Harris, Helen L.

1923 - 2004  (80 years)

• Name	Harris, Helen L.
  Birth	7 Oct 1923	Richland County, Illinois   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  Census		1940 Census, Pixley Township, Clay County, Illinois, page 01a 1940 United States Federal Census, Pixley Township, Clay County, Illinois, District 13-18, image 01, page 01a
  Reference Number	HARR.H001
  _FGRAVE	18079921
  Death	22 Jul 2004	St. Johns Hospital, Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois   [1, 3]
  Burial	Smith Cemetery, Sailor Springs, Clay County, Illinois   [4]
  		Headstone, Laughton, Arthur L. and Helen L.
  Person ID	I29054	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	18 Feb 2021

  
  

  Father	Harris, Walker,   b. 24 Sep 1886, Indiana d. 12 Feb 1971, Clay County Hospital (Old Location), Flora, Clay County, Illinois (Age 84 years)
  Mother	Crackel, Lida,   b. 1881, Illinois d. 1973 (Age 92 years)
  Marriage	Y  [2, 5]
  Family ID	F11487	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Laughton, Arthur Leonard,   b. 3 May 1920, Clay County, Illinois d. 23 Mar 2014, Good Samaritan Hospital, Mount Vernon, Jefferson County, Illinois (Age 93 years)
  Marriage	3 May 1946	Morganfield, Union County, Kentucky   [1]
  Age at Marriage	She : 22 years and 7 months - He : 26 years.
  Children	> 1. Laughton, Shirley J. > 2. Laughton, Sharon A. + 3. Laughton, Jeffrey Alan 'Jeff',   b. 18 Jun 1951, Flora, Harter Township, Clay County, Illinois d. 26 Apr 2008, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois (Age 56 years)   4. Laughton, Donald E.,   b. 2 Oct 1954   d. 22 Jan 1989 (Age 34 years)
  Family ID	F12323	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 7 Oct 1923 - Richland County, Illinois Marriage - 3 May 1946 - Morganfield, Union County, Kentucky Death - 22 Jul 2004 - St. Johns Hospital, Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois Burial - - Smith Cemetery, Sailor Springs, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Helen L. Laughton 80, of Clay City, died July 22, 2004 at St. John's Hospital in Springfield, IL. Mrs. Laughton was born Oct. 7, 1923, in Richland County, the daughter of Walker and Lyda Crackel Harris. She married Arthur L. Laughton May 3, 1946 in Morganfield, KY. She was a retired bookkeeper for the U. S. Government and a member of the Sailor Springs Christian Church, Eastern Star, American Legion Auxiliary, and Unit 4 Garden Club. Survivors include her husband; two daughters, Shirley J. Boot and Sharon A. Phillips; a son, Jeffrey Laughton; a brother Russell Harris; a sister, Maytle Marie Harris; five grandchildren; and one great-granddaughter. Preceding her in death were her parents and a son, Don Laughton. Funeral services were held at Summers-Kistler Funeral Home with burial in Smith Cemetery near Sailor Springs. Memorials to Oil Belt Christian Service Camp in Flora.

  
  

• Sources

  [S8573] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Laughton, Helen L., 80, (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=18079921), none. (Reliability: 2). [S2119] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Pixley Township, Clay County, Illinois, District 13-18, image 01, page 1a, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2442/M-T0627-00769-00441?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.as) (Reliability: 2). [S8571] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Laughton, Arthur Leonard, 93, (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=126905958), none. (Reliability: 2). [S8574] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Laughton, Arthur L. and Helen L., (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=18079921), none. (Reliability: 2). [S7517] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Harris, Lida and Walker, (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Harris&GSiman=1&GScid=108285&GRid=18661541&), none. (Reliability: 2).