Donna Lea Yeazel
1944 - 2018 (74 years)-
Name Donna Lea Yeazel Born 1 Jan 1944 Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois 
[1, 2] Gender Female Died 11 Sep 2018 Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana [1, 2] Buried Oak Hill Cemetery, Lebanon, Boone County, Indiana [1, 2] Person ID I1008 Hedges Last Modified 10 May 2024
Father Howard Baldwin Yeazel, b. 21 Nov 1920, Fairmount, Vermilion County, Illinois , d. 29 Aug 2011, Tulsa, Oklahoma (Age 90 years) Mother 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 [2, 3] Family ID F76 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Ronald Alan Merroitt, b. 25 Jan 1937, Lebanon, Boone County, Indiana , d. 9 May 2013, Lebanon, Boone County, Indiana (Age 76 years) Married 13 Feb 1971 Catlin, Vermilion County, Illinois Last Modified 6 Nov 2019 Family ID F277 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Born - 1 Jan 1944 - Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois 
Married - 13 Feb 1971 - Catlin, Vermilion County, Illinois 
Died - 11 Sep 2018 - Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana 
Buried - - Oak Hill Cemetery, Lebanon, Boone County, Indiana = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend 
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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.
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Notes - obituary from findagrave
Donna Lea Merriott passed away peacefully in Indianapolis, Indiana on September 11, 2018 at the age of 74. She was born on January 1, 1944 in Danville, Illinois to Howard and Betty (Keller) Yeazel.
She graduated from nursing school at Marion University in 1980. After moving to Indianapolis she began working for Community Hospital as a registered nurse, retiring in 1997. She was “ER Nurse of the Year” in 1985.
Donna is survived by: her son, Thomas (Christina) Merriott; daughter, Ronna Lea (Christopher) Gordon, grandson: Christopher Alan Gordon, and brother: Kenneth (Sandy) Yeazel.
She was preceded in death by her husband: Ronald Alan Merriott, parents: Howard and Betty Yeazel, and nephew: Caleb Yeazel.
She was a Charter and active member of the Lebanon Christian Church, Eastern Star and Sagamore chapter of ABWA (American Business Women’s Association).
Visitation will be held from 2:00-5:00 p.m. on Sunday, September 16, 2018, at Myers Mortuary, 1502 North Lebanon Street, in Lebanon, Indiana. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, September 17 at the funeral home in Lebanon. Interment will follow services at Oak Hill Cemetery in Lebanon. [1, 2]
- obituary from findagrave
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