Davis, Edna Irene

1918 - 1955  (37 years)

• Name	Davis, Edna Irene
  Birth	18 Jan 1918	Homer, Champaign County, Illinois   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Reference Number	DAVI.E005
  _FGRAVE	98974179
  Death	16 Jun 1955	Lincoln, Logan County, Illinois   [1]
  	Rites Held For Mrs. Edna Taylor The Homer Enterprise Friday, June 24, 1955, page 1 Rebekah funeral rites were at the GAR cemetery Monday afternoon for Mrs. Edna Irene Davis Taylor, 37, Lincoln, former resident of Homer, and daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Davis of Homer. Funeral services had been held that morning in the First Methodist Church in Lincoln and members of the Order of the Eastern Star in Lincoln had conducted their rites, also. Mrs. Taylor passed away at 8:05 A.M. Thursday, June 16th, at Abraham Lincoln Hospital in Lincoln after a brief illness, and after undergoing surgery. She was born January 18, 1918 in Homer, daughter of Charles and Nellie Mead Davis, and was married on June 18, 1936 in Crawfordsville, Ind., to Edward Taylor, who survives along with one daughter, Carolyn, at home; as well as her parents, and a sister, Mrs. Georgia Helen Penny of Urbana. Mrs. Taylor was a member of the First Methodist Church, Order of the Eastern Star No. 351, Abraham White Shrine 106 and Past matrons Club, all of Lincoln; as well as the Hoffman Rebekah Lodge and the Royal Neighbors of Homer. (transcribed by Homer Historical Society)
  Burial	GAR Cemetery, Homer, Champaign County, Illinois   [1]
  	Block 20, Lot 18, Space 6
  Person ID	I59938	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	29 Mar 2026

  
  

  Family	Taylor, John Edward 'Ed',   b. 22 May 1916, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois d. 15 Jan 1997, Mountain Home, Baxter County, Arkansas, (Age 80 years)
  Marriage	Y  [1]
  Family ID	F21014	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Oct 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 18 Jan 1918 - Homer, Champaign County, Illinois Death - 16 Jun 1955 - Lincoln, Logan County, Illinois Burial - - GAR Cemetery, Homer, Champaign County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S16910] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Taylor, J. Edward and Edna Irene, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/98974048/john_edward-taylor), none. (Reliability: 2).