Posted on: Hancock Co. Il Obituaries Forum Board URL: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Il/HancockObits?read=317 Surname: Hawk, McGlaughlin, Munson, VanBrooker, Ware, Whitaker ------------------------- Married 50 Years MR. AND MRS. LEE MUNSON, Plymouth, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary Sunday with an open house in Plymouth. Miss Inez Ware and Lee Munson were married Dec. 24, 1919, in Carthage. Judge Warren H. Orr read the ceremony. Their attendants were the bridegroom's brother and sister-in-law, Roy and Lillie Munson. They lived in the Providence vicinity near Plymouth and have always lived in or near Plymouth except 11 years when they lived in Denver where they owned and operated a general store. They sold the store about eight years ago and moved into Plymouth. They have one son, Albert of Sidney, Neb.; and two daughters, Mrs. Vera VanBrooker and Mrs. Pearl Whitaker, Plymouth. Hancock County Historical Society Carthage, Illinois Siegfried IV Page 78 - -------------------------------- LEE MUNSON, 72, CALLED TO REST SAT., DEC. 12 Was Retired Plymouth Farmer and Merchant at Denver; Funeral Tuesday, Dec. 14 Lee Woodsworth Munson, 72, retired Plymouth farmer and likewise retired merchant of Denver, Ill., was called to final rest at 12:15 p. m. Saturday, Dec. 12, 1971. Mr. Munson had been a patient in the Memorial hospital at Carthage since October 19. It was there life ended. He had been in failing health during recent years. Final Rites Tuesday Final rites for Mr. Munson, held at 1:30 Tuesday afternoon at the Cookson funeral home were largely attended. Elder Raymond Webb officiated in the services. Wm. Rampley and Mrs. Evelyn Vance of Denver sang "Now The Day is Over," accompanied by Mrs. Wm. Rampley. The floral tributes and the numerous thoughtful deeds of many friends as well as loved ones, were a source of comfort to the closely knit family in their sorrow. The remains were laid to rest in Irwin cemetery west of Plymouth. Casketbearers were Glenn and James Thompson, Glenn Clark, Wm. Shinkle, Robert Graham and Francis Harrison, all of Denver. At the funeral home Masonic rites were held by Denver A. F. & A. M. Monday night. In Memoriam Lee W., son of the late Jerry and Martha Hawk Munson, was born Sept. 12, 1899 in St. Marys township, Hancock county, Illinois. He was reared and educated in the Providence neighborhood. On Dec. 24, 1919, Mr. Munson and Miss Inez Ware were united in marriage at Carthage. They established their home west of Plymouth and resided on a farm until 1948 when they moved to Plymouth. Here they operated a service station and lunchroom for three years. In 1951 they moved to Denver where they operated a grocery and general store until retiring in 1962. He was a member of the Denver Masonic lodge and also the Browning Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star. Mr. Munson was always honest and upright in his public dealings and was a man highly regarded by all who knew him. Mr. and Mrs. Munson had resided in Plymouth since 1962. In addition to the devoted widow, he leaves a son, Albert Munson of Sidney, Nebr.; two daughters, Mrs. Vera VanBrooker, and Mrs. Pearl McGlaughlin, both of the Plymouth community. He also leaves eight grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Hancock County Historical Society Carthage, Illinois Obit 6 Page 49 - ------------------------------- Funeral services for Lee Woodsworth Munson, 72, Plymouth, were held at 1:30 p.m. Dec.14 in the Cookson Funeral Home in Plymouth with the Rev. Raymond Webb officiating. Burial was in Irwin Cemetery. Masonic services were held Tuesday night in the funeral home. Mr. Munson died Saturday afternoon, Dec. 11, 1971, in Memorial Hospital in Carthage where he had been a patient about two months. He was born Sept.12, 1899, in St. Marys Township, a son of Jerry and Martha Hawk Munson. He attended Providence school. He married Inez Ware Dec 24, 1919, in Carthage. They farmed west of Plymouth until 1948 when they moved into Plymouth and operated a filling station and lunchroom for three years. They moved to Denver in 1951 where they operated a grocery store, retiring in '62 and moving back to Plymouth. Surviving with his wife is one son, Albert Munson of Sidney, Neb.; two daughters, Mrs. Vera Van Brooker and Mrs. Pearl McGaughlin of Plymouth; eight grandchildren and two great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, and one brother, Roy Munson. Hancock County Historical Society Carthage, Illinois Siegfried IIA Page 72 Link: Bryant Genealogy Web Page URL: <http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=bryant>