Purdy, Leola Fern

1906 - 1995  (88 years)

• Name	Purdy, Leola Fern
  		Jesse and Minnie Hunley family reunion, 1947 Back row: Fern, Jesse Jr, Irene, Garland, Lorena, Dean, ?, Paul Middle: Russel, Dixie, Grandpa Jesse Sr. Minnie Front: Red, Ronnie, ?, Ronnie Paul Displayed with permission of Mike Ragan
  Birth	5 Oct 1906	Rinard, Wayne County, Illinois   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Female
  Census		1940 Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, page 03b 1940 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 13-3) (Village), image 07, page 03b 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. Please send your corrections to…
  Reference Number	PURD.L001
  Death	17 Jul 1995	Clay County Hospital (Old Location), Flora, Clay County, Illinois   [1, 2]
  Funeral	19 Jul 1995	Summers-Kistler Funeral Home, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  Burial	19 Jul 1995	Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [2]
  Person ID	I21054	Carl Wayne Gray Research | Hunley - Pryor Archibald Henry 'Arch' Hunley and Nancy Ellen Pryor Descendants
  Last Modified	18 Feb 2021

  
  

  Father	Purdy, Elmer,   b. 1 Dec 1876   d. 23 Dec 1957 (Age 81 years)
  Mother	Towsley, Bertha,   b. 16 Dec 1880   d. 9 Feb 1963 (Age 82 years)
  Marriage	Y  [4]
  Family ID	F9427	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Hunley, Jesse Jr.,   b. 12 Apr 1907, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois d. 20 Aug 1992, Clay County Hospital (Old Location), Flora, Clay County, Illinois (Age 85 years)
  Marriage	1933  [2, 3]
  Age at Marriage	She : ~ 26 years and 2 months - He : ~ 25 years and 8 months.
  Family ID	F8608	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 5 Oct 1906 - Rinard, Wayne County, Illinois Death - 17 Jul 1995 - Clay County Hospital (Old Location), Flora, Clay County, Illinois Funeral - 19 Jul 1995 - Summers-Kistler Funeral Home, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois Burial - 19 Jul 1995 - Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos

  Clay City Grade School, 1st Grade, 1949

  
  

• Notes

  She was a retired school teacher after having taught in the Black, Walnut Hill and Clay City Elementary schools, and was a member of the Clay City United Methodist Church and Order of the Eastern Star.

  
  

• Sources

  [S5117] Obituary, Hunley, Fern, 88, none. (Reliability: 2). [S5116] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Hunley, Fern and Jesse Jr., (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=24072458), none. (Reliability: 2). [S82] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 13-3) (Village), image 07, page 3b, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2442/M-T0627-00769-00053?backurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.asp) (Reliability: 3). [S6051] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Purdy, Bertha and Elmer, (http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSsr=1881&GScid=105163&GRid=24072442&), none. (Reliability: 2).