Sophia Marie Hedges
1918 - 2006 (87 years)
Generation: 1
1. Sophia Marie Hedges was born on 15 Dec 1918 in Royal, Clay County, Iowa; died on 7 Jul 2006 in Vermilion County, Illinois; was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Indianola, Vermilion County, Illinois. Notes:
Sophia M. Larrance, 87, of Ridge Farm, passed away at 1:45 a.m. on Friday, July 7, 2006, at Pleasant Meadows Christian Village.
She was born Dec. 15, 1918, the daughter of George and Bertha (Julius) Hedges in Lynn Gove, Iowa. She was united in marriage to Earl "Pat" Larrance on Nov. 11, 1944, in Danville. He preceded Sophia in death in February 1994.
Survivors include: her three nieces, Gwen (Jerry) Price of Gravious Mills, Mo., Gayle (Gene) Spesard of Indianola, and Nita (Deane) Winkler of Indianola; and her nephew, Dale (Mona) McCallister of Chandler, Ariz. She was preceded in death by her parents and an infant brother.
Sophia was a member of the Ridge Farm United Methodist Church where she was the organist and pianist for many years. She belonged to the Ridge Farm Women's Club and Home Bureau. She enjoyed gardening and sewing.
A celebration of Sophia's life will be at 11 a.m. Monday, July 10, 2006, at Sunset's Houghton-Leasure Funeral Home. Pastor Jennie Chin will officiate. Visitation will be 10-11 a.m. Monday before the service. She will be laid to rest at Woodlawn Cemetery in Indianola. Memorial donations can be made in Sophia's name to the Ridge Farm United Methodist Church. Condolences may be sent to the family at www.sunsetfuneralhome.com.
Commercial News, Danville, Illinois. 8 July 2006.
https://obituaries.commercial-news.com/obituary/sophia-larrance-717995221
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/14877198/sophia-m_-larranceSophia married Daniel Earl "Pat" Larrance on 11 Nov 1944 in Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois. Daniel (son of William Franklin Larrance and Jennie Woodie Rockhill) was born on 27 Nov 1909 in Indianola, Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 13 Feb 1994 in Vermilion County, Illinois; was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Indianola, Vermilion County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]