Freda Hester Vanatta Moore age 95, of Mt. Vernon passed on May 13, 2011, in San Diego surrounded by her loving daughter Marilyn, son-in-law Paul and grandchildren. Freda was born in 1915 to parents James and Gertrude (Dudley) Hester. Her mother died of tuberculosis shortly after Freda's birth. Her grandparents William and Bartee Dudley raised her until Bartee's death when Freda was 10 years old. Freda lived with various other relatives until she married. Freda found love and joy in marriage to Russell Ray Vanatta. They married in 1932 when she was 16. She gave birth to daughter Marilyn Fay the following year, and was widowed in 1934 when Russell was kicked by a horse. In 1956 after her daughter was grown and working as a nurse in St. Louis, Freda married Max Moore. They were married for 24 years. Freda showed remarkable courage throughout her life, as an orphan, young widow and single, working mother. Following Russell's death, Freda worked in the Mt. Vernon Garment Factory, at Curtis Wright in St. Louis as a "Rosie the Riveter," at the Granada Theatre in Mt. Vernon and lastly at Sears Roebuck. Freda was a devout Christian and a long-time member of the Logan Street Baptist Church. She regularly volunteered with many community groups including Meals on Wheels, Home Extension and Hospice. Freda was preceded in death by her parents, James and Gertrude Hester; her grandparents, William and Bartee Dudley and Jim Henry and Victoria Hester; her sisters Helen Gilbert, Virginia Norris, Hilda Metcalf, Margaret Hester; her brother Leonard Hester; and her husbands Russell Vanatta and Max Moore. She is survived by her daughter Marilyn (Paul) Rehg of San Diego, CA; their children Mary Elizabeth (Mark) Leyba of Phoenix, AZ, Leslie Rehg of San Diego, Timothy (Dahlia) Rehg of Greenville, SC, Kelly (Terry) Faley of San Diego, and Douglas Rehg of San Diego; great grandchildren Ryan and Lindsay Leyba, Jonah, Zachary and Sela Rehg, and Aidan and Zane Faley; foster daughter Karol (Sam) Lawson: her children Shane and Chance Lawson; two foster great grandchildren; nieces, nephews and a host of dear friends. A memorial service is planned for 11 a.m. Saturday, June 11, 2011 at Logan Street Baptist Church in Mt. Vernon, with Rev. Jimmy Bledsoe officiating. Interment will follow at the Abner Cemetery in Nason. For those who wish memorials may be made to the Logan Street Baptist Church, American Cancer Society or the American Diabetes Association and will be accepted at the service or may be mailed to the Newell Funeral Home 2707 North Street Mt. Vernon, Illinois 62864

Freda Lucille HESTER b. 30 Nov 1915 Waltonville, JCI (per Mary Z's Birth Records book) d/o James Henry HESTER and Gertrude Manerva DUDLEY (she d. 15 Sep 1916 JCI - per LDS IL Deaths) -SRJ > -----Original Message----- > From: iljeffer-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:iljeffer- > bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of BLS > Sent: Saturday, June 04, 2011 10:15 AM > To: iljeffer@rootsweb.com > Subject: [ILJEFFER] HESTER VANATTA MOORE OBIT > > > Freda Hester Vanatta Moore age 95, of Mt. Vernon passed on May 13, 2011, > in San Diego surrounded by her loving daughter Marilyn, son-in-law Paul and > grandchildren. > > Freda was born in 1915 to parents James and Gertrude (Dudley) Hester. Her > mother died of tuberculosis shortly after Freda's birth. Her grandparents > William and Bartee Dudley raised her until Bartee's death when Freda was 10 > years old. Freda lived with various other relatives until she married. > ...

who is the father of James Henry HESTER ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sheldon Jones" <srjones@pcisys.net> To: <iljeffer@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, June 05, 2011 3:48 PM Subject: Re: [ILJEFFER] HESTER VANATTA MOORE OBIT > Freda Lucille HESTER b. 30 Nov 1915 Waltonville, JCI (per Mary Z's Birth > Records book) > d/o James Henry HESTER and Gertrude Manerva DUDLEY (she d. 15 Sep 1916 > JCI - > per LDS IL Deaths) > > -SRJ > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: iljeffer-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:iljeffer- >> bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of BLS >> Sent: Saturday, June 04, 2011 10:15 AM >> To: iljeffer@rootsweb.com >> Subject: [ILJEFFER] HESTER VANATTA MOORE OBIT >> >> >> Freda Hester Vanatta Moore age 95, of Mt. Vernon passed on May 13, 2011, >> in San Diego surrounded by her loving daughter Marilyn, son-in-law Paul > and >> grandchildren. >> >> Freda was born in 1915 to parents James and Gertrude (Dudley) Hester. Her >> mother died of tuberculosis shortly after Freda's birth. Her grandparents >> William and Bartee Dudley raised her until Bartee's death when Freda was > 10 >> years old. Freda lived with various other relatives until she married. >> ... > > Visit the Jefferson County ILGenWeb site at: > www.jefferson.ilgenweb.net > ------------------------------- > 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 >