Figg, Gladys D.

1883 - 1961  (77 years)

• Name	Figg, Gladys D.
  Birth	26 Aug 1883	Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  Reference Number	FIGG.G001
  _FGRAVE	147417072
  Death	17 Mar 1961	Sycamore Municipal Hospital, Sycamore, DeKalb County, Illinois   [1, 2]
  	True Republican, 21 March 1961 Final services were impressively conducted from the Van Natta Funeral Home at 3 o'clock Monday afternoon for Mrs. Bert (Gladys) Lee, 77, esteemed resident of Sycamore for some 34 years, who died around midnight Friday at the Sycamore Municipal Hospital, where she had been a patient for 17 days. She had been in failing health for a long time. Dr. Allen Regan of the Methodist Church officiated and burial took place in the Elmwood cemetery. She was born August 26, 1883 in Clay City, Ill., the daughter of Joseph and Naomi Duff Figg. On August 9, 1904, she was married to Bert Lee in Clay City. He passed away on December 17, 1957. Mrs. Lee's main interests radiated in her home and family. She was a member of the Methodist Church at Clay City. Surviving are five children, including three sons, Joseph, Edward and William, all of Sycamore, and two daughters, Mrs. Raymond (Dorothy) Bozell of Batavia and Mrs. Harry (Naomi) Robinson of DeKalb; 12 grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and one sister, Mrs. Fred Miller of St. Louis.
  Burial	Elmwood Cemetery, Sycamore, DeKalb County, Illinois   [1, 2]
  Person ID	I23216	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	20 Nov 2025

  
  

  Father	Figg, Joseph Butler,   b. 15 Mar 1840, Shelbyville, Shelby County, Illinois d. 13 Oct 1910, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois (Age 70 years)
  Mother	Duff, Naomi Caroline,   b. 5 Sep 1843, Maysville, Pike County, Illinois d. 22 Feb 1919, St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri (Age 75 years)
  Marriage	4 Mar 1861  [3, 4]
  Age at Marriage	He : 21 years - She : 17 years and 6 months.
  Family ID	F10241	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lee, William Albert 'Bert',   b. 13 Jul 1881   d. 17 Dec 1957, Sycamore Municipal Hospital, Sycamore, DeKalb County, Illinois (Age 76 years)
  Family ID	F10251	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 26 Aug 1883 - Clay City, Clay County, Illinois Death - 17 Mar 1961 - Sycamore Municipal Hospital, Sycamore, DeKalb County, Illinois Burial - - Elmwood Cemetery, Sycamore, DeKalb County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S16753] https://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Lee, Mrs. Bert (Gladys) Lee, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/147417072/gladys_d-lee), none. (Reliability: 2). [S16754] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Lee, Gladys Figg Lee, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/147417072/gladys_d-lee), none. (Reliability: 2). [S16490] https://www.ancestry.com/, 1880 Census, Clay City Township, Clay County, Illinois, page 04, (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/6742/images/4240459-00194?usePUB=true&_phsrc=rEr1&pId=29391463) (Reliability: 3). [S16695] https://www.ancestry.com/, 1870 Census, Clay City, Illinois, page 05, (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/7163/images/4263658_00077?usePUB=true&_phsrc=Leu1&pId=17032763) (Reliability: 2).