The Mt. Vernon Register-News, Thursday, February 26, 1953 Will P. Davis Dies at Age 83; Funeral Friday Will P. Davis died at 7:25 last night at his home, 1215 Cherry street, 13 days after observing his 83rd birthday. Mr. Davis, a section worker on the L. S. N. Railroad for 39 years, retired in 1936. Funeral services will be held Friday at 2:00 p. m. at Myers Chapel. The Rev. Bird Green will officiate and burial will he in Oakwood cemetery. The body will remain at Myers Chapel, where friends may call at any time after 4:00 p. m. Thursday. Mr. Davis was born February 12, 1870 in Hamilton county, the son of Fred and Eliza (Wright) Davis. He had been a resident of Jefferson county for the past 40 years. He was married to Cora H. Proctor, (sic.) who preceded him in death in 1940. Mr. Davis was a member of the Baptist church. He Is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Eliza Ann Beckham of Mt. Vernon, a brother, Charley Davis of Evansville and one grandchild.
The Mt. Vernon Register-News, Wednesday, January 26, 1955 Hamilton Child Dies Here Today Theda Jane Hamilton, age three months and 16 days, died at 5:00 a. m. today at the family home, 105 north Fifth street. Funeral services will be held Friday at 10 a. m. at Myers Chapel. The Rev. G. N Mitchell will officiate and burial will be in Oakwood cemetery. The body will remain at Myers Chapel, where friends of the family may call after 3:00 p. m. Thursday. The infant is survived by her mother, Mrs. Faustina Hamilton; two sisters, Jacqueline and Patricia; seven brothers. David, Jesse. Terry, Gene, Dean, Dicky and Teddy; and the grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Border and Mrs. George Womack.
The Mt. Vernon Register-News, Monday, February 4, 1952, McGinty Infant Dies Here Today William Nolton McGinty, one day old son of Mr. and Mrs. William N. McGinty of 1108 north Seventh street, died at 4:20 a. m. today at Jefferson Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held at the grave in Oakwood cemetery at 10:30 a. m. Wednesday, with the Rev. Sam McCoy officiating. The body will remain at Myers Chapel, where friends of the family may call after 10 a. m. Tuesday. The child was born yesterday, the son of William N. and Mary Evelyn (Brown) McGinty.
The Mt. Vernon Register-News, Monday, February 4, 1952, Stella Crews Dies at Age 75; Rites Wednesday Mrs. Stella Crews, of the Salem Road. died at 8:00 o'clock this Morning at Good Samaritan Hospital, where she had been a patient for the past ten days. She was 75 years, one month and three days of age. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 2:00 p. m. at Myers Chapel, with the Rev. Bayne Wilson officiating, and burial will be in Oakwood cemetery. The body will remain at Myers Chapel, where friends may call after 10 a. m. Tuesday. Mrs. Crews was born December 31, 1876 in Posey county, Ind., the daughter of Moses and Elizabeth (Knight) Stallings. She was married to Richard Henry Crews, who preceded her in death in 1938. Mrs. Crews was a member of the Methodist church. She is survived by four daughters, Mrs. W. F. Hicks of Mt. Vernon. Mrs. Alfred Dale Levick of Spokane, Wash., Mrs. Gale Lowry of Mexico, Mo. and Mrs. C. A. Presley of Okeechobee, Florida; three sons, Leon Crews of Burbank, Calif., Richard R. Crews of Cleveland, Ohio and Wayne Crews of Mt. Vernon; a brother, Percy Stallings of Mt. Carmel; a sister, Mrs. H. O. Mann of Lindsay, Calif.; and 12 grandchildren.
The Mt. Vernon Register-News, Friday, May 1, 1959, K. E. Crenshaw Dies At Age 46; Rites Tomorrow Kenneth E. Crenshaw, of 826 George street, died at 11:00 a. m. Thursday at Good Samaritan Hospital. Mr. Crenshaw, a painter and decorator, was 46 years, eight months and 11 days of age. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 2:30 p. m. at Myers Chapel. The Rev. Allen Stephens and the Rev. Bird Green will officiate and burial will follow in Oakwood cemetery. The body will lie in state at Myers Chapel, where friends may call at any time. Mr. Crenshaw was born August 19, 1912 in Mt. Vernon, the son of Frank and Lucy (Ellis) Crenshaw. He was a lifetime resident of this city. On December 24, 1936 he was married, in Mt. Vernon, to Eva Hobbs, who survives. Mr. Crenshaw was a member of the Park Avenue Baptist church. He was also a member of Paintiers Local No. 888. Surviving, besides his wife, are two sons, Ronald of Mt. Vernon, Stephen, at home; a daughter, Janet, at home; two sisters, Helen Edmondson and Olive Barcas, both of Mt. Vernon; and one granddaughter.
The Mt. Vernon Register-News, Thursday, November 3, 1949, Funeral Today For Creek Child Funeral services for Terry Everett Creek, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank E. Creek of 718 Main street, were held at 3:00 p. m. today at Myers Chapel. The Rev. Ross Partridge conducted the services and burial was in Oakwood cemetery. The child, born at Jefferson County Memorial Hospital Monday, died at 11 p. m. Tuesday. Surviving are the parents, Frank E. and Cecil Marie (Hayes) Creek; a brother, Thomas Lane Creek; and two sisters, Patricia June and Judith Lynn, at home.
The Mt. Vernon Register-News, Tuesday, April 29, 1969 Mrs. Cecil Creek, Former Resident, Dies At Age 51 Mrs. Cecil Marie Creek, 51, of Gary, Ind., a former Mt. Vernon resident, died at 6:00 p.m. Monday at her home. Funeral arrangements are incomplete. She was married to Frank E. Creek, who survives. Other survivors include her mother, Mrs. Oara Kolmer of Mt. Vernon; one son, Thomas Wayne Creek, of Gary, Ind.; three daughters, Patricia Sploer and Judy Lynn Ferrel, both of Gary. Ind., and Brenda Jean Creek, at home; two brothers, William E. Hayes and Fred Deichman, both of Mt Vernon; one sister, Venita Flanagan, of Gary, Ind.; and nine grandchildren. The Mt. Vernon Register-News, Wednesday, April 30, 1969 Creek Funeral At 2:00 Friday Funeral services for Mrs. Cecil Marie Creek, 51, of Gary, Ind., a former Mt. Vernon resident, will be held at 2:00 p.m. Friday at the Park Avenue Baptist church. The Rev. Everett Lemay will officiate and burial will be in Oakwood cemetery. The body will lie in state at the church where friends may call after 10:00 a.m. Friday. Mrs. Creek died Monday at her home in Gary, Ind.
The Mt. Vernon Register-News, Wednesday, February 16, 1972 Frank Creek Gary Ind. Funeral services for Frank Creek, a former resident of Mt. Vernon who died in Gary Ind. will be held at the Park Avenue Baptist church at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, with burial in Oakwood cemetery. Rev. Everett Lemay will officiate. Friends may call at the church after noon Thursday. The Mt. Vernon Register-News, Saturday, February 19, Frank Creek Indiana Funeral services for Frank E. "Buss" Creek were held Thursday at the Park Avenue Baptist church, with the Rev. Everett Lemay officiating. Burial was at Oakwood cemetery. Mr. Creek, a former resident of Mt. Vernon and late of Gary, Ind., died Sunday as a result of injuries suffered in an auto accident. Mr. Creek was born March 14, 1918 at Enfield, Ill., the son of Frank and Flossie (Miller) Creek. He was married Dec. 25, 1937 to the former Marie Hayes of Mt. Vernon, who preceded him in death April 28, 1969. Survivors include his mother, Mrs. Flossie Keele of Mt. Vernon; one son, Thomas of Gary, Ind.; three daughters, Mrs. Patricia Bruce of Merrillville, Ind., Mrs. Judith Ferrell and Miss Brenda Creek at home, both of Gary, Ind.; (sic.) ten grand children; one sister, Mrs. Jane Hayes of Woodlawn. Mr. Creek was preceded in death by his wife and one infant son, Terry. Mr. Creek was a foreman of new construction of General American Transportation Corporation.
Southern Illinoisan newspaper Sept. 15, 2014 FREEMAN SPUR -- Irene H. Howell, 91, passed away at 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 13, 2014, in Parkway Manor in Marion. Irene formerly worked at Colonial Manor in Zeigler and Mattingly Nursing Home in Energy. She was born Jan. 20, 1923, in Freeman Spur to Stanley and Della (Rudzinski) Stomberski. Irene was united in marriage with Dale M. Howell on April 20, 1945, in Tampa Bay, Florida. He preceded her in death Jan. 27, 1987. Survivors include her daughter and son-in-law, Cathy R. and Joel Thomas of Lake of Egypt; son and daughter-in-law, Randy L. and Marian Howell of Herrin; daughter-in-law, Linda Howell of Sesser; five grandchildren, Joseph Burton of Chicago, Joshua (Lindsay) Burton of Carbondale, Heather (James) Burkhalter of Marion, Patricia Howell of Herrin and Jamey VanZandt of Mount Vernon; three great-grandchildren, Dante Burkhalter, Brooke Burkhalter and Autumn Burkhalter; sister-in-law, Delores Stomberski of Herrin; and special best friend, Linda Tabor of Orient. She was preceded in death by her husband; two sons, David Lynn Howell and Gary L. Howell; sister, Sophia "Sophie" Murray; and three brothers, Alex Stomberski, Frank Stomberski and Harry Stomberski. Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 16, in Egyptian Memorial Gardens in Energy with the Rev. Randy Carney officiating. Family and friends are asked to gather at the cemetery prior to the services. Memorial donations are suggested and may be made to the activity department at Parkway Manor, 3116 Williamson County Parkway, Marion, IL 62959, and will be accepted at Meredith-Waddell Funeral Home, P.O. Box 2071, Herrin, IL 62959. The family of Irene Howell wishes to extend sincere thanks to the staff, nurses and CNAs at Parkway Manor in Marion for the excellent care and concern provided to her and her family. To leave a message of condolence or to sign the memorial guest register, visit www.meredithwaddell.com.
Southern Illinoisan Newspaper Sept. 15, 2014 CHRISTOPHER -- Roy P. Kretz, 82, died Friday, Sept. 12, 2014, in Marshall Browning Hospital in Du Quoin. Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 17, in St. Andrews Catholic Church in Christopher with Father Joseph Trapp officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be after 6 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 16, at Gilbert Funeral Home in Christopher. Mr. Kretz worked for the Corps of Engineers at Rend Lake. He was a member of St. Andrews Catholic Church in Christopher and Knights of Columbus, both in Christopher. Mr. Kretz served in the U.S. Army Ninth Signal Corps in Korea. He was born Dec. 22, 1931, in Dubuque, Iowa, to Roy Leo and Henrietta (Schmitz) Kretz. He married Mary (Chizmadia) Kretz on May 24, 1957, and she survives in Christopher. Other survivors include his children, Roy John Kretz of Benton, Robert C. and Lisa Kretz of Bluford, Catherine Kretz of Bloomington and Cindy Kretz and Dave Stark of Mulkeytown; and grandchildren, Roy John Kretz Jr., Shannon Kretz, Kali Boaz, Charles Boaz and Todd Boaz. He was preceded in death by his parents. For more information, visit gilbertfuneralhomes.com.
Monday, August 19, 2002 Dexter Daily Statesman (Dexter, MO) Claude Carroll Collier, 69, a resident of Jackson, formerly of Mississippi County, died at 11:33 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 15, 2002, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born Oct. 6, 1932, in Mt. Vernon, Ill., to the late Esco and Corona Glaus Collier. He had lived in Mississippi County most of his life moving to Jackson in 1980. He had been employed as a salesman until his retirement and recently had begun working with Clark Construction Company in Cape Girardeau. He was a member of Shady Acres Church of Christ in Sikeston. On May 27, 1955, he married Linda Kellett who survives of the home. Other survivors are one son, Kevin Collier of Dexter; two daughters, Jill Collier Burton of Charleston and Jennifer Collier Hipp of St. Louis County; two sisters, Patricia Ann Seib of Poplar Bluff and Willa Jean Mattix of Houston, Texas; and six grandchildren. One infant brother preceded him in death. Visitation was held from 5:00 - 8:00 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 17, 2002, at the ! McMikle Funeral Home in Charleston where funeral services will be conducted at 2:00 p.m. today, Sunday, Aug. 18, 2002, with Pat Hogan, minister of the Shady Acres Church of Christ in Sikeston, officiating. Interment will follow in the I.O.O.F. Cemetery under the direction of McMikle Funeral Home. ____________________________________________________________ The End of the "Made-In-China" Era The impossible (but real) technology that could make you impossibly rich. http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3131/541648e7c531b48e764b0st02duc
Yes they are, http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~iljeffer/iljeffe2/oakwood/12_04_04/1/MVC-087S.JPG Bob -----Original Message----- From: Larry Lance via <iljeffer@rootsweb.com> To: 'Sandy Bauer' <sandy@whalen-family.org>; iljeffer <iljeffer@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sun, Sep 14, 2014 5:24 pm Subject: Re: [ILJEFFER] Arthur Cook 1896 1964 (Addl) Thanks, Sandy. A note on ancestry says Arthur Cook’s name and her brother Charles B. Lance are on the other side of the same stone. Larry From: Sandy Bauer [mailto:sandy@whalen-family.org] Sent: Sunday, September 14, 2014 12:33 PM To: 'rwlmn'; ilfrankl@rootsweb.com; iljeffer@rootsweb.com; Larry Lance Subject: Re: [ILJEFFER] Arthur Cook 1896 1964 (Addl) Larry Looks like Lille Belle and 2nd husband Arthur Ray Smith are also buried at Oakwood: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~iljeffer/iljeffe2/oakwood/12_04_04/1/MVC-088S.JPG Sandy Visit the Jefferson County web site at: www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~iljeffer/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ILJEFFER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message
Thanks, Sandy. A note on ancestry says Arthur Cook’s name and her brother Charles B. Lance are on the other side of the same stone. Larry From: Sandy Bauer [mailto:sandy@whalen-family.org] Sent: Sunday, September 14, 2014 12:33 PM To: 'rwlmn'; ilfrankl@rootsweb.com; iljeffer@rootsweb.com; Larry Lance Subject: Re: [ILJEFFER] Arthur Cook 1896 1964 (Addl) Larry Looks like Lille Belle and 2nd husband Arthur Ray Smith are also buried at Oakwood: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~iljeffer/iljeffe2/oakwood/12_04_04/1/MVC-088S.JPG Sandy
Thanks Larry, I can see the photo of the other side of the stone is also posted on our JCI website (thanks to Jan Staples, Cindy Ford, Pat Akers, & Courtney Staples): http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~iljeffer/iljeffe2/oakwood/12_04_04/1/MVC-087S.JPG Sandy > On September 14, 2014 at 3:24 PM Larry Lance <llance516@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Thanks, Sandy. > > A note on ancestry says Arthur Cook’s name and her brother Charles B. Lance > are on the other side of the same stone. > > > > Larry > > > > From: Sandy Bauer [mailto:sandy@whalen-family.org] > Sent: Sunday, September 14, 2014 12:33 PM > To: 'rwlmn'; ilfrankl@rootsweb.com; iljeffer@rootsweb.com; Larry Lance > Subject: Re: [ILJEFFER] Arthur Cook 1896 1964 (Addl) > > > > Larry > > > > Looks like Lille Belle and 2nd husband Arthur Ray Smith are also buried at > Oakwood: > > > > > http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~iljeffer/iljeffe2/oakwood/12_04_04/1/MVC-088S.JPG > > > > Sandy > > >
Larry Looks like Lille Belle and 2nd husband Arthur Ray Smith are also buried at Oakwood: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~iljeffer/iljeffe2/oakwood/12_04_04/1/MVC-088S.JPG Sandy > On September 13, 2014 at 5:39 PM Larry Lance via <iljeffer@rootsweb.com> > wrote: > > > Thanks for posting, Bob. > > His wife Lillie Belle Lance was d/o William Thomas Lance & Laura L. Bennett > William s/o Abraham Lance & Nancy Jane Rollinson > Abraham s/o James Jasper Lance & Mahala Miller > > According to an ancestry file she remarried to Arthur Ray Smith > They are all buried at Oakwood Cemetery along with her brother Charles Lance > > Corrections are welcome > > -----Original Message----- > From: iljeffer-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:iljeffer-bounces@rootsweb.com] > On Behalf Of rwlmn via > Sent: Saturday, September 13, 2014 9:15 AM > To: iljeffer@rootsweb.com > Subject: [ILJEFFER] Arthur Cook 1896 1964 > > > The Mt. Vernon Register-News, Monday, July 27, 1964, Arthur Cook Dies At Age > 68; Rites Tuesday Arthur Franklin Cook died at 8:15 a. m. Sunday at his > home, 513 south 19th street, at the age of 68 years, two months, and 12 > days. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p. m. Tuesday at Myers Chapel > with the Rev. Leslie Elliott officiating. Burial will be in Oakwood > cemetery. The body will lie in state at Myers Chanel where friends may call > after 4:00 p. m. today. Mr. Cook was born May 14, 1896, in Wayne county, the > son of Henry and Nancy (Mattoe) Cook. In Mt. Vernon, in 1932, he was married > to Lillie Lance, who survives. He is also survived by two daughters, Mrs. > Jeannette Cox of this city and Joyce Elaine, at home; two brothers, Charles > and Earl Cook, both of Mt. Vernon; three sisters, Mrs. Blanche Hite of > Ashley, Mrs. Ada Maynor of Quincy, and Mrs. Lola Webb of Anna; and two > grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a son, Joe Frank Cook. Mr. Cook > was employed for over 40 years by the Mt. Vernon Car Company, was a member > of the B. R. C. of A. > Visit the Jefferson County web site at: > www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~iljeffer/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ILJEFFER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > Visit the Jefferson County web site at: > www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~iljeffer/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ILJEFFER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message
To All: I am looking for any information that might help find the birth mother of a child born in Mt Vernon, IL on October 7, 1945. Does anyone have a male child in their database born on that date to an approximately age 16 year old mother. She may have moved to Princeton, IN soon after this birth. We have no names. Mary ____________________________________________________________ The End of the "Made-In-China" Era The impossible (but real) technology that could make you impossibly rich. http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3131/5414f5d01704075d02b55st04duc
Thanks for posting, Bob. His wife Lillie Belle Lance was d/o William Thomas Lance & Laura L. Bennett William s/o Abraham Lance & Nancy Jane Rollinson Abraham s/o James Jasper Lance & Mahala Miller According to an ancestry file she remarried to Arthur Ray Smith They are all buried at Oakwood Cemetery along with her brother Charles Lance Corrections are welcome -----Original Message----- From: iljeffer-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:iljeffer-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of rwlmn via Sent: Saturday, September 13, 2014 9:15 AM To: iljeffer@rootsweb.com Subject: [ILJEFFER] Arthur Cook 1896 1964 The Mt. Vernon Register-News, Monday, July 27, 1964, Arthur Cook Dies At Age 68; Rites Tuesday Arthur Franklin Cook died at 8:15 a. m. Sunday at his home, 513 south 19th street, at the age of 68 years, two months, and 12 days. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p. m. Tuesday at Myers Chapel with the Rev. Leslie Elliott officiating. Burial will be in Oakwood cemetery. The body will lie in state at Myers Chanel where friends may call after 4:00 p. m. today. Mr. Cook was born May 14, 1896, in Wayne county, the son of Henry and Nancy (Mattoe) Cook. In Mt. Vernon, in 1932, he was married to Lillie Lance, who survives. He is also survived by two daughters, Mrs. Jeannette Cox of this city and Joyce Elaine, at home; two brothers, Charles and Earl Cook, both of Mt. Vernon; three sisters, Mrs. Blanche Hite of Ashley, Mrs. Ada Maynor of Quincy, and Mrs. Lola Webb of Anna; and two grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a son, Joe Frank Cook. Mr. Cook was employed for over 40 years by the Mt. Vernon Car Company, was a member of the B. R. C. of A. Visit the Jefferson County web site at: www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~iljeffer/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ILJEFFER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message
The Mt. Vernon Register-News, Thursday, July 5, 1956 Roy E. Cook, 47, Dies; Funeral At Nashville Roy Eugene Cook, 47, of 2004 Logan street, died Wednesday at Good Samaritan Hospital. Funeral services will be held Friday at 1:30 p. m. at the Smith Funeral Home in Nashville, Ill., and burial will be in Oakwood cemetery here. Mr. Cook, who lived most of his lifetime in Nashville moved to Mt. Vernon about four months ago. He is survived by his wife, the former Vinetta Burks of Mt. Vernon; a son, Dennis of Nashville; a daughter, Mrs. Norman Hassler of Alexandria, Va.; two brothers and two sisters.
The Mt. Vernon Register-News, Monday, July 27, 1964, Arthur Cook Dies At Age 68; Rites Tuesday Arthur Franklin Cook died at 8:15 a. m. Sunday at his home, 513 south 19th street, at the age of 68 years, two months, and 12 days. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p. m. Tuesday at Myers Chapel with the Rev. Leslie Elliott officiating. Burial will be in Oakwood cemetery. The body will lie in state at Myers Chanel where friends may call after 4:00 p. m. today. Mr. Cook was born May 14, 1896, in Wayne county, the son of Henry and Nancy (Mattoe) Cook. In Mt. Vernon, in 1932, he was married to Lillie Lance, who survives. He is also survived by two daughters, Mrs. Jeannette Cox of this city and Joyce Elaine, at home; two brothers, Charles and Earl Cook, both of Mt. Vernon; three sisters, Mrs. Blanche Hite of Ashley, Mrs. Ada Maynor of Quincy, and Mrs. Lola Webb of Anna; and two grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a son, Joe Frank Cook. Mr. Cook was employed for over 40 years by the Mt. Vernon Car Company, was a member of the B. R. C. of A.
The Mt. Vernon Register-News, Monday, June 15, 1964 Alma Collison Dies At Age 83; Funeral Tuesday Mrs. Alma C. Collison, formerly of 812 Maple street died at 8:50 p. m. Sunday at the Schumm Nursing Home in Bluford where she had lived lor the past two years. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p. m. Tuesday at Myers Chapel with the Rev. Robert Freytag officiating. Burial will be in Oakwood cemetery. The body will lie in state at Myers Chapel where friends may call after 4:00 p. m. today. Mrs. Collison was bom July 10, 1880, in Pennsylvania, the daughter of Henry and Sarah (Beggs) Trunick. In 1905, she was married to Tom Collison, who preceded her in death on Nov. 25, 1957. She is survived by a son, Lewis H. Collison of Wauwatosa, Wis.; and three grandchildren. Mrs. Collison was a member of the Presbyterian church.