McCracken, E.L.E. Jr.

Family/Spouse: ?, J.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

E.L.E. married Johnson, H.J. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. McCracken, T.E.
2. McCracken, S.G.
3. McCracken, J.M.

E.L. married Pemberton, Vickie Sue Vickie (daughter of Pemberton, William Laverne and Hamilton, Leona Marie) was born on 26 Oct 1960 in Olney, Richland County, Illinois; died on 20 Apr 2014 in Richland County Memorial Hospital, Olney, Richland County, Illinois; was buried in Floral Garden of Memories Cemetery, Flora, Clay County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Reference Number: PEMB.V001
• _FGRAVE: 128296445
• Funeral: 23 Apr 2014, Frank & Bright Funeral Home, Flora, Clay County, Illinois

Notes:

Vickie worked various jobs including an aide at Flora Care Center, AMF in Olney, Burgin Manor in Olney, NAL, was store manager at Circus Video in Flora. She was a member of Antioch Christian Church, enjoyed fishing, and loved her pets.

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• Reference Number: MCCR.D002

Notes:

Buried:
His headstone shows his middle initial "D."

Donald married Carlyle, Leona Mae on 5 May 1956 in Flora, Clay County, Illinois. Leona (daughter of Carlyle, Lawrence Everett and Mitchell, Inda Rose) was born on 15 Feb 1938 in Zenith, Wayne County, Illinois; died on 10 Jan 2000 in Clay City, Clay County, Illinois; was buried on 12 Jan 2000 in Elmwood Cemetery, Flora, Clay County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Reference Number: CARL.L002
• _FGRAVE: 22053247
• Funeral: 12 Jan 2000, Frank & Bright Funeral Home, Flora, Clay County, Illinois

Notes:

She was employed at the Flora Pavilion for ten years and retired from Flora Care Center in April 1999. She was a member of the Eagles Ladies Auxiliary and the American Legion Ladies Auxiliary, both in Flora.

Died:
Leona died in her home, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois

Notes:

Married:
Leona Mae's obituary says that she was married on May 4, 1956 (other sources say May 5th).

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• Reference Number: PEMB.W001
• _FGRAVE: 22929464

William married Hamilton, Leona Marie Leona (daughter of Hamilton, Louis Elmer 'Louie' and Coble, Minnie Dorinda 'Rinda') was born on 3 Jan 1924 in Goodwin, St. Francis County, Arkansas; died on 15 Jun 2021 in Flora Gardens Care Center, Flora, Clay County, Illinois; was buried in Elmwood Cemetery, Flora, Clay County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Reference Number: HAMI.L003
• _FGRAVE: 228529044

Notes:

Leona M. Pemberton Totten, age 97, of Flora, Illinois passed away Tuesday, June 15, 2021, at Flora Gardens Care Center.

She was born January 3, 1924, in Goodwin, Arkansas, the daughter of Louis Elmer and DuRinda “Rinda” (Coble) Hamilton. She was united in marriage to William Laverne Pemberton on May 17, 1942, in Louisville, and together they shared 41 wedding anniversaries until his death December 27, 1983. She later married James F. Totten on June 29, 1985, in Flora, and he preceded her in death on April 17, 2015.

Leona had worked at the International Shoe Company, Sparton Manufacturing, and Clay County Hospital, working in the kitchen. Her dedication to faith was evident in her memberships at First Christian Church in Flora and Antioch Church in Olney. She was a 50-year member and Past Noble Grand of the Rebekah’s and sang with the Rebeka Quartet. Leona enjoyed singing and playing the guitar. She loved fishing, sewing, crafts, playing cards and dominoes, and always looked forward to attending the annual Hamilton Reunion at Charlie Brown Park. Leona also enjoyed time spent traveling and during a trip to Israel , she and her husband Jim were rebaptized in the Jordan River.

She is survived by a son: Tom (Maria “Button”) Pemberton of Flora; son-in-law: Ed (Dena) McCracken of Clay City; stepchildren: Larry (Nancy) Totten of Olney and Linda Craig of Calhoun; 7 grandchildren: Chris (Alicia) Wildbur, Chad Pemberton, Eddie (Jolene) McCracken Jr., Jami (Tony) Gibbons, Jacki (the late Mike) Sehie, Keith (Linda) England, John (Mary) England; 13 great-grandchildren; 16 great-great-grandchildren with 2 more on the way; brother-in-law: Elmo Pemberton of Mooresville, Indiana; and many nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents; both husbands; 2 daughters: Janet England and Vickie McCracken; a grandson: David Pemberton; great-grandson: Mark England; 5 brothers: Earl, Raymond, Clinte, Louie, and Don Hamilton; 4 sisters: Lena Colclasure, Dorothy Stanford VanDyke, Violet Wheeler, and Captola Reynolds Barbee; 3 brothers-in-law: Roy, Harold, and Dean Pemberton; 3 stepsons: George Totten, Leroy Totten, and David Totten; and step-son-in-law: John Craig.

A graveside ceremony will be held 11 a.m. Saturday, June 19, 2021, at Floral Garden of Memories Cemetery in Flora. Those attending are asked to arrive directly at the cemetery. Arrangements are in the care of Frank & Bright Funeral Home in Flora. Memorial donations are suggested to Clay County Ministerial Alliance Food Pantry or White Fields Worldwide Ministry and will be accepted through the funeral home.

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• Reference Number: MCCR.J006
• _FGRAVE: 21570196
• Military Service: World War I, Fireman First Class, United States Navy Reserve

John + Barnett, Nora. Nora (daughter of Barnett, Richard and Fulk, Cora Bell Catherine) was born on 12 Nov 1904 in Ingraham, Clay County, Illinois; died in Apr 1982 in Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois; was buried in Elmwood Cemetery, Flora, Clay County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Reference Number: BARN.N001
• _FGRAVE: 21570200

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• Reference Number: CARL.L001
• _FGRAVE: 66090148
• Military Service: World War II, Private, Battery C, 882nd Field Artillery Battalion, United States Army,

Notes:

Lawrence was a veteran of World War II.

He committed suicide with a .22 caliber pistol on 19 September 1976 at his home at 316 Adams, Flora, Clay County, Illinois.

Military Service:
Entered active service as a draftee on April 5, 1944 at Fort Sheridan, Illinois. Selected for the Field Artillery, completed basic training, and qualified in the military occupational specialty of Cannoneer. Assigned to Battery C, 882nd Field Artillery Battalion, Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. Honorably discharged as a Private on October 31, 1944 at the regional hospital, same station. Earned the WWII Victory Medal for his brief service.

Source: http://www.wwiimemorial.com/Registry/plaque.aspx?honoreeID=2198126

Lawrence married Mitchell, Inda Rose on 29 Jul 1937 in Knox County, Indiana. Inda (daughter of McDowell, Charles Arthur 'Charlie' and Caldwell, Florence 'Flo', daughter of Mitchell, Joseph Henry 'Joe' and Caldwell, Florence 'Flo') was born on 29 Dec 1920 in Mount Erie, Wayne County, Illinois; died on 22 Sep 1975 in St. Anthony's Memorial Hospital, Effingham, Effingham County, Illinois; was buried in Henson Cemetery, Wayne County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Reference Number: MITC.I001
• _FGRAVE: 66090179

Notes:

Supposedly, her birth certificate names her Fredda, there was NO Fredda in her name. Was her name actually "Frances Inda Rose Mitchell" or was it just "Inda Rose Mitchell"?

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• Reference Number: PEMB.T001

Thomas + FUGATE, Mamie Maria Caroline. Mamie (daughter of Fugate, Stephen Every and Dodd, Charity Jane, daughter of SCHOONOVER, D. and ?, A.) was born on 23 Oct 1894 in Walker, Vernon County, Missouri; died on 4 Jun 1991 in Flora, Clay County, Illinois; was buried in Floral Garden of Memories Cemetery, Flora, Clay County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Reference Number: FUGA.M001

Notes:

Buried:
Plot: C2 72 a4

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• Reference Number: HAMI.L005
• _FGRAVE: 34631846

Louis married Coble, Minnie Dorinda 'Rinda' in 1905. Minnie (daughter of Coble, James Morrison and James, Mary Elizabeth) was born on 28 Jul 1887 in Flora, Clay County, Illinois; died on 4 Feb 1957 in Flora, Clay County, Illinois; was buried in Elmwood Cemetery, Flora, Clay County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Reference Number: COBL.M001
• _FGRAVE: 34631850