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| 251 | Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles Name Valentine L Wiggins Enlistment Age 44 Birth Date abt 1817 Birth Place Kentucky Enlistment Date 9 Sep 1861 Enlistment Place Kentucky, Illinois Enlistment Rank Blacksmith Muster Date 17 Oct 1861 Muster Place Illinois Muster Company F Muster Regiment 4th Cavalry Muster Regiment Type Cavalry Muster Information Enlisted Muster Out Date 25 Jul 1862 Muster Out Information disch Side of War Union Survived War? Yes Complexion Sandy Eye Color Gray Hair Color Gray Height 5 ft, 8 inches Residence Place Kentucky, Illinois Occupation Blacksmith Title Illinois: Roster of Officers and Enlisted Men; Illinois State Archives @ http://www.ilsos.gov/isaveterans/civilmustersrch.jsp | Wiggans, Valentine Leonard (I637)
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| 252 | Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles Name Walter Swisher Enlistment Date 7 Jul 1862 Enlistment Rank Private Muster Date 26 Jul 1862 Muster Place Illinois Muster Company A Muster Regiment 71st Infantry Muster Regiment Type Infantry Muster Information Enlisted Muster Out Date 29 Oct 1862 Muster Out Place Chicago, Illinois Muster Out Information Mustered Out Side of War Union Survived War? Yes Residence Place Vermillion County, Illinois Title Illinois: Roster of Officers and Enlisted Men | Swisher, Walter (I667)
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| 253 | Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles Name William Berryman Estes Enlistment Date 11 Aug 1862 Enlistment Rank Private Muster Date 8 Sep 1862 Muster Place Illinois Muster Company A Muster Regiment 91st Infantry Muster Regiment Type Infantry Muster Information Enlisted Muster Out Date 12 Jul 1865 Muster Out Place Mobile, Alabama Muster Out Information Mustered Out Side of War Union Survived War? Yes Residence Place Montgomery County, Illinois Last Known Residence Place Quincy, Illinois Death Date 1915 Title Illinois: Roster of Officers and Enlisted Men; GAR Dept of Illinois: Death Rolls | Estes, William Berryman (I2395)
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| 254 | Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles Name Zebulon Hall Enlistment Date 1 Aug 1861 Enlistment Rank First Lieutenant Muster Date 4 Aug 1861 Muster Place Illinois Muster Company C Muster Regiment 25th Infantry Muster Regiment Type Infantry Muster Information Commission Rank Change Date 3 Apr 1862 Rank Change Rank Capt Muster Out Date 5 Sep 1864 Muster Out Place Camp Butler, Springfield, Illinois Muster Out Information Mustered Out Side of War Union Survived War? Yes Was Officer? Yes Residence Place Homer, Illinois Title Illinois: Roster of Officers and Enlisted Men | Hall, Zebulon B. (I3010)
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| 255 | Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles. Name David M Fletcher Enlistment Age 22 Birth Date abt 1840 Enlistment Date 7 Jan 1862 Enlistment Rank Private Muster Date 7 Jan 1862 Muster Place Indiana Muster Regiment 10th LA Muster Regiment Type Artillery Muster Information Enlisted Casualty Date 27 Jun 1864 Casualty Place Kennesaw Mountain, Georgia Type of Casualty Wounded Casualty Information Severely wounded in right leg, amputated Muster Out Date 10 Jul 1865 Muster Out Place Indianapolis, Indiana Muster Out Information Mustered Out Side of War Union Survived War? Yes Residence Place Indianapolis, Indiana Title Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Indiana; The Medical and Surgical History of the Civil War | Fletcher, David M. (I4457)
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| 256 | Clara Sanders, 92 Clara May Sanders, a resident of Central Point, Ore., died Tuesday. She was born May 22, 1909, in Saratoga. She was a member of the Baptist Church. She lived in Merced for many years. Survivors include two daughters, Margery Connell of Medford, Ore., and Fern Ellard of Central Point, Ore.; two sons, Ernest Sanders of Escondido and Don Sanders of Central Point, Ore.; 12 grandchildren, 20 great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren. A graveside service will be Friday at 10:30 a.m. at Winton District Cemetery. Rogue Valley Funeral Alternatives and Crematory of Medford, Ore., is in charge of arrangements. | Blush, Clara May (I4015)
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| 257 | Clare Randle Cook's name and occupation is taken from his son, Donald Burus Cook's brith certificate. | Cook, Clare Randall (I3787)
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| 258 | Clarence "Andy" Fox, 88, of Reno, passed away Tuesday, April 17, 2012, at his residence. A graveside service has been set for 2 p.m. on Friday, April 20, at Meadowbrook Gardens Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6-7 p.m. Thursday at Fry & Gibbs Funeral Home. He was preceded in death by his parents, Clarence Allen and Minnie Smith Fox; a sister, Naomi Brawner; brothers, Raymond Fox, Charlie Fox, Edward Fox; and great-grandchild, Adrian Murphy. He is survived by his wife, Ruby Estelle Fox; son, Jimmy E. Fox and wife, Gloria; grandchildren, Shane Fox and wife, Via, Jennifer Murphy and husband, Tony; two great-grandchildren; and sister, Dorothy Mason. The Paris News, Paris, Texas. 15 APRIL 2012, page 11 | Fox, Clarence Andrew (I3576)
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| 259 | Clark (Near Homer). Mr. and Mrs. George Hedges and daughter Grace of Fairmount and Edith Gritton of Danville took supper Friday evening with Mr. and Mrs. Rolla Yeazel. The Urbana Daily Courier, Urbana, Illinois. Saturday, 26 August 1916, page 3. | Gritton, Edith Lucille (I311)
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| 260 | At least one living or private individual is linked to this note - Details withheld. | Scovil, Claude H. (I3543)
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| 261 | Claude M. Boyd Dead. Claude M. Boyd, aged 24 years, the son of A.C. and Flora Boyd, died at his home on June 3, 1908 of peritonitis. Claude M. Boyd was born Oct. 10th 1884. On Feb. 11th 1906 he was married to Miss Stella S. Gritton. To this union was born one child, a girl, both of whom survive him. He was a member of the M.E. Church at Porter's Chapel, a good husband and father and a good neighbor. Funeral services were conducted at Union by Rev. J.M. Bone on Thursday afternoon, after which the remains were laid to rest in the cemetery at that place. Centralia Fireside Guard. Centralia, Missouri. Friday, 12 June 1908. | Boyd, Claude M. (I2621)
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| 262 | Claude S. Gritton HARRODSBURG Claude S. Gritton, 82, of Lawrence-burg died Monday at James B. Haggin Memorial Hospital. Born Nov. 10, 1910, in Mercer County, he was the son of the late Lige Davis and Etta Shy Gritton. He was a retired 26-year Army warrant officer and a member of Lawrence-burg Methodist Church, Veterans of Foreign Wars, American Legion and Disabled American Veterans. He was the widower of Elizabeth Ann Davenport Gritton. ' Survivors include a stepdaughter, Iris June Ellecamp of Crofton, Mo.; a sister, Juanita Healey of Mercer County; and four step-grandchildren. The funeral will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Ransdell Funeral Chapel, Harrodsburg, by the Rev. Elgin Emmons. Burial with military rites will be in Spring Hill Cemetery. December 15, 1992. A Publisher Extra Newspaper. The Advocate-Messenger from Danville, Kentucky. | Gritton, Claude Shy (I3028)
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| 263 | Clayton Fairchild is not in his parents' household in the 1900 US census. He is in their household in the 1910 US census. | Fairchild, Clayton N. (I278)
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| 264 | Clem. Special Dispatch to The Tribune Danville, Ill., March 20. - David Clem, who is charged with the murder of Milo Gritton, left here his morning, in charge of officers, for Watseka for trial. The people are represented by County-Attorney Jones, assisted by the Hon. J.B. Mann; the defense by Gen. J.C. Black and H.P. Blackburn, all of this place. Some sixty witnesses are summoned. Chicago Tribune, Chicago, Illinois. Friday, 21 March 1879, page 2. | Gritton, Milo B. (I427)
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| 265 | Cleo B. Gritton, 87, of Fort Dodge passed away Sunday, April 29, 2012 at Trinity Regional Medical Center. Cleo is survived by her daughter, Sharon Schachtner of Fort Dodge; son, Roger (Patricia) Gritton of Tampa, FL;5 grandchildren; 6 great-grandchildren and one great-great-granddaughter; son-in-law, Jim Buchan of Cedar Falls. She was preceded in death by her parents, Willard and Gertrude (Hill) Carver; husband, Paul; daughter, Vicki Buchan; brothers, Paul and Lewis Carver; sisters, Bonnie Reno and Fay Sweeney; son-in-law, Leonard Schachtner. Cleo Bessie Carver was born August 16, 1924 in Aledo, IL. She attended school in Aldeo and graduated from Aledo High School. In October of 1941 she married Paul I. Gritton. The couple established their home in Rock Island, IL. Cleo was employed at the Rock Island Arsenal for a period of time. The family then moved to Fort Dodge in 1952. Besides being a homemaker, Cleo assisted her husband at the Fort Dodge office of the Des Moines Register. Cleo was a member of First Baptist Church and was active in the Retired Senior Volunteer Program. | Carver, Cleo Bessie (I3454)
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| 266 | Cline Powell, Wyo. - Bertha A. Cline, 88, of Powell died Tuesday at the Powell Nursing Home where she had been a resident for the past four years. She was born Jan. 15, 1887, in Metz, Mo., a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Epperson. She was married to Jesse G. Cline March 14, 1906, in Nevada, Mo. In 1931 they moved to the Powell area where they engaged in farming. Mr. Cline died in 1954. Mrs. Cline later moved to the Rocky Mountain Manor and then to Powell Nursing Home. She was a member of the Union Presbyterian Church of Powell and a long time member of the Ralston Club. Survivors include four sons, Orville and Robert both of Powell and Charles and Secil both of Emblem, Wyo.; one daughter Mrs. Lee Sivey of Grandview, Wash.; 15 grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren and six great-great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Friday in the Union Presbyterian Church with the Rev. C. William Hassler officiating. Burial will be in Crown Hill Cemetery. Easton Funeral Home in Powell is in charge of arrangements. The Billings Gazette, Billings, Montana. Thursday, 4 September 1975. | Epperson, Bertha (I1760)
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| 267 | Cline, Hufford R. June 17, 1922 - Oct. 7, 2008 Hufford R. "Red" Cline, Sarasota, formerly of Danville, Ill., died Oct. 7, 2008. Arrangements are being handled by the National Cremation Society. Survivors include his wife, Marjorie; daughter, Sandra (Hank) Foster: and granddaughter, Katherine. Red was inducted into the U.S. Army and sent to Camp Carson, Colo., in Oct. 1942 for basic training. Marge and Red were married at Camp Carson on Dec. 30, 1942. He was then sent to France, where he proudly served our country during World War II, receiving several medals. In 1968, Red built Mr. Tire Auto Parts Store, and operated it until his retirement in 1983. Red was a past exalted ruler of Danville Elks Lodge 332, and a Mason 33rd Degree. He was also a Shriner and a Jester. Red was a good friend to all. "Thanks for touching our lives and we'll see you in the 19th hole at Paradise Country Club." Published by Herald Tribune on Oct. 9, 2008. https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/heraldtribune/name/hufford-cline-obituary?id=23538279 | Cline, Hufford Russell "Red" (I356)
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| 268 | Cocoa - Edna M. Wolfe, 82, a homemaker, died Wednesday, July 22, at home. Mrs. Wolfe was born in Gary, Ind. She came to Brevard County in 1966 from Silver Spring, Md. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Merritt Island. Survivors include her son, James Wolfe of Cocoa, and three grandchildren. No calling hours are scheduled. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Florida Memorial Gardens, north of Melbourne. Florida Memorial Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. FLORIDA TODAY, 24 July 1998, p. 3B. | Downey, Edna M. (I355)
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| 269 | Commercial News Danville, Il 16 May 1919 JOHN S LEE DIES AT HIS COUNTRY HOME PROMINENT FARMER HAD BEEN A SUFFERER FOR YEARS; PARALYSIS John S Lee, one of the best known residents of Blount township, died at 12:30 o’clock Thursday afternoon at his home for and ½ miles northwest of the city. He had resided there for 70 years. Thirteen years ago he was stricken with paralysis and for more than a year following the seizure was in a critical condition, but had greatly improved. Two weeks ago he suffered a second attack. Mr Lee was born July 12, 1844, in Crawford County and came here when barely past four years of age. He lived forty years on the farm his father had located and thirty years on the place nearby which he himself owned. He is survived by three sons and two daughters, SA Lee, Chicago Heights; WH Lee, Danville; Ardella, wife of CA Shanks, Collison; and Clara, wife of CB Bath, a farmer residing near the Lee home. Funeral services will be held Sunday afternoon at 2 o’clock from the residence, with interment at the Gordon Cemetery, northwest of the City. | Lee, John Sowders (I4350)
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| 270 | Commercial News Danville, Il 9 Oct 1923 Funeral Services for Mary [Julia] Ann Van Vickle, who died Sunday afternoon at the home of her daughter, at 927 Chicago Avenue were held at 3 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at the Union Church, northwest of Danville near Johnsonville. The internment will be in Johnson Cemetery. | White, Julia Ann (I2090)
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| 271 | Company A, 125 Illinois Infantry. Musician. | Cline, Nathaniel (I5)
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| 272 | Company E, 115th Indiana Infantry. | Vanvickle, Andrew (I2086)
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| 273 | Conductor Elmer E. Gritton is the most unfortunate man on the road. His family is again in quarantine, this time on account of diphtheria. The Champaign Daily Gazette, Champaign, Illinois. Monday, 15 February 1915. * * * * Conductor Elmer Gritton, whose home is quarantined on account of diphtheria, is living in a caboose. The Champaign Daily News, Champaign, Illinois. Tuesday, 16 February 1915. * * * The home of E.E. Gritton, 205 East Illinois street has been quarantined on account of diphtheria. The Champaign County News, Champaign, Illinois. Wednesday, 17 February 1915. * * * LKH note: a lesson in searching for one than one news article about the same event. In the series above each article gave a new clue about Elmer and his family. 1. He is a railroad conductor. 2. His family has been in quarantine more than once. 3. He lived in a caboose while they were in quarantine. 4. Their home address is listed. | Gritton, Elmer E. (I896)
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| 274 | Conductor Gritton had one of the longest trains ever pulled into the Urbana yards Friday night. It was an extra from the west, consisting of 91 cars and three quarters of a mile long. The Urbana Daily Courier, Urbana, Illinois. Monday, 15 March 1915, page 2. | Gritton, Elmer E. (I896)
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| 275 | Connecticut Death Index Name Kathe McGrew Race White Marital Status Widowed Birth Date abt 1885 Residence Stamford, Connecticut Death Date 15 Feb 1976 Death Place East Hartford, Connecticut Age 91 Years Spouse John State File # 02767 | Fletcher, Katherine (I4479)
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| 276 | Cook County, Illinois Marriage Indes: 1930-1960. | Family F69
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| 277 | Cooney Huenefeld, 71, of Hillsboro, died at the Vermillion County Hospital in Clinton Saturday night at 11 o'clock. He had been seriously ill at his home here for the past four weeks, after suffering a stroke. He entered the Allen Nursing Home in Rockville on Friday morning and was removed to the hospital about 8 o'clock Saturday evening, and died a few hours later. He was born in southem Indiana on November 27, 1887, and was married to Mrs. Nettie Miller [sic] in November, 1931. All of their married life was spent in the vicinity of Hillsboro. The widow is the only survivor. Mr. Huenefeld was employed at the ALCO Plant in Lafayette for 18 years and had been retired during the past few years. He attended the Hillsboro Nazarene Church. The body remained at the Crumley funeral home in Hillsboro until Tuesday afternoon, when a graveside service was held at the Waynestown Masonic Cemetery. The service was conducted by the Rev. A. R. Myers of Salem. VEEDERSBURG (Ind.) NEWS, 29 May 1959, p. 1. | Huenefeld, Cooney (I1101)
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| 278 | Coroner Probes Death Aged Man, Victim of Asthma, Is Found Dead in Bed Dr. John A. Salb, deputy coroner, today was investigating the death of Charles Fletcher, 85, of 810 Harmon street, who was found dead in bed late Sunday night. Mr. Fletcher had suffered from asthma for a number of years. Surviving him are two daughters, Mrs. Grace White, 1406 North Hamilton avenue, and Mrs. Gertrude Everett, 571, East derive, Woodruff Place. The Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Indiana. Monday, 18 September 1933. | Fletcher, Charles (I4461)
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| 279 | Corporal, US Army, WWI | Wiggans, Jesse Herbert (I648)
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| 280 | Corsicana Daily Sun Corsicana, TX Published: 15 Oct 2005 Doris Christian Pruitt, 72, of Corsicana passed away Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2005, at her residence. Visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Griffin-Roughton Funeral Home. Services will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Griffin-Roughton Chapel with Pastor B.F. Risinger Jr. officiating. Interment will follow at Crisp Cemetery in Ennis. Pallbearers will be Larry Pruitt, Robbie Pruitt, Rowdy Pruitt, Jeremy Pruitt, Mac Venable and Ben Venable. Mrs. Pruitt was born March 26, 1933, in Pleasant Hill, Mo., to Rush Christian and Clara Culp Christian. She was an active member of First Baptist Church where she worked in the library, Sunday school and nursery. She was proud of her children, grandchildren and great-grandson. Survivors include her husband, Buster Pruitt of Corsicana; daughters, Cheryl Pruitt Shelton of Corsicana and Gina Pruitt Horn of Kingwood; five grandchildren, Jacob Shelton, Jerod Shelton, Zachery Shelton, Allie Horn and Adam Horn; one great-grandson, Garrett Shelton; three brothers and four sisters. Memorials may be made to First Baptist Church Library Fund, 510 W. Collin St., Corsicana, TX 75110. | Christian, Doris Marie (I1608)
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| 281 | Courier, The (Findlay, OH) - March 15, 2013 Joan C. Kuhlman, 95, died March 12, 2013 at Briar Hill Nursing Home in North Baltimore. Born October 21, 1917 in Fort Scott, Kansas to Fred & Edith (Baker) Norton. She went to school in Tulsa, Oklahoma including one year of college at Tulsa University where she joined Delta Delta Delta Sorority. She moved to Findlay with her family in 1936 when her father was hired by Marathon. Her brother, Herb (Marilyn) Norton and sister, Fredine (Al) Bloomingdale preceded her in death. She married Walter L. Kuhlman August 23, 1943, who also preceded her in death, April 12, 1995. She completed her education at BGSU with a Masters of Education. She was a member of St. Michael the Archangel, Findlay. Survived by John T. (Jo Ann) Findlay; Richard F. (Debbie) Madison, Ohio; William J. (Jodie) Needham, Mass.; Mary E. Harshfield, Findlay; Margaret C. Meyer, Findlay; Kathy A. (Scott) Klingler, Findlay. She had 18 grandchildren and 25 great-grandchildren. Joan was a lifelong baseball enthusiast, enjoyed fishing, bowling, sewing, knitting, dancing, politics, horses and travel. She witnessed much in her life including Charles Lindbergh flying under the bridge in St. Louis in 1928. She was a telephone operator, St. Michael's school teacher & a Realtor. There will be a Catholic Mass followed by a Memorial service on April 20th at the downtown church. Exact time to be determined. Due to Joan's desire to donate her body to U.T.M.C for research, there will be no burial. LKH note: The photograph on Find a Grave shows a headstone with both Walter and Joan's names and dates. | Norton, Joan C. (I1699)
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| 282 | COURIER-JOURNAL NEWSPAPER OBITUARY 06/09/2011. KARTHMAN, JOSEPH DANIEL, SR., born August 20, 1922, final rest, June 7, 2011. He was born in Louisville and served his country in World War II as a member of the Army Air Corps. He was a graduate of Purdue University and married Mary Virginia Squires in 1949. They were married for more than 50 years until her death in 2006. He was father to six children and grandfather to nine grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his daughter, Barbara K. Karthman. He was survived by his sons, Joseph D. Karthman Jr. and LeRoy A. Karthman; and daughters, Mary K. Yosifov, Karen A. Smith, and Bridget K. Noel. He will be sadly mourned and missed. He believed in simplicity; in accordance with his request, there will be no visitation or ceremony and his remains will be cremated. Expressions of sympathy may be made to Hosparus. Highlands Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. | Karthman, Joseph Daniel (I3991)
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| 283 | COURIER-JOURNAL OBITUARY - February 21 to February 22, 2004 - Stephen Squires, 80, of Louisville, passed away Friday, February 20, 2004 at his home. He was a retired electrician for Philip Morris USA, an Army veteran of World War II, a member of St. Raphael Catholic Church and IBEW Local #369 and former commissioner of Strathmoor Village. He was preceded in death by his sons, John and Mark Squires. He is survived by his wife, Mary Squires; two sons, Mike and Perry Squires; sister, Mary Virginia Karthman; and two grandchildren, Mark and Mary Squires. The funeral Mass will be held at noon Monday at St. Raphael Catholic Church, 2141 Lancashire Ave., with burial in Calvary Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 1-8 p.m. Sunday at Resthaven Funeral Home. Expressions of sympathy may be made to Hospice of Louisville. | Squires, Stephen Fahey (I3992)
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| 284 | Crash victim dies. Injuries fatal to Rolla O. Moss Rolla Oliver Moss, 72, of Danville Route 3, northeast of Danville, died Sunday (Nov. 18, 1956) in Lake View Hospital, where he had been a patient since Thursday. He had suffered injuries in a two-car collision on the Bowman Ave. Rd. south of Bismarck last Thursday morning. He is the 24th traffic fatality in Vermilion County this year. A retired farmer and stock buyer, he was born in Blount Township Jun 3, 1884, son of John Burton and Martha Isabell Watson Moss. He was a member of the Church of Christ. Mr. Moss on Aug. 10, 1904, married Merle L. Hoover who died March 19, 1930. On April 29, 1936, he married Minnie Frumm who preceded him in death march 13, 1956. Surviving are five children by the first marriage, John F. of Perrysville, Frank of Alvin Route 1, Paul of Danville Route 3, and Mrs. Florence Huffman and Mrs. Marjorie Ping, also of Alvin Route 1; three brothers, Ernest U. and Frances Elmer Moss, both of Danville, and Era B. Moss of Danville Route 3; 15 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. A daughter died in infancy. Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Edmund & Dickson Funeral Home with the Rev. W. C. Billingsley officiating. Burial will be in Johnson Cemetery, northwest of Danville. The body is at the funeral home. Newspaper clipping from Cora (Gritton) Hedges. No publishing information available. | Moss, Rolla Oliver (I2186)
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| 285 | Currently Harrison County, West Virginia. | Family F1547
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| 286 | D. Woodson Rites Friday Services for Delbert Elder Woodson, 75, 3000 Van Highway, Tyler, are set for 10 a.m. Friday in Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with the Bro. David Hill officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery under the direction of Memorial Funeral Home. Mr. Woodson died Wednesday evening at his home after a brief illness. He was born Jan. 14, 1906, in Waurika, Okla., and had been a resident of Tyler the past eight years. He was a member of the Park Heights Baptist Church and was retired from Halliburton Services. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Ruby L. Woodson of Tyler; two sons, Jimmy Woodson of Forney and Jack D. Woodson of Jacksonville; one daughter, Mrs. Mary Pace of Whitehouse; one sister Mrs. Helen Wells; and seven grandchildren. Pallbearers will be Charles Hill, J.P. Buck Thompson, Louie Carroll, Royce Cates, Richard Murr and Robert Lowrence. Tyler Morning Telegram, Tyler, Texas. Friday, 24 July 1981, page 6. | Woodson, Delbert Elder (I2845)
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| 287 | Daisy B. Cline, 89, of Danville, passed away at 4:05 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 8, 2010 at Provena USMC in Danville. She was born in Danville on Aug. 6, 1921 to Hainan and Lottie Holycross Ritter. On April 12, 1942, she married Keith "Pappy" Cline. He preceded her in death on October 10, 1992. She is survived by two daughters, Linda Thompson and Brenda (Scott) Williams; six grandchildren, Bill (Terri) Pankow, Jerry (Trish) Pankow, John Pankow, Keith (Joanie) Williams, Shawn Williams and Misty (Bill) Klein; 11 great-grandchildren, Amy (Mike) Stark, Tyson, Brad and Ashley Pankow, Ryan Williams, Corey and Blake Pankow, Samantha and William Klein, Preston and Hailee Williams and four great-great grandchildren, Joey and Jeremiah Pankow, and Logan and Jackson Stark. Her parents; two brothers, Charles and Roy Ritter and her sister, Thelma Bracewell also preceded her in death. | Ritter, Daisy B. (I347)
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| 288 | Dangerously Ill. Ed Gritton, pressman for The Press company, yesterday received a telegram from his brother, Al Gritton, pressman for the Champaign News, stating that the latter's wife is dangerously ill in that city. Their mother, Mrs. M.L. Gritton, of South Danville, Left for Champaign yesterday afternoon to attend the bedside of her daughter-in-law. Newspaper clipping from Cora (Gritton) Hedges. Commercial News, Danville, Illinois. No date available. | Gritton, Allen L. (I466)
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| 289 | Dangerously Ill. Ed Gritton, pressman for The Press company, yesterday received a telegram from his brother, Al Gritton, pressman for the Champaign News, stating that the latter's wife is dangerously ill in that city. Their mother, Mrs. M.L. Gritton, of South Danville, Left for Champaign yesterday afternoon to attend the bedside of her daughter-in-law. Newspaper clipping from Cora (Gritton) Hedges. Commercial News, Danville, Illinois. No date available. | Gorman, Rebecca (I467)
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| 290 | Dangerously Ill. Ed Gritton, pressman for The Press company, yesterday received a telegram from his brother, Al Gritton, pressman for the Champaign News, stating that the latter's wife is dangerously ill in that city. Their mother, Mrs. M.L. Gritton, of South Danville, Left for Champaign yesterday afternoon to attend the bedside of her daughter-in-law. Newspaper clipping from Cora (Gritton) Hedges. Commercial News, Danville, Illinois. No date available. | Moudy, Elizabeth Ann (I453)
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| 291 | Daniel W. Cunningham, one of the best known citizens of Salvisa, this county, died at Mt. Verde, Fla, at the home of his daughter, Mrs. J.L. Rynearson, from heart trouble and asthma induced by an attack of influenza. Lexington Herald-Leader, Lexington, Kentucky. Thursday, 20 February 1919, page 3. | Cunningham, Daniel W. (I2163)
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| 292 | DANIELS---Charles S. Daniels, age 30, died early Saturday morning at his home, 602 Ida avenue. He Is survived by his wife, two brothers, Lee and Abner Daniels of Kansas City, Kansas; and two sisters. Mrs. Fred Pavey of Wichita and Mrs. George Harold of Kansas City, Kansas. The deceased had only lived here a few months coming here from Victor, Colo., for the benefit of his health. The body will be shipped to Fort Scott, Kansas, at 10:00 o'clock Sunday morning, where funeral services will be held and interment made. The body is in charge or the Wichita undertaking. company. Clipped from The Wichita Daily Eagle, 27 Jan 1918, Sun, Page 2 | Daniels, Charles (I1743)
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| 293 | Danville Commercial News June 6, 1916 - She and her husband had always made their home in Blount Township. Mrs Grimes was the mother of nine children, but all except three have passed away. These are W.S. Grimes of the city. Mrs Drusilla Rush of Georgetown, and Mrs Rambo of Danville, widow of Police Officer Thomas Rambo who died only a few weeks ago. Of the nine brothers and sisters of Mrs Grimes but one is now living. He is Spencer Shumate of Lexington, Ky. Funeral services will be held at 10 o'clock Thursday morning from the family residence. Interment will be at Cline cemetery. | Shumate, Mariah Josephine (I3880)
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| 294 | Danville Commercial-News 1922 Mrs. Margaret J. Van Vickle Passes Away Mrs. Mary Margaret Johnson Van Vickle, wife of Everett Van Vickle, residing on rural route two, seven miles northwest of Danville, passed away at the family residence at 6 o'clock last evening following a long illness. Funeral services are to be held Thursday afternoon at the Union Corners church at 2 o'clock. Interment will be in the Johnson cemetery. Mrs. Van Vickle was born in Illinois Aug. 23, 1861 and was 61 years of age and known to residents of that neighborhood as "Aunt Mary". She was born and raised in the neighborhood in which she died and is survived by six sons. They are Charley, Bart and Mac, all of Iowa, Coy, Ray and Jewell who reside near the old home place. She leaves to mourn her besides her six sons, three brothers. They are James, Joseph and Edward Johnson, all of this county. Another brother, Charles Johnson preceded her in death just three months ago. There are also a host of grandchildren and friends. | Johnson, Mary Margaret (I2093)
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| 295 | Danville Daily News, July 15 1897 A Large Funeral The funeral service for Mrs. Minerva E. Clem, wife of Jacob Clem was held at the family residence in Blount Township yesterday morning at 10 o'clock. Reverend Isaac Embree, assisted by Reverend Thomas Snyder officiated. There was a very large attendance of old friends and neighbors and many expressions of sorrow and sympathy. Interment occurred in the Johnson Cemetery. | Cramer, Minerva Ellen (I2137)
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| 296 | DANVILLE – Charity M. Reeves, 84, of Danville died at 11:45 p.m. Monday (Feb. 11, 2008) in Danville. Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Faith Baptist Church, 920 Warrington Ave., Danville. The Rev. Allan Rudie and the Rev. Peter Wright will officiate. Burial will be in Oakhill Cemetery, Oakwood. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at Sunset Funeral Home and Cremation Center, 3940 N. Vermilion St., Danville, and from noon to 1 p.m. Saturday at the church. Published by The News-Gazette on Feb. 14, 2008. https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/news-gazette/name/charity-reeves-obituary?pid=103382742 | Cline, Charity M. (I353)
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| 297 | DANVILLE – Wilma Hotsinpiller, 87, of Danville passed away on Sept. 27, 2008, at Provena United Samaritans Medical Center, Logan Campus, Danville. Wilma was born March 31, 1921, a daughter of Russell and Viola Tracie Cline. She married Mason Hotsinpiller in 1940. He preceded her in death in 2006. Wilma was a loving and caring mother of sons Denney and Steven Hotsinpiller. Steven preceded her in 1996. She is survived by a son, Denny; three grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and a brother, H.R. "Red" Cline of Sarasota, Fla. Wilma was a graduate of Oakwood High School. In her working life, Wilma was a ladies fashion expert and worked at several ladies clothing stores in Danville. Before her eyesight failed, Wilma was an avid and sensitive reader; her favorite work of fiction was Harper Lee's To Kill A Mockingbird. She collected figurine angels and enjoyed flowers and gardening. A celebration of Wilma's life will be held at a future time when the extended family can congregate. Per her and her family's wishes, she will be cremated at Sunset Funeral Home & Cremation Center. She will be laid to rest at Sunset Memorial Park in Danville. Memorials may be made to Denney Hotsinpiller, 610 Florida St., Danville, IL 61832. Condolences may be sent to the family at www.sunsetfuneralhome.com. https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/news-gazette/name/wilma-hotsinpiller-obituary?id=29193337 | Cline, Wilma Pauline (I1049)
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| 298 | Danville's oldest minister is dead. Rev. John J. Cosat, in ministry fifty-five years, passed away yesterday - born in country. Rev. John J. Cosat, who devoted his time and labors for more than a half century to the ministry of the Christian church, and who was one of the oldest residents of Vermilion county, having been born on a farm in Blount township, about six miles northwest of the city, is dead following a long illness from paralysis and a complication of other diseases. Newspaper clipping from Cora (Gritton) Hedges. No publishing information available. | Cosat, John James (I50)
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| 299 | Danville, Ill. Commercial-News Friday, July 31, 1986 Hazel Fern Reese, 76, of 3727 Illini, died at 8:40 a.m. Wednesday (July 30, 1986) at Lakeview Medical Center. She was a former Hoopeston, Ill., resident. She was a member of the Old Union Church of Christ. Born Sept. 18, 1909, in Blount Township, daughter of William Ross and Mabel Swisher Johnson. She was married on Nov. 26, 1927, to Lawrence R. Reese in Covington, Ind. He preceded her May 28, 1986. Survivors: two sons, Robert of Danville and James of Rock Falls, Ill., six daughters, Evelyn White and Helen Warner, both of Alvin, Ill., Lois Resse of Berwyn, Ill., Irene Maul of Hoopeston, Ill., Donna Heideman of Crete, Ill., and Bonnie Allen of Chicago; two brothers, Harlan W. Johnson of Montezuma, Ind., and Herman D. Johnson of Crystal River, Fla., tow sisters, Lois Massey and Louise Potter, both of Danville; 26 grandchildren, 26 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a sister and a brother. Services: 11 a.m. Friday at Lakeside Funeral Chapel; Officiating: Roger James and D. Eugene Houpt; Burial: Johnson Cemetery. Visitation: 4-8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home; Memorials: Pleasant Meadows Christian Village, Chrisman, Ill. | Johnson, Hazel Fern (I2892)
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| 300 | Danville, Ill. Commercial-News Friday, May 30, 1986 Lawrence Robert Reese, 76, of 3727 Illinois, formerly of Hoopeston, Ill., died at 11:20 p.m. Wednesday (May 28, 1986) at Lakeview Medical Center. He was a carpenter and was a member of the Carpenters Union Local 269. He had farmed for several years in the Hoopeston area and had formerly worked at the C&EI Railroad Oaklawn Shops. He was a member of the Old Union Church of Christ. Born Dec. 5, 1909, in Vermilion Co., Ill., son of Isaac Edward and Cora Norris Reese. Hew was married On Nov. 26, 1927, in Covington, Ind., to Hazel Fern Johnson. She survives. Also surviving: two sons, James of Rock Falls, Ill., and Robert of Danville; six daughters, Mrs. William (Evelyn) White and Mrs. Jerry (Helen) Warner, both of Alvin, Ill., Lois Reese of Berwyn, Ill., Mrs. Glenn (Irene) Maul of Hoopeston, Ill., Mrs. John (Donna) Heideman of Crete, Ill, and Bonnie Allen of Chicago; three brothers, George of Tucson, Ariz., Bill of Hallsville, Texas, and LeRoy of Danville; two sisters, Ruth Fields of Covington, and Edna Davis of Danville; 26 grandchildren, 25 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by four brothers and a sister. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Lakeside Funeral Chapel; Officiating: Roger L. James and D. Eugene Houpt; Burial : Johnson Cemetery; Visitation: 4-8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home; Memorials: American Cancer Society. | Reese, Robert Lawrence (I2893)
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