McCracken, Mary Helen

1933 - 2006  (72 years)

• Name	McCracken, Mary Helen
  Birth	12 Feb 1933	Lawrenceville, Lawrence County, Illinois   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Reference Number	MCCR.M002
  _FGRAVE	18117435
  Death	31 Jan 2006	St. Marys Medical Center, Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana   [1]
  Burial	Oskaloosa Cemetery, Oskaloosa, Clay County, Illinois   [2]
  		Headstone, Waggoner, Mary H.
  Person ID	I8764	Carl Wayne Gray Research | Fulk - Barnett Levi Foster Preston Fulk Sr. and Minerva Jane Barnett Descendants, Good - Foster Harold R. Good and Anna Madge L. Foster Descendants, McCracken - ? John McCracken and Nancy ? Descendants
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2021

  
  

  Father	McCracken, John Jacob,   b. 8 Jul 1896, Mount Erie, Wayne County, Illinois d. 23 Nov 1966, Flora, Clay County, Illinois (Age 70 years)
  Mother	Barnett, Nora,   b. 12 Nov 1904, Ingraham, Clay County, Illinois d. Apr 1982, Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois (Age 77 years)
  Marriage	Y  [3]
  Family ID	F387	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Ford, Gordon Chester Sr.,   b. 15 Apr 1928   d. 2 Aug 1964 (Age 36 years)
  Marriage	11 Nov 1956	Springfield Memorial Hospital, Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois   [1]
  Age at Marriage	She was 23 years and 9 months - He was 28 years and 7 months.
  Children	+ 1. Ford, Gordon Chester 'Buddy' Jr.,   b. 15 Nov 1957, Waynesburg, Greene County, Pennsylvania d. 1 May 2014, Louisville, Clay County, Illinois (Age 56 years) + 2. Ford, C.S. + 3. Ford, Tina Marie,   b. 8 Aug 1962, Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois d. 23 Aug 2020, Kinmundy, Marion County, Illinois (Age 58 years)
  Family ID	F4383	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

  Family 2	Waggoner, Clarence L. 'C. L. Waggs',   b. 31 Dec 1926, Xenia, Clay County, Illinois d. 5 Dec 2001, Flora, Clay County, Illinois (Age 74 years)
  Marriage	31 Dec 1966	Xenia, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  Age at Marriage	She was 33 years and 10 months - He was 40 years.
  Children	1. McCracken, M.L. + 2. Ford, C.S. + 3. Ford, Tina Marie,   b. 8 Aug 1962, Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois d. 23 Aug 2020, Kinmundy, Marion County, Illinois (Age 58 years)  [Father: Stepchild] + 4. Waggoner, C.L.
  Family ID	F4384	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 12 Feb 1933 - Lawrenceville, Lawrence County, Illinois Marriage - 11 Nov 1956 - Springfield Memorial Hospital, Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois Marriage - 31 Dec 1966 - Xenia, Clay County, Illinois Death - 31 Jan 2006 - St. Marys Medical Center, Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana Burial - - Oskaloosa Cemetery, Oskaloosa, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Mary H. Waggoner, 72, of West Salem, IL died January 31, 2006, at St. Mary's Medical Center in Evansville, IL. Mrs. Waggoner was born December 2, 1933, in Lawrenceville, the daughter of John J. and Nora Barnett McCracken. She married Gordon C. Ford November 11, 1956 and he preceded her in death in 1964. She later married Clarence Waggoner December 31, 1966 in Xenia and he preceded her in death December 5, 2002. Mrs. Waggoner was a homemaker and an artist and she enjoyed doing arts and crafts and collecting dolls. She was affiliated with the Xenia Christian Church and Clay City Baptist Church. Survivors include her children, Mary Lou Hayes, Gordon C. Ford, Connie Sharp, Tina Huddlestun, and Clarann Worthey; two sisters Nancy Carpenter and Sally Pickford; 19 grandchildren, and 21 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, both husbands, three brothers, three sisters, one grandson, and one granddaughter. Funeral services were held at Frank and Bright Funeral Home with burial in Oskaloosa Cemetery. Memorials to the American Diabetes Foundation.

  
  

• Sources

  [S2594] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Waggoner, Mary H., 72, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18117435/mary-h.-waggoner), none. (Reliability: 2). [S2595] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Waggoner, Mary H., (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=McCracken&GSiman=1&GScid=1961810&GRid=18117435&), none. (Reliability: 2). [S2370] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, McCracken, Nora and John J., (http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=McCracken&GSiman=1&GScid=105559&GRid=21570196&), none. (Reliability: 2).