Varner, Leona (b. 16 May 1911 - d. 29 May 2007): Carl Wayne Gray Genealogies

1911 - 2007 (96 years)

Name	Varner, Leona
Birth	16 May 1911	Wayne County, Illinois [1]
	Mrs. McDowell was born May 16, 1911, in the area known as "Ridge" in Wayne County, the daughter of James and Melvina (Coplea) Varner.
Gender	Female
Occupation	Homemaker [1]
Reference Number	VARN.L001
_FGRAVE	19642382
Funeral	2 Jun 2007	Summers-Kistler Funeral Home, Olney, Richland County, Illinois [1]
Death	29 May 2007	Burgin Manor Nursing Home, Olney, Richland County, Illinois [1]
	Leona McDowell, 96, of Olney, died at 4:12 p.m. Tuesday, May 29, 2007, at Burgin Manor in Olney.
Burial	Haven Hill Cemetery, Olney, Richland County, Illinois [2]
		Headstone, McDowell, Leona
Person ID	I13618	Carl Wayne Gray Research \| Gray - Yauch William Gray and Elizabeth 'Lizzie' Yauch Descendants, Jauch - Hasler Jacob Jauch and Margaret 'Margret' Hasler Descendants, Hasler - ? Mr. Hasler and ? Descendants, Lents - Seal Jacob Lents and Elizabeth 'Betsy' Seal Descendants, Jauch - Birk Christian 'Heitl' Jauch and Maria Birk Descendants
Last Modified	18 Feb 2021

Father	Varner, James A. Jr., b. 14 Feb 1877 d. 12 May 1917, Forrest Ridge Cemetery, Mount Erie, Wayne County, Illinois (Age 40 years)
Mother	Coplea, Mellvina 'Vine', b. 4 Aug 1881 d. 11 Mar 1962 (Age 80 years)
Marriage	Y [3]
Family ID	F781	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family McDowell, Russell E., b. 23 Sep 1907, Wayne County, Illinois d. 6 Apr 1991, Deaconess Hospital, Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana (Age 83 years)

Marriage 27 Sep 1927 [1]

Age at Marriage She was 16 years and 4 months - He was 20 years.

Children

	1. McDowell, N.
+	2. McDowell, Hazel Lorraine d. Bef 29 May 2007
	3. McDowell, Jerry L., b. 5 Feb 1941, Noble, Richland County, Illinois d. 15 Dec 2014, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 73 years)

Family ID F3710 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Event Map

	Birth - 16 May 1911 - Wayne County, Illinois
	Death - 29 May 2007 - Burgin Manor Nursing Home, Olney, Richland County, Illinois
	Funeral - 2 Jun 2007 - Summers-Kistler Funeral Home, Olney, Richland County, Illinois
	Burial - - Haven Hill Cemetery, Olney, Richland County, Illinois

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Notes
She was a homemaker and a member of Noble Christian Church in Noble.

Sources

[S3631] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, McDowell, Leona 96, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19642382/leona-mcdowell), none. (Reliability: 2).
[S3632] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, McDowell, Leona, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19642382/leona-mcdowell), none. (Reliability: 2).
[S806] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Varner, James A. and Mellvina, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/57824732/james-a_-varner), none. (Reliability: 2).