Shull, C.A.

Family/Spouse: Eack, K.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Eack, M.R.

L.W. married Scharf, M.I.M.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reference Number: BYER.F001
• _FGRAVE: 102471266
• Military Service: World War II, Corporal, Company B, 349th Infantry Regiment, 88th 'Blue Devil' Infantry Division. United States Army

Notes:

Franklin C. Byers, 80, of Edgewood, died at 5:41 a.m. Friday, Dec. 18, 1998 at St. Anthony Memorial Hospital, Effingham.

Funeral services were held at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 20, at Pagel Funeral Home, Edgewood. Burial was in Keen's Chapel Cemetery, rural Farina with graveside military rites. Visitation was held from 4 to 8 p.m. Saturday, dec. 19 at the funeral home with Masonic Services at 7:30 p.m.. Memorials may be pade to Iola Pentecostal Church, Iola, or the the donor's choice.

Mr. Byers was born on June 5, 1918, in Clay County, near Iola the son of Hira and Jennie (Rufty) Byers. He married Eleanor M. Shumaker. He retired from the State of Illinois in 1984 from the Secretary of State Driver's License Facility in Flora. Had also been a farmer and worked in the oil field. He was a member and past Master of the Edgewood Masonic Lodge No. 484 in Edgewood, member and past commander of the Keeler-Adams American Legion Post No. 1168, Edgewood, former memmber of the Clay Electric board of directors for over 30 years, former member of North Clay Board of Education for many years, and a U.S. Army World War II veteran.

Surviving are his widow, Eleanor Byers of Edgewood; sons, Ronald and wife, Kathy Byers of Edgewood, and Troy Byers of Edgewood; one daughter, Debbie May of Sullivan; one brother and sister-in-law, Margaret and Edwin Haun of Louisville; three grandchildren' and several nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents, one brother in infancy and two sisters.

From obituary in newspaper.

Franklin married Shumaker, Eleanor Marie. Eleanor was born in 1930; died in 2017. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Reference Number: SHUM.E001

E. married Reichert, B.M.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Occupation: Minister
• Reference Number: BYER.A001
• _FGRAVE: 67044503

Notes:

Rev.Hira Byers, 81, of near Iola, well known Pentecostal minister of this area, died Wednesday morning at the St. Anthony Hospital in Effingham.

Funeral services will be held in the United Pentecostal Chapel in Iola with burial in Keen's Chapel Cemetery, near Iola. Rev. Byers was a brother of the late Mrs. W. E. (Mamie) Smith of Olney and he was an uncle of Mrs. Thelma McClain of Olney.

He entered ministry in 1912 and served as pastor of the United Pentecostal Church for 45 years. He married Jennie Rufty, June 12, 1915, Effingham.

He leaves his wife: two sons, Franklin, Edgewood; Hira, Jr., Neoga; three daughters, Mrs. Margaret Haum, Louisville; Mrs. Ruth Forbes, Barnhill; Mrs. Nona Dehart, Edgewood; 12 grandchildren; seven
great-grandchildren.

Taken from the Olney Daily Mail, Olney, IL, February, 1971.

Alonzo married Rufty, Jennie Flora on 12 Jun 1915 in Effingham, Effingham County, Illinois. Jennie was born on 26 Jan 1897; died in 1996 in Effingham, Effingham County, Illinois; was buried in Keens Chapel Cemetery, Iola, Clay County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Reference Number: RUFT.J001
• _FGRAVE: 67044557

Notes:

Some of the records pertaining to this family are spelled Rufty and some are Ruchty. The tombstone in cemetery for Benjamin Franklin Rufty would indicate that is the correct spelling. Although marriage indexes show Ruchty.