Colclasure, Valetta Leah

1902 - 1991  (89 years)

• Name	Colclasure, Valetta Leah
  Birth	21 Mar 1902	Iola, Clay County, Illinois
  Gender	Female
  Reference Number	COLC.V002
  _FGRAVE	97794966
  Death	14 Aug 1991	Sullivan, Moultrie County, Illinois   [1]
  Burial	Greenhill Cemetery, Sullivan, Moultrie County, Illinois
  Person ID	I34386	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	1 Dec 2021

  
  

  Father	Colclasure, Richard Arthur,   b. 29 May 1881, Clay County, Illinois d. 6 Apr 1956 (Age 74 years)
  Mother	Sutton, Golda Dean,   b. 6 May 1883   d. Dec 1975 (Age 92 years)
  Family ID	F6259	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Hughes, George Albert,   b. 1896   d. 1970 (Age 74 years)
  Family ID	F18472	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Oct 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 21 Mar 1902 - Iola, Clay County, Illinois Death - 14 Aug 1991 - Sullivan, Moultrie County, Illinois Burial - - Greenhill Cemetery, Sullivan, Moultrie County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Herald & Review 8/16/1991 SULLIVAN -Leah Valetta Colclasure Hughes, 89, Sullivan, died Wednesday (Aug. 14, 1991) in Sulli van Living Center. Private family graveside services will be Saturday in Greenhill Cemetery, Mrs. Hughes was born on March 21, 1902 in Iola, daughter of Arthur and Goldie Sutton Colclasure. She was a member of First Church of God, Sullivan. She married George A. Hughes on Oct. 8, 1919 in Shelbyville. He preceded her in death on Feb. 3, 1970. Surviving are her foster son, Donald Colclasure of Clay City; grand daughters,Mrs. Benton (Linda) Armer and Mrs. Romeo (Shirley) Fultz, both of Sullivan;brothers, Jim Colclasure of Iola; John Colclasure of Newton; Orvel Colclasure of Clay City; sisters, Hattie Barrett and Minnie Ramsey, both of Sullivan;Martha Smitley of Paris; eight great grandchildren; 10 great-great grandchildren. Oneson, two brothers, two sisters and one granddaughter preceded her in death.

  
  

• Sources

  [S3526] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Colclasure, Orville Alvernace, 89, (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=149620831), none. (Reliability: 2).