Lois Maxine Smith
1922 - 2017 (95 years)
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Name Lois Maxine Smith Born 4 Jan 1922 Homer, Champaign County, Illinois 
Gender Female Died 27 Mar 2017 Covington, Fountain County, Indiana Buried Sunset Memorial Park, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois Person ID I1240 Hedges Last Modified 11 Sep 2022
Father Leonard Wesley Smith, b. 22 Jul 1899, Homer, Champaign County, Illinois , d. 12 Jan 1978, Urbana, Champaign County, Illinois (Age 78 years) Mother Daisy Irene Easton, b. 20 Aug 1899, Toledo, Illinois , d. 15 Oct 1978, Urbana, Champaign County, Illinois (Age 79 years) Married 26 Sep 1918 Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois [1, 2] Family ID F181 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Kenneth Max Dodd, b. 3 May 1918, Allerton, Vermilion County, Illinois , d. 1 Nov 2008, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois (Age 90 years) Married 14 Apr 1946 Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois [2] Last Modified 3 Oct 2023 Family ID F345 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Born - 4 Jan 1922 - Homer, Champaign County, Illinois 
Married - 14 Apr 1946 - Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois 
Died - 27 Mar 2017 - Covington, Fountain County, Indiana 
Buried - - Sunset Memorial Park, Danville, 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 - obituary from findagrave
Lois Maxine Dodd, 95, of Danville passed away early Monday morning Mary 27, 2017 at The Waters of Covington.
Lois was born January 4, 1922, in Homer, IL, the daughter of Leonard and Daisy (Easton) Smith. She married Kenneth Dodd on April 14, 1946. He preceded her in death in 2008.
Surviving Lois is her son, Gary (Mary Ann) Dodd and two daughters, Brenda Shanks and Julie (Steve) Myers and seven grandchildren Jason Shanks, Tara (Alan) Hackerd, Tony (Christy) Dodd, David Dodd, Joseph Dodd, Maria (Dan) Thornton, and Jordyn Shanks and seven great grandchildren.
Lois was preceded in death by her husband Kenneth and one sister Irene Hanks.
Lois graduated from St. Elizabeth School of Nursing in 1942. After graduation, Lois enlisted in the United States Army. She did her basic training in Wisconsin. After completion, she served in the US Army 101st Nurses Corp. She served in England in charge of over 100 amputees.
She also served in France and Germany. After returning to the states, she married Kenneth Dodd and they both attended Varner Beauty School in Paris, IL. They had their own Beauty Shop in Danville, IL. After a period of time, they decided to start a family therefore closing the shop. She continued her nursing career as a school nurse for Fairchild School in Danville and in 1974 went to the Veterans Administration Hospital in Danville, IL retiring in 1978.
Lois was a member of Second Church of Christ, Danville, IL. She enjoyed traveling, camping and spending time with her family.
A celebration of Lois’s life will be held at Sunset Funeral Home and Cremation Center, 3490 N. Vermillion, Danville, IL, on Thursday, March 30th at 3pm with visitation one hour prior to the service. Drew Mentzer will officiate with entombment at a later date at Sunset Memorial Park.
Please join Lois’ family in sharing memories and pictures on her Tribute Wall at www.sunset funeralhome.com. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Second Church of Christ.
Obituary: Sunset Funeral Home and Cremation Center - Danville, Illinois
- obituary from findagrave
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