Schnell, Manley William

1911 - 2005  (93 years)

• Name	Schnell, Manley William
  Birth	19 Jul 1911	Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  	The 1940 census lists his birth year as 1914
  Gender	Male
  Census		1940 Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, page 11a 1940 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 13-3) (Village), image 22, page 11a The writing in the 1940 Federal census for Clay City, Illinois is sometimes difficult to read. Ancestry.com has attempted to index this census, but there are many transcription errors.
  		1930 Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, page 06b 1930 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 0003) (Village), image 12, page 06b
  Reference Number	SCHN.M012
  _FGRAVE	18083581
  Death	17 Jun 2005	Richland County Memorial Hospital, Olney, Richland County, Illinois   [1, 2]
  	Manley William Schnell, 93, of Clay City, IL died June 17, 2005, at Richland Memorial Hospital in Olney. Mr. Schnell was born July 19, 1911, in Clay City, the son of Clarence Manley and Lillie May Travis Schnell. He married Gladys Gadget Pearl Turner and she preceded him in death January 14, 2004. He had worked for Pure Oil as a foreman in Clay City for 25 years, and at Flora Bowling Alley, and had a paper route for the St. Louis Post newspaper. He loved motorcycles and bowling and will be missed by all his friends and family. Survivors include four nephews, Robert Bute, Jim McKnight, Bill McKnight and Keith McKnight; two nieces, Linda Sue Schnell Toetz and Patricia McKnight; and a sister-in-law, Mary Schnell. Preceding him in death were his parents, wife, sister, Wilma Schnell Bute; and a brother, Edward Schnell. Funeral services were held at Summers-Kistler Funeral Home with burial in the Clay City Cemetery. (Published Hometown Journal)
  Funeral	21 Jun 2005	Summers-Kistler Funeral Home, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  Burial	21 Jun 2005	Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [1, 2]
  	Plot: Lot 15 - Franklin - Row A - Sp 1
  		Headstone, Schnell, Manley W. and Gladys P. "Gadget"
  Person ID	I18933	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	16 May 2026

  
  

  Father	Schnell, Manley Clarence,   b. 1 Jan 1884, Illinois d. 27 Feb 1945 (Age 61 years)
  Mother	Travis, Lillie May,   b. 12 Dec 1887, Illinois d. 24 Jul 1942 (Age 54 years)
  Marriage	Y  [3, 4, 5, 7]
  Family ID	F8566	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Turner, Gladys Pearl 'Gadget',   b. 14 May 1921, Dossville, Mississippi d. 14 Jan 2004, Richland County Memorial Hospital, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 82 years)
  Marriage	Y  [2]
  Family ID	F8567	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 19 Jul 1911 - Clay City, Clay County, Illinois Death - 17 Jun 2005 - Richland County Memorial Hospital, Olney, Richland County, Illinois Funeral - 21 Jun 2005 - Summers-Kistler Funeral Home, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois Burial - 21 Jun 2005 - Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

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