Wease, Geneva Dell (b. 5 Apr 1919 - d. 9 Jan 2011): Carl Wayne Gray Genealogies

1919 - 2011 (91 years)

Name	Wease, Geneva Dell
		Della Wease holding Geneva Contributed by Lynn Wilder
		Geneva Dell Wease (1919-2011) Contributed by Paul Wilder
		Gleason Gray, John and Geneva Wease Contributed by Rena Mae (Lents) Thomas (1940-2021)
		Geneva Wease with horses Contributed by Lynn Wilder
		Oscar and Della Wease, with children Contributed by Lynn Wilder
		Geneva Lents, ?, ?, Karen Marlow, ?, Carol Raley Contributed by Paul Wilder
		Lents Get Together Contributed by Paul Wilder
		Geneva Dell Wease and Jesse Eugene Ryker Jr. Contributed by Paul Wilder
Birth	5 Apr 1919	Clay City, Clay County, Illinois [1, 2, 3, 4]
Gender	Female
Occupation	Homemaker [1]
Reference Number	WEAS.G001
_FGRAVE	63967555
Funeral	Frank & Bright Funeral Home, Flora, Clay County, Illinois [1]
	Private funeral services will be held at Frank & Bright Funeral Home with burial in Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, IL.
Death	9 Jan 2011	Richland County Memorial Hospital, Olney, Richland County, Illinois [1, 2]
	Cause: Cancer
Burial	Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois [1, 2]
		Headstone, Lents, Geneva Dell
Person ID	I225	Carl Wayne Gray Research \| 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	4 Jun 2023

Father	Wease, Oscar, b. 1 Dec 1877, Clay County, Illinois d. 11 Feb 1971, Flora, Clay County, Illinois (Age 93 years)
Mother	Yauch, Della Louise, b. 1 Oct 1879, Claremont, Richland County, Illinois d. 19 Mar 1937, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois (Age 57 years)
Marriage	29 Aug 1895	Richland County, Illinois [4, 6, 7]
Age at Marriage	He was 17 years and 8 months - She was 15 years and 10 months.
Family ID	F40	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family 1 Lents, Earl Aloyisius, b. 2 Apr 1907, Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois d. 30 Jun 1957, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 50 years)

Marriage 21 Nov 1936 Clay County, Illinois [1, 3]

Age at Marriage She was 17 years and 7 months - He was 29 years and 7 months.

Children

+	1. Lents, K.L.
+	2. Lents, C.R.
+	3. Lents, Rena Mae, b. 25 Jul 1940, Clay County, Illinois d. 16 Aug 2021, Flora, Clay County, Illinois (Age 81 years)
	4. Lents, Dale Eugene, b. 7 Oct 1941, Clay County, Illinois d. 2 Jun 1962, Elizabethen Bay, Norfolk, Virginia (Age 20 years)
+	5. Lents, D.
+	6. Lents, Noma Lee, b. 27 Feb 1944, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois d. 22 Jan 2011, Flora Gardens Care Center, Flora, Clay County, Illinois (Age 66 years)
+	7. Lents, C.D.
+	8. Lents, T.L.
+	9. Lents, R.E.R.

Family ID F268 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Family 2	Lents, John R., b. 15 Jul 1924, Vincennes, Knox County, Indiana d. 14 Oct 2002, Good Samaritan Hospital, Mount Vernon, Jefferson County, Illinois (Age 78 years)
Marriage	28 May 1958 [1]
Age at Marriage	She was 39 years and 1 month - He was 33 years and 10 months.
Family ID	F269	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Event Map

	Birth - 5 Apr 1919 - Clay City, Clay County, Illinois
	Funeral - - Frank & Bright Funeral Home, Flora, Clay County, Illinois
	Marriage - 21 Nov 1936 - Clay County, Illinois
	Death - Cause: Cancer - 9 Jan 2011 - Richland County Memorial Hospital, Olney, Richland County, Illinois
	Burial - - Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois

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Notes

Geneva Dell Lents, 91, of Clay City, IL died at 8:20 AM Sunday, January 9, 2011 at Richland Memorial Hospital in Olney, IL.

She was born April 5, 1919 in Clay City, IL to Oscar & Della (Yauch) Wease. She married Earl A. Lents on November 21, 1936 in Clay County, IL. He preceded her in death on June 30, 1957. She later married John Lents who preceded her in death in 2002.

She was a homemaker and a member of Bethlehem Christian Church. Geneva enjoyed sewing and making dolls for her grandchildren.

She is survived by her children: Karen Marlow & husband Phillip of Dix, Carol Raley & husband Ronald of Rinard, Rena Thomas & husband Don of Flora, Donna Given of Mauldin, SC, Noma Monical & husband Robert of Flora, Cheryl Hampton & husband Bill of Flora, Terry Lentz & husband Geoffrey of Houston, TX, and Richard Lents & wife Tina of Bridgeport; 31 grandchildren, 48 great-grandchildren, 7 great-great-grandchildren, and 1 great-great-great-grandchild.

She was preceded in death by her parents, both husbands, a son (Dale Eugene Lents), 4 sisters, and 1 brother.

Private funeral services will be held at Frank & Bright Funeral Home with burial in Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, IL.

Memorials may be made to Clay County Cancer Support Group.

Sources

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[S361] http://www.findagrave.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Stanford Township, Clay County, Illinois, (District 13-20), image 24, page 12a, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2442/M-T0627-00769-00480?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.as) (Reliability: 2).
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[S74] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Wease, Della and Oscar, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18363815/della-louise-wease) (Reliability: 2).
[S75] Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Illinois, (District 0003) (Township), image 10, page 5b, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/6061/4300174_00617?pid=14757135&backurl=https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll) (Reliability: 2).