Varner, Leona

1911 - 2007  (96 years)

• Name	Varner, Leona
  Birth	16 May 1911	Wayne County, Illinois   [1]
  	Mrs. McDowell was born May 16, 1911, in the area known as "Ridge" in Wayne County, the daughter of James and Melvina (Coplea) Varner.
  Gender	Female
  Occupation	Homemaker  [1]
  Reference Number	VARN.L001
  _FGRAVE	19642382
  Death	29 May 2007	Burgin Manor Nursing Home, Olney, Richland County, Illinois   [1]
  	Leona McDowell, 96, of Olney, died at 4:12 p.m. Tuesday, May 29, 2007, at Burgin Manor in Olney.
  Funeral	2 Jun 2007	Summers-Kistler Funeral Home, Olney, Richland County, Illinois   [1]
  Burial	Haven Hill Cemetery, Olney, Richland County, Illinois   [2]
  		Headstone, McDowell, Leona
  Person ID	I13618	Carl Wayne Gray Research | Gray - Yauch William Gray and Elizabeth 'Lizzie' Yauch Descendants, Jauch - Hasler Jacob Jauch and Margaret 'Margret' Hasler Descendants, Hasler - ? Mr. Hasler and ? Descendants, Lents - Seal Jacob Lents and Elizabeth 'Betsy' Seal Descendants, Jauch - Birk Christian 'Heitl' Jauch and Maria Birk Descendants
  Last Modified	18 Feb 2021

  
  

  Father	Varner, James A. Jr.,   b. 14 Feb 1877   d. 12 May 1917, Forrest Ridge Cemetery, Mount Erie, Wayne County, Illinois (Age 40 years)
  Mother	Coplea, Mellvina 'Vine',   b. 4 Aug 1881   d. 11 Mar 1962 (Age 80 years)
  Marriage	Y  [3]
  Family ID	F781	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	McDowell, Russell E.,   b. 23 Sep 1907, Wayne County, Illinois d. 6 Apr 1991, Deaconess Hospital, Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana (Age 83 years)
  Marriage	27 Sep 1927  [1]
  Age at Marriage	She : 16 years and 4 months - He : 20 years.
  Children	> 1. McDowell, Norma + 2. McDowell, Hazel Lorraine   d. Bef 29 May 2007 > 3. McDowell, Jerry L.,   b. 5 Feb 1941, Noble, Richland County, Illinois d. 15 Dec 2014, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 73 years)
  Family ID	F3710	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 16 May 1911 - Wayne County, Illinois Death - 29 May 2007 - Burgin Manor Nursing Home, Olney, Richland County, Illinois Funeral - 2 Jun 2007 - Summers-Kistler Funeral Home, Olney, Richland County, Illinois Burial - - Haven Hill Cemetery, Olney, Richland County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  She was a homemaker and a member of Noble Christian Church in Noble.

  
  

• Sources

  [S3631] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, McDowell, Leona 96, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19642382/leona-mcdowell), none. (Reliability: 2). [S3632] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, McDowell, Leona, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19642382/leona-mcdowell), none. (Reliability: 2). [S806] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Varner, James A. and Mellvina, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/57824732/james-a_-varner), none. (Reliability: 2).