Daisy Irene Easton
1899 - 1978 (79 years)-
Name Daisy Irene Easton Born 20 Aug 1899 Toledo, Illinois 
[1, 2, 3] Gender Female Religion Center Point Church [4] Died 15 Oct 1978 Urbana, Champaign County, Illinois [2, 3, 5, 6] Buried Young America Cemetery, Hume, Edgar County, Illinois [2, 3] Person ID I299 Hedges Last Modified 28 Jan 2025
Father Francis Ulysses Easton, b. 11 Aug 1878, Toledo, Cumberland County, Illinois , d. 28 Jul 1951, Champaign, Champaign County, Illinois (Age 72 years) Mother Alice Mae Wisely, b. 3 Aug 1881, Toledo, Cumberland County, Illinois , d. 7 Feb 1931, Homer, Champaign County, Illinois (Age 49 years) Family ID F182 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Leonard Wesley Smith, b. 22 Jul 1899, Homer, Champaign County, Illinois , d. 12 Jan 1978, Urbana, Champaign County, Illinois (Age 78 years) Married 26 Sep 1918 Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois [1, 3] Children 1. Lois Maxine Smith, b. 4 Jan 1922, Homer, Champaign County, Illinois , d. 27 Mar 2017, Covington, Fountain County, Indiana (Age 95 years)+ 2. Irene Laverna Smith, b. 9 Nov 1926, Homer, Champaign County, Illinois , d. 11 Jun 1994 (Age 67 years)Last Modified 6 Oct 2023 Family ID F181 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Born - 20 Aug 1899 - Toledo, Illinois 
Religion - - Center Point Church 
Married - 26 Sep 1918 - Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois 
Died - 15 Oct 1978 - Urbana, Champaign County, Illinois 
Buried - - Young America Cemetery, Hume, Edgar 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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Daisy Easton Smith obituary
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Notes - Mrs. Daisy Smith
Allerton – Mrs. Daisy I Smith, 79, of Allerton, died Sunday morning (Oct. 15, 1978) at the Vermilion Manor Nursing Home. She had been ill three years.
She had resided on a farm north of Allerton during her married life until retirement in 1967.
She was a member of the Allerton Church of Christ. He enjoyed crocheting and gardening.
Born Aug. 20, 1899, in Neoga, she was the daughter of Francis and Alice Wisely Easton. She was married Sept 26. 1918, at Danville to Leonard W. Smith, who died Jan. 10, 1978.
Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. John (Irene) Hanks of Allerton and Mrs. Kenneth (Lois) Dodd of Danville; two brothers, Nolon Easton of Tolono and Allen Easton of Mnrovia, Ind.; a sister, Mrs. Mary Lannon of Urbana; five grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Allerton Church of Christ, with the Rev. Bob Reagor officiating. Burial will be in Young American Cemetery at Hume. Visitation will be from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. today at the Honnold & Son Funeral Home in Sidell. The body will be taken to the church an hour before services.
[newspaper clipping, no publication information]
[3, 7] - member of Center Point Church
[4] - A Century of Roots, Allerton, Illinois, 1887-1987.
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Leonard and Daisy Smith
Leonard and Daisy Smith moved to Allerton in 1967 after retiring from the farm where he was born and raised. They lived in one of the two houses built by his father for his two sons.
They met and dated at the Homer Park, a popular recreation place. The park offered roller skating, dancing, boating, swimming and a zoo. On weekends as many as 4000 people would visit the park.
They married September 26, 1918 in Danville, Illinois. As they were returning to their new home, the old “Ford” took to the ditch and Daisy received a dislocated hip. It was set by a doctor as she lay on the family dining table.
Leonard was born July 22, 1899 to Thomas and Ada Hedges Smith. He and Daisy attended the Center Point Church until moving to Allerton and joining the Allerton Church of Christ where they both were very active and helped build the new building. Leonard passed away in January, 1978, after a long illness.
Daisy was born August 20, 1899 at Neoga, Illinois to Francis and Alice Easton. Her family moved to the Homer area when she was 15. She worked as a maid in Champaign and rode the interurban home each weekend. She passed away in October, 1978.
They had two daughters, Mrs. Kenneth (Lois) Dodd, Hot Springs, Arkansas, and Mrs. John (Irene) Hanks, Allerton, Illinois.
Submitted by Irene (Smith) Hanks.
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Sources - [S2] Mary Hedges Reiner, The Hedges Family by Mary Hedges Reiner.
- [S6] Find a Grave.
- [S9] Obituary.
- [S100] Records of the Center Point Church, Library of Linda Hedges.
- [S14] Social Security Death Index.
- [S11] Hedges Reunion Book, Library of Linda Hedges.
- [S87] Newspaper article.
- [S104] A Century of Roots, Allerton, Illinois: 1887-1987, (https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/852670-a-century-of-roots-allerton-illinois-1887-1987?offset=1).
- [S2] Mary Hedges Reiner, The Hedges Family by Mary Hedges Reiner.