1913 - 2005 (91 years)
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| Name |
Witt, Helen W. |
| Birth |
24 Sep 1913 |
Olney, Richland County, Illinois  [1, 2] |
| Gender |
Female |
| Reference Number |
WITT.H001 |
| _FGRAVE |
61693132 |
| Funeral |
Summers-Kistler Funeral Home, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois [1] |
| Death |
23 Apr 2005 |
Richland County Memorial Hospital, Olney, Richland County, Illinois [1] |
- Helen W. Shafer, 91, of Clay City, died at Richland Memorial Hospital in Olney April 23, 2005.
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| Burial |
Crest Haven Memorial Park, Claremont, Richland County, Illinois [3] |
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Headstone, Shafer, Virgil D. and Helen W.
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| Person ID |
I35536 |
Carl Wayne Gray Research |
| Last Modified |
23 Jun 2023 |
| Family |
Shafer, Virgil D., b. 8 Apr 1913 d. 3 Aug 1993, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois (Age 80 years) |
| Marriage |
21 Jul 1934 |
Joliet, Will County, Illinois [1, 2] |
| Children |
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| Family ID |
F11523 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Event Map |
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 | Birth - 24 Sep 1913 - Olney, Richland County, Illinois |
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 | Funeral - - Summers-Kistler Funeral Home, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois |
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 | Marriage - 21 Jul 1934 - Joliet, Will County, Illinois |
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 | Death - 23 Apr 2005 - Richland County Memorial Hospital, Olney, Richland County, Illinois |
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 | Burial - - Crest Haven Memorial Park, Claremont, Richland County, Illinois |
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| Notes |
- Helen W. Shafer, 91, of Clay City, died at Richland Memorial Hospital in Olney April 23, 2005.
Mrs. Shafer was born September 24, 1913, in Olney, the daughter of Mike Frank and Velda May Moore Witt. She married Virgil Shafer July 21, 1934 in Joliet. He preceded her in death August 3, 1993.
She was a retired school teacher and member of Clay City Christian Church. She loved teaching phonics and children with special needs.
Survivors include a daughter, JoAnn Poorman; two sons, Bill and Jim Shafer; 8 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and 4 great-great-grandchildren.
Preceding her in death were her parents, husband, and a brother, Mike Witt.
Funeral services were held at Summers-Kistler Funeral Home in Clay City with burial in Crest Haven Cemetery in rural Claremont.
Memorials to the Clay City Christian Church or Richland Memorial Hospital Long Term Care in Olney.
(Published Hometown Journal)
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| Sources |
- [S11291] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Shafter, Helen W., 91, (https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=61693132), none. (Reliability: 2).
- [S3394] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 13-3) (Village), image 10, page 5a, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2442/M-T0627-00769-00053?backurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.asp) (Reliability: 3).
- [S7592] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Shafter, Virgil D. and Helen W., (https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Shafer&GSiman=1&GScid=105304&GRid=61693119&), none. (Reliability: 2).
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