Cook, Leola A.

1921 - 2012  (91 years)

• Name	Cook, Leola A.
  Birth	23 Feb 1921	Louisville, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Reference Number	COOK.L
  _FGRAVE	24650434
  Death	11 Aug 2012	ountry Health Care and Rehab, Gifford, Champaign County, Illinois   [1]
  	RANTOUL - - Leola A. Gill, 91, of Rantoul passed away on the evening f Thursday, Aug. 2, 2012, at Country Health Care and Rehab, Gifford. She was born Feb. 23, 1921, in Louisville, Ill., a daughter of Dewey and Lela (Bailey) Cook. She married Sylvester Wayne Gill on Dec. 27, 1937, in Vincennes, Ind. He preceded her in death on July 17, 1962. She is survived by five sons, Donald Gill of Rantoul, Dale (Marsha) Gill of Rantoul, Lee (Josie) Gill of Princeville, Vernie (Nandy) Gill of Champaign and Harold Gill of Rantoul; 13 grandchildren; and many great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by two sons, Dewey Gill and Edward Gill; and a brother, Dewey E. Cook. Leola worked at Mercy Hospital in Urbana for 20 years, then worked at Country Health for another 10 years. She loved to crochet and sew. Funeral services will be held at 7 p.m. Sunday at Lux Memorial Chapel, 1551 E. Grove Ave., Rantoul. Visitation will be for two hours prior to the service at Lux Memorial Chapel. Burial will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Orchard Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Ill. Memorials may be made to the family or the donor's choice.
  Burial	Orchard Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  Person ID	I61235	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	21 Oct 2026

  
  

  Family	Gill, Sylvesta Wayne,   b. 24 Feb 1914   d. 17 Jul 1962 (Age 48 years)
  Marriage	Y  [1]
  Family ID	F21423	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Oct 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 23 Feb 1921 - Louisville, Clay County, Illinois Burial - - Orchard Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S17308] https://www.findagrave.com/, Headstone, Gill, Leola A. and Sylvesta W., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/24650441/sylvesta_wayne-gill), none.