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PHILLIPS, Bernette P.

PHILLIPS, Bernette P.

Female 1921 - 2007  (85 years)


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  • Name PHILLIPS, Bernette P. 
    Birth 12 Aug 1921  Gary, Lake County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Reference Number PHIL.B002 
    _FGRAVE 20927189 
    Death 11 Aug 2007  Flora, Clay County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial Dillman Cemetery, Sailor Springs, Clay County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Headstone, Weidner, Bernette and George Lowell
    Person ID I35983  Carl Wayne Gray Research | Murbarger - Harrison

    John Harrison Murbarger and Martha A. Harrison Descendants, Weidner - Ziegler

    Johann Adam Weidner and Magdalene Ziegler Descendants
    Last Modified 30 Nov 2024 

    Father Phillips, Howard M.,   b. 6 Nov 1894, Clay County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Jan 1971, Clay County Hospital (Old Location), Flora, Clay County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years) 
    Mother Banker, Martha Anna,   b. 17 Jul 1896, Wayne County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Mar 1982, Louisville, Clay County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years) 
    Marriage Y  [1, 2
    Family ID F16190  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Weidner, George Lowell,   b. 1 Oct 1917, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Dec 2002 (Age 85 years) 
    Marriage 30 Dec 1944 
    Children 
     1. Weidner, R.A.
     2. Weidner, M.L.
     3. Weidner, H.N.
     4. Weidner, C.L.
     5. Weidner, George Nelson,   b. 1 Jul 1952, Flora, Clay County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Apr 2013, Louisville, Clay County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 60 years)
    Family ID F14540  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 31 Jan 2023 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 12 Aug 1921 - Gary, Lake County, Indiana Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 11 Aug 2007 - Flora, Clay County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Dillman Cemetery, Sailor Springs, Clay County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Bernette P. Weidner, 85, of Louisville, died at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, August 11, 2007, at Flora Health Care Center in Flora.

      Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. Wednesday at Frank & Bright Funeral Home in Flora. Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Dillman Cemetery in Sailor Springs.

      Mrs. Weidner was born August 12, 1921, in Gary, Ind., the daughter of Howard Matthew Phillips and Anna Martha (Banker) Phillips. She married George L. Weidner on December 30, 1944, in Flora. He preceded her in death on December 23, 2002.

      She was a retired second-grade teacher in North Clay, where she taught for 35 years. She was a member of Louisville Baptist Church. She was also a member of Illinois Retired Teachers Association, Clay City Eastern Star, Sailor Springs American Legion Auxiliary and Clay City American Legion Auxiliary. She was a lifetime member of Sailor Springs Historical Society. She enjoyed farm life, gardening, cooking, housekeeping, bird watching, animals, children and her family.

      Mrs. Weidner is survived by sons, Nelson Weidner and his wife, Nancy, of Louisville, and Neil Weidner and his wife, Shannon, of Louisville; daughter, Rita Weidner, of Louisville, Marsha Blair, of Flora, and Cathi Bailey and her husband, Rick, of Louisville; grandchildren, Mandy Turner and her husband, Chad, Matt Weidner and Aubrey Harper, Christine Wiley, Hope Blair, Gabe Blair, and Colton, Dylan and Lexi Bailey; and great-grandchildren, Stormie, Bo, Jada, Dalton, McKenzie and Briar.

      She was preceded in death by her parents, husband and grandson, Donald.

      Memorials may be made to the Gillion Baret Association.

  • Sources 
    1. [S2124] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Sailor Springs, Illinois, (District 13-17) (Pixley Township), image 07, page 3b, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2442/M-T0627-00769-00432?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.as) (Reliability: 2).

    2. [S2958] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, Sailor Springs Village, Pixley Township, Clay County, Illinois, (District 0015), imag, (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/6224/images/4584337_00759?ssrc=&backlabel=Return&pId=83472189) (Reliability: 3).