McCommons, Melba

1935 - 2022  (87 years)

• Name	McCommons, Melba
  Birth	16 Jan 1935	Olney, Richland County, Illinois   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Reference Number	MCCO.M008
  _FGRAVE	245062470
  Death	20 Oct 2022	Stockton, Jo Daviess County, Illinois
  Burial	Kneff Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [2]
  Person ID	I36729	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	12 Jan 2024

  
  

  Father	McCommons, Clarence,   b. 1888, Illinois d. Bef 24 Mar 2017 (Age < 129 years)
  Mother	Brainard, Flossie O.,   b. 1892, Illinois d. Bef 24 Mar 2017 (Age < 125 years)
  Family ID	F9906	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Young, Donald R.,   b. 1 Mar 1934, Clay County, Illinois d. 8 Feb 2009, Louisville, Clay County, Illinois (Age 74 years)
  Marriage	15 Oct 1953  [2]
  Family ID	F19327	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 16 Jan 1935 - Olney, Richland County, Illinois Death - 20 Oct 2022 - Stockton, Jo Daviess County, Illinois Burial - - Kneff Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Melba Young, age 87, of Stockton, Illinois, and formerly of Clay County, passed away Thursday, October 20, 2022, at Galena Nursing Home. She was born on January 16, 1935, in Olney to the late Clarence and Flossie (Brainard) McCommons. Melba married Donald R. Young in October of 1953. Donald passed away in February 2009. Melba was a 1953 graduate of Flora High School. She was a member of Harmony Methodist Church in Flora and attended Wesley United Methodist Church in Stockton. Melba had worked for Western Electric, assembling circuit boards. She enjoyed quilting, painting, gardening, antiques, auctions and garage sales. Most of all, Melba loved spending time with her family and her dogs. She is survived by her daughter, Tess Wackerlin of Stockton; her daughter-in-law, Sharon (Rex) Young of Clinton, Wisconsin; her grandchildren, Heather DeWeese, Kelly (Jacob) Bryant, Brock (Laura) Wackerlin, Drew Wackerlin, Jamie Wackerlin, Jason (Misty) Young and Cassie Young; her great grandchildren, Kyle (Cari), Brayden, Colt, Ella, Avery, Brynn, Carly, Cameron and Barrett; her one great-great grandchild, Charleigh; and several cousins, nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; her two sons, Glenn and Rex; her brother, Dale McCommons; her four sisters, Maxine Lowe, Vera Colclasure, Erma Neeley and Jeanette Hochgesang; and her beloved dog, Sheba. In Clay County, a funeral ceremony will begin at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, November 5, 2022, at Frank & Bright Funeral Home in Flora. Interment will follow in Kneff Cemetery, Flora. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until the time of ceremony on Saturday. Memorial donations are suggested to either Kneff Cemetery or Harmony United Methodist Church, and these will be accepted through the funeral home. Prior to local arrangements, there will be a funeral service held at the Hermann Funeral Home in Stockton on Thursday, November 3, 2022, at 6 p.m. with a visitation beginning at 4 p.m.

  
  

• Sources

  [S11748] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Stanford Township, Clay County, Illinois, (District 13-20), image 11, page 5b, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2442/M-T0627-00769-00480?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.as) (Reliability: 2). [S10946] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, McCommons, Betty and G. Dale, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/20432412/galen-dale-mccommons), none. (Reliability: 2).