hmtl5 Verniece Sylvester b. 28 Nov 1918 Illinois d. 7 Jan 2015 Gifford, Champaign County, Illinois: Hedges Genealogy
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Verniece Sylvester

Female 1918 - 2015  (96 years)


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  • Name Verniece Sylvester 
    • daughter of Everett Blaine Sylvester and Bessie Maude McDonald [1]
    Born 28 Nov 1918  Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender Female 
    Died 7 Jan 2015  Gifford, Champaign County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Buried Mount Hope Cemetery, Sidney, Champaign County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Person ID I66  Hedges
    Last Modified 3 Jun 2024 

    Family Harold Ralph Yeazel,   b. 6 Mar 1918, Fairmount, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Nov 1988, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years) 
    Married 20 Aug 1940  Kankankee County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Harold Gene Yeazel,   b. 15 Apr 1943, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Feb 2017, Carmel, Hamilton County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years)
    Last Modified 29 Mar 2019 
    Family ID F48  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 28 Nov 1918 - Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 20 Aug 1940 - Kankankee County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 7 Jan 2015 - Gifford, Champaign County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Mount Hope Cemetery, Sidney, Champaign County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    Hedges Reunion 1946    		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.

  • Notes 
    • Verniece Yeazel Krukewitt
      SIDNEY – Verniece Yeazel Krukewitt, 96, of Sidney passed away at 7:58 a.m. Wednesday (Jan. 7, 2015) at Country Health Care, Gifford.
      Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 14, at Freese Funeral Home, Sidney, with Rev. Mike Picklesimer officiating. Burial will be in Mount Hope Cemetery, Sidney. Visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
      Mrs. Krukewitt was born Nov. 28, 1918, a daughter to Everett Blaine and Bessie Maude Mauck Sylvester. She married Harold Yeazel in 1940 and later married Raymond Krukewitt in 1970; both have preceded her in death.
      She is survived by two sons, H. Gene (Susan) Yeazel of Sidney and Robert A. (Diane) Yeazel of St. Joseph; two stepsons, Kent (Linda) Krukewitt of Homer and Lynn (Kathy) Krukewitt of Fort Worth, Texas; a stepdaughter, Carolyn J. (Case) Masic of Wisconsin; four grandsons; two granddaughters; three step-grandsons; two step-granddaughters; nine great-grandchildren; a niece, Vergene Rodman; and nephew, Kemp Berbaum.
      She was preceded in death by her parents, a sister and a brother.
      She graduated from Homer High School in 1936 and taught in a one-room school southwest of Homer. She later taught at Sidell, Fairmount, Georgetown, Danville and Homer grade schools, retiring in 1980.
      Verniece will always be remembered for her strong devotion to her family and great smile. She touched many lives during her years as an elementary school teacher. She will be greatly missed by her family.
      Memorials may be made to Sidney Fire and Rescue or St. Joseph-Stanton Fire Protection.
      http://stjoeobits.blogspot.com/2015/01/verniece-yeazel-krukewitt.html
      [2]
    • LKH note:
      Verniece married second to Raymond Adolf Krukewitt
      [1, 3]

  • Sources 
    1. [S6] Find a Grave.

    2. [S9] Obituary.

    3. [S92] Nevada death index.


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