Shawver, Goldie Emaline

1891 - 1966  (74 years)

• Name	Shawver, Goldie Emaline
  Birth	31 Mar 1891	Westfield, Clark County, Illinoi   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Reference Number	SHAW.G001
  _FGRAVE	68407775
  Death	3 Mar 1966	Douglas Nursing Home, Mattoon, Coles County, Illinois   [1]
  Burial	Macedonia Cemetery, Union Township, Cumberland County, Illinois   [1]
  		Headstone, Brookhart, Goldie E. and Homer N.
  Person ID	I33400	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	7 Jan 2025

  
  

  Family	Brookhart, Homer Newton,   b. 5 Jun 1890, Casey, Clark County, Illinois d. 12 Nov 1962 (Age 72 years)
  Marriage	20 Oct 1912
  Age at Marriage	She : 21 years and 7 months - He : 22 years and 4 months.
  Family ID	F13745	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Burial - - Macedonia Cemetery, Union Township, Cumberland County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Mrs. Homer (Goldie) Brookhart, 76, widow of Homer Brookhart and a former Casey and Westfield resident, died at 1 p. m. Sunday at the Douglas Nursing Home in Mattoon. She was born March 31, 1890, six miles east of Westfield, the daughter of Alexander and Emmaline Perisho Shawver. She married Homer Brookhart Oct. 20, 1912, in Casey, he succumbing, Nov. 12, 1962. Surviving are two daughters, Miss Ruth Brookhart of Jacksonville; Mrs. Evelyn Shields of Charleston, Rte. 4; Four grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren; 1 brother, Will Shawver of Paris. Funeral services were held at 2 p. m. Tuesday at Westfield E. U. B. Church, with Rev. F. R. Brooks officiating, and burial in Macedonia Cemetery, under direction of Markwell Funeral Home. Casey Banner Times - Apr. 3, 1966 Contributor: Christy (49342007) Marshall Herald, Marshall, Illinois, Wednesday, Oct. 23, 1912, page 8: PLEASANT SOCIETY HAPPENINGS A Clever Column of Crisp Chat Culled by Our Correspondent Sunday evening at the home of Mrs. Cora Brookhart on East Maple Ave., occurred the marriage of her son, Homer Bomer (sic), and Miss Goldie Shawver, the ceremony being performed by Rev. Bonebrake. Mrs. Bonebrake and daughter and Mr. and Mrs. J.W. Dixon were the only witnesses. The bridal couple left on the evening train for Effingham to make their home. Mr. Brookhart is a railway mail clerk on the Illinois Central, and an honorable young man. His bride won many friends in this city while teaching in our public schools last winter. (The wedding would have been on October 20th, 1912.)

  
  

• Sources

  [S10323] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Brookhart, Goldie E. and Homer N., (https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Brookhart&GSiman=1&GScid=1994338&GRid=68407762&), none. (Reliability: 2).