Wayne Hickman
1902 - 1981 (79 years)-
Name Wayne Hickman Born 25 Sep 1902 Fairmount, Vermilion County, Illinois 
[1, 2, 3] Gender Male Census 1940 Streator, LaSalle County, Illinois Died 18 Dec 1981 Catlin, Vermilion County, Illinois [2, 3] Buried Mount Vernon Cemetery, Catlin, Vermilion County, Illinois [2, 3] Person ID I1191 Hedges Last Modified 29 Nov 2023
Father George Wilfred Hickman, b. 14 Jun 1871, Catlin, Vermilion County, Illinois , d. 11 Jan 1963, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois (Age 91 years) Mother Sadie Philona Hopper, b. 26 Jun 1874, Illinois , d. 29 Jun 1904, Vermilion County, Illinois (Age 30 years) Married 1 Jan 1896 [3] Family ID F675 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Miriam Lucille Gilkison, b. 24 Apr 1909, Catlin, Vermilion County, Illinois , d. 15 May 1991, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois (Age 82 years) Married 12 Jun 1932 Catlin, Vermilion County, Illinois [1, 3] Children 1. Delores Ann Hickman, b. 24 May 1933, Vermilion Grove, Vermilion County, Illinois , d. 17 Jul 2015, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois (Age 82 years)2. Charles Wayne Hickman, b. 1 Jul 1942, d. 17 Jun 1970 (Age 27 years) Last Modified 29 Nov 2023 Family ID F679 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Born - 25 Sep 1902 - Fairmount, Vermilion County, Illinois 
Married - 12 Jun 1932 - Catlin, Vermilion County, Illinois 
Census - 1940 - Streator, LaSalle County, Illinois Died - 18 Dec 1981 - Catlin, Vermilion County, Illinois 
Buried - - Mount Vernon Cemetery, Catlin, Vermilion County, Illinois = 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.
Hedges Reunion 1932
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Notes - Catlin, Ill. - Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday at the Catlin Church of Christ for Wayne Hickman, 79, of 123 Short in Catlin. He died of natural causes Friday (Dec. 18, 1981) at his home. Frank Bush will officiate, and burial will be in Mt. Vernon Cemetery west of Catlin. Visitation will be 2-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. Sunday at Carrington Funeral Home in Fairmount. Hickman was an electrical engineering graduate of the University of Illinois. He worked at Commonwealth Edison in Joliet, retiring in 1967. He was a pioneer in the field of rural electricity. Hickman was born Sept. 25, 1902, in Catlin Township, the son of George and Sadie Hopper Hickman. On June 12, 1932, in Catlin, he married Miriam Gilkison, who survives. Other survivors include a daughter, Ann Hickman of Catlin; and a granddaughter, Susan Lynn Hickman of Oklahoma. Hickman was preceded in death by a son, Charles, on June 7, 1970, and by three brothers, Wilfred, Vernon and Owen. DANVILLE COMMERCIAL-NEWS.
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- Catlin, Ill. - Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday at the Catlin Church of Christ for Wayne Hickman, 79, of 123 Short in Catlin. He died of natural causes Friday (Dec. 18, 1981) at his home. Frank Bush will officiate, and burial will be in Mt. Vernon Cemetery west of Catlin. Visitation will be 2-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. Sunday at Carrington Funeral Home in Fairmount. Hickman was an electrical engineering graduate of the University of Illinois. He worked at Commonwealth Edison in Joliet, retiring in 1967. He was a pioneer in the field of rural electricity. Hickman was born Sept. 25, 1902, in Catlin Township, the son of George and Sadie Hopper Hickman. On June 12, 1932, in Catlin, he married Miriam Gilkison, who survives. Other survivors include a daughter, Ann Hickman of Catlin; and a granddaughter, Susan Lynn Hickman of Oklahoma. Hickman was preceded in death by a son, Charles, on June 7, 1970, and by three brothers, Wilfred, Vernon and Owen. DANVILLE COMMERCIAL-NEWS.
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