Wattles, Corydon Lee 'Yank'

1915 - 2004  (89 years)

• Name	Wattles, Corydon Lee 'Yank'
  Birth	3 Jun 1915	Clay County, Illinois
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	WATT.C004
  _FGRAVE	19414084
  Death	16 Jun 2004	St. Johns Hospital, Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois
  Burial	Orchard Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Clay County, Illinois
  Person ID	I42198	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	4 Jul 2021

  
  

  Father	Wattles, Ralph Harmon,   b. 29 Jan 1890, Bible Grove, Clay County, Illinois d. 28 Jan 1968, Louisville, Clay County, Illinois (Age 77 years)
  Mother	Grove, Velma D.,   b. 10 May 1894, Bible Grove, Clay County, Illinois d. 9 Jul 1982, Clay County, Illinois (Age 88 years)
  Family ID	F16465	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Anderson, Roxie Marie,   b. 1920   d. 2007 (Age 87 years)
  Family ID	F18094	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Oct 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 3 Jun 1915 - Clay County, Illinois Death - 16 Jun 2004 - St. Johns Hospital, Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois Burial - - Orchard Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Corydon Lee "Yank" Wattles, 89, of Louisville, IL died June 16, 2004, at St. John's Memorial Hospital in Springfield. He was born June 3, 1915 in Clay County, the son of Ralph and Velma Grove Wattles. He married Roxie M. Anderson Feb. 12, 1940 in St. Louis, MO. He was a member of the Sailor Springs Christian Church and a lifelong farmer and an oilfield pumper for 39 years. Father of Kenneth and Freda Wattles. Foster children, Albert Williams, Sharon Williams, and Sherry Greenwood. Brother of Mildred Wolfe, Irma Knowles, Mary Smith, Betty Irland, and Merle Hosick. Grandfather of Brian & John Wattles, Tina Pieplow and great-grandfather of Ian, Kamden & Makina Wattles, and Scott & Daniel Pieplow. Funeral services were held at the Neal Funeral Home in Louisville. Memorials may be made to St. Louis Christian College, Florissant, MO.