Southern Illinoisan, Carbondale, IL, Sunday, July 24, 1966, page 9. MRS. McWHARTER OF SESSER DIES Mrs. Maggie McWharter, 72, of 106 E. Lucretia St., Sesser, died at 7 p.m. Friday at Miners Hospital, Christopher. She was born Feb. 16, 1894 in Franklin County. She leaves a son, Roy Brown of Mt. Vernon; daughters, Mrs. Ruth Piper of Schoolcraft, Mich., Mrs. Ruby Sneed of Converse, Ind., and Mrs. Helen Cook of Benton; brothers, Lawrence Risley of Macedonia, Oscar of Sesser and Tom of Sullivan; sisters, Mrs. Ellie Ozie(Is this correct?) of Rock Island and Mrs. Lilly Hufstutler of McLeansboro; 15 grandchildren and four great- grandchildren. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Monday in the chapel of the Brayfield Funeral Home, Sesser. Rev. Wayne Thomas, pastor of the Horse Prairie Baptist Church, will officiate. Burial will be in the Church cemetery. Friends may call after 6 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Larry, to answer your ? below: William Henry RISLEY and Cora Ellen PINNELL had 10 children - Maggie being #7 the sister mentioned is Ella Mae "Ellie" RISLEY 16 Oct 1897 Benton, FCI - 07 May 1990 Moline, Rock Island Co., IL I have Ellie married Jural MARTIN, Miles "Shorty" OZEE, and one other Lillie Dell RISLEY mar. Claude HUFFSTUTLER 03 Aug 1916 Benton, FCI ... holler if you want more - I have bunches, SRJ > -----Original Message----- > From: ilfrankl-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:ilfrankl- > bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Larry Lance > Sent: Wednesday, April 03, 2013 12:55 PM > To: ilfrankl@rootsweb.com; Larry Lance > Subject: [ILFRANKL] Maggie RISLEY BROWN McWHARTER Obituary > > Southern Illinoisan, Carbondale, IL, Sunday, July 24, 1966, > page 9. > > > MRS. McWHARTER OF SESSER DIES > > Mrs. Maggie McWharter, 72, of 106 E. Lucretia St., > Sesser, died at 7 p.m. Friday at Miners Hospital, > Christopher. > > She was born Feb. 16, 1894 in Franklin County. > > She leaves a son, Roy Brown of Mt. Vernon; > daughters, Mrs. Ruth Piper of Schoolcraft, Mich., > Mrs. Ruby Sneed of Converse, Ind., and Mrs. > Helen Cook of Benton; brothers, Lawrence Risley > of Macedonia, Oscar of Sesser and Tom of > Sullivan; sisters, Mrs. Ellie Ozie(Is this correct?) > of Rock Island and Mrs. Lilly Hufstutler of > McLeansboro; 15 grandchildren and four great- > grandchildren. > > Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Monday in the > chapel of the Brayfield Funeral Home, Sesser. > Rev. Wayne Thomas, pastor of the Horse Prairie > Baptist Church, will officiate. > > Burial will be in the Church cemetery. > > Friends may call after 6 p.m. today at the > funeral home. > > ------------------------------- > 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