Watson, Ruth I.

1914 - 2006  (91 years)

• Name	Watson, Ruth I.
  Birth	13 Sep 1914	Richland County, Illinois   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Reference Number	WATS.R003
  _FGRAVE	18083817
  Funeral	Frank & Bright Funeral Home, Flora, Clay County, Illinois   [2]
  Death	23 May 2006	Hilltop Nursing Home, Charleston, Coles County, Illinois   [1]
  Burial	Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [1, 2]
  	Plot: Lot 2 - Div. 4 - Blk. 23
  		Headstone, Neeley, Ruth I.
  Person ID	I30923	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	11 Apr 2026

  
  

  Father	Watson, Alva,   b. 1881   d. 1969 (Age 88 years)
  Mother	Barnes, LuElla 'Lulu',   b. 22 Feb 1887, Sumner, Lawrence County, Illinois d. 13 Jan 1928, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 40 years)
  Family ID	F12960	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Neeley, Melvin R.,   b. 31 May 1907   d. 6 Apr 1996 (Age 88 years)
  Marriage	7 Jan 1935	Olney, Richland County, Illinois
  Age at Marriage	She : 20 years and 4 months - He : 27 years and 8 months.
  Children	1. Neeley, Mel 'Buddy' + 2. Neeley, Addison H. 'Add',   b. 24 Nov 1881, Illinois d. 15 Jan 1969, Branson Manor, Flora, Clay County, Illinois (Age 87 years)   3. Neeley, Loren Ray,   b. 7 May 1935   d. 29 Mar 1942 (Age 6 years)
  Family ID	F9904	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 13 Sep 1914 - Richland County, Illinois Funeral - - Frank & Bright Funeral Home, Flora, Clay County, Illinois Marriage - 7 Jan 1935 - Olney, Richland County, Illinois Death - 23 May 2006 - Hilltop Nursing Home, Charleston, Coles County, Illinois Burial - - Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Ruth I. Neeley, 91, of Flora, IL, died May 23, 2006, at Hilltop Nursing Home in Charleston, IL. Mrs. Neeley was born September13, 1914 in Richland Conty, the daughter of Alva and LuElla Barnes Watson. She married Melvin Neeley January 7, 1935 in Olney and he preceded her in death April 6, 1996. She was a homemaker, a member of Flora Assembly of God, past precident of WCTU in Flora, and a past member of Olney Hound Dog Society. She enjoyed donating her time to church and God. Survivors include two sons, Addison and Mel"Buddy" Neeley; and eight grandchildren. Preceding her in death were her parents, husband, two brothers and two sisters. Funeral services were held at Frank and Bright Funeral Home in Flora with burial in Clay City Cemetery. (Published Hometown Journal)

  
  

• Sources

  [S9354] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Neeley, Ruth I., (http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=18083817), none. (Reliability: 2). [S9353] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Neeley, Ruth I., (http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=18083817), none. (Reliability: 2).