Howard Baldwin Yeazel
1920 - 2011 (90 years)
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Name Howard Baldwin Yeazel Born 21 Nov 1920 Fairmount, Vermilion County, Illinois 
[1, 2, 3] Gender Male Religion Center Point Church [4] Died 29 Aug 2011 Tulsa, Oklahoma [1, 3] Buried Oakridge Cemetery, Catlin, Vermilion County, Illinois [1, 3] Person ID I100 Hedges Last Modified 10 May 2024
Father Chester "Rollie" Yeazel, b. 11 Sep 1893, Homer, Champaign County, Illinois , d. 21 Jun 1979, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois (Age 85 years) Mother Sophia Cordella Hedges, b. 10 Nov 1892, Jamaica, Vermilion County, Illinois , d. 19 Sep 1974, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois (Age 81 years) Married 24 Oct 1915 Fairmount, Vermilion County, Illinois [5, 6, 7] Family ID F70 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Betty Keller, b. 7 May 1922, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois , d. 9 Mar 1999, Sarasota, Sarasota County, Florida (Age 76 years) Married 15 Nov 1942 [1, 6] Children 1. Donna Lea Yeazel, b. 1 Jan 1944, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois , d. 11 Sep 2018, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana (Age 74 years)Last Modified 6 Nov 2019 Family ID F76 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Born - 21 Nov 1920 - Fairmount, Vermilion County, Illinois 
Religion - - Center Point Church 
Died - 29 Aug 2011 - Tulsa, Oklahoma 
Buried - - Oakridge Cemetery, Catlin, Vermilion County, Illinois = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend 
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George, Grace Hedges, Harold and Howard Yeazel 
Hedges, Geo, Cora and grandchildren 
Hedges family reunion - need identification
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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, Grace and Howard Yeazel 
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Rollie Yeazel, Sophia, Howard, Grace and Willis Fox, Florence Reece Kidder, Geo and Cora Hedges, Florence and Winfield Reece, Marjorie, Joe, Marion Fox 
Rollie, Sophia, Howard Yeazel, Grace and Willis Fox, Howard Yeazel, Geo and Cora Hedges, Cora and Winfield Reece Marjorie, doll, Georgie Bell, joe Fox, Marion Fielden Fox, Joseph Benton.jpg 
Howard and Harold Yeazel 
Hedges Reunion 1932 Howard Yeazel 
Hedges Reunion - best guess for date is before 1939
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Notes - Howard B. Yeazel
November 21, 1920 - August 29, 2011
Howard B. Yeazel, 90, of Catlin, passed away at 7:30 a.m. Monday, Aug. 29, 2011, in Tulsa, Okla.. Howard was born Nov. 21, 1920, in Fairmount to Chester Rollie and Sophia Hedges Yeazel.. He married Betty Keller on Nov. 15, 1942. She passed away March 9, 1999.. Survivors include one son, Kenneth L. (Sandy) Yeazel of Tulsa, Okla.; one daughter, Donna L. (Ronald) Merriott of Lebanon, Ind.; four grandchildren, Thomas (Christina) Merriott, Ronna Lea (Christopher) Gordon, Emily (Robert) Moore and Erin (Elliott) Anderson; and five great-grandchildren.. He was preceded in death by one brother and one grandchild.. Howard had worked for F.L. Jacobs Company in Danville during the 1950s and also farmed. He also was a custodian for Catlin Grade School for 12 years and Catlin Church of Christ for 15 years. He was a member of the Catlin Church of Christ, the Christian Men Builders Sunday school class and Christian Men's Organization. He enjoyed reading and visiting with his family.. Funeral services: 2 p.m. Saturday at the Catlin Church of Christ, Darren Johnson to officiate. Burial in: Oakridge Cemetery in Catlin. Visitation is from 4-7 p.m. on Friday at Robison Chapel in Catlin.. Memorials to: the Catlin Church of Christ or Pleasant Meadows Christian Village.. Online condolences at: www.robisonchapel.com.
Published on August 31, 2011
Danville Commercial News
http://obituaries.commercial-news.com/obituary/howard-yeazel-718069791
Howard B. Yeazel, 90, of Catlin passed away at 7:30 a.m. Monday (Aug. 29, 2011) in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
He was born Nov. 21, 1920 in Fairmount to Chester Rollie and Sophia Hedges Yeazel. He married Betty Keller Nov. 15, 1942. She passed away March 9, 1999. He was also preceded in death by one brother and one grandchild.
He is survived by one son, Kenneth L. (Sandy) Yeazel; one daughter, Donna L. (Ronald) Merriott; four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
[1, 3] - member of Center Point Church
baptized at Homer, 25 April 1934
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- Howard B. Yeazel
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