hmtl5 Daisy Irene Easton b. 20 Aug 1899 Toledo, Illinois d. 15 Oct 1978 Urbana, Champaign County, Illinois: Hedges Genealogy

Daisy Irene Easton

Female 1899 - 1978  (79 years)


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  • Name Daisy Irene Easton 
    Born 20 Aug 1899  Toledo, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Female 
    Religion Center Point Church Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Died 15 Oct 1978  Urbana, Champaign County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 5, 6
    Buried Young America Cemetery, Hume, Edgar County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    Person ID I299  Hedges
    Last Modified 17 Apr 2024 

    Father Francis Ulysses Easton,   b. 11 Aug 1878, Toledo, Cumberland County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Jul 1951, Champaign, Champaign County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years) 
    Mother Alice Mae Wisely,   b. 3 Aug 1881, Toledo, Cumberland County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Feb 1931, Sidell, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 49 years) 
    Family ID F182  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Leonard Wesley Smith,   b. 22 Jul 1899, Homer, Champaign County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Jan 1978, Urbana, Champaign County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years) 
    Married 26 Sep 1918  Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3
    Children 
     1. Lois Maxine Smith,   b. 4 Jan 1922, Homer, Champaign County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Mar 2017, Covington, Fountain County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 95 years)
    +2. Irene Laverna Smith,   b. 9 Nov 1926, Homer, Champaign County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Jun 1994  (Age 67 years)
    Last Modified 6 Oct 2023 
    Family ID F181  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 20 Aug 1899 - Toledo, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsReligion - - Center Point Church Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 26 Sep 1918 - Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 15 Oct 1978 - Urbana, Champaign County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Young America Cemetery, Hume, Edgar County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    Hedges Reunion 1946
    Hedges Reunion 1946
    The Seventeenth Annual Hedges Reunion was held Sunday, August 18, 1946 at Lincoln Park, Danville, Illinois with 99 relatives and friends present. A basket dinner was served at the noon hour. George F. Hedges presided at the business meeting in the afternoon. Talks were given from those from distances and was enjoyed by all. The following officers were elected for the ensuing year. President J. W. Hedges, Vice President P. T. Hedges, Secretary Treasurer Anna Bagley. The next meeting will be held the 3rd Sunday in August 1947 in Missouri. Gifts were presented to the oldest man present, George F. Hedges, 79. Oldest woman was Mrs. Cora Hedges, 76 years old. The youngest was Robert Alan Yeazel, 3 month old son of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Yeazel. Newlyweds were Mr. and Mrs. John Hanks. The one coming the farthest was Jasper N. Hedges of Dubois, Wyoming, 1650 miles. There were 6 marriages, Betty Buckman and Dale Wood, Geraldine Hedges and Frank Pesorara, Betty Lou Smith and Frank Day, Lois Smith and Max Dodd, Roy Hedges and Inez Cola, Irene Smith and John Hanks. There were 9 births [transcriber has omitted this section to preserve privacy] Two deaths: Ercel Eldon Simpson and James A. Hedges. Greetings were received from those from a distance who could not attend.
    Hedges Reunion 1932
    Hedges Reunion 1932

    Documents
    Daisy Easton Smith obituary
    Daisy Easton Smith obituary

  • Notes 
    • Mrs. Daisy Smith
      Allerton – Mrs. Daisy I Smith, 79, of Allerton, died Sunday morning (Oct. 15, 1978) at the Vermilion Manor Nursing Home. She had been ill three years.
      She had resided on a farm north of Allerton during her married life until retirement in 1967.
      She was a member of the Allerton Church of Christ. He enjoyed crocheting and gardening.
      Born Aug. 20, 1899, in Neoga, she was the daughter of Francis and Alice Wisely Easton. She was married Sept 26. 1918, at Danville to Leonard W. Smith, who died Jan. 10, 1978.
      Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. John (Irene) Hanks of Allerton and Mrs. Kenneth (Lois) Dodd of Danville; two brothers, Nolon Easton of Tolono and Allen Easton of Mnrovia, Ind.; a sister, Mrs. Mary Lannon of Urbana; five grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
      Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Allerton Church of Christ, with the Rev. Bob Reagor officiating. Burial will be in Young American Cemetery at Hume. Visitation will be from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. today at the Honnold & Son Funeral Home in Sidell. The body will be taken to the church an hour before services.
      [newspaper clipping, no publication information]

      [3, 7]
    • member of Center Point Church
      [4]

  • Sources 
    1. [S2] Mary Hedges Reiner.

    2. [S6] Find a Grave.

    3. [S9] Obituary.

    4. [S100] Records of the Center Point Church.

    5. [S14] Social Security Death Index.

    6. [S11] Hedges Reunion Book.

    7. [S87] Newspaper article.