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Laird, Raleigh Edwin

Laird, Raleigh Edwin

Male 1919 - 1990  (70 years)


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  • Name Laird, Raleigh Edwin 
    Birth 12 Jun 1919  Enterprise, Wayne County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender Male 
    Occupation Carpenter 
    Reference Number LAIR.U001 
    _FGRAVE 66693318 
    Funeral Hosselton-Bookout-Engelmeier Funeral Home, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Death 18 Feb 1990  Clay County Hospital (Old Location), Flora, Clay County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    • Raleigh Laird, 70, Clay City, died Sunday, February 18, 1990 at 7:08 p.m. at Clay County Hospital in Flora
    Burial Laird Cemetery, Enterprise, Wayne County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Headstone, Laird, Raleigh E.    		 Headstone, Laird, Raleigh E.
    Person ID I6128  Carl Wayne Gray Research
    Last Modified 13 Oct 2024 

    Father Laird, Rea,   b. 14 Aug 1886   d. 29 Jul 1963 (Age 76 years) 
    Mother McCormick, Mamie Glen,   b. 11 Sep 1891, Wayne County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Apr 1965 (Age 73 years) 
    Marriage Y  [1] 
    Family ID F3335  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Brummett, Ellen Marguerite,   b. 30 Dec 1923, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Oct 2013, Flora Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center, Flora, Clay County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 89 years) 
    Marriage 9 Jan 1940  Henderson, Henderson County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Children 
    +1. Laird, Larry E. 'LL',   b. 21 Jun 1941, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Dec 2022, Chebanse, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years)
    +2. Laird, S.
    +3. Laird, Kirby Joe,   b. 4 Feb 1950, Wayne County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Jun 1979, Olney, Richland County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 29 years)
    >4. Laird, J.C.
    >5. Laird, T.R.
    >6. Laird, P.
    Family ID F3334  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Franklin, Wilma Ann,   b. 15 Jul 1933, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 31 Dec 2012, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years) 
    Marriage 1963  [1, 3, 5] 
    Family ID F3328  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 12 Jun 1919 - Enterprise, Wayne County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsFuneral - - Hosselton-Bookout-Engelmeier Funeral Home, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 9 Jan 1940 - Henderson, Henderson County, Kentucky Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 18 Feb 1990 - Clay County Hospital (Old Location), Flora, Clay County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Laird Cemetery, Enterprise, Wayne County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Raleigh Laird, 70, Clay City, died Sunday, February 18, 1990 at 7:08 p.m. at Clay County Hospital in Flora.

      Services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Laird Cemetery.

      Visitation will be Tuesday (tonight) 6-8 p.m. at Hosselton-Bookhout-Engelmeier Funeral Home in Clay City.

      Mr. Laird was born June 12, 1919 in Enterprise, the son of Rea and Mamie (McCormick) Laird. He married Wilma Franklin Wyatt in 1963. She survives in Clay City.

      He was a carpenter.

      Survivors include two sons, Larry Laird of Kankakee, Jerry Laird of Clearwater, Fla.; a step-son, Ed Wyatt of Clay City; three daughters, Mrs. Shirley Shelton of Clay City, Tammy Ranee Martin of Clay City, Peggy Higgins of Mt. Carmel; a step-daughter, Deborah Moore of Clay City; one brother, Bill Laird of Cisne; three sisters, Pauline Wells of Cisne, Faye Engelmeier of Flora, Lois Shadline of Baltimore, Md.; 12 grandchildren, four step-grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren.

      He was preceded in death by his parents, one son, two brothers, and one sister.

      Published in Olney Daily Mail

  • Sources 
    1. [S2285] http://www.findagrve.com, Obituary, Laird, Raleigh E., 70, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/66693318/raleigh-edwin-laird), none. (Reliability: 2).

    2. [S2286] https://www.findagrve.com, Headstone, Laird, Raleigh E., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/66693318/raleigh-edwin-laird), none. (Reliability: 2).

    3. [S2273] http://www.findagrve.com, Obituary, Laird, Wilma Ann, 79, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/102890975/wilma-ann-laird), none. (Reliability: 2).

    4. [S3992] https://www.findagrve.com, Obituary, Sparr, Ellen Marguerite, 89, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/119216221/ellen-marguerite-sparr), none. (Reliability: 2).

    5. [S2275] https://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Hilderbrand, Mildred P., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/119007587/mildred-p-white), none. (Reliability: 2).


 

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