Cailteux, Sophie Caroline

1897 - 2005  (107 years)

• Name	Cailteux, Sophie Caroline
  		Sophia Wilfong Celebrates 103rd Birthday January 17
  		Triple Funeral Marks End of Tragedy
  		How Times have changed, Wilfong Recalls 102 years in Clay County
  Birth	21 Dec 1897	Clifton, Iroquois County, Illinois   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Female
  Reference Number	CAIL.S001
  _FGRAVE	18083532
  Funeral	Summers-Kistler Funeral Home, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [3]
  Death	8 Mar 2005	Flora Healthcare Center, Flora, Clay County, Illinois   [1, 2, 3, 7]
  Burial	Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [1, 2, 3, 8]
  	Lot 1 - Div 3 - Blk. 36
  		Headstone, Sullens, Sophia C. and John R. Displayed with permission of Lady in Black
  		Headstone, Sullens, Sophia C. and John R.
  Person ID	I11228	Carl Wayne Gray Research | Sullens - Dunagan John Benjamin Sullens and Mary Jane 'Polly' Dunagan Descendants
  Last Modified	3 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Cailteux, Francois Emile,   b. 1 Feb 1857, Signeulx, Canton de Virton, Luxembourg, Belgium d. 28 Mar 1913, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois (Age 56 years)
  Mother	Rabideau, Josephine Julia,   b. 5 Feb 1873   d. 30 May 1964, Richland County Memorial Hospital, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 91 years)
  Marriage	15 Jul 1889
  Age at Marriage	He was 32 years and 5 months - She was 16 years and 5 months.
  Family ID	F5384	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Sullens, John Roland,   b. 25 Jun 1895, Illinois d. 7 Nov 1941 (Age 46 years)
  Marriage	23 Aug 1914	Sailor Springs, Clay County, Illinois   [1, 2, 3, 9]
  Age at Marriage	She was 16 years and 8 months - He was 19 years and 2 months.
  Children	+ 1. Sullens, Herman Elmer,   b. 27 Feb 1915, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois d. 8 Dec 2007, Clay County Hospital, Flora, Clay County, Illinois (Age 92 years) + 2. Sullens, Merlin Raymond,   b. 8 Aug 1917, Clay County, Illinois d. 21 Jan 2006, Richland County Memorial Hospital, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 88 years)   3. Sullens, Geneve M.,   b. 25 Feb 1922   d. 14 Sep 1924 (Age 2 years)   4. Sullens, John Jr.,   b. 1924, Illinois d. Bef 8 Dec 2007 (Age < 83 years)
  Family ID	F1736	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

  Family 2	Wilfong, Forest Earl,   b. 12 Jun 1892, Wayne County, Illinois d. 1 Dec 1970, Richland County Memorial Hospital, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 78 years)
  Marriage	11 Dec 1943	Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana   [1, 3]
  Age at Marriage	She was 46 years - He was 51 years and 6 months.
  Family ID	F5383	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 21 Dec 1897 - Clifton, Iroquois County, Illinois Funeral - - Summers-Kistler Funeral Home, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois Marriage - 23 Aug 1914 - Sailor Springs, Clay County, Illinois Marriage - 11 Dec 1943 - Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana Death - 8 Mar 2005 - Flora Healthcare Center, Flora, Clay County, Illinois Burial - - Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Sophia Caroline Wilfong, 107, of Clay City died in Flora Healthcare Center. Services will be at Summers/Kistler Funeral home with Jimmie Thomas officiating. Visitation will be one hour before services. Burial in Clay City Cemetery. Mrs. Wilfong was born Dec. 21, 1897, in Clifton, the daughter of Emile and Josephine Rabideau Cailteux. She was a homemaker and member of the Baptist faith. She enjoyed her family and life in general. Whe was always willing to volunteer at the Golden Circle Nutrition Program, which she enjoyed very much. She married John Sullens August 23, 1914, in Sailor Springs. He preceded her in death in 1941. She later married Forrest Wilfong who died in 1970. Surviving are her sons, Herman Sullens and wife Evelyn; Merlin and wife Vivian; She was preceded in death by her parents; two husbands; daughter, Geneva; son, John; brothers George, Frank, Henry, John, Harry, and Earl; sister, Rosa; and grandson John.

  
  

• Sources

  [S1370] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Wilfong, Forest Earl, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/26914567/forest-earl-wilfong), none. (Reliability: 2). [S2969] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Sullens, Sophia C. and John R., (hhttps://www.findagrave.com/memorial/24145903/john-roland-sullens), none. (Reliability: 2). [S2971] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Wilfong, Sophia Caroline, 107, (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Cailteux&GSiman=1&GScid=105163&GRid=18083532&), none. (Reliability: 2). [S365] Ancestry.com, 1930; Census Place: Stanford Township (District 18), Clay County, Illinois, (http://www.ancestry.com), Page 9a, none. (Reliability: 2). [S1345] Clay County Genealogical Society, 1930 Federal Census, Stanford Township, Clay County, Illinois, (Clay County Genealogical Society, 2003), Page ST615, Family #196. [S1345] Clay County Genealogical Society, 1930 Federal Census, Stanford Township, Clay County, Illinois, (Clay County Genealogical Society, 2003), Page ST615, Family #196 (Reliability: 2). [S1582] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Sullens, Herman Elmer, 92, (http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSsr=2281&GScid=105163&GRid=23444595&), none. (Reliability: 2). [S15479] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Sullens, Sophia C. and John R., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18083532/sophia-caroline-wilfong), none. (Reliability: 2). [S2970] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Stanford Township, Clay County, Illinois, (District 13-20), image 05, page 2b, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2442/M-T0627-00769-00480?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.as) (Reliability: 2).