hmtl5 Owen Robert Wade b. 26 Apr 1902 Fairmount, Vermilion County, Illinois d. 24 Feb 1972 Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois: Gritton Genealogy

Owen Robert Wade

Male 1902 - 1972  (69 years)


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  • Name Owen Robert Wade 
    • son of Robert Aaron Wade and Mary Meyers [1, 2]
    Born 26 Apr 1902  Fairmount, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Census 1940  Woodland, Iroquois County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died 24 Feb 1972  Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Buried GAR Cemetery, Homer, Champaign County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Person ID I2937  Gritton
    Last Modified 1 Mar 2024 

    Family Bonnie May Clester,   b. 28 Jan 1898, Douglas County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Oct 1983, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years) 
    Married 1924  Champaign County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Children 
     1. Wanda Virgie Wade,   b. 9 Jul 1925, Fairmount, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Feb 1991, Tehama County, California Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years)
     2. Wilma Ferne Wade,   b. 3 Dec 1926, Fairmount, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Jul 1991  (Age 64 years)
     3. Nora Mae Wade,   b. Sep 1928, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Sep 1973, Kankakee, Kankakee County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 45 years)
     4. Verna Joanne Wade,   b. 9 Feb 1932, Woodland, Iroquois County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Feb 1989  (Age 57 years)
    Last Modified 6 Jul 2019 
    Family ID F1222  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 26 Apr 1902 - Fairmount, Vermilion County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 1924 - Champaign County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1940 - Woodland, Iroquois County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 24 Feb 1972 - Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - GAR Cemetery, Homer, Champaign County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Owen Robert Wade
      Fairmount (Special)
      February 1972

      Owen Robert Wade, 69, of Fairmount, died at 8:30 p.m. Thursday at Lake View Memorial Hospital, Danville, where he had been a patient for 12 days.
      Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Carrington Funeral Home in Fairmount, with Robert Pate officiating. Burial will e in the GAR Cemetery at Homer. Friends may call from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Mr. Wade was born April 26, 1902, in Fairmount, a son of Robert Aaron and Mary Meyers Wade. He was married to Bonnie Clester Sept. 27, 1924, at Urbana.
      He leaves his widow; daughters, Mrs. Wanda Wills of Red Bluff, Calif.; Mrs. Wilma Seiok of Kingsley, Mich.; Mrs. Norma Biber of Kankakee; and Mrs. Verna Madeiros of Ames, Iowa. He also leaves a son, Donald of Fairmount; a sister, Mrs. Lottie Hamm of Denver, Colo.; 15 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. A brother preceded him in death. Mr. Wade was a member of the Catlin Church of Christ. (transcribed by Homer Historical Society)
      [1, 2, 4]

  • Sources 
    1. [S17] Obituary.

    2. [S2] Find a Grave.

    3. [S12] Illinois Marriages.

    4. [S105] Homer Historical Society.