Yelch, Walter G.

1908 - 1980  (72 years)

• Name	Yelch, Walter G.
  Birth	9 Feb 1908	Richland County, Illinois
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	YELC.W001
  _FGRAVE	118236792
  Death	26 Mar 1980	Richland County Memorial Hospital, Olney, Richland County, Illinois
  Burial	Sumner Cemetery, Sumner, Lawrence County, Illinois
  Person ID	I52988	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	5 Jul 2022

  
  

  Father	Yelch, George William,   b. 20 Feb 1874, Richland County, Illinois d. 7 Nov 1960, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 86 years)
  Mother	Bunn, Flaura,   b. 5 Jun 1878, Richland County, Illinois d. 1 Jan 1943, Richland County, Illinois (Age 64 years)
  Marriage	Y  [1]
  Family ID	F4994	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 9 Feb 1908 - Richland County, Illinois Death - 26 Mar 1980 - Richland County Memorial Hospital, Olney, Richland County, Illinois Burial - - Sumner Cemetery, Sumner, Lawrence County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Walter G. Yelch, 72, Sumner, died at 11 p.m. Wednesday in Richland Memorial Hospital. He was born in Richland County on Feb. 9, 1908, son, of William and Klaura (Bunn) Yelch. He married Opal Clark, who survives. Mr. Yelch was a retired pipe fitter and a member of the Lawsonian Church. Other survivors include a son, Billy, at home; three daughters, Marsha Groff, Lawrenceville, Mrs. Brenda Rodrick, Claremont, and Mrs. Marjorie Robbins, Sumner; three sisters, Mrs. Joy Cullison, Ithica, N.Y., Mrs. Blanche Johnson, Missouri, and Mrs. Beulah Woodruff, Bridgeport; 11 grandchildren, and 10 great-grandchildren. Graveside services will be Saturday at 10 a.m. at the Sumner Cemetery with Bro. Elton Carlson presiding. Visitation is after 6 p.m. Friday at the Sivert Funeral Home in Sumner. Obit from an Olney, IL newspaper

  
  

• Sources

  [S2791] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Yelch, Flaura and William, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/64274121/george-william-yelch), none. (Reliability: 2).