Opal Gussie Dethrow is the daughter of Inman Ross Dethrow and Hester Stills. Married first Hirl Lemuel Cockrum. Married second Jasper Conner. Her first husband Hirl is part of my Brown family. The Mt. Vernon Register-News, Thursday, April 24, 1975 Opal Conner Sesser Mrs. Opal Dethrow Conner, 70, of Sesser, died at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Franklin Hospital in Benton. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Johnston Funeral Home in Whittington, with the Rev. Jesse Allen and the Rev. Oran Kersh officiating. Burial will be in Maple Hill cemetery, Sesser. Friends may call at the funeral home after 3 p.m. Friday. Mrs. Conner was born in Whittington on May 15, 1904, the daughter of Inman and Hester (Stills) Dethrow. She was married to Jasper Conner, who survives. Mrs. Conner was a member of the Nason Free Will Baptist church, the Rebekah Lodge in Sesser and the VFW Auxiliary. She is survived by her husband, Jasper, of Sesser; one son, Charles Ross Cockrum, Benton; three daughters, Mrs. Albert (Anna) Willis, Elgin, Mrs. Pete (Kathran) Tope, Wood River. and Mrs. Robert (Nola) Bogosian, Dalton; 11 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren; one brother, Harvey Dethrow, Whittington; and one sister, Mrs. Addie Conner, Mulkeytown. She was preceded in death by her parents, three brothers and three sisters.

I think her second husband was Harrison Wiley Muir. He died in 1952. married sometime before 1940 I also think her mother's Maiden name was STILTS. Name: Katherine Cockrum Titles and Terms: Event Type: Census Event Date: 1940 Event Place: Sesser, Goode Township, Franklin, Illinois, United States Gender: Female Age: 11 Marital Status: Single Race (Original): White Race: White Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Daughter Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter Birthplace: Illinois Birth Year (Estimated): 1929 Last Place of Residence: Benton, Franklin, Illinois District: 28-39 Family Number: 644 Sheet Number and Letter: 33A Line Number: 37 Affiliate Publication Number: T627 Affiliate Film Number: 804 Digital Folder Number: 005459545 Image Number: 00281 Household Role Gender Age Birthplace Harrison Muir Head M 50 Illinois Opal Muir Wife F 35 Illinois Katherine Cockrum Daughter F 11 Illinois Nola Cockrum Daughter F 8 Illinois Citing this Record: "United States Census, 1940," index and images, <i>FamilySearch</i> (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KWH3-V6L : accessed 14 Nov 2014), Katherine Cockrum in household of Harrison Muir, Sesser, Goode Township, Franklin, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 28-39, sheet 33A, family 644, NARA digital publication of T627, roll 804, NARA digital publication of T627, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C. -----Original Message----- From: ilfrankl-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:ilfrankl-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of rwlmn via Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2015 11:51 AM To: ilfrankl@rootsweb.com Subject: [ILFRANKL] Opal Gussie Dethrow Cockrum Conner 1904 1975 Opal Gussie Dethrow is the daughter of Inman Ross Dethrow and Hester Stills. Married first Hirl Lemuel Cockrum. Married second Jasper Conner. Her first husband Hirl is part of my Brown family. The Mt. Vernon Register-News, Thursday, April 24, 1975 Opal Conner Sesser Mrs. Opal Dethrow Conner, 70, of Sesser, died at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Franklin Hospital in Benton. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Johnston Funeral Home in Whittington, with the Rev. Jesse Allen and the Rev. Oran Kersh officiating. Burial will be in Maple Hill cemetery, Sesser. Friends may call at the funeral home after 3 p.m. Friday. Mrs. Conner was born in Whittington on May 15, 1904, the daughter of Inman and Hester (Stills) Dethrow. She was married to Jasper Conner, who survives. Mrs. Conner was a member of the Nason Free Will Baptist church, the Rebekah Lodge in Sesser and the VFW Auxiliary. She is survived by her husband, Jasper, of Sesser; one son, Charles Ross Cockrum, Benton; three daughters, Mrs. Albert (Anna) Willis, Elgin, Mrs. Pete (Kathran) Tope, Wood River. and Mrs. Robert (Nola) Bogosian, Dalton; 11 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren; one brother, Harvey Dethrow, Whittington; and one sister, Mrs. Addie Conner, Mulkeytown. She wa! s preceded in death by her parents, three brothers and three sisters. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ILFRANKL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message