Genealogies from Clay, Effingham, Richland, and Wayne Counties in Illinois
Matches 11,451 to 11,500 of 11,854
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| 11451 | Wm. H. Smith, 85, of route 2, Clay City died at 5 a.m. Friday at the Richland Memorial Hospital. He was born in Richland County October 28, 1892, to Joseph and Sarah Ann Smith. He married Sylvia C. Travis Dec. 22,1915 at Olney. His survivors include his wife Sylvia, three sons W. H. "Cotton" Smith, Robert L. Smith, both of Clay City; Donald R. Smith of Noble; five daughters, Mrs. Thelma Brewer, Mrs. Carl "Ethel" Crites, and Miss Sarah L. Smith, all of Olney; Mrs. James "June" Brown, of Noble; Mrs. Marvin "Jenny" Martin of Clay City; a brother Emmerson T. Smith of LaPorte, Ind.; one sister Mrs. Irene Barnes of Fairfield. 22 grandchildren; 19 great-granchildren. He was preceded in death by one daughter, one brother, and 3 grandsons. Services will be held in the Clay City Chapel of the Cardascio Funeral Home, with burial in the Clay City Cemetery. Visitation will be in the funeral home. Taken from the Olney Daily Mail, Olney, iL, May, 1978. | Smith, William Henry (I16290)
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| 11452 | WM. RUBENS(sic) Wm. Rubens was born in Lincolnshire, England, in 1808. Came to America A.D. 1827. Was married to Mary A. Tyson June 8, 1828. Died July 26, 1894. Funeral services were held at the late residence of the deceased. The aged companion Geo. and Smith Rubens (sic) and their sister Mrs. Mills of St. Louis, were at his funeral, two other daughters living at a distance could not be present. Father Rubens (sic) lived in and near Clay City the greater part of his life and hence was known as a good citizen and man of integrity. He lived beyond the alloted period of human life. The promise in connection with the 5th commandment was fulfilled 'That thy days may be long in the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.' 86 years of probation in which to prepare for the eternal world. The labors of all these years are past, he rests from all the labors of life, and his works follow. Very few people are permitted to remain as long in this world, hence the admonition, 'be ye also ready, for in such an hour as ye think not the son of men cometh.' Let all who read these lines live so as to be able to say, 'I have fought a good fight' and be....." (Name of newspaper unknown.) | Rubins, William (I23533)
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| 11453 | Woody C. Dilley, 84, of Olney, Illinois formerly of Shelbyville, Illinois passed away on Wednesday November 2, 2022 at his residence. Woody was born May 19, 1938 in Shelby County, Illinois, the son of Johnny and Stella (Sanford) Dilley. He married Nella McDowell on May 20, 1978 in Richland County, Illinois, and she survives. Woody was a big joke-teller, and he loved to fish. He previously bowled on a league at the Olney bowling alley. He also loved to play guitar and sing old country songs with his brothers-in-law, Cliff and Francis. In the past, Woody and Nella loved to go dancing at the Eagles and the Moose Lodge. He also liked to play games on the computer and keep watch on the neighborhood and wave at all of the passersby from his carport. Woody will be well missed. Woody is survived by his wife; Children, Russell (Brenda) Dilley of West Salem, IL, Candi Belcher of Olney, IL, John Dilley of Albion, IL, Teresa (Travis) Smith of Oblong, IL, Michelle (Kyle) Turner of Bridgeport, IL, Amy (Steven) Zachary of Noblesville, IN, Terry Petty of Los Angeles, CA, and Cheryl Myers of Fairfield, IL sisters; Letha Thomas of North Carolina and Shirley Jones, of Pana, IL; 19 grandchildren, 10 great grandchildren and several beloved nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; 14 brothers and sisters; daughter-in-law, Shella Dilley and son-in-law, Mike Belcher. A graveside service for Woody will be held at 1:00 PM on Friday, November 18, 2022 at Maple Dale Cemetery in Olney. Interment will immediately follow the service. Memorials can be made to the American Cancer Society. | Dilley, Woody C. (I316)
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| 11454 | Word War 2 Veteran. Staff Seargent U. S. Army Medical Corps. He spent five years and nine months serving, with 14 months spent in the Panama Canal Zone. | Stanford, Kenneth Albert (I37422)
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| 11455 | Worked for the B&O Railroad for 30 years until retirement. | Wheeler, Myrel Victor (I17176)
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| 11456 | World War I Draft Registration card says "Deformed feet, utterly disqualified" Death certificate #79 filed in Clay County, Illinois. According to the 1940 census, he had a 4th grade education. | McDowell, Charles Arthur 'Charlie' (I63)
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| 11457 | World War II Service Born on the Fourth of July, 1911, in McLeansboro, Illinois, he was drafted and entered active service on May 21, 1942 at Albion, Illinois. Completed Boot Camp at Naval Training Station, Great Lakes, Illinois. Assigned to and fought aboard the Baattleship USS Tennessee BB-43, serving as a Ship's Storekeeper through 12 combat operations in the Pacific Theater of Operations. These included Tarawa, Kwajalein, Eniwetok, Kavieng, Saipan, Guam, Tinian, Anguar, Leyte, Surigao Straits, Iwo Jima, and Okinawa. Returned with his ship to moor at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard on December 7, 1945. During his tour, Burnett witnessed 'The Big T' hurl the better part of the 9,347 14-inch rounds, 46,341 shells from her 5-inch guns, and more than 100,000 rounds from her anti-aircraft batteries at the enemy since the first Pearl Harbor day, four years before. Honorably discharged on December 12, 1945 at the Naval Personnel Separation Center, Great Lakes, Illinois. Earned the Combat Action Ribbon (retroactively authorized by Congressional legislation in 1999), American Campaign Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with 1 Silver and 2 Bronze Battle Stars, WWII Victory Medal, and the Philippine Liberation Medal with 1 Bronze Battle Star. Civilian Life Before the war, Clarence was employed in McLeansboro, Illinois, the town of his birth, as manager of a variety store owned by W. L. Arnold from January 1935 till he went into military service. Coincidently, on December 7 (a date of prominence twtwice more in his life) of 1935 he married his first wife, Viola. After the war, they settled in Flora, Illinois, and raised three children: Pamela K, Gayla J., and Tim C. Burnett. Clarence was employed by the venerable Bowman's Hardware store on East North Avenue (now the site of a mini-park developed by Doug and Jan Phillips). Not long after employment there, Clarence realized his dream of being a self-employed store owner by buying Bowman's store and proudly changing the name to Burnett's Hardware. Clarence had always been an avid model airplane builder and flier (he was expert at remote controlled models, and all things lesser). So he added model airplanes and associated equipment to his normal line of hardware and other staples. Many a youth of Flora spent a lot of their allowances and earned dollars learning the model airplane skills that Clarence was always glad to share with them. Clarence and Viola were active members of the First United Methodist Church of Flora. Sadly, Viola passed away "Before Her Time" on April 25, 1962 at the age of 47. A number of years later, Clarence remarried (Marjorie Raley Graham), later retired, and remained an avid model airplane builder for the rest of his days. | Burnett, Clarence Dalph (I19596)
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| 11458 | At least one living or private individual is linked to this note - Details withheld. | Family: Shull, Clarence / ?, Eileen (F7069)
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| 11459 | World War II United States Army Officer. He served as the commander of Easy Company (Company E), 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, in the 101st Airborne Division, and the stories of he and his comrades were featured in the 2001 HBO television mini-series "Band of Brothers," based on the book by Stephen Ambrose. | Winters, Richard Davis 'Dick' (I50095)
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| 11460 | World War II veteran. Received the Purple Heart. | Gillespie, Albert Rolla (I3207)
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| 11461 | World War II, United States Navy | O'Dell, Robert William 'Bob' (I42605)
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| 11462 | Wounded at the Battle of Perryville, Kentucky on * Oct 1862. | Smith, Elias (I55740)
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| 11463 | Wounded twice in the KoreaWar. He was shot in the arm, and as he was being taken to the medivac, he was hit in the hip with shrapnel. | Edwards, George Elijah (I31081)
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| 11464 | WV TEC5 Med Dept. 17 ORD CO WWII Richard Combs was a member of the 17th Ordnance Company. He was stationed in the Philippine Islands when Japan attacked Pearl Harbor. Ten hours later, he lived through the bombing of Clark Airfield. For four months, his unit worked to keep the tanks running of the Provisional Tank Group. For four months they slowed Japans conquest of the Philippines. Without food, without adequate supplies, and no hope of being relieved, he became a Prisoner of War on April 9, 1942, when Bataan was surrendered to the Japanese. He took part in the death march from Mariveles to Capas. There, 100 POWs were packed into small wooden boxcars that could hold 40 men or 8 horses. At San Fernando, the living left the boxcars and those who had died fell to the floor. The POWs walked the final miles to Camp ODonnell. As a POW, he was held at Camp ODonnell. The death rate in the camp was so high that the Japanese opened a new camp at Cabanatuan and transferred the healthier POWs there. He remained at Camp O'Donnell because he was too ill to be moved. He was one of the last POWs to die at the camp and was buried in the camp cemetery. After the war, his remains were identified and his family requested that they be returned to the United States. In October 1955, he was buried at Bethel Presbyterian Cemetery. | Combs, Richard A. (I41127)
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| 11465 | WW1 Vet (Tina Hursh notes) | Rensch, Philip Harley (I7757)
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| 11466 | WWI Draft Card dated June 5, 1917, revealed he was single, of medium hieght, medium build, blue eyes, black hair and that his right hand middle finger was half missing. Service Start Date: Jul 25, 1918 Service End Date: 4 Feb 1919 Pvt in Co A 70 INF 10th Division World War I. | Suttle, Earl Herbert (I25975)
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| 11467 | WWI Draft Registration Card exempts him for appendicitis. He is described a medium build, with blue eyes and brown hair. | House, Benjamin Franklin 'Ben' (I746)
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| 11468 | WWII veteran, served in North Africa | Goff, William A. (I46954)
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| 11469 | Wyatt Allgood born Virginia 1788/89; the son of William H. and Sarah R. Allgood, moved with family to Elbert County, Georgia, soon after the Revolutionary War. He grew to manhood in Elbert County, where he lived as a neighbor of Jacob Kees family. When the Kees family decided to leave Georgia Wyatt came with them, first to Franklin County, Georgia to Franklin County Mississippi around 1810. Both Jacob and Wyatt appeared on the 1811 Voters List of Franklin County, Mississippi, this establishing they were in the area before Mississippi was a state, they qualify for "First Families of Mississippi". Wyatt's first wife was the daughter of Jacob Kees and it is believed she died in childbirth. Jacob Kees was declared guardian of Priscilla Allgood in 1813. In this same year Wyatt married Mary "Polly" Smith, a daughter of another Lincoln County pioneer, Stephen Smith, Sr. For a time after his arrival in Franklin County, Mississippi, Wyatt operated a ferry across McCall's Creek at the point where Old Ft. Stephens Post Road crossed that creek on the way to Natchez. Later Wyatt purchased several sections of land from the U. S. Government and eventually owned large sections of land in Franklin and Lawrence Counties. At the time of his death - 1865, the year the Civil War ended, he was living on a farm a few miles west of Brookhaven, just across the Bogue Chitto River from his neighbor Henry Strong. In his long and no doubt, eventful life, he had experienced the hopes and dreams of wealth on a new frontier, but he also lived long enough to see his those dreams go up in smoke amid the Civil War. | Allgood, Wyatt (I53208)
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| 11470 | Wynona Royse Alvord, 74, of Olney, went to meet her Lord and Savior on Thursday, October 13, 2022. Wynona was born July 3, 1948, in Olney to Norven J. Weidner and Lucille Jones Weidner. She married Julian Rozell Royse and they welcomed 4 children: LaDana Abernathy (significant other Joe Reid), Debbie Royse, Donald Royse and Duane Royse. Julian preceded her in death on November 15, 1976. Wynona later married Bert E. Alvord, and they added one daughter, Belinda Alvord, to the family. Bert preceded her in death on February 18, 2019. Wynona's joy in life was being a wife, mother, grandmother, and sister. She is survived by her 5 children, one grandson, Caleb, two sisters, one brother, several sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law and their spouses as well as many nieces and nephews. Wynona was a caregiver to many in the community, whether young, or old. She was a "grandma" to 4 special boys Isaiah, Payton, Malachi and Declan, who loved her dearly. Through the years, her favorite activities she enjoyed were baking, gardening, and playing bingo. Visitation will be from 5-7 PM on Wednesday, October 19, 2022 in the chapel of Thrasher Family Funeral Home. Private family services will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers, donations can be sent in her memory to Heart to Heart Hospice, 610 East Walnut Street, Evansville, Indiana, 47713 | Weidner, Wyona (I53350)
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| 11471 | XENIA-- Lloyd C. Colclasure, 85, Xenia, truck driver, died Tuesday (Aug. 2, 2005). Services: 1 p.m. Friday, Frank & Bright Funeral Home, Flora. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday. Burial: Odd Fellows Cemetery, Xenia. Memorials: Clay County Heart Fund. Herald & Review (Decatur, IL) - Wednesday, August 3, 2005 | Colclasure, Lloyd Clifford (I57423)
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| 11472 | Y Y Age 47 at death. | Stenge, Maria (I9792)
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| 11473 | Y Y Alfred Renfrow and Martha Rosily McIntire, both died within hours of each other leaving 3 small daughters. | Renfrow, Alfred (I21206)
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| 11474 | Y Y Alfred Renfrow and Martha Rosily McIntire, both died within hours of each other leaving 3 small daughters. | McIntire, Martha Rosily (I21207)
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| 11475 | Y Y died as an infant | Abegglen, Ulrich (I6420)
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| 11476 | Y Y died as an infant | Graham, Baby (I5149)
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| 11477 | Y Y died as an infant | Welch, Baby (I5414)
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| 11478 | Y Y Died in infancy | Swanders, ? (I15979)
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| 11479 | Y Y Died in infancy | Swanders, ? (I15978)
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| 11480 | Y Y Died in infancy | Swanders, ? (I15977)
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| 11481 | Y Y Died in infancy | Swanders, ? (I15976)
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| 11482 | Y Y Died in infancy | Swanders, ? (I15975)
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| 11483 | Y Y Died in infancy | Swanders, Stephen (I14994)
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| 11484 | Y Y Died in Infancy | Caldwell, Flossie (I7381)
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| 11485 | Y Y Died in infancy | Barnes, Infant (I22969)
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| 11486 | Y Y Died in infancy | Barnes, Infant (I22970)
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| 11487 | Y Y Died in Infancy | Ealy, Charles (I25365)
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| 11488 | Y Y Died in infancy of milk fever, mother died when he was born | Bertrang, George Washington (I14850)
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| 11489 | Y Y Died in infancy. | Harmon, Joe An (I4589)
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| 11490 | Y Y Died young | Clark, Ella (I9453)
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| 11491 | Y Y In age 4 days at death. | Jauch, Hieronymus (I9800)
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| 11492 | Y Y In age 45 weeks, 4 days at death. | Jauch, Anna (I9796)
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| 11493 | At least one living or private individual is linked to this note - Details withheld. | Living (I16677)
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| 11494 | At least one living or private individual is linked to this note - Details withheld. | Living (I16676)
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| 11495 | At least one living or private individual is linked to this note - Details withheld. | Living (I16675)
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| 11496 | Y Y Note from Barb Maglone: "died in infancy" | Zahm, Jean (I15652)
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| 11497 | Y Y Note from Barb Maglone: "died in infancy" | Zahm, Sarah Ann (I15651)
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| 11498 | Y Y Note from Barb Maglone: "died in infancy" | Wilson, Helen (I10460)
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| 11499 | Y Y Note from Barb Maglone: "Died infancy" | Row, Wilford (I16819)
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| 11500 | Y Y Note from Barb Maglone: "died infancy" | Randal, ? (I16732)
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