

Alberta May (RENTFROW) McGEE;

Born in Bement, IL;

Daughter of Conrad RENTFROW

& Merle (________) RENTFROW;

Married Earl McGEE in 1925;

From Iuka, IL;

Died at Salem Hospital;


Surviving are her husband; son, Albert.


on Dec. 5, 1980)

Daughter of Conrad RENTFROW

& Murel (WEBB) RENTFROW

(Info. from parent’s marriage article)

Conrad RENTFROW & Miss Murel WEBB of Bement

were married on Dec. 13, 1910 in the county

courtroom. The couple will live in Bement

(The Decatur Herald – Dec. 14, 1910)

Married Earl McGEE on Sept. 12, 1926

(Info. from husband’s obituary)


PRYOR, Dallas Gene

Born: Nov. 30, 1962


PRYOR, Theresa Ellen

June 23, 1963 – Oct. 16, 1991

Theresa (TIDWELL) PRYOR;

Daughter of Amon TIDWELL

& Elsa (ARNOLD) TIDWELL OSBORNE;

Married Dallas PRYOR on Dec. 17, 1983

(Obituary)

Surviving: her husband; her father, her mother and

stepfather, Elsa and Ralph Osborne; a son, Derick Jasper

Pryor; 2 daus, Tara Nicole and Megan Renae Pryor; 3

brothers, James and Dennis Tidwell; and Kevin Golden;

a sister, Lydia Kay Stephens, and a grandmother, Ellen

Arnold.

OSBORNE, Ralph Joseph

May 11, 1941 – June 30, 1997


Ralph Joseph OSBORNE;

Born in Chicago, IL;

Son of Delbert OSBORNE

& Florine O. DOWACTER;

Married Elsa Jane ARNOLD on Nov. 24, 1984

(Obituary)

Survivors: 3 stepsons, James A. and Dennis Tidwell; and

Robert Osborne; a step-dau, Lydia Kay Stephens; 3

brothers, Allan, Robert, and Donald Osborne; 4 sisters,

Betty Stanford, Helen Farber, Sandra Rogers, and Shirley

Galbreth. Preceded in death by a daughter, a brother and

a sister

OSBORNE, Elsa Jane (ARNOLD)

March 17, 1940 – Sept. 17, 2016


Elsa Jane (ARNOLD) TIDWELL OSBORNE;

Daughter of George W. ARNOLD

& Ellen J. (BECK) ARNOLD;

Born: March 17, 1940 in rural Marion county, IL;

Married (1) Amon TIDWELL (divorced);

Married (2) Ralph OSBORNE;


Died: Sept. 17, 2016 in Salem, IL;

Retired in 2006 as teacher at Iuka Grade School after 32

years, and previously taught at Selmaville Grade School.

Survived by children: James Tidwell, Dennis G. Tidwell,

Kevin Golden, Lydia Kay Stephens; Brothers, George,

Don and Ron Arnold; Sisters, Exie Martin and Nettie

Towler. Preceded in death by her parents, husband,

Ralph Osborne; daughter, Theresa Pryor; daughter-in-

law, Jackie Tidwell; brothers, Robert and Wayne Arnold;

brother-in-law, Thomas Towler; sister-in-law, Rita

Graham.

(Obituary in “The Salem Times-Commoner”)

CRUTCHFIELD, Marion Edith

“Daughter”

Aug. 24, 1945 – June 5, 1992

Marion Edith CRUTCHFIELD;

Daughter of John CRUTCHFIELD

& Edith (LAUGHMAN) CRUTCHFIELD

(Obituary)

Survivors: her mother, Edith Crutchfield; dau., Mary

Orwin; brother, John Crutchfield; sister, Zelta

Donaldson.

CRUTCHFIELD, John

May 1, 1919 – Dec. 26, 1961

John CRUTCHFIELD;

Married Edith LAUGHMAN

Son of Claud CRUTCHFIELD

& Zaetie May (ALLPHIN) CRUTCHFIELD

(Info. from Ron Hanks)


CRUTCHFIELD, Edith LAUGHMAN

Sept. 23, 1920 – Apr. 30, 2004

Edith (LAUGHMAN) CRUTCHFIELD;

Died in Zephyyrhills, Fla.;

Married John CRUTCHFIELD (who died in 1961)

(Obituary)

Survivors: a son, John Crutchfield; dau. Zelta Donaldson.

Preceded in death by her husband, parents, and dau.,

Marion Crutchfield


Vietnam ARNOLD, Robert L.

ENFN U.S. Navy Vietnam

March 4, 1947 – July 18, 2008


(Vietnam War Veteran)

Robert L. ARNOLD;

Born in Paxton, IL;

Son of George W. ARNOLD

& Ellen Jane (BECK) ARNOLD;

Married Edith LeMARR on Apr. 27, 1969’

U.S. Navy Veteran awarded 2 Bronze Stars

(Obituary)

Survivors: his wife; mother, Ellen Arnold; sons, Robert

L. and Wayne Arnold; daughter, Dorothy Guntrum;

Brothers, George D., Ronald, and Donald Arnold;

sisters: Elsa Osborne and Exie Martin, and Nettie

Towler. Preceded in death by his father, George, and


brother, Wayne.

ARNOLD, Edith A. LEMARR

“Wife and Mother”

Born: Feb. 11, 1951


Edith A. (LEMARR) ARNOLD;

Married Robert L. ARNOLD on Apr. 27, 1969

Veteran

DECKER, Maurice E.

DC3 U.S. Navy

June 5, 1942 – Nov. 19, 2014

Maurice E. DECKER;

Born June 5, 1942 in Salem, IL;

Son of Earl DECKER & Dona (______) DECKER;

Veteran in the Navy serving from 1959-1963;

Died at Barnes Hospital in St. Louis, MO;

Survived by his wife, Lilly Dekcer; son, Troy Martin

Decker; daughter, Tonya Decker Arnold; brothers,

Ronald, LeRoy, Lester, Robert, and Randy Decker;

sister, Dee Wantland. Preceded in death by a sister,

Phyllis Jean McGee, and 4 brothers, Earl Jr., Darrell,

Richard, and Larry Decker.

(Obituary on WJBD Radio)

Vietnam

Persian

Gulf

DECKER, Larry Dean

SC U.S. Army

Cpl U.S. Marine Corps

Vietnam Persian Gulf

Jan. 22, 1947 – Oct. 30, 2013

BAKER, Eugene R.

Born: Nov. 11, 1930

Married: Aug. 29, 1957

Eugene R. BAKER;

Married Twila E. KENLEY on Aug. 29, 1957

BAKER, Twila E. KENLEY

Apr. 13, 1937 – Sept. 14, 2017

Married: Aug. 29, 1957

Twila E. (KENLEY) BAKER;

Born: Conestoga, NY;

Daughter of Harold KENLEY

& Sarah (SEAMAN) KENLEY;

Married Eugene BAKER on Aug. 29, 1957 in Peoria,

IL.

Died at Springfield,IL;

Survived by her husband of Shelbyville, IL; children,

Don Baker, and Mona Campbell; brother, Eugene

Kenley; sister, Shirley Wantland. Preceded in death by

her parents, and brother, Donald Kenley.

(Obituary from Lockart-Green funeral home)

BAKER, John R.

Jan. 22, 1905 – Apr. 1, 1988

Married 1930

John R. BAKER;

Son of Lew BAKER & Maye (RAVENS) BAKER;

Married Thelma I. BRUBAKER in 1930

(Obituary)

Surviving: his wife; a son, Eugene Baker; a brother,

Frank Baker.

BAKER, Thelma I.

Oct. 24, 1912 – July 27, 2003

Thelma I. (BRUBAKER) BAKER

Daughter of Herman BRUBAKER

& Jannette (JONES) BRUBAKER;

Married John R. BAKER on May 29, 1930

(Obituary)

Survivors: 1 son, Eugene Baker



Veteran

COUGHLIN, William P.

Aug. 19, 1936 – Dec. 4, 2014


Our Children: Dewayne & David

William “Bill” P. COUGHLIN;

Born in Kinmundy; Living in Xenia;

Died in Mt. Vernon Hosp.;

Son of Hugh D. COUGHLIN

& Golda (LAMBIRD) COUGHLIN;

Married Norma L. KELLER on Sept. 30, 1960;

Surviving: 2 sons, Dewayne and David L.; a brother,

Kenny, and special friend Elaine Bullard.

Preceded in death by his wife; his parents; and brothers,

Larry and Danny Coughlin.

Veteran of the U.S. Army

(Obituary)

COUGHLIN, Norma L.

March 16, 1939 – Feb. 9, 2011


Our Children: Dewayne & David

Norma L. (KELLER) COUGHLIN;

Daughter of Charles KELLER

& Ethel (JONES) KELLER;

Married William P. COUGHLIN on Sept. 3, 1960


SEE, Verle

June 27, 1916 – July 9, 2006


Verle SEE;

June 27, 1916 – July 9, 2006;


& Huldah (MARLOW) SEE;

Married Phyllis LANE on Dec. 22, 1940

(Obituary in the “Salem Times Commoner”

- July 14, 2006)

Survivors include: his wife, Phyllis See of Salem; a son,

R. Wayne See and wife Gladys of Kinmundy; a daughter,

Shirley K. Geiler and husband Bryce of Kinmundy; two

brothers, Earl See of California and LeRoy See of Salem;

sisters, Elsie Rose of Salem, Inez Douthitt of Texas,

Mary Diss of Salem, Ella Mae Knuff of Carlyle, and

Hilda Powell of Salem.

SEE, Phyllis (LANE)

Feb. 12, 1922 – July 18, 2006


Phyllis I. (LANE) SEE;

Daughter of Earl Paul LANE

& Lottie Mable (PERRY) LANE;

Married Verle SEE on Dec. 21, 1940

(Obituary)

Survivors: a son, R. Wayne See; daughter, Shirley Geiler;

sister, Barbara Ball; brother, Paule Lane; Preceded in

death by her parents, her husband and a brother, Robert

Lane.


EBLIN, David Michael

Oct. 24, 1966 – May 4, 2012

Married to Kim Eblin – Apr. 29, 1989

David Michael EBLIN;

Oct. 24, 1966 – May 4, 2012;

Son of Donald R. EBLIN

& Edna (NEFF) EBLIN HOWARD;


Father of Shae & Samantha

Married Kim LYONS on April 29, 1989;

Surviving: his parents; his wife; 2 daus, Shae and

Samantha Eblin; a brother, Doug Eblin; a sister, Deanna

Weber.

(Obituary)

EBLIN, Douglas R.

Sept. 24, 1958 – March 23, 2016

Married: June 7, 1987

Douglas Ray EBLIN;

Born: Sept. 24, 1958 in Salem;

Son of Donald Ray EBLIN

& Edna (NEFF) EBLIN HOWARD;

Married Lee Ann DONOHO;

Served in the National Guard;

Died March 23, 2016 in Salem;

Surviving: his mother; wife, son, Dirk Eblin; sister,

Deanna Weber. Preceded in death by his father; and

brother, David Eblin.

(WJBD Radio obituary)

EBLIN, Lee Ann

Born: Aug. 19, 1960

Married: June 7, 1987

Lee Ann (DONOHO) EBLIN;

Married Douglas Ray EBLIN on June 7, 1987


INDEX

.

.E.C. ............................................... 33

A

ALDERSON, Andrew Lew ........... 12

ALDERSON, Eva B. ..................... 12

ALDERSON, Lois ......................... 13

ALDERSON, Ole A. ..................... 11

ALDERSON, Oran T. .................... 13

ARNOLD, Alma ............................ 70

ARNOLD, Charles W. ................... 21

ARNOLD, Clyde Eddy .................. 21

ARNOLD, Dorothy M. .................. 68

ARNOLD, Earl C. ......................... 20

ARNOLD, Edith A. LEMARR ...... 78

ARNOLD, Ellen J. BECK ............. 73

ARNOLD, Elsa V. ......................... 72

ARNOLD, Fred ............................. 70

ARNOLD, George W. ................... 73

ARNOLD, John F. ......................... 19

ARNOLD, John W. ....................... 31

ARNOLD, Joseph L. ..................... 70

ARNOLD, Ladena L...................... 19

ARNOLD, Louise SHUFELDT ..... 21

ARNOLD, Mary ............................ 68

ARNOLD, Mason .......................... 67

ARNOLD, Mildred CHEELEY ..... 63

ARNOLD, Nancy J. ....................... 31

ARNOLD, Patsy ............................ 68

ARNOLD, Robert L. ..................... 77

ARNOLD, Thomas I...................... 72

ARNOLD, Walter .......................... 63

ARNOLD, Wanda J. ...................... 21

ARNOLD, Wayne I. ...................... 73

B

BAILEY, Launa MARLOW .......... 50

BAKER, Amy Mabel

(SOUTHWARD) ...................... 46

BAKER, Eldrid Gene .................... 19

BAKER, Ethel L. ........................... 19

BAKER, Eugene R. ....................... 78

BAKER, Everett E. ........................ 20

BAKER, Fannie L. ........................ 20

BAKER, Florence .......................... 41

BAKER, John R............................. 78

BAKER, John Tucker ..................... 46

BAKER, Leon L. ............................ 20

BAKER, Lew B. ............................. 46

BAKER, May E. RAVENS ............ 46

BAKER, Robert L. ......................... 20

BAKER, Thelma I. ......................... 78

BAKER, Twila E. KENLEY .......... 78

BARNWELL, Estella E. BROWN . 14

BARNWELL, Fred W. ................... 14

BEARD, Alice ................................ 11

BEARD, Andrew ............................ 11

BEARD, Bertha Alice .................... 11

BEARD, Charles E. ........................ 65

BEARD, Elijah Floyd ..................... 60

BEARD, Elijah G. .......................... 61

BEARD, Etter ................................. 65

BEARD, John W. ........................... 62

BEARD, Mary R. ........................... 62

BEARD, Sarah F. MITCHELL ...... 61

BECK, John .................................... 36

BECK, Mary A. .............................. 36

BRANDEBURY, Carolyn S. .......... 17

BRANDEBURY, Ella Reta ............ 18

BRANDEBURY, Henry M. ........... 17

BRANDEBURY, Robert D. ........... 17

BROWN, Blackburn....................... 43

BROWN, Cornelia (VAN DEUSEN)

................................................... 43

BROWN, infant .............................. 42

BROWN, Margaret Elizabeth ......... 42

BROWN, VanDeusen..................... 42

C

CHAPMAN, Kenneth H. ................ 27

CHAPMAN, Leon .......................... 30

CHAPMAN, Lulu .......................... 53

CHAPMAN, Marla Kay ................. 30

CHAPMAN, Martha J. ................... 53

CHAPMAN, Pauline (JONES) ....... 27

CHAPMAN, Rufus M. ................... 52

CHAPMAN, Terry Lee .................. 30

CHAPMAN, Thomas J. .................. 53

CHEELEY, Cleo ............................ 44

CHEELEY, Dale ............................ 44

CHEELEY, Forest E. ..................... 44

CHEELEY, Minnie ........................ 45

COOPER, Gerald Oren Jerry .......... 29

COOPER, Russell E. Jr. ................. 31

COOPER, Wanda Kay Kay ............ 29

COPPLE, Charles E. ...................... 41

COPPLE, Etta A. ........................... 41

COPPLE, Mary C. ......................... 32

COPPLE, Samuel G. ...................... 31

COUGHLIN, Norma L. ................. 79

COUGHLIN, William P. ................ 79

CRAIG, John J. .............................. 42

CRIPPEN, Harold .......................... 72

CRIPPEN, infant ............................ 52

CRIPPEN, Vivian .......................... 72

CRUISE, Jerry P. ........................... 12

CRUISE, Mary Lee HELM ............ 13

CRUTCHFIELD, Edith

LAUGHMAN ........................... 77

CRUTCHFIELD, John ................... 77

CRUTCHFIELD, Marion Edith ..... 77

D

DECKER, Maurice E. .................... 78

DONOHO, Ernest Ernie ................. 12

DONOHO, Matthew Gene ............. 21

DONOHO, Virginia Ginny ............ 12

DUNN, Charles .............................. 75

DUNN, Ellis ................................... 74

DUNN, Zerelda Ermie ................... 74

DURBIN, Lucille M......................... 9

E

EBLIN, David Michael .................. 79

EBLIN, Donald Ray ....................... 19

EBLIN, Douglas Ray ..................... 80

EBLIN, Lee Ann ............................ 80

EBLIN, Leslie ................................ 19

ELBLIN, Mamie ............................ 20

ERVIN, Alice Nicole ..................... 27

EVELAND, Clara Mae .................... 6

F

FARSON, Frances M. .................... 37

FARSON, Hattie H. ....................... 37

FARSON, Henry C. ....................... 37

FLEXTER, Irene U. ....................... 26

FULFER, Clifford .......................... 14

FULFER, Rose ............................... 14


G

GAMMON, Glenn M. ................... 38

GEORGE, Merla Jean.................... 27

GREGORY, Nellie ........................ 37

H

HANCE, Keith ............................... 29

HAYS, Ervin P. ............................. 18

HAYS, Lena M. ............................. 18

HELM, Eugene .............................. 13

HELM, Myrle ................................ 13

HENSLEY, Rebecka J. .................... 7

HITE, Laura I. ............................... 55

HUDDLESTON, Faye ..................... 6

HULTS, Agnes .............................. 57

HULTS, Earl J. .............................. 57

HULTS, Jennie M. ......................... 36

HULTS, M.W. ............................... 36

J

JAMES, Benjamin J. ...................... 51

JONES, Elizabeth .......................... 45

JONES, J.H. ................................... 45

JONES, Lyman Everett .................. 24

JONES, Zilpha Marie (SEE) .......... 24

K

KELCHNER, Clara ....................... 39

KELCHNER, H.F. ......................... 40

KELCHNER, Harvey F. ................ 39

KELCHNER, Lucy LOVELL ....... 40

KELCHNER, Millie V. ................... 6

KENLEY, Donald Dwainne ............ 9

KENLEY, Eugene Edward ............ 10

KENLEY, Harold C. ...................... 10

KENLEY, Sarah J. ......................... 10

KENNEDY, Velma MARLOW .... 49

KITCHEN, Albert D. ..................... 71

KITCHEN, Janetta ......................... 71

KITCHEN, Johnnie R. ................... 71

L

LANDRETH, Oliver D. ................... 8

LANDRETH, Oscar ........................ 8

LAUGHMAN, Hattie .................... 55

LAUGHMAN, Hazel D. ................ 55

LAUGHMAN, Henry ..................... 55

LEWELLEN, Edith R. ................... 50

LEWELLEN, J. Frank .................... 50

LONG, Anna Marie ........................ 25

LONG, C. George .......................... 24

LONG, Harold Edwin .................... 25

LONG, Lela M. .............................. 25

LONG, Willard Merle .................... 25

LONNON, George R. ..................... 64

LONNON, Robert L. ...................... 63

LONNON, Virdie ........................... 64

LOVELL, Martha ........................... 66

LOVELL, Nancy ............................ 39

LOVELL, Samuel W. ..................... 38

LOVELL, William L. ..................... 66

LUTTRELL, Albert J. .................... 15

LUTTRELL, Arthur J. .................... 14

LUTTRELL, Opal .......................... 14

LYBARGER, Robert Elza .............. 26

LYBARGER, Susan Mae ............... 26

M

MARLOW, Herschel ...................... 48

MARLOW, John Riley ................... 48

MARLOW, Ruth ............................ 49

MARLOW, Sarah C. ...................... 45

MARLOW, Thomas ....................... 45

MARTELL, Charlotte Martha ........ 52

McGEE, Albert J. ........................... 75

McGEE, Alberta ............................. 75

McGEE, Earl A. ............................. 75

McGEE, Phyllis J. .......................... 75

McGRAW, Kenneth Fat ................. 34

McGRAW, Martha E...................... 34

McKAY, Delia ............................... 50

MERCIER, Kimberly Lynn ............ 30

MILLER, Herschel Jack ................. 25

MILLER, Leota .............................. 26

MILLICAN, Alice .......................... 60

MILLICAN, Ben P. ........................ 60

MILLICAN, Byron ........................ 69

MILLICAN, Charles L. .................. 56

MILLICAN, Elsie .......................... 69

MILLICAN, Henry F. .................... 53

MILLICAN, Hilda Pauline ............. 69

MILLICAN, Laura J. ...................... 56

MILLICAN, M. Margaret .............. 69

MILLICAN, Maggie A. ................. 53

MONICAL, Charles N. .................. 27

MONICAL, E. Jean (SEE) ............. 28

MORROW, Albert ......................... 58

MORROW, Dora M. ...................... 58

MORROW, Fannie F. .................... 43

MORROW, Harold Hugh .............. 54

MORROW, infant .......................... 58

MORROW, Jessie M. .................... 52

MORROW, Lorene ........................ 70

MORROW, Margaret ..................... 72

MORROW, O’Neal Wagoner ........ 72

MORROW, Ralph M. .................... 70

MORROW, Roschelle .................... 51

MORROW, S.C. ............................ 43

MORROW, W.C. ........................... 43

MORROW, William ...................... 51

MUELLER, Marvin Fred ............... 18

MUELLER, Ula Mae ..................... 18

MULVANEY, Jessie E. ................. 54

MULVANEY, Lizzie Viola ........... 57

MULVANEY, Tommie O. ............. 57

MULVANEY, Virginia M. ............ 54

MULVANEY, William C. ............. 53

MULVANY, Lizzie ....................... 57

MULVANY, Oliver W. ................... 7

MULVANY, Vera M. ...................... 7

N

NIELSON, Taneesha C. ................. 28

O

OSBORNE, Elsa Jane (ARNOLD) 76

OSBORNE, Ralph Joseph .............. 76

P

PADGET, A.L................................ 50

PENROD, Margarete ..................... 75

PHILLIPS, Merritt ......................... 64

PRYOR, Dallas Gene ..................... 76

PRYOR, Theresa Ellen .................. 76

R

ROBINSON, Clarence L. ............... 33

ROBINSON, Florence LEAR ........ 35

ROBINSON, Harry ........................ 53

ROBINSON, I.F. ............................ 38

ROBINSON, Lulu O. ..................... 53

ROBINSON, V. ............................. 35

ROGERS, Amp .............................. 17

ROGERS, Amy E. ......................... 38

ROGERS, Donald .......................... 67

ROGERS, Edith M. ........................ 67


ROGERS, Emery J. ....................... 62

ROGERS, Flarra ............................ 58

ROGERS, Guy M. ......................... 67

ROGERS, Helen L. ........................ 38

ROGERS, Henry O. ....................... 66

ROGERS, John .............................. 67

ROGERS, Leona............................ 38

ROGERS, Lora C. ......................... 62

ROGERS, Malissa Alice .................. 6

ROGERS, Max R. .......................... 17

ROGERS, Mollie Mary ................. 17

ROGERS, Opal L. ......................... 67

ROGERS, Sarah E. ........................ 59

ROGERS, W.O. ............................. 58

ROSE, C. Russell ........................... 23

ROSE, Carolyn Sue ....................... 29

ROSE, Claude M. .......................... 28

ROSE, Clyde ................................. 24

ROSE, Elsie K. (SEE).................... 28

ROSE, Grace L. ............................. 39

ROSE, Herschel L. ........................ 68

ROSE, infant daughter ................... 69

ROSE, Laura E. ............................. 23

ROSE, Letha (MEDDER) .............. 24

ROSE, Louise (BRANCH) ............ 23

ROSE, Marilyn Louise .................. 68

ROSE, Nina R. ............................... 68

ROSE, Norman Leroy.................... 29

ROSE, Pearl M. ............................. 22

ROSE, Ralph L. ............................. 69

ROSE, Ricky Russell ..................... 23

S

SCHOEN, Michael Dean ............... 60

SCHOOLEY, Clifford ................... 51

SCHOOLEY, Isaac ........................ 40

SCHOOLEY, J. Milton .................. 40

SCHOOLEY, Jane ......................... 40

SCHOOLEY, Mariah O. ................ 41

SCHOOLEY, Nancy S. ................. 41

SCHOOLEY, Opal ......................... 51

SCHOOLEY, R.M. ........................ 41

SCHOOLEY, Ray M. ....................... 5

SCHOOLEY, Valeria ....................... 5

SCHOOLEY, Wayne ..................... 51

SEE, C. Paul ................................... 47

SEE, Edna....................................... 22

SEE, Huldah M............................... 48

SEE, Luella ..................................... 47

SEE, Merle ..................................... 22

SEE, Pauline ................................... 47

SEE, Phyllis (LANE)...................... 79

SEE, Shull M. ................................. 47

SEE, Thelma (MULVANY) ........... 22

SEE, Verle ...................................... 79

SHELTON, Earl L. ......................... 17

SHELTON, Mary H.

(BRANDEBURY) ..................... 18

SHORT, Lula F. ............................. 15

SHORT, Roy H. ............................. 16

SHORT, Virgil Harlen .................... 15

SIMER, Albert LeRoy .................... 32

SIMER, Charles Woodson ............. 54

SIMER, Margareta ......................... 35

SIMER, Mary Alice........................ 35

SIMER, Sarah E. ............................ 35

SIMER, William J. ......................... 34

SIPES, Belle ................................... 59

SIPES, Henry ................................. 59

SMITH, Alice C. BEARD .............. 62

SMITH, Charlie N. ......................... 16

SMITH, Earnest E. ......................... 60

SMITH, Edgar M. .......................... 61

SMITH, Sarah C. ............................ 16

SOMERVILLE, James Robert ....... 26

SOUTHWARD, Hattie R. .............. 65

SOUTHWARD, Lee E. .................. 64

STEVENSON, Alice E. .................. 16

STEVENSON, Dave Robert ........... 16

SWALLEY, Alfred ........................ 35

SWALLEY, Ida M. ........................ 33

SWALLEY, Jay D. ......................... 32

SWALLEY, Russell ....................... 36

T

TATE, Herschel A. ........................ 74

TATE, Myrtle................................. 52

TELFORD, Dennis M. ................... 34

TELFORD, Violet M. .................... 34

THURSTON, B.F. ........................... 9

THURSTON, Belldora Sill .............. 9

THURSTON, Daisy V. .................. 33

THURSTON, Esther ........................ 9

THURSTON, Hazel ......................... 8

THURSTON, Oren .......................... 8

THURSTON, Walter........................ 8

THURSTON, Wilson W. ............... 33

V

VAN CLEVE, Everett L. ................. 6

VAN CLEVE, George W. ................ 6

VEST, Harold L. “Toby” ............... 27

VEST, Patricia E. ........................... 27

W

WANTLAND, Francis M. ............. 10

WANTLAND, Shirley L. ............... 10

WEYHRICH, Elmer J. ................... 25

WEYHRICH, Jessie J. ................... 25

WHITE, Bonnie Lue ...................... 71

WHITE, Boyce............................... 71

WHITE, Jeannie ............................. 71

Wife of Henry D. Rogers ............... 38

WIMBERLY, Maudie Elsie ............. 7

WIMBERLY, Rohima Louise .......... 7

WOMACK, Anna .......................... 64

WRIGHT, Margaret M. .................. 74

WRIGHT, Robert L. ...................... 74

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