Callier,
Charles
Charles Callier, once the principal
merchant of Tuscola, died yesterday at Phillips boarding house, of
delirium tremens.
[Effingham City Democrat, Thursday,
21 March 1872, p. 3, c. 1].
Cannon, Rev. William A,, son of Bert
Cannon, was born near Morristown,Tenn,, October 17, 1841. He was reared on
a farm then did railroading with
the East Tennessee and Virginia Co. In April 1861, he joined the Civil War, in Co. C, of First Tennessee
Cavalry. He was discharged June 18,1865, and came to Illinois in 1867, and
settled near Fullers Point, Coles
County. April 22, 1869, he married
Miss Mary Turner, she died August 17,1881, they had no children. September 8,
1883, he married Miss Lavina
Titus. Their children were William Leroy, Nary Ann, John Francis, and Joseph Ross,
He was ordained to the ministry of
the Baptist Church, and his first pastorate was at Mt. Zion church near
Fullers Point, where he served for ten years. He served as an active
pastor for more than 50 years. He died at the age of 85 years and was
buried in Dodge Grove Cemetery, Mattoon,Ill.
Carlen,
Harold R., 83,
Greenup,
retired from Ettelbrick Shoe Co., died
Friday (April 23, 2004). Services: 2 p.m. Sunday, Bishop Funeral Home,
Greenup. Visitation: one hour before services. Burial: Greenup
Cemetery. Memorials: Cumberland Nursing Center. Hazel Lucinda Carr, age
92 of Greenup, Illinois, passed away at 4:20
p.m. on Tuesday, February 3, 2004 at Mattoon Health Care Center in
Mattoon, Illinois. Hazel was born February 25, 1911 in
Findlay, Illinois, a daughter of Preston and Bessie (Maxey) Thompson.
She married Paul Carr on November 22, 1930; he passed away November 14,
1985. Hazel is survived by two sons, Norman Carr of Newbury Park,
CA, and Gene Carr of Glenview, IL; a brother, Max
Thompson of Edinburg, IL; four grandchildren, Mike, Lucy, Erin and
Jessica; two great-grandchildren, Paul Michael and Keely and many
nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband,
Paul; two sisters, Elaine and Joyce; and a grandson, Charles.
Hazel retired from the Ettelbrick Shoe Factory and was a long-time
member of the Greenup United Methodist Church. Funeral services will be
held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, February 7, 2004 at the Bishop Funeral
Home in Greenup, with Rev. Jean Webster officiating. Burial
will be in the Harmony Cemetery, rural Greenup. Visitation will be one
hour prior to the service. In loving memory of Hazel memorials may be
made to the Greenup United Methodist Church.
Carlen, Joe, 52, of Sandwich,
Illinois, surrounded by his loved ones, was called upon by our Lord at
his home on Tuesday, December 23, 2003, after a long battle with
cancer. He was born January 1, 1951 in Greenup, Illinois. Joe chose to
enjoy life up until the very end. Everyone that knew Joe loved him. He
retired from AT&T after 30 years of service. He enjoyed working
with his hands and did a lot of carpentry as a hobby. Joe was the type
of person that enjoyed being surrounded by friends and family and
having a good time. During his retirement, he spent many weekends with
his brother, Jim and their friends fishing and hunting in Missouri. Joe
enjoyed spending a few hours every Wednesday and Thursday with his
friends at Ebby Georges in Morris, IL as well as keeping in touch with
his many friends at Del Debios in Lisle, IL. Joe enjoyed these weekly
endeavors with his good friend Randy Keeneth who has been a part of our
family and a regular fixture at our home these past few years, always
willing to help in any way that he could. Joe's brother Jim who has
been a source of strength for all of us also spent almost all of his
free time with us at our home.Funeral services will be held at 10:30
a.m. Saturday, December 27 at Turner Funeral Home in Somonauk, IL with
the Pastor Lora Zink officiating. Visitation will be from 4:00 to 8:00
p.m. on Friday, December 26 at Turner Funeral Home (815) 498-2363.
Visitation will also be held on Sunday, December 28 from 5:00 to 8:00
p.m. at Bishop Funeral Home in Greenup, IL with funeral services at
10:30 a.m. Monday, December 29, at Bishop Funeral Home (217) 923-3142.
Burial will be in Jack Oak Cemetery in Greenup, IL. In lieu of flowers,
donations may be made to the DeKalb County Hospice, 2727 Sycamore Rd.,
DeKalb, IL 60115. He is survived by his wife, Adele (Hunckler) of
Sandwich; his son, Travis of Lake City, FL; his daughters by marriage,
Becki (Robert) Peacock, Kathy Glover and her fiance, Tom Jebbins of
Minooka, IL and Becky (Preston) Stephenson of Lake City, FL; seven
grandchildren, Amber and Dylan Peacock, Austin Glover, Andrew,
Anthony, Cody and Summer Stephenson; his mother, Olive Carlen of
Greenup, IL; two brothers, James and John (Janet) Carlen; and one
sister, Lydia (Terry) Fritts; and many nieces, nephews, and cousins. He
was preceded in death by his father, Kenneth L. Carlen; and his son,
Kenneth J. Carlen.
Carr, Mrs. Temperance E. Woolever was
the daughter of Lenard and Pamelia Black Woolever, was born October 23,
1866 in Union Twp., Cumberland Co. Ill. She married Perry Tillman Carr May
8, 1384. Their children were Dessie (Enyart), Forrest, Stewart,
Lettie, Eldon, Ruth, Clifford, Dwight and Paul. Perry died in 1909, She
leaves three daughtes, two sons, 24 grand children and 67 great
grandchildren, one sister-in-law, Mrs. Effie Thornton of Mattoon, Mrs,
Carr died Nov. 26, 1961, aged 95 years, one month and three days, at
the home of Dessie Enyart, and is buried in Harmony Cemetery, Cumberland County, Ill.
Carrell, Mrs. Hepsy J. Starbuck,
daughter
of William and Mary Starbuck, was born in Stokes County, North
Carolina, December 19, 1849, and died November 2, 1916, aged 66 years,
11 months and 17 days. She married James Alexander Carrell September 9,
1878. James died March 6, 1907. They had seven children: Seth, who died
Oct. 16, 1879, Ross Harrah of Ryder, North Dakota, Charles; Mrs. Grace
Jones of Ryder, N.D. Palmer, and a son who died in infancy
Survivors are five children and one
brother Charles (Wesley) of Bloomington, Indiana. She was buried in
Tippett Cemetery. (Cumberland Co.,Ill.)
(Hepsy was the second wife of James ).
Carroll, Mrs. Elizabeth E.
,Elizabeth
Elton
Johnson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
G. W.
Johnson, was born at Portsmouth, Scioto County, Ohio, October 6, 1850,
and
departed this life in Stoy, at the home of her son Lewis Matthews on February 4,
1934, aged 83
years, 3
months, and 29 days. She emigrated to Decatur,
Macon County,
Illinois
at the age of 6 years where she grew to womanhood.
She was married to William Matthews of Macon
County on September 13, 1868. He
preceded her in death 35 years ago. In
1905 she was married to Edward Carroll, who preceded her in death 21
years
ago. She is survived by 7 children, 5
boys and 2 girls, namely: Mrs. Ida Madden of Terre Haute, Ind., Mrs.
Stella
MacFarland of Stoy, Thomas Matthews, Walter Matthews and Bert Matthews
of
Champaign, Connelly Matthews of Bridgeport and Lewis Matthews of Stoy;
26
grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. T. M. Cameron
of
Brownstown. She was alife long member of
the Christian Church. Funeral services
were conducted Tuesday afternoon at the Hidalgo
Christian Church by Rev. J. E. Spencer.
Interment was in the Aten
Cemetery.
From the Greenup Press 1934:
Carson, Mrs. Elizabeth
Sr.
Died at the residence of Mr. David
Carson, senior, near Greenup, Illinois on the twenty-third of May,
1873, Mrs. Elizabeth Carson, Sr., and step-mother of Mr. Andrew Carson,
Circuit Clerk of Cumberland County. She was fifty-two years and eleven
days. She had been a resident of Cumberland County for a great number
of years and was highly esteemed for her neighborly qualities and
leaves a large circle of friends and relatives.
[Cumberland Democrat, Majority Point, Friday, 30 May 1873].
Carson, Mrs.
Elizabeth Sr. died at
the residence of Mr. David Carson, senior, near Greenup, Illinois on
the twenty third of May, 1873, Mrs. Elizabeth Carson Sr., and
step-mother of Mr. Andrew Carson, Circuit Clerk of Cumberland County.
She was fifty-two years and eleven days. She had been a resident of
cumberland County for a great number of years and was highly esteemed
for her neighborly qualities and leaves a large circle of friends and
relatives.
(Cumberland Democrat, Majority Point,
Friday May 30, 1873)
Carter,
Mrs.
Mrs. Carter, ‘sister of Edmond
Richardson, died on Saturday night at the age of eighty-five years.
Mrs. Carter was an English lady. Her husband was a soldier under the
Duke of Wellington and was engaged in the Battle of Wales.. The old
lady had many old time mementos of Old England and the times that are
past and gone.
[Cumberland Democrat, Majority Point, Friday, 28 August 1872, p. 3, c.
2.].
Cather, James
- Death of James Cather.... 86, one of the oldest citizens of this
vicinity died at the home of his daughter, Mrs.
Josie Jenkins, Tuesday perishing at 11:30 o'clock. Death was due to
infirmities of age. Funeral services were held
at 1:30 in the afternoon at the M.E. church Rev Carl H... officiating.
The body was taken to the Drummond cemetery
near Neal for burial.
Mr. Cather was born in Scott county, Indiana March 15, 1844. When a
young man he moved to near Neal where he engaged
in farming. He saw service in the Civil War and won several medals for
bravery. He was the last surviving member
of Company B Illinois Infantry. In 1873 he married Miss Eliza Hill,
Johnstown. Mrs. Cather died several years ago.
Until about five years ago Mr. Cather was actively engaged as a farmer
on his farm near Neal. Since then he has
been living here with his daughter. Mr. Cather is survived by 7
children, Mrs. Josie Jenkins and Mrs. Thomas Seeley,
Lerna; Mrs. Effie Borror, Buffalo, New York; Melvin Caher and James
Cather, Toledo; Thomas Cather, Lina, and William
Cather, Mattoon. Besides the children there are 29 grandchildren and 21
great grandchildren. The Lerna Weekly Eagle
October 3, 1930 (src: jeannet@mstar2.net)
Chaney, Pauline, 83, of
Decatur, living in Jewett
during the summer
months, died 11:26 a.m. Friday (Aug. 20, 2004) in Covenant Medical
Center, Urbana. Services will be 2 p.m. Wednesday in Barkley Funeral
Chapel,
Greenup, with visitation 12:30 p.m. until services. Burial will be in
Jewett Cemetery. Memorials: Covenant Medical Center critical care unit.
Mrs.
Chaney was born Nov. 12, 1920, in Casey, the daughter of Ellis and
Minnie Tague Ratts. She was a homemaker, She married Lester "Buss"
Chaney on March 13, 1937. He preceded her in death in 1999. Surviving
are her son, Ron Chaney and wife LaVonne of Shelbyville;
daughters, Shirley Hart and husband Don of Mount Zion; Nancy Lotzgesell
and husband Mike of Decatur; sisters, Sylvia White of Abingdon; Freda
Yocum of Westervelt; Ruby Palmer of Cottonwood, Ariz.; five
grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by
her parents, husband, three brothers, three sisters and one grandchild.
The family would like to extend a special thank-you to the nurses and
staff of the critical care unit at Covenant Medical Center.
Chaplin, Neva Mae
Neva Mae Chaplin, 85, died on
Wednesday, June 16, 2004, after fighting a long battle with Alzheimer's
disease. Born May 24, 1919, in Neoga, the daughter of Edmond and
Gertrude Ellis Gordon. Neva was a longtime resident of Rockford. She
married Earl D. Chaplin on May 5, 1943, in St. Louis, Mo. He died on
June 28, 1989. Neva was an avid bingo player at UAW and had many
friends there. She devoted her life to taking care of her family and
many others. Neva took great pride in her family, and she will be loved
and missed tremendously. She was a very special woman. Survivors
include sisters, Donnabelle Werden and Betty Walters, both of
Charleston; grandchildren, Candy Cofield, Robin (Rick) Williams, Kelly
Cofield, Bryan (Francis) Hoffman and Vickie (Vince) Maurchie, all of
Rockford; great-grandchildren, Chasity Utech, Joshua Cofield, Ricky
Williams, Julia, Atam, Matthew, Brittany and Vince Maurchie, all of
Rockford; four great-great- grandchildren. Predeceased by her parents;
six brothers; two sisters; daughter, Ellen Russell; and grandchildren,
Jimmy and Penny Cofield. Service at 10 a.m. Monday, June 21, in
Fitzgerald Funeral Home & Crematory, 3910 N. Rockton Ave., with the
Rev. Dr. William R. Kerr Sr., officiating. Burial in Scandinavian
Cemetery. Visitation from 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday in the funeral home. In
lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the family.
Chapman, Eloise Lucy,
80, of Collierville, Tenn.,
formerly of Casey, TRW
retiree, died at 2 a.m. Friday, Nov. 11, 2005, at her sons residence in
Collierville, Tenn. A memorial service will be held at 1:30 p.m. Friday
at Hazel Dell
Church of God, 124 W. Main St., Hazel Dell, with burial in Hazel Dell
Cemetery. Visitation will be for one hour prior to the funeral on
Friday at the
church. Memorials may be made to Hazel Dell Church of God. Barkley
Funeral Chapel, Greenup, is in charge of arrangements.
Chapman, Hazel M., 85,
of Hidalgo died 10:45 p.m.
Wednesday (July 7,
2004) in her home. Services will be 10 a.m. Saturday in Barkley Funeral
Chapel, Greenup, with visitation 6 to 8 p.m. Friday. Burial will be in
Aten Cemetery, Hidalgo. Mrs. Chapman was born June 19, 1919, in
Hidalgo, the daughter of Henry and Della Frazier Sowers. She was a
homemaker.
She married Russell Chapman on Feb. 24, 1940. He preceded her in death
in 1995. Surviving are several nieces and nephews. She was
preceded in death by her parents, husband and brothers, Bernard Sowers
and Wayne Sowers.
Coble, Alson, son of Madison and
Mary
.Coble, was born in North Carolina, April 29, 1841, died at Toledo, Illinois,
February 20, 1918, aged 76 years, 9 months and 21 days. He married, first,
Martha J. Edwards, September 20,1863.
They had eight children-5 deceased, wife also deceased. Living children- Maggie Snodgrass; William M.;
and Horace G., all of Janesville,16 grandchildren; 17 great grandchildren;
one half brother, U.N. Coble of
Greenup. In 1900, he married Melcine McCandlish. She survives. He was
in the Civil War, in the 33rd. Ind. Inf.
Coleman, Ruby D., 94,
of Greenup died at 1 a.m.
Monday, March 8, 2004,
in Sarah Bush Lincoln Hospital in Mattoon. She was a former employee of
TRW in Casey and Casey Shoe Co. She was born Sept. 14,
1909, in Cumberland County to Alexander E. Shafer and Nora Emily Cooper
Shafer. Her husband, John Harlen "Whitey" Coleman, whom
she married Dec. 23, 1930, died May 25, 1996. Survivors include two
sons and daughters-in-law, James H. and Barbara Coleman of Casey,
and George A. and Joyce Coleman of Maryland Heights, Mo.; one daughter
and son-in-law, Nora and Richard Redfern of Toledo;
grandchildren, Angie Rao and her husband ViJay, Jeffrey Coleman, Karen
Redfern, Kathy Gabel, Greg Coleman and Travis Coleman; and
great-grandchildren, Krishna Rao, Nicole Wallace, Ashley Wallace, John
Coleman, Tyler Coleman and Amelia Coleman. She also was preceded in
death by her parents; one daughter, Patricia Coleman; an infant
brother; and two sisters, Pearl Cutright and Opal Graham. She was a
member of Union Baptist Church, Union Center, and a 50 year member of
the Order of Eastern Star in Casey. Services are 11 a.m. CST
Wednesday in Markwell Funeral Home in Casey, with the Revs. Jim Watts
and Rick Emrich officiating. Burial
is in Casey Cumberland Cemetery.
Pallbearers are Jeff Coleman, Greg Coleman, Travis Coleman, Vi Jay Rao,
Larry Cutright and John Lee Cutright. Honorary pallbearers are
Leslie "Buzz" Mullen and Charles Shafer. Visitation is 4 to 7 p.m.
today. Memorial contributions may be made to Simple Blessings in Casey,
or
Cumberland County Life Center in Toledo.
Connelley, Charles
Norman, 76, of Decatur, IL,
died
at 9:31 P.M.,
Friday, August 6, 2004 in Decatur Memorial Hospital. Visitation will be
5 to 8 P.M.,Tuesday, August 10, 2004 at Brintlinger & Earl Funeral
Home.
Funeral service will be 11:30 A.M., Wednesday, August 11, 2004 at
Brintlinger & Earl Funeral Home with burial following at 3:30 P.M.
in Jack Oak Cemetery, Greenup, IL. Graveside military rites will be
conducted by the Greenup Military Honor Guard. Memorials may be made to
LSA
Scholarship Fund. Mr. Connelley was born October 14, 1927 in Westfield,
IL. the son of Nelson and Esther (Kuhn) Connelley. He was a 1945
graduate of Greenup High School. Upon graduation he enlisted in the
U.S. Navy serving from 1945 to 1947. He then served in the U.S. Naval
Reserve from 1947 to 1987. In 1949, he graduated from Indiana Institute
of Mortuary Science and worked for Titus Funeral Homes in Oblong and
Robinson, IL from 1949 until 1955. He became a Staff Engineer and Line
Supervisor for Caterpillar Tractor Company retiring in 1985 after
thirty years of service. After his retirement he worked for Decatur
Memorial Hospital as a security guard. Mr. Connelley married Barbara
Jane Walker on December 19, 1987 in Decatur, IL. He enjoyed collecting
coins, treasurer hunting and antique cars. Mr. Connelley was
a member of the Decatur Coin Club, Railsplitters Coin Club, Clinton
Coin Club, Sage City Relic Hunters, Indiana Research and Recovery
Society, Three Rivers Research and Recovery Association, Central
Illinois Vintage Car Club, The Desoto Odometer, Kaiser-Frasier Owners
Club,
American Legion and Masonic Lodge in Greenup and Decatur, IL.
Surviving are his wife, Barabara; sons, Gary and wife Cheryl, Tom and
wife Peggy, Bruce and wife Lynn, Mark and Rick and wife Annette;
daughter, Christina; step-sons, Fred
and wife Dawn and Thomas and wife
Michelle; step-daughter, Victoria; grandchildren, Andrea, Shannon,
Phillip, Candice, Markie, Matt, Andy, Heather and Morgan;
step-grandchildren, Crista, Courtney, Dakota, Garrett, Margaret, Ryan,
Erin, Brendan, Geoffery, Richard, Shelby, Krystal and Cody;
great-grandchildren, Reily, Kolby, Bryson, Gavon and Kaleb. He was
preceded in death by his parents and one grandchild. Obituary written
by family members
Connor, Charles N., son of John
Tipton and Jacy Connor, who came to Illinois Rome, Perry county,
Indiana, was born April 13, 1372, on a farm five miles southwest of
Neoga, in Spring Point, Cumberland County, Ill. He was graduated from
the school of Law of Illinois Wesleyan University, Bloomington, Ill.,
in the class of 1895. June 3, 1903, he married Miss Clyta McNutt of
Charleston, who died September 7, 1945. He died at the age of 90 years.
(They had two daughters, Ruth and Katheryn). He belonged to the Masonic
Lodge, No. 834, which held anurgent meeting to conduct the funeral
rites July 22, 1962.
Cowger,
Albert L., 52, of
Lerna,
Village of Lerna employee and veteran, died at 12:49 p.m. Wednesday,
Oct. 26, 2005, at Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center, Mattoon.
The funeral will be at 2
p.m. Monday
at Barkley Funeral Chapel, Toledo, with burial in Drummond Cemetery,
rural Neoga, Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m.
Sunday at the funeral home.
Crews, Dorothes Kepp
Dorothea
"Dot" Kepp Crews, 90, died Tuesday, July 15, 2003, in Melbourne, Fla. Born in
Neoga, Ill., May 9, 1913. As a child she moved with her family to
Florida in
the 1920s. With her husband, "Jake," she moved from Wauchula to Ocala
before leaving to enter the propane business in Seneca in 1955. Mrs.
Crews
moved to Melbourne in 1991.
Dot was
always involved in her community such as civic groups, fund raisers and
church
ministries. Her deep love of Jesus Christ, family and friends continued
to draw
her to church. She lovingly supported many with her presence and
financial
commitment.
As a
mother and grandmother, she listened, loved and provided guidance and
walked
with us as we made our own decisions. Survivors
include her daughters, Phyllis (Robert) Long, and Diane Crews Cox,
former owner
of Mail and More; and a son, Michale "Mike" (Becky) Crews, owner of
Four C's Nursery, all of Melbourne, Fla.; a brother, Robert Kepp, of
Littleton,
Colo.; and nine grandchildren, Dr. J. Blake (Jenny) Long, of Savannah,
Ga.,
Brynn Diane Long, of Dallas, Dorothea Emily "Dorie" Cox, of Key Largo,
Fla., Dina Marett Cox, of Atlanta, Brant W. Long, of London, England,
Deborah
"Deb" Cox, of Homer, Alaska, Michael "Mick" (Angela) Crews,
of Melbourne, Fla., Joseph Calhoun (Pam) Cox, of Tacoma, Wash., and
Joseph C.
"Jake" (Maggie) Crews, of Melbourne, Fla.; plus seven
great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews, sisters-in-law
and
brother-in-law.
She was
preceded in death by her husband, J.C. "Jake" Crews (former mayor of
Ocala, Fla., and Seneca, S.C.); her parents, Letha Brant Kepp and
Russell
Blaine Kepp; her twin brother, Donald Kepp; and brother, William Kepp.
Cullors, Jacob
Jacob
Cullors died Saturday, August
2’d, 1873 at three o’clock p.m. at his residence in Prairie City. Good
old Uncle Jacob Cullors was nearly sixty years old. For the last thirty
years, he had been a good consistent member of the Methodist Church. No
man ever lived in this community whose sustained a better character, as
an upright man, one of strict honesty and unblemished integrity...
.Rev. J. C. McCann preached Jacob Cullors funeral service at the
Methodist Chuich, Prairie City, last Sabbath The remains
were followed by a large group of friends and acquaintances to the
Salem burial ground.
[Cumberland Democrat, Majority Point,
Friday, 8 August 1873].
Cummins, Mrs. Rebecca - widow of
John
Cummins, Sr died Thursday, aged 91 years, 6 mos, 8 days. Her husband
had died 20 years earlier. Survivors include
4 sons: William, J. Frank and John of Rose Hill and Marion of
Hornbrook, Calif.; two daughters Mrs. Rachel Roberts
of Mahomet and Mrs. Addie Fitch of Cumberland county.
Cutright, Mary Eleanor
Mary
Eleanor Cutright, 76, of Terre
Haute died at 8:35 a.m., Saturday,
Jan. 8, 2005, in Terre Haute
Regional Hospital. She was born
Nov. 28, 1928,
in Rosehill,
Ill.,
to Charles
Newlin and Velva Lambert Newlin. Her husband, William Howard Cutright,
died in 1990.
Survivors include two sons, Howard Cutright and his wife Linda, and
Neal
Cutright; one daughter, Brenda Howard and her husband Tom; two
brothers, Ronald
Newlin and Maurice Newlin; four sisters, Mildred Sidenbender, Tabitha
Silvers,
Imogene Huddlestun and Dorothy Wilson; three sisters-in-law, Nina
Danforth,
Norma Kember and Betty Higgs; six grandchildren; 10
great-grandchildren; and
several nieces, nephews and cousins. She also was preceded in death by
her
parents; one daughter, Sandra Cutright; one brother, Glenn Newlin; one
sister-in-law, Edna McElravey; and one brother-in-law, Joe Cutright.
She was a
member of Union
Baptist Church in Terre Haute and Plum Grove
Church in Illinois. Services are
11
a.m. CST Tuesday in
Barkley Funeral Home in Greenup,
Ill.,
with Marvin
Oakley officiating. Burial is in Harmony Cemetery in Greenup.
Visitation is 4 to 8 p.m.
Monday in
Barkley Funeral Home. DeBaun Funeral Homes assisted with local
arrangements.
Cutright, Robert V
County Name: CumberlandState: Il
Newspaper: Toledo Democrat/Mattoon Star
Obit: R.V. Cutright, Pioneer Settler of Cumberland County. A well known
farmer resided in Cumberland County a few miles from Diona,since
1850,died at his homestead,aged 83 years and 14 days.
He was a lifelong democcrat,for twenty odd years coroner of Cumberland
county and sonstable of Union Township for several terms.
Surviving him are his widow and the following children: Benton D.,
Mattoon,Thurman B:Jame J:Margaret Rhodbaugh: Mrs Mary Hosney,Mrs Almira
Roberts,all of Cumberland County: Mrs Sciota Moore,Indiana Urcilla
henderson,George D. Terre haute:Mrs Martha Newsom,Olney,
Funeral occurred Sunday morning from Hurricane Babtist Church,Rev.
Murray Stone officating, followed by intermit in church yard
Date: Sept.20,1900
Submitters Name: Carole Neff
Vietti
Darling,
Mildred
Mildred Darling, 98, of
Greenup, homemaker and former Brown Shoe Company
employee, died at 3:40 p.m. Friday, Oct. 14, 2005, at Cumberland
Nursing
Center, Greenup. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Barkley
Funeral Chapel, Greenup, with
visitation for one hour prior to the service at the funeral home.
Burial will be
in Jack Oak Cemetery, rural Greenup.
Davee, Zack
Mr. Zack Davee, an old citizen of
Greenup, died at his residence in that city on last Saturday. Mr. Davee
had many warm friends
in this vicinity.
[Cum. Demo., 3 Oct.. ‘73].
Decker, Charles , 82, of
Charleston, died at 1:16
p.m. Monday (Dec. 22,
2003) at Douglas Care and Rehabilitation Center. The funeral will be 1
p.m. today at the Harper-Swickard Funeral Home
with Pastor Don Wells and the Rev. Bill Boaz officiating. Burial will
be in Jack Oak Cemetery, rural Greenup. Visitation will be
11 a.m. until time of service at the funeral home. He was born Sept.
25, 1921, in Charleston, son of John and May Hughes
Decker. He married Marian Decker in 1941; she survives.Other survivors
include one son, Charles Richard "Rick" Decker of
Westfield; five daughters, Judy Tatman of Winchester, Va., Sharon
Button of Greenup, Donna Wells of Bernie, Mo., Patty Bushur of
Martinsburg, W.Va., and Teri Clark of Charleston; one brother, Kenneth
Decker of Charleston; 19 grandchildren and several
great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by one brother and three
sisters. Mr. Decker was a trucker, farmer and later retired from
Trailmobile in
Charleston.
Decker, Everett, 82, of
Greenup, died at 6:10 a.m.
Thursday (Feb. 5,
2004) at Birchwood Care Center in Casey. The funeral will be 1:30 p.m.
Sunday at the Barkley Funeral Chapel, in Greenup. Burial will be in
Jack Oak Cemetery in rural Greenup. Visitation will be 5-8 p.m.
Saturday at the funeral chapel. He was born Dec. 9, 1921, in Greenup,
son of
William and Florence Roberts Decker. He married Maurine Darling in
1940; she died in 1994. Survivors include one son, Carroll Decker of
Casey;
two daughters, Linda Gardner of Casey and Glenda Sidwell of
Jacksonville; one brother, Gene Decker of Casey; three sisters, Rosebud
McElravy of Jewett, Janet Cooper of Casey and Marian Decker of
Charleston; eight grandchildren; two step great-grandchildren; 16
great-grandchildren; three step-great-grandchildren; and one
great-great-grandchild. He was also preceded in death by three brothers
and one
grandchild. Mr. Decker was a farmer. He was a member of the Jack Oak
Church of God rural Greenup. Memorials may be made to Alzheimer's Wing
Birchwood Care Center, Casey.
Dodds,
John
(1844-1928)John Dodds, prominent and
well known
farmer living three miles
northwest of town died quite suddenly from heart
trouble at the family home about 3:30 o'clock Saturday afternoon. Until
the previous evening he had been in his
usual health. He attended the township election and voted in Trowbridge
on Tuesday then drove to Neoga where he
visited Tuesday afternoon. Friday evening while at his barn throwing
hay to his horses he was taken ill with a
severe pain in his chest. He managed to get to the house where
everything possible was done to relieve his suffering
and where he passed away just twenty-two hours after he was taken ill.
The deceased was born in Belmont County, Ohio, near
the West Virginia
line, November 4, 1844, one of the nine children
born to John and Charity Nichols Dodds. With the exception of one
half-brother, David Blystone of Longmont, Colorado,
Mr. Dodds was the member of that large and industrious pioneer family.
John Dodds Sr., father of the deceased was an
English sailor. He came
from England as a young man to America settling
first in Ohio and married there. When John Jr. the subject of this
sketch was seven years old the family came to
Illinois the father purchasing from the government a tract of land in
Shelby county three miles northwest of Neoga.
The place now known as the John Dodds farm is a 160
acre tract of the
original Dodds holdings. Some earlier pioneer
had built a mill on this land the building being there when Mr. Dodds
Sr., acquired the land and he then conducted
the mill for several years. The old Dodds home stood near the mill and
south of the present residence. John Dodds
Jr., the subject of this sketch was married to Miss Harriett Elizabeth
Betts on November 16th, 1869. Soon after
their marriage they built the home, where Mr. Dodds passed away-the
home of his family for over half a century.
Mr. and Mrs. Dodds were the parents of five
children, one son and four
daughters. One daughter passed away in infancy.
Those left to mourn separation from husband and father are the wife,
the son Fred Dodds of Valdosta, Ga., three
daughters, Mrs. L.E. Tucker (Flossie) of Champaign, Mrs. Ernest
Chamberlin (Anna) of Gays and Miss Belva Dodds
at home. There are also twelve living grand-children and seven
great-grand-children.
In Mr. Dodds' boyhood days, the Dodds family was
affiliated with the
Old Missionary Baptist church but since the
building of the Gaskill Chapel in the neighborhood of the Dodds home,
the deceased always enjoyed attending services
there and thought of it as his church home. He was one of many baptized
by Rev. A.L. Plowman following the revival
the pastor conducted at Gaskill about thirty eight years ago.
Mr. Dodds often read his Bible and was a student of
the Scriptures. He
tried to live by the Golden Rule and endeavored
to lead his children in the paths of honesty and uprightness. His
genial, kindly presence will be greatly missed
in town and country, where his friends included all who knew him. To be
a good friend and neighbor was a vital
part of his religion and so fittingly may these lines be quoted (nice
poem omitted)
Funeral Services were held at Gaskill Chapel at 2:30
o'clock Tuesday
afternoon in charge of Rev. R.C. Calderwood,
pastor of the Neoga Methodist church. Interment was made in Gaskill
cemetery. Music was furnished by singers of
Gaskill Chapel, Mr. And Mrs. Ralph Carruthers, Mrs. Robert Burrell, and
Charles Carruthers with Miss Faith Burrell,
accompanist. The pall bearers were members of the family of the
deceased: two nephews, Lon Dodds and Harve B. Cross,
two grandsons, John Tucker and Paul Dodds, and two grandsons-in-law,
F.D. Lowe and Percy Claybaugh. The flowers
were in charge of three of the grand daughters of the deceased:
Harriett and Annabelle Tucker and Marjorie Chamberlain.
Attending the services from a distance were: Mr. And
Mrs. Fred Dodds
and son Paul of Valdosta, Ga.; Mr. And Mrs.
L.E. Tucker and children, Lorene, John, Harriet, and Annabelle, of
Champaign; B.B. Betts of St. Louis; Lon Dodds
of Indianapolis; Mrs. C.L. Miller, Mr. And Mrs. Harve B. Cross of
Chicago.
Family Thanks
We extend our sincere gratitude to our neighbors and friends, for their
various ways of expressing their sympathy
and kindness in our time of lonliness and sorrow. The Dodds Family.
[Contributed by Darin Clapp]
Dryden, James C.
son of Thomas
and Mary Dickson Dryden was born in Bedford County Tennessee, August 4,
1825 and died at his home in Neoga, Ill.,
April 17, 1919 at the advanced age of 93 years, 8 months and 13 days.
The deceased was the eldest, of a family
of thirteen children, three only of whom are how living: Joe W. Dryden
of near Neoga, Miss Eleanor Dryden of Neoga
and Dr. Daniel M. Dryden of Petersburg, Tenn.
October 25, 1848, be was married to
Miss Eleanor Bell, who lived but a
short time passing away on May
4, 1849. 1853, Mr. Dryden came to Illinois, going to Coles County and
while there purchased a farm of 160 acres
in Cumberland County six miles east of Neoga. He remained in Illinois
only eighteen months, then returned to Tennessee,
where he remained for two and one half years. In the year of 1857, he
returned to Illinois settling on his farm
east of Neoga, where he continued to reside for fifty-five years,
moving to Neoga in 1912 until his death.
On April 22, 1860, fifty-nine years
ago last Tuesday, he was married to
Miss Margaret Kelso of east of
Neoga. To them were born five children, four of whom with the wife and
mother survive: Thos. D. Dryden of Waller,
Texas; Mrs. Earl Young (Lena) of near Neoga., W. Duff Dryden of Dallas,
Texas; Mrs. Robert Clark (Eleanor) of Princeton,
Ind. One son, Dr. John L. Dryden, died seven years ago in St. Louis
where he had practiced medicine for a number
or years.
Besides carrying on the business of
operating a farm, Mr. Dryden did a
great deal of carpenter work and
took much pride in this occupation. He built the old Long Point church
in the time of the out break of the Civil
War also Woods Chapel Church, Maple Grove, Long Point and other school
houses east of town and numerous dwellings.
Standing in his farm yard, he could look in any direction and see
buildings erected by his handiwork.
He was a strong, upright, righteous,
Christian character. Uniting with
the Presbyterian church
in young manhood, he led a steadfast Christian life worthy of emulation
and was held in the highest esteem by all
who knew him. He bore the frailties and illness incident to old age
with great patience and was ready and only
waiting the summons to "Come home." He assisted in organizing the Woods
Chapel Church many years ago
and of late years had been a member of the Presbyterian Church of
Neoga. Though he had lived almost a century and
the body was frail he was vouchsafed the blessing of alert mental
faculties until the last. Just 6 weeks before
his death he dictated the history of the Dryden family giving the data
back to the sixteenth century.
Funeral services were held at the
Presbyterian church Saturday morning
April 19, at 11:00 o'clock conducted
by the pastor- Rev. W. F. Garvin. Music was furnished by a quartette,
Mrs. Oscar Blomquist, Mrs. L.. K. Voris,
E.R. White, and C.W, Simpson with Mrs. A. F. Wilson, pianist. Interment
was made at the Neoga cemetery. Those from
a distance in attendance at the service were: W. Duff Dryden, Dallas,
Texas; Dr. D. M. Dryden, Petersburg, Tenn.;
Wm. Walker, wife and son, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Balch and Henry Allison and
daughter all from Lerna. (April 1919 Neoga
News, contributed by Robert Young)
Easton, Mary June, 82,
of Greenup, died at 3 p.m.
Thursday (Nov. 13,
2003) at her residence. The funeral will be 11 a.m. Saturday at the
Barkley Funeral Chapel in
Greenup. Burial will be in the Greenup Cemetery. Visitation will be
10-11 a.m. Saturday at the funeral chapel. She was born June 1, 1921,
in Casey, a daughter of Oscar and Ruth Kelly
Sloan. She married Palmer Easton in 1942; he died in 1998. Survivors
include one son, Charles Easton of Normal; one daughter,
Cheryl Venatta of Toledo; one brother, Robert Sloan of Greenwood,
Ind.;
three grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. She was preceded in
death by one brother and one sister. Mrs. Easton was a homemaker.
Easton,
William
Taylor
William
Taylor, son of George "Wash" and Margaret (LaRue) Easton, was born in
Cumberland County, Illinois, July
25, 1849, and departed this life from his home near Roslyn, Illinois,
March 19, 1926, being at the time of his
death 76 years 7 months and 24 days old. Mr. Easton was married
November 15, 1874 to Susan Etta Estes.
This union was
blessed with seven
children, one of which, Harry
Everett, was deceased April 25, 1915. Mrs. Easton,
companion and mother, passed away 2 years ago, May 30, 1924. There
remain to mourn the loss of the subject of this
sketch 6 children; Wm. O. Easton, Frances U. Easton, George L. Easton,
Logan R. Easton and Albert M. Easton and
Mrs. Mary R. Gentry of Neoga, Illinois. Thirty-one grandchildren, nine
great-grandchildren, on brother, Henry T.
Easton of Roslyn Illinois and many other Relatives and friends survive.
Uncle Bill, as he
was affectionately
known, was a loving father and a
good neighbor and was loved and esteemed
by all who knew him. All of the life of Mr. Easton was devoted to
farming and he will be greatly missed in the
neighborhood where he had resided for so long. Funeral services were
held at the residence, Sunday afternoon at
1:00 pm, being conducted by Rev. R. S. Shaw. Interment was in the Berry
cemetery. [Submitted by Mary (Easton) Watson]
Eggers, Elijah
Died on Wednesday morning, March
12th, 1873, at about ten c clock, Mr. Elijah EGGERS. Although Mr.
EGGERS has not been a citizen of our town but a short time, he had by
his industrious habits and accommodating disposition, made many
friends. The old gentleman was aware of his approaching death and on
Wednesday, called his family around his bed side and bid them all an
affectionate adieu. His remains were buried on Thursday in the city
cemetery.
[Cumberland Democrat, Maj. Point, Fri., 14 March 1873].
Eggers,
Elijah died on
Wednesday,
March 12, 1873, at about ten o'clock,
Mr. Elijah Eggers. Although Mr. Eggers has not been a citizen of our
town but a short time, he had by his industrious habits and
accommodating disposition, made many friends. The old gentleman was
aware of his approaching death and on Wednesday, called his family
around his bed side and bid them all an affectionate adieu. His remains
were buried on Thursday in the city cemetery.
(Cumberland Democrat, Majority Point,
Friday March 14, 1873)
(Family members think that there is a typing error somewhere as his
headstone says 1874 but the article was transcribed and filmed at the
Mormon Church FHL Film number 1440441 Cumberland County Illinois Record
Collection, so the possibility is there that the date is an error in
transcribing )
Elliott,
Josiah , one of
Toledo's best
know and best loved citizens, died
in Toledo, Illinois, September 15th, 1920. His death will shed a pall
of gloom over his wide circle of acquaintances who feel sincere regret
at the passing of one of our best citizens.
Mr. Elliott was born March 4, 1841
family of thirteen children, only
one of whom is now living, Lewis Elliott of near Toledo. He came to
Cumberland County in his youth and settled southwest of Toledo, being
practically as pioneer citizen. While building a home in the new
country, he was by his sterling worth and honesty, building a place in
the hearts of every one who knew him.
When armed, organized devilish
treason was riddling Old Glory with
bullets and threatening the overthrow of our Government, Uncle Joe
Elliott heard his country's call, and put his life at its service,
August 18, 1862, and served until July 29, 1865, in Company D, 97th
Illinois Infantry. At the capture of Fort Blakely, Ala., he was
severely wounded. His loyalty and devotion to country made him a
peaceable, law abiding citizen, and lent to him the dignity and grace
of a devoted friend, faithful husband, Loving father and generous,
obliging neighbor. He was a charter member of Hall Wilson Post G.A.R.,
No. 442, Dept. of Illinois.
Uncle Joe was three times married;
First, to Francis Matkins, April 6,
1867, who died April 6, 1887. To this union were born five sons, Frank,
William, Thomas, Newton (deceased), and George; and three daughters,
Mrs. Alpha Wollen, Mrs. Clara Keller and Emma (deceased). Second, to
Laura Sparks, October 12, 1889, who died March 6, 1891. To this union
was born one son, Vifquin. He also leaves three step
children----Charles Sparks of St. Louis; Edna, and G.J. Morris of
Roseburg, Oregon.
Aside from the above survivors,
twenty-one grandchildren and sixteen
great-grandchildren survive. The only surviving brother of the deceased
is Lewis Elliott who resides near Toledo, Illinois.
Deep sympathy is manifest to the
surviving and immediate relatives of
the deceased, by all who knew him. He was for many years and honored
member of the Masonic fraternity and, at the time of death, a member of
the Toledo lodge, who had charge of the funeral rites.
Services were held at the home on
Friday afternoon at one o'clock
conducted by Rev. J.L. Ryan of Greenup. Interment in Elliott cemetery,
southwest of Toledo.
The following relatives from a
distance attended the funeral: James
Matkins, Tony and Luda Evans and daughter Aline, all of Mason Ill., Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Keller and family, Josie Percival and baby, Mr. and
Mrs. Wallace Gillogly of Villa Grove, Ill. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Carnes of
Indianapolis, Ind.; Otis Shook of Terre Haute, Ind.; Mrs. George
Matkins of Marshall, Ill.; Mrs. John Von Almen of Olney, Illinois; Mr.
and Mrs. Cam Elliott, Mr. and Mrs. John Elliott and two daughters, and
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Elliott all of Montrose, Ill.; Mr. and Mrs. John
Elliott and baby of Camargo, Ill.; and Mrs. O.E. Letherland of St.
Louis.
[TOLEDO DEMOCRAT
NEWSPAPER -
September, 1920]
Submitted by Kate
Keller Bourland
katekb@consolidated.net
John Feltner died October 5th, 1873
at the age of 73 years. He lived in what is now Cumberland County for
about forty years.
[Cumberland Democrat, 24 Oct. 18731.
Ferris, Alberta age 83, of Charleston,
passed
away at 6:02 p.m. Saturday, January 12, 2002, at Prairieview
Care Center. Funeral services will be held Tuesday,
January 15, 2002 at
the
Harper-Swickard Funeral Home, with Rev. Scott Sims officiating.
Interment will be in Roselawn
Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 5:00
to 8:00
p.m.
Monday at the funeral home. Alberta
Ferris was born May 24, 1918, near Kansas, Illinois, a daughter of
James and
Fern Axton Pforr. She married Fred
Ferris April 28, 1944
at Charleston;
he preceded her in death February
22, 1976. she is
survived by
one
son, Darrell Ferris and his wife Carolyn of Greenup, one brother,
Raymond Pforr
and his wife Liz of Mattoon,
a
sister, Mary Lou Shaffer and husband frank of Casey.
She also leaves her grandchildren; Glenn and
James Ferris, Shannon and Brion Storm, Melissa and Jay Maxey all of
Greenup;
and great grandchildren, Dara, Garrett, and Cassie Storm, Jaylynn and
Macey
Maxey and Dakota Ferris all of Greenup as well as several nieces and
nephews. His parents, one daughter,
Louise Lewis; three brothers and two sisters preceded in death.
Mrs. Ferris was baptized a Christian in
1970. she was a retired employee of the
Brown Shoe Company in Charleston. Memorials may be made to Prairieview
Care Center.
Submitted by Donna Rhoads
(cornfused48@aol.com)
Ferris,
Fred B., 66, of 30
W. Locust Street died at 5:50 p.m. Sunday at Charleston
Community Memorial
Hospital.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at the
Harper-Swickard Funeral Home. Mr. Ferris
was born July 14, 1909 in Cumberland County, the son of Leonard and
Alma Odle
Ferris. He was married to Alberta
Pforr, who survives. Also surviving are
one son, Darrel, of Greenup; two brothers, Howard and Bob, both of
Charleston;
and two sisters, Mrs. John [Edith] Catron, Charleston and Mrs. Olive
Stewart,
Neoga, and three grandchildren. Mr.
Ferris was a member of the East
Harrison Street
Church
of God. He was retired from the Brown
Shoe Factory, where he had worked for 23 years.
Interment is in Roselawn
Cemetery,
Charleston
From
an unknown paper
dated Feb. 23, 1976
Submitted by Donna Rhoads
(cornfused48@aol.com)
Finney, Robert was
born in
Clark County, Illinois, on
February 15, 1888. Was married to Audrey
Sartor, of Hazel Dell, Ill on Oct 29, 1910. To
this union were born two sons, both
preceding the father in the eternal sleep. He
enlisted in the U. S. army on June 13,1918. After
a brief training at Kansas City, he was sent to Baltimore, Md., to
continue his training. He was not well
when he embarked upon the transportation ship. Death
came on Oct. 4, 1918, on board the U.S.S. Leviathan at sea, while
attached to Co. D, 302 nd Water Tank Train, U.S.A. aged 30
years, 7 month and 19 days.
In
life “Bob” was a kind husband, son and brother. In
death he is remembered as a man of truth and valor.
He
leaves to mourn, his wife, Mrs. Audrey Finney; mother, Mrs. Alice
Finney; two sisters, Mrs. Edith Mills and Mrs. Edna
Weaver; six brothers, Vess, William, Bert, Harley,
Guy and Oral. The
father, Benj. Finney, died May 8, 1910.
Many other relatives and friends remain to mourn his departure
and to cherish a fond memory of the man that did all that he could for
home and country.
Contributed
by Sharon Barhydt (folksandmore@yahoo.com)
Finney, Mrs. Robert
First
is an article about his death with no title:
Mrs.
Robert Finney received word of her husband’s death, while he was
crossing the water for France. The body
reached home last Sunday and the funeral was held at her father’s
residence Monday at two o’clock. Rev. A.
J. McCash preached the funeral assisted by Rev. Kruzon.
His body was laid to rest in Hazel Dell cemetery, with military
honors. He leaves a loving wife to mourn
her loss. She has the sympathy of the
entire community in her sad bereavement. Robert
was a member of the young men’s Friendly Bible class, in the Sunday
school where he will be greatly missed by his friends.
Second
article:
MRS. ROBT. FINNEY
RECEIVES LETTER FROM
HER LATE HUSBAND’S
CAPTAIN.
Mrs.
Audrey Finney,
Hazel Dell, Illinois,
Dear
Mrs. Finney:-Before we reach our port I want to write a few lines
expressing my deepest sympathy to you in the death of Robt. Finney, one
of the men under my command.
The
news of his death was a great shock to me. He
had complained of feeling ill shortly after leaving port, but had kept
up with the activities of the other men on board, and it was not until
the day before his death that he showed any cause for alarm. He was then taken immediately to the ship’s
hospital, where in spite of every effort-I know-by the army and naval
medical officers, pneumonia gained the upper hand, resulting so
unfortunately and sadly.
I
have had command of this company only a short time-not quite a
month-but I had come to know your husband well, for he was on of those
always willing to take on additional work if it was to benefit the
other men in the company. Among other
things his volunteering for cooking duty at a time when we were short
handed in our kitchen pleased me immensely. The
men, too, who were in the company with him, invariably spoke most
highly of him, and his loss has made itself strongly felt among them.
This
I know is but scant consolation to you, whose is the great loss, but I
do want you to know that his personality had made strong friends for
him among his company, and that he was respected by his officers. His body, I am told by the ship’s authorities
will be returned to the states, and I presume to you.
The few personal effects that he had with him-for most of our
things were sent home before embarking-will in time is forwarded to you. But whether they can be sent direct or must go
through the Adjutant General of the Army, Washington, D.C., I cannot
yet learn. A list of these, however, I am
enclosing. He carried, I know, insurance
of $10,000 which will be paid you in monthly installments by the Bureau
of War Risk Insurance, Washington, D. C.
In
closing, I wish once again to express deeply and sincerely the sympathy
of myself and the men for you in your loss, and yet with that is the
realization that he gave his life for his country-the noblest death of
all.
With
respect and sympathy, I am,
Robt.
A. Gibney, Capt, M. T. C.
Co.D,
302 Water
Tank Train
Flood, Harold L.
Harold L. Flood, 85, of rural Toledo
died at 5:05 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2005, at Casey Health Care
Center, Casey.
The funeral Mass will be at 10 a.m.
Saturday at Christ the King Catholic Church, Greenup, with the Rev.
Chris Brey officiating. Burial will be in Toledo Cemetery with full
military rites by Cumberland County Veterans. Visitation will be from 6
to 8 p.m. Friday at Bishop Funeral Home, Greenup, with an 8 p.m. wake
service. Memorials may be made to Christ the King Catholic Church or
Casey Health Care Center, both of Casey.
Floyd,
Irene, 83, of Casey
died at
7:52 a.m. Friday,
May 27, 2005, in Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center. She had worked
in the Greenup Shoe Factory, at McQuay-Norris for 15
years, and she also worked as a domestic and babysitter. She was born
Aug. 14, 1921, in Greenup to Oris Thomas
Grissom and Zetta Mae Tipsword Grissom. Her husband, Russell Floyd,
whom she married in St. Charles, Mo.,
preceded her in death June 12, 1990. Survivors include five sons, David
Floyd and his wife Irene of Casey, Russell
Floyd of Lerna, John Floyd of Casey, Kenneth Floyd and his wife Dana of
Stockton, Calif., and Mike Floyd and his wife
Debbie of Terre Haute, Ind.; two daughters, Carolyn Boyd and her
husband Bill of Channahon, and Joan Connelly and
her husband Charles of Peoria, Ariz; two brothers, Elwood Grissom and
his wife Evelyn of Greenup, and Fred Grissom and his
wife Phyllis of Mattoon; three sisters, Beulah Vaughn of Charleston,
Mary McDade and her husband Walter of
Toledo, and Jenny Lee Terrell and her husband Neal of Harvey, La.; 31
grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. She
also was preceded in death by her parents; one grandson, Billy Boyd;
one great-granddaughter, Samantha Floyd; and
two brothers, Carl Grissom and Don Ingram.
She was a member of the
Lutheran
Church Ladies Aide and taught Sunday
school in the church for two years.
Services are 2 p.m. Tuesday
in
Markwell & Son Funeral Home, with
the Rev. Dan Smith officiating. Burial is in Casey-Cumberland Cemetery.
Pallbearers are Brian Boyd,
Brad Boyd, Scott Floyd, David Floyd and Doug Connelly. Visitation is 1
p.m. to services Tuesday in the funeral home.
Fogleman,
Rufus - Rufus Fogleman Dies at
Home of a Niece.....aged 62 years last
July 2, died at the home of a niece, Mrs.
Flo Craig, south of the Lincoln Log Cabin park at 8:15 o'clock this
(Saturday) morning. The body was removed to
the Harper Swickard funeral home to be prepared for the funeral
services. The funeral will be held at the Farmington
Church at 11 o'clock Monday morning. The burial will be in Janesville
Cemetery. Mr. Fogleman, who had never married
leaves a half brother Ed Jenkins of Charleston and 3 half sisters, Mrs.
Bertha Moore of Charleston, Mrs. Ida Bennett
of Humboldt + Mrs. Darla Justice of Bushton. He was well known in
Cumberland county where he resided all his life.
Charleston Daily Courier September 2,1944
Fogleman Funeral Was Held Monday:
The funeral rites for Rufus Fogleman,
age 68 years, who died Saturday morning at the home of his niece, Mrs.
Floyd Craig and Mr. Craig, a mile south
of Farmington, were held at the Farmington Methodist Church at 11
o'clock Monday afternoon. The
Reverend Albert Smith presided. Mr. +
Mrs. Sam Harper sang, "We are Going Down
The Valley", Will the Circle Be Unbroken?", and The Eastern Gate". Mrs.
John W. Swickard was the
accompanist. The flower girls were: Mrs. Maxine Whitacre, Mrs. Vivian
Shommer, Mrs. Frances Furguson, Miss Lucille
Craig and Miss Hallie Moore. The casket bearers were J. H. Dallas,
Frank Price, Wm. Thomas, Jack Phipps, John Mc
Cormick, Claude White. The burial followed in the Janesville Cemetery
with Harper-Swickard Funeral Directors in
charge. The Charleston Courier Tuesday September 5, 1944
(src: jeannet@mstar2.net)
FORCUM, Mrs J.E.
- Mrs. J. E.
Forcum passed away Sunday evening Sept. 20 [1931] at 7:40 o'clock with
an attack of acute indigestion and heart
trouble which she had been ailing with for a long time. She was ill
only a very short time. Mrs. Forcum had reached
the age of 89 years, 11 months and three days.
Mrs. Forcum was born near Gosport,
Ind., October 17, 1841 the daughter
of Philander and Eliza Steele her parents
came to Illinois when she was twelve years of age and settled on a farm
near the West Union school house where
she grew up and was married to J. E. Forcum on August 11, 1864 a short
time after he came home from the army and
has lived near and in Neoga until she passed away she leaves to mourn
her death four children, Mrs. Emma Trainor,
Mrs. Bertha Atkinson, A. P. Forcum, W. H. Forcum, twelve grandchildren
and nine great grandchildren and a host
of relatives and friends.
Funeral services were held at the
home at 2:30 o'clock Wednesday
afternoon by the Rev. Knight, pastor of the Neoga
Methodist church. The singers were Mrs. Geo. P. Dougherty and Mrs.
Jesse Templeton. Interment was made in Neoga
cemetery.
Among those attending the services
from out of the city were A.P.
Forcum of Miami Beach, Fla. W. H. Forcum, Fancher,
Ill., J. E. Atkinson and wife, Danville, O. H. Atkinson and daughter of
Waterloo, Iowa; Arthur Wright and wife
and Theodore Fishback and wife, all of Paris; Wm. Nichols and family of
Trilla; Nathan Nichols and wife and daughter
of Matttoon; Mrs. John Ward and Newton Ward of near Toledo; Mr. and
Mrs. Wess Funk of Effingham; Mr. and Mrs. Earl
Gillins and mother Mrs. Laura Gillins of Villa Grove; Mrs. Jake
Galligher and daughter and David Welch of Villa
Grove. The Neoga News, Thursday Oct. 1, 1931
CARD OF THANKS
We sincerely wish to thank each and
every one who assisted us in the
illness and death of our dear mother.
The Children: Emma Trainor, Bertha
Atkinson, A. P. Forcum, W. H. Forcum
[Contributed by Karen Steele
mbsteele@qwest.net]
