Brassie, Michael Ray Sr.

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• Reference Number: BRAS.M002
• Military Service: United States Army

Notes:

Mr. Brassie worked for General Rental of Olney. He was a member of the Eagles Lodge, Olney.

Buried:
Graveside Services.

Family/Spouse: SWEET, Joi. Joi was born on 28 May 1962 in Clifton, Iroquois County, Illinois; died on 31 May 2016 in Rantoul, Champaign County, Illinois; was buried in Maple Dale Cemetery, Olney, Richland County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Brassie, M.R. Jr.
2. Mace, M.
3. Brassie, C.

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• Reference Number: MCRA.N001
• _FGRAVE: 66502494
• Military Service: Korean War, United States Navy

Notes:

Born in Bullock Springs, Arkansas to the late Noel Sr.and Hazel Lingo McRae.

A Korean War veteran of the U.S. Navy.

An educator and a retired coach who developed the first football team at both Mountain Pine and Ola High Schools.

Preceded in death by his wife of 42 years, Myrtle Sheets McRae; son Brent W. McRae; sisters, Pat Ward and Jackie Stanford.

Survived by wife, Opal Frazier McRae of Hot Springs; sons David McRae of Little Rock and Bobby Brassie of Olney, Illinois; daughters Margaret Lynn Tribout of Belleville, Illinois, Kathy McRae of Shiloh, Illinois, DeAnn Almond of Hot Springs, Becky Canaday of Forrest City, Holly Jones of Glenwood, Sharon Freeman of Carthage, Missouri and Carla Martinez of Hot Springs; brother Bruce McRae of Ore City, Texas; ten grandchildren; numerous great-grandchildren.

Noel + Brassie, D.R.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Reference Number: BRAS.L001
• _FGRAVE: 63821325

Lloyd married McDowell, Iva Dill' Brassie' in 1935 in Olney, Richland County, Illinois. Iva (daughter of McDowell, John William 'Will' and Fleenor, Sarah Margaret 'Maggie') was born on 16 May 1917 in Richland County, Illinois; died on 29 Dec 2001 in Olney Care Center, Olney, Richland County, Illinois; was buried on 2 Jan 2002 in Maple Dale Cemetery, Olney, Richland County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Reference Number: MCDO.I001
• _FGRAVE: 48367425
• Funeral: 2 Jan 2002, Summers-Kistler Funeral Home, Olney, Richland County, Illinois

Notes:

Iva D. Brassie-Turner, 84, of Olney, died at 8:35 p.m. Saturday, December 29, 2001, at Olney Care Center in Olney.

Burial will be in Maple Dale Cemetery in Olney.

Mrs. Turner was born on May 16, 1917, in Richland County, the daughter of John Will and Margaret "Maggie" (Fleanor) McDowell.

She married Lloyd A. Brassie in 1935. He preceded her in death.

She was a member of Church of the Nazarene in Olney, Eastern Star, VFW and American Legion.

Mrs. Turner is survived by four daughters, Linda Lou Johnson, of Thomasboro, Donna Rae Brassie, of Olney, Sandra K. Pennington, of Newton, and Karen S. Osborn, of Searcy, Ariz.; a son, Robert Leo Brassie, of Houston, Texas; and 16 grandchildren and 28 great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents, husband and several brothers and sisters.

From obituary in The Olney Daily Mail.

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• Reference Number: BRAS.L003
• _FGRAVE: 51053373

Leo + Spangler, Stella Mae. Stella (daughter of Spangler, Henry and Wagner, Mary) was born on 7 Sep 1886 in Richland County, Illinois; died on 1 Mar 1957 in Olney, Richland County, Illinois; was buried in Saint Josephs Cemetery, Olney, Richland County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Reference Number: SPAN.S001
• _FGRAVE: 44800082

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• Occupation: Farmer
• Reference Number: MCDO.J008
• _FGRAVE: 149427570
• Census: 19 Jul 1870, Noble Township, Richland County, Illinois; 1870 Census, Noble Township, Richland County, Illinois, Page 07

Notes:

According to the census reports, his father was from Tennessee, and his mother was from Illinois.

The 1900 census for Noble, Illinois lists him as J.W. & his wife as S.M.

John was Illiterate, but spoke English.

Birth:
1900 Census says he was born Oct 1854

Census:
The 1900 census lists him as J.W. McDowell

Buried:
According to Edna (McDowell) Wilson, he is buried in Haven Hill Cemetery, Olney, Richland County, Illinois. NOTE by Carl Wayne Gray: As of Nov 16, 2009, I have found no record of his burial.

On January 18, 2010, Jim Michels researched the Olney burial records and discovered the following: "John William McDowell is buried about 75 or 100 feet away from Sarah. There is no tombstone. He is in lot 1747, the south half of the north half. The owner of his plot is listed as Blanche Pickle. He is buried next to Joseph Von Almen who is just to his south and does have a tombstone.
According to the city records, there never was a tombstone for John McDowell.They only list a "stabber"; that is the little metal name tag that the funeral home marks the grave with. It is long gone."

Jim

John married Fleenor, Sarah Margaret 'Maggie' on 18 Jul 1897 in Stanford Township, Clay County, Illinois. Sarah was born on 25 Oct 1878 in Bible Grove, Clay County, Illinois; died on 21 Dec 1961 in Olney, Richland County, Illinois; was buried in Haven Hill Cemetery, Olney, Richland County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reference Number: FLEE.S001
• _FGRAVE: 42267148

Notes:

Census:
The 1900 census lists her as S.M. McDowell