Holcomb, Yvonne Marie 'Bonnie'

1940 - 2017  (76 years)

• Name	Holcomb, Yvonne Marie 'Bonnie'
  Birth	25 Apr 1940	Clay County, Illinois   [1, 2]
  	The 1940 census shows Yvonne was borne in 1934, her obituary shows 1934.
  Gender	Female
  Census		1940 Census, Clay City Township, Clay County, Illinois, page 06b 1940 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 13-4) (Township), image 12, page 06b 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.
  Reference Number	HOLC.Y001
  _FGRAVE	159658282
  Death	28 Jan 2017	Lavender Ridge, Mount Vernon, Jefferson County, Illinois   [1, 2]
  	Yvonne M. “Bonnie” Roe, age 76, of Salem, Illinois, passed away Saturday, January 28, 2017, at Lavender Ridge in Mt. Vernon, Illinois. Bonnie was born April 25, 1940, in Clay County, the daughter of Edward Clarence and Viola Grace (Tucker) Holcomb. She was united in marriage to Robert H. “Bob” Roe on November 13, 1963, at the First Christian Church in Flora. Bonnie was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother. She supported her husband’s involvement with the Masons, even dressing as a clown for the parades. She was a graduate of the Richland County School of Beauty Culture and was of the Christian faith. She is survived by her children: Wanda (Frank) Gentry of Ft. Wayne, IN, Tony (Peggy) Lister of Lawrenceville, and Michelle (Donald) Oliver of Louisville; eight grandchildren: Amy Lister, Matthew Reichenbacher, Heather Oliver, Joshua Hahn, Kaitlyn Oliver, Hailey Oliver, Jedidiah Oliver, and Christian Oliver; six great-grandchildren; a sister: Betty Thomas of Oklahoma; a sister-in-law: Jane Holcumb of Flora; along with several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; and seven siblings: Art, Ed, Inez, Bob, Fred, Bill, and Cheri. A funeral service for Bonnie Roe will be 1 p.m. Tuesday, January 31, 2017, at Frank & Bright Funeral Home in Flora. Interment will follow in Clay City Cemetery. A visitation will be held from 11 a.m. until the hour of service on Tuesday at Frank & Bright Funeral Home. Memorial donations in Bonnie’s memory may be given to SSM Hospice.
  Funeral	31 Jan 2017	Frank & Bright Funeral Home, Flora, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  Burial	31 Jan 2017	Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [3]
  		Headstone, Roe, Robert H. and Yvonne M.
  Person ID	I20163	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	8 May 2026

  
  

  Father	Holcomb, Edward Clarence,   b. 29 Dec 1906, Ponca City, Dixon County, Nebraska d. 1 Jul 1975, Salem, Marion County, Illinois (Age 68 years)
  Mother	Tucker, Viola Grace,   b. 6 Aug 1902, Bonpas Township, Richland County, Illinois d. 3 Dec 1968, Flora, Clay County, Illinois (Age 66 years)
  Marriage	Y  [4, 5]
  Family ID	F9050	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Roe, Robert Harold 'Bob',   b. 4 Mar 1935, Hoopeston, Vermilion County, Illinois d. 1 Mar 2016, SSM Health, St. Mary's Hospital, Centralia, Marion County, Illinois (Age 80 years)
  Marriage	13 Nov 1963	First Christian Church, Flora, Clay County, Illinois   [1, 6, 7]
  Age at Marriage	She : 23 years and 7 months - He : 28 years and 8 months.
  Family ID	F9064	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Birth - 25 Apr 1940 - Clay County, Illinois Marriage - 13 Nov 1963 - First Christian Church, Flora, Clay County, Illinois Death - 28 Jan 2017 - Lavender Ridge, Mount Vernon, Jefferson County, Illinois Funeral - 31 Jan 2017 - Frank & Bright Funeral Home, Flora, Clay County, Illinois Burial - 31 Jan 2017 - Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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  Yvonne Marie 'Bonnie' (Holcomb) Roe (1940-2017)

  
  

• Sources

  [S5517] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Roe, Yvonne M. "Bonnie", 76, (https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Roe&GSiman=1&GScid=105163&GRid=159658282&), none. (Reliability: 2). [S5520] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Roe, Robert H., (https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=158790188), none. (Reliability: 2). [S5518] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Roe, Yvonne M. "Bonnie", (https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Roe&GSiman=1&GScid=105163&GRid=159658282&), none. (Reliability: 2). [S5504] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Jones, Opal Ruth Holder, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/229886211/opal_ruth-jones), none. (Reliability: 2). [S1498] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Illinois, (District 13-4) (Township), image 12, page 6b, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2442/M-T0627-00769-00087?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.as) (Reliability: 3). [S5515] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Holcomb, Billy Ray, (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=19224189), none. (Reliability: 2). [S5519] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Roe, Robert H., 80, (https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=158790188), none. (Reliability: 2).