hmtl5 Harold Ralph Yeazel b. 6 Mar 1918 Fairmount, Vermilion County, Illinois d. 15 Nov 1988 Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana: Hedges Genealogy
Harold Ralph Yeazel

Harold Ralph Yeazel

Male 1918 - 1988  (70 years)

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  • Name Harold Ralph Yeazel 
    Born 6 Mar 1918  Fairmount, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5
    Gender Male 
    Died 15 Nov 1988  Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 4, 5
    Buried 18 Nov 1988  GAR Cemetery, Homer, Champaign County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 4, 5
    Person ID I98  Hedges
    Last Modified 12 Sep 2023 

    Father Chester "Rollie" Yeazel,   b. 11 Sep 1893, Homer, Champaign County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Jun 1979, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years) 
    Mother Sophia Cordella Hedges,   b. 10 Nov 1892, Jamaica, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Sep 1974, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years) 
    Married 24 Oct 1915  Fairmount, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 6, 7
    Family ID F70  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Verniece Sylvester,   b. 28 Nov 1918, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Jan 2015, Gifford, Champaign County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 96 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

    Family 2 Mildred Faye Stewart,   b. 8 Nov 1922, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Dec 2011, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years) 
    Last Modified 22 Feb 2023 
    Family ID F49  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 6 Mar 1918 - Fairmount, Vermilion County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 20 Aug 1940 - Kankankee County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 15 Nov 1988 - Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 18 Nov 1988 - GAR Cemetery, Homer, Champaign County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Photos
    Yeazel, Harold baby picture
    Yeazel, Harold baby picture
    Yeazel, Harold
    Yeazel, Harold
    Yeazel, Harold
    Yeazel, Harold
    George, Grace Hedges, Harold and Howard Yeazel
    George, Grace Hedges, Harold and Howard Yeazel
    Hedges, Geo, Cora and grandchildren
    Hedges, Geo, Cora and grandchildren
    Hedges family reunion - need identification
    Hedges family reunion - need identification
    HedgesAlbum133
    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.
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    Rollie, Sophia, Howard Yeazel, Grace and Willis Fox, Howard Yeazel, Geo and Cora Hedges, Cora and Winfield Reece Marjorie, doll, Georgie Bell, joe Fox, Marion Fielden Fox, Joseph Benton.jpg
    Rollie, Sophia, Howard Yeazel, Grace and Willis Fox, Howard Yeazel, Geo and Cora Hedges, Cora and Winfield Reece Marjorie, doll, Georgie Bell, joe Fox, Marion Fielden Fox, Joseph Benton.jpg
    Yeazel, Harold as a little boy
    Yeazel, Harold as a little boy
    Harold Yeazel and Joe Fox
    Harold Yeazel and Joe Fox
    Howard and Harold Yeazel
    Howard and Harold Yeazel
    Hedges Reunion 1932
    Hedges Reunion 1932
    Harold Yeazel
    Harold Yeazel

    Documents
    Yeazel, Harold sale notice
    Yeazel, Harold sale notice

    Headstones
    Yeazel, Harold
    Yeazel, Harold
    Plot: Block 16

  • Notes 
    • From Hedges Reunion Book. There is a record of the marriage of Harold and Vernice Sylvester. Later divorced, he married Mildred Stewart. Vernice married Raymond Krukewitt. Harold and Mildred divorced in 1979.

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    • Fairmount – Harold R. Yeazel, 70, of Marion, Ind., formerly of Fairmount, died at 8:30 p.m. Tuesday (Nov. 15, 1988) at St. Vincent’s Hospital, Indianapolis.
      Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at Carrington Funeral Home, Fairmount, the Rev. Ed Brown officiating. Burial will be in the GAR Cemetery, Homer. Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. EST Saturday at the Social Brethren Church, Marion, Ind. Visitation will be from 6 to 8:30 tonight at the funeral home.
      Mr. Yeazel was born March 6, 1918, near Fairmount, a son of Rollie and Sophia Hedges Yeazel. He married Verniece Sylvester in 1940. He later married Mildred Stewart. Survivors include two sons, H. Gene Yeazel of Sidney and Robert A. Yeazel of St. Joseph; six grandchildren; a brother, Howard Yeazel of Catlin; a niece; and a nephew. Mr. Yeazel farmed in the Fairmount area until 1954. He then operated a construction and drainage business. For the past 25 years he was a chiropractor at Marion, Ind. He was a member of the Social Brethren Church at Marion, Ind., the Moose Lodge and the Fraternal Order of Police Benevolent Association. Memorial contributions may be made to the GAR Cemetery Association or the Social Brethren Church of Marion Ind. (transcribed by Homer Historical Society)
      [2, 5]

  • Sources 
    1. [S2] Mary Hedges Reiner.

    2. [S6] Find a Grave.

    3. [S48] US World War II draft registration.

    4. [S7] Death certificate.

    5. [S9] Obituary.

    6. [S11] Hedges Reunion Book.

    7. [S16] Family Bible, George F. Hedges.