Witt, Helen W.

1913 - 2005  (91 years)

• Name	Witt, Helen W.
  Birth	24 Sep 1913	Olney, Richland County, Illinois   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  Census		1940 Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, page 05a 1940 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 13-3) (Village), image 10, page 05a 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.
  Reference Number	WITT.H001
  _FGRAVE	61693132
  Funeral	Summers-Kistler Funeral Home, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  Death	23 Apr 2005	Richland County Memorial Hospital, Olney, Richland County, Illinois   [1]
  	Helen W. Shafer, 91, of Clay City, died at Richland Memorial Hospital in Olney April 23, 2005.
  Burial	Crest Haven Memorial Park, Claremont, Richland County, Illinois   [3]
  		Headstone, Shafer, Virgil D. and Helen W.
  Person ID	I35536	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	23 Jun 2023

  
  

  Family	Shafer, Virgil D.,   b. 8 Apr 1913   d. 3 Aug 1993, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois (Age 80 years)
  Marriage	21 Jul 1934	Joliet, Will County, Illinois   [1, 2]
  Age at Marriage	She : 20 years and 10 months - He : 21 years and 3 months.
  Children	1. Shafer, James Robert > 2. Living > 3. Shafer, William David 'Bill',   b. 29 Mar 1941, Effingham, Effingham County, Illinois d. 2 Oct 2014, Washington (Age 73 years)
  Family ID	F11523	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 24 Sep 1913 - Olney, Richland County, Illinois Funeral - - Summers-Kistler Funeral Home, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois Marriage - 21 Jul 1934 - Joliet, Will County, Illinois Death - 23 Apr 2005 - Richland County Memorial Hospital, Olney, Richland County, Illinois Burial - - Crest Haven Memorial Park, Claremont, Richland County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Helen W. Shafer, 91, of Clay City, died at Richland Memorial Hospital in Olney April 23, 2005. Mrs. Shafer was born September 24, 1913, in Olney, the daughter of Mike Frank and Velda May Moore Witt. She married Virgil Shafer July 21, 1934 in Joliet. He preceded her in death August 3, 1993. She was a retired school teacher and member of Clay City Christian Church. She loved teaching phonics and children with special needs. Survivors include a daughter, JoAnn Poorman; two sons, Bill and Jim Shafer; 8 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and 4 great-great-grandchildren. Preceding her in death were her parents, husband, and a brother, Mike Witt. Funeral services were held at Summers-Kistler Funeral Home in Clay City with burial in Crest Haven Cemetery in rural Claremont. Memorials to the Clay City Christian Church or Richland Memorial Hospital Long Term Care in Olney. (Published Hometown Journal)

  
  

• Sources

  [S11291] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Shafter, Helen W., 91, (https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=61693132), none. (Reliability: 2). [S3394] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 13-3) (Village), image 10, page 5a, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2442/M-T0627-00769-00053?backurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.asp) (Reliability: 3). [S7592] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Shafter, Virgil D. and Helen W., (https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Shafer&GSiman=1&GScid=105304&GRid=61693119&), none. (Reliability: 2).