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10051	The Knightstown (IN) Banner, Friday, October 3, 19113 John B. Clawson, aged sixty-five years, died Thursday at his home in Lewisville following a protracted illness. The funeral was held Saturday afternoon at the Lewisville Methodist church, conducted by the Revs. J. O. Bills and Mr. Hallman. Burial was made at Lewisville. For twelve years Mr. Clawson was postmaster at Lewisville, but three month ago he was compelled to resign because he could no longer attend to the duties of the office. He is survived by a widow and two sons, Charles, of Lewisville, and Ernest of Sellersburg, Ind, and five grandchildren."	Clawson, John B. (I53261)
10052	The last child was said to be adopted by the Rothrock family. Nothing is known of her.	Rothrock, Vaden Ridens (I37962)
10053	The middle initial on his headstone appears to be "J"	Carter, Roley I. (I41711)
10054	The news reached Flora Monday that Hugh Mills died at his home in Clay City Sunday night at 8 o'clock, following an illness of some weeks.	Mills, Hugh H. (I27500)
10055	The Olney Daily Mail, February 11, 2016 Steven Ray Boulb, 63, of Olney, died Friday, February 5, 2016, at Richland Memorial Hospital in Olney. The family will hold a memorial service at 6 p.m. Thursday, February 11 at First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Olney with Pastor Todd Bettis officiating. Kistler-Patterson Funeral Home in Olney is assisting the family with arrangements. Steven was a kind, patient and respectful man. He enjoyed fishing, fast cars and socializing with family and friends by playing cards and board games. Boulb is survived by his daughter, Jessica Erin Boulb; granddaughter, Macyn Lily Baker; daughter, Amanda Kay Fargo (Boulb), son-in-law, Jason Michael Fargo, and grandchildren, Shauna Nicole Fargo, Hailey Michelle Fargo and Brandon Michael Fargo; brothers, Leonard Boulb and Brian Boulb; sister, Sonia Boulb; and stepmother, Betty Boulb. He was preceded in death by his mother, Mary Louise Boulb (Bare), father, Cecil Leroy Boulb (Musgrove), and sisters, Donna Jean Boulb and April Tina Boulb.	BOULB, Steven Ray (I7184)
10056	The Olney Daily Mail, January 19, 2005 Charles Dudley Green, 91, of Olney, died at 7 p.m. Tuesday, January 18, 2005, at Richland Care & Rehab in Olney. Funeral services will be Saturday at The First United Methodist Church in Olney with Reverend Scott Carlson officiating. Burial will be in Haven Hill Memorial Gardens in Olney. Summers-Kistler Funeral Home in Olney is in charge of arrangements. Mr. Green was born on March 8, 1913, in Decatur, the son of Charles Asa and Edith (Greenwood) Green. He married Essie F. York in 1939 in Princeton, Ind. She survives. He built ships during World War II at the Evansville, Ind. shipyard. In 1945, he moved from Vincennes, Ind., to Olney with his wife, daughter and son, where he worked for Meadow Gold Dairy. Later he worked for Ainesbrook. He was a member of First United Methodist Church in Olney. Mr. Green is survived by his wife, Essie Green, of Olney; three children, Barbara Edmondson and her husband, Ed of Olney, Charles V. Green and his wife, Kay of Roswell, Ga., and from a previous marriage, Raymond Greene and his wife, Marie of New Albany, Miss.; eight grandchildren, Beth Bicklein, Becca Hubbard, Brian Saul, Christin Cundiff, Susan Dotson, Robert Greene, Michelle Conner and Scott Greene; 12 great-grandchildren; two sisters, Elsie Johnson of Olney and Eleanor McDowell, of Middleton, Del.; and a brother, Norman Green of Calhoun. He was preceded in death by his parents, four brothers and four sisters. Memorials may be made to Alzheimer's Association or First United Methodist Church.	GREEN, Charles Dudley (I56040)
10057	The Olney Daily Mail, January 20. 2015 Roy M. Fulk, 65, of Noble, died at 7:45 a.m. Monday, January 19, 2015, at his residence, surrounded by family. Graveside services will be held Wednesday, January 21 at Hanna Cemetery in Noble, with Reverend Bob Totton officiating and full military honors performed at graveside by Richland County veterans organizations. Thrasher Family Funeral Home in Olney is in charge of arrangements. Mr. Fulk was born March 21, 1949, in Richland County, the son of Carl and Erma (Jackson) Fulk. He married Dena Herdes on February 17, 1968. She survives. Sgt. Fulk served in the U.S. Army from 1968-1974 during the Vietnam Era Conflict and won the National Defense Service Medal as well as being classified as a sharpshooter and an expert with both the M14 and M16 rifles. He worked in the oilfield for many years before going to Modesitt Trucking, which is now Peavler's Trucking of Olney. He enjoyed talking on CBs when driving a semi. He also enjoyed in his spare time tinkering with old cars, especially the Model A, and spending time with family and his grandboys. Mr. Fulk is survived by his wife of 46 years, Dena (Herdes) Fulk of Noble; children, Kimberly (Bob) Morris, Cory (Amy) Fulk and Casey (Sara)Fulk; four grandboys and one step-grandson, Adam Harmon, Tanner Fulk, Cody Fulk, Dylan Fulk, all of Noble, and step-grandson, Jessie Morris; mother, Erma Fulk; mother-in-law, Eva Herdes Klingler; three brothers; two sisters; and many aunts and uncles. He was preceded in death by his father, Carl Fulk; father-in-law, C. J. Herdes; and son-in-law, Mike Harmon	Fulk, Roy Murvin (I8749)
10058	The Olney Daily Mail, June 12, 13, 1985 June Ogden, 63, Springfield and formerly of Clay City, died at 11:45 p.m. Tuesday, June 11, in St. John's Hospital in Springfield. Services will be conducted Friday at the Clay City Chapel of Hosselton-Brookhout-Engelmeier Funeral Home. Burial will be in Dillman Cemetery at Sailor Springs. Mrs. Ogden was born June 12, 1921, in Clay County, the daughter of Joseph and Bena (Schnautz) Weidner. She married Clyde Ogden and he survives. She was a restaurant owner. Other survivors include two sons, Jack Walker of New Philadelphia, Ohio; Dennis Hilderbrand of Wynoose; four daughters, Mrs. Jerry (Frances) Quick and Mrs. Tom (Nancy) Denney, both of Neoga; Mrs. Max (Barbara) Zimmerman and Mrs. Allen (JoAnn) Wells, both of Clay City; three brothers, Fletcher Weidner of Jonesville, Mich.; Milton Weidner of Clay City; and Dan Weidner of Olney; four sisters, Mrs. Audrey Barkley of Salem; Mrs. Lois Rosenbieb of Casper, Wy; Mrs. Bonita Stanley of Olney; Mrs. Rae Gill of Mt. Vernon; and 10 grandchildren.	Weidner, Yvonne June (I26947)
10059	The Olney Daily Mail, June 25, 1985 Elza Lutz, 89, Noble, died at 5 a.m. Monday, June 24, in the United Methodist Village in Lawrenceville. Services will be 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, in the Hosselton-Bookhout-Engelmeier Funeral Home in Clay City with Rev. Jim Nettleton presiding. Burial will be in Smith Cemetery with full military rites at graveside. Memorials can be made to the Diabetes Foundation. Mr. Lutz was born July 3, 1895, in Richland County, the son of John and Emma (Zerkle) Lutz. He married Grace Brown in 1917, and she died in 1932. He then married Grace Smith in 1937, and she preceded him in death in 1980. He was a farmer; a member of the Noble United Methodist Church; a World War I veteran; a charter member of the Noble American Legion; a member of the WW I Barracks of Richland County; and the 40 & 8 of Richland County. Survivors include four daughters, Mrs. Dorothea Pringle, and Mrs. Willima (Berneta) Weiler, both of Clay City; Mrs. Alfred (Wilma) Luybarger, Noble; Mrs. Frank (Lorene) Mayden, Belleville; a step-daughter, Mrs. Dean Dugan, Texas; a step-son, Joe Smith, Olney; a sister, Mrs. Nora Martin, Bakersfield, Ca.; 25 grandchildren; 29 great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, two wives, two daughters, two sisters and two brothers.	Lutz, Elza Lee (I35565)
10060	The Olney Sanitarium stands as a memorial to his ability and understand. Olney's sanitary sewer system is also the result of his work. He has been an invaluable member of St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Olney. Dr. Weber was born in Jasper County, near Ingraham, in 1868. After practicing medicine in Jasper county he moved to Olney. He practiced medicine in Olney for awhile and with Dr. Ziliak, founded the Olney Sanitarium in 1898. Here he was joined by two younger brothers, Dr. Neal and Dr. Frank J. Weber and later by Dr. James Weber. These four brothers, and their two sisters Misses Minnie and Kathryn Weber built the institution to a pre-eminent position in medical circles.	Weber, George Theodore (I43441)
10061	The Olney Times Thursday, January 10, 1952 Mrs. Martha Lucinda Galloway, age 68, the wife of Arch Galloway, passed away this morning at the home north of Calhoun. Mrs. Galloway is survived by her husband, Arch; one son, Victor O. Galloway of Olney; three daughters, Mrs. Irene Varner of Olney; Mrs. Stella Berg of Kankakee and Mrs. Rachel Dowds of Olney. Two brothers and three sisters also survive. They are: Henry Gray and Glason Gray, both of Clay City; Mrs. Lydia Graham of Clay City, Mrs. Hester Fitzgerald of Vincennes and Mrs. Jeanette Neshibel of Indianapolis. Also surviving are 12 grandchildren. Funeral services were held on Tuesday at the Schaub Funeral Home with interment at Forrest Ridge cemetery near Wynoose.	Gray, Martha Lucinda (I17)
10062	The Osborn Funeral Home Dolly Arlene Sledge, 87, of Mt. Vernon, passed away at 2:53 pm, Tuesday, June 9, 2020, at her home. She was born March 14, 1933, in Mt. Vernon, the daughter of David Henry and Lillie Ethel (Sims) Benard. On May 11, 1952, at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church in Mt. Vernon, she married Bob Sledge, and he preceded her in death on July 22, 2014. Mrs. Sledge was an active member of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church, and prior to her retirement, was a caseworker for Mt. Vernon Township General Assistance. She attended school in Mt. Vernon and Chicago, and graduated from Mt. Vernon Township High School. She loved spending time with her children, grandchildren, family and friends. She also enjoyed camping and traveling by motor home, and seeing the country. She is survived by three children, Cheryl Harrison and husband Ronnie of Mt. Vernon, Brad Sledge of Mt. Vernon, and Kay Hall and husband Tom of Texico; Seven grandchildren, Gabe Harrison and wife Keri, Luke Harrison and wife Sarah, Chelsea Heck and husband Ricky, Amy Sledge and partner Chad, Bobby Sledge and wife Courtney of Fort Hood, Texas, Adam Hall and partner Lindsay, and Amber Hall and partner Kody; Eighteen great-grandchildren, Anni, Roman, Tristan, and Savannah Harrison, Quincy and Bo Heck, Wyatt and Lilith Bell, Tawneley, Easton, and Kash Hall, Alexis, Jaiden, and Ryker Kania, Rowan Sledge, and Waylon, Waverly, and Willa Withrow; one brother, Clarence Benard of Benton; two sisters-in-law, Mary Benard of Chicago and Betty Sledge of Texico; and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her husband, Bob Sledge, she was preceded in death by her parents, David and Lillie Benard; eight brothers; six sisters; and several nieces and nephews. A private family service for Mrs. Sledge will be held on Saturday, with burial to follow at Pleasant Hill Cemetery. Memorial gifts may be made to SSM Hospice, Shriners Hospital, or the American Diabetes Association, and will be accepted by mail to the Osborn Funeral Home, P.O. Box 130, Dix, Illinois 62830.	BENARD, Dolly Arlene (I50647)
10063	The Pantagraph (Bloomington, Illinois) 04 Jun 1973, Mon. p. 8: LINCOLN -- William T. Finley, 43, of 390 Northgate, died at 1:40 a.m. Saturday at his home. He had been under a doctor's care. Mr. Finley was a contractor in Lincoln. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the First United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Wilson R. Forbush officiating. Burial will be in Harmony Cemetery, Beason. Visitation will be from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the Holland and Barry Funeral Home and an hour before services at the church. He was born October 5, 1929, in Beason, a son of C.M. and Faye Lawler Finley. He married Maxine Shull Jan 14, 1955, in Springfield. Surviving are his wife; his son, Stuart, and a daughter, Tammy, at home; his parents, Beason; a sister, Mrs. Pat Owen, Morton, and a grandmother, Mrs. Minerva Finley, Beason. He was a member of the First United Methodist Church and Eagles Lodge. He was an Army veteran of the Korean War.	Finley, William T. (I15893)
10064	The Pantagraph, Bloomington, Illinois October 2, 1990 LINCOLN - Garland L. Shull, 79, of Lincoln, formerly of Paris, Mo., a retired farmer, died at 12:47 p.m. yesterday (Oct. 1, 1990) at Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital, Lincoln. His funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home, Mount Pulaski, Tim Searby officiating. Burial will be in Mount Pulaski Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Mr. Shull was born Oct. 3, 1910, in Wichita, Kan., a son of Oscar and Ida McCain Shull. Survivors include four sons, Garland Dean, Morton; Donald, Lincoln; Larry, Waterloo, Ill.; and Lloyd, Mesa, Ariz.; one sister, Norma Morris, Lincoln; 15 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. One daughter, one brother and one sister preceded him in death. Mr. Shull was reared in the Mount Pulaski area. Memorials may be made to the Christian Nursing Home Congregate Building.	Shull, Garland Lloyd (I14505)
10065	The passing of Mr. Schwaeble just about marks the end of an era in the community. He was a truck gardener of high ability who regularly made his rounds in Highland for many years, driving his horse and cart from his farm in St Morgan to Highland, ringing his bell as he drove up and down the residential streets while shouting his produce specials for the day. He had been a patient at the Alton State Hospital the last 15 months of his life.	Schwaeble, Louis Jr. (I40329)
10066	The passing years did not decrease his love for dancing but at last he realized that his frolicking days would soon end. He began to talk of death not in a morbid way but with the practiced approach of a businessman preparing for the inevitable. "I want to be buried right here," he told his family, pointing to a spot only a few yards from his dance hall. "I want to be where I can hear those fiddles and feel the rhythm of the dancing feet." Having selected his final resting place, he began making other preparations. He sent his servants to Milton, Florida, to bring back a load of brick from the kiln there, and upon their return, he set his skilled brick masons to constructing his tomb. This tomb, all above ground, was unusually wide so that it could hold the feather bed on which he wished to be buried. The top of his tomb remained opened awaiting his death, and a wooden pavilion was built over the burial plot to protect it from the weather. His instructions were explicit, "When I die," he said, "I want to be dressed in my dancing clothes with my dancing shoes on my feet. Then I want to be placed on my feather be and carried to my tomb. After I've been laid in it, I want my workmen to take the brick we saved for the purpose--they know where the bricks are stored---and seal the top and the dancing must goon in my dance hall." These instructions were carried out faithfully when he died, and for awhile the dances continued but somehow the gatherings were not much fun without him there to call the figures and to teach new dances and to stir up the dust with his fancy dance steps. Gradually, folks quit coming and the hall was seldom used. It was soon after, his friends stopped congregating in the dance hall that people going down the road near his tomb reported hearing a rollicking fiddle and dancing feet. These first stories rough scoffs of disbelief from listeners, but more and more people told of hearing old fiddle tunes and rhythmic tapping of shoes coming from the Harrison burying ground, particularly on Saturday nights. Frequently horses and mules shield and bolted as they approached the place, and their drivers were certain that the animals, too, heard the sounds of the ghostly dance. And those who heard it, declared there was no doubt that the ghost of Grancer Harrison was dancing again, stirring up a dust to the lively tunes he loved. In recent years, John A. Burgess of The Opp News has collected stories about Grancer Harrison and has compiled much information about this colorful Coffee County citizen. He often goes to the Harrison Cemetery near Kinston to visit Grancer's grave and to look out from the high plateau across the river valley and the gently rolling hills. Strolling along the plateau, he tries to imagine where the Harrison home stood and what it looked like, and sometimes he tries to recreate in imagination the gay dances in Grancer's hall. He says he is not a real believer in the supernatural but this is what happened to him: One day he was out with his dogs in the vicinity of the Cemetery. It was a still, bright, sunny afternoon. He walked the rise toward the cemetery and paused at the top to look out across the countryside and to wonder how many times Grancer must have delighted in the same magnificent view. Thinking of Grancer, he turned toward the brick tomb. At that very instant the sun disappeared behind a black cloud and a cold gust of wind swept past him and in the cemetery, a swirl of dust danced from Grancer's sheltered tomb. Continued reading: 13 Alabama Ghosts and Jeffrey, written by Kathryn Tucker Windham and Margaret Gillis Figh.	Harrison, William 'Grancer - Grand Sir' (I50487)
10067	The remains of a soldier from Carleton who the military has listed as missing in action for more than 40 years reportedly have been recovered and positively identified. Army Staff Sgt. Melvin C. Dye, a 1966 graduate of Airport High School, was killed when his helicopter was shot down during a secret mission in Laos on Feb. 19, 1968. His body was never recovered at the time because of the intense heat from the smoldering wreckage. A rescue team never found any trace of three Americans at the site or in the surrounding area. For the next 41 years, many family members held out hope that Sgt. Dye was alive and living somewhere in southeast Asia. But today, members of the Department of Defense were expected to meet with two of Sgt. Dye's surviving sisters to explain what they believe occurred that day and afterward. Newport resident Tim Thompson, Sgt. Dye's nephew, said Army officials told him that bone fragments and teeth belonging to his uncle were recovered in the jungles of Laos and taken to Hawaii where a large operation exists to help identify the remains of lost servicemen. Two years ago, government officials took DNA samples from family members and, evidently, the DNA matched the remains of Sgt. Dye. "I appreciate what they're doing," Mr. Thompson said. "They're putting this to rest for my mom and her family." Mr. Thompson's mother is Betty Ball, Sgt. Dye's sister. She was living in Carleton when Sgt. Dye came to live with her in the 1960s. He was 14 at the time and arrived from West Virginia. After graduating from Airport, he got a job in a factory before being drafted. On March 23, 1967, he was sent to Vietnam. Sgt. Dye was just days short of completing his 13-month tour when he volunteered for a dangerous emergency extraction mission in Laos, about four miles from the South Vietnamese border. Sgt. Dye, a member of 57th Assault Helicopter Co., 52nd Aviation Battalion, was the engineer on a Huey helicopter during the mission. The aircraft carried a crew of four. The chopper landed in Laos and picked up the team amid heavy enemy fire. According to military accounts, the crew was badly outnumbered and under intense fire. A soldier by the name of Fred Zabitosky held off the enemy on the ground during the extraction. The helicopter successfully retrieved the soldiers and was lifting off when it was hit with a rocket-propelled grenade, exploded and crashed. Sgt. Zabitosky was thrown out of the chopper and severely injured. He suffered a broken back, broken ribs and burns. But he managed to save the pilot and also pulled the co-pilot from the wreckage, although he later died. For his heroic deeds that day, Sgt. First Class Zabitosky in 1969 received the Congressional Medal of Honor, the United States military's highest decoration. Mr. Thompson said the story about his uncle intrigued him and throughout his life, he has researched the events that occurred that day. He said he spoke to Sfc. Zabitosky in 1993 about his uncle. Sfc. Zabitosky died in 1996. "He swears the rocket landed directly under Melvin's seat on take-off," Mr. Thompson said. "It flipped and exploded. There was a lot of screaming." But the remains of three members of that mission were never recovered. In addition to Sgt. Dye, door gunner Sgt. Robert Griffith and Staff Sgt. Douglas Glover were listed as MIA. Since the remains were never recovered, Mr. Thompson said friends, his uncle's fiancée at the time and family members held out hope that Sgt. Dye survived the attack and was perhaps captured and remained a POW in the region all those years. "My grandfather refused to accept it," Mr. Thompson said. "I think they expected to see him walk through the door one day." Because he was so young, Mr. Thompson, 46, said he doesn't remember much of his uncle, except for his glasses. He also remembers Sgt. Dye's 1957 Chevrolet that remained parked in the driveway and stayed there until it was finally towed away by a junkyard. For the next four decades, the community has honored Sgt. Dye as the only Monroe County veteran from Vietnam still listed as MIA. His name is on memorials at Heck Park, the Village of Carleton and in Lansing. This afternoon members of the Department of Defense were expected to meet in Wyandotte with Mr. Thompson, his mother and one of his aunts to answer their questions about Sgt. Dye. It finally could close a chapter that has remained open for more than four decades. Once the meeting is completed, it is expected that the Army will have Sgt. Dye's remains buried in Arlington Cemetery with full military honors. "If they can convince my mom that it's him and she accepts this, then it's done," Mr. Thompson said. "People need closure."	Dye, Melvin Carnills (I49977)
10068	The remains of Corporal Lowell V. Harmon, husband of Mrs. Josephine Harmon of 634 South Morgan Street, will arrive in Olney on Thursday at 4:44 a.m. from the Chicago Quartermaster Depot, accompanied by military escort. Lowell was born near Calhoun on February 12, 1923, the eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Vern Harmon. He attended the Calhoun High School, and the Otterbein United Brethren Church. He was employed by the International Shoe Co., in Olney from Feb. 14, 1941 until Feb. 5, 1943, when he was called into the Army. On Dec. 5, 1942, he was married to Miss Josephine Crites, of Olney. After training at several military posts in the United States, he was sent overseas and landed in England on Feb. 25, 1944. On the continent he was attached to the 991st Field Artillary Battalion Medical Detachment. On April 29, 1945, while in a combat area, his battalion was in convoy to occupy the town of Allstedt, Germany, when he was injured in a vehicular accident, from which he passed away on May 1, 1945, just seven days before the war ended in Europe. He was buried with military honors in Central Germany. He is survived by his widow, Josephine Harmon of Olney; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Vern Harmon of Bradford; three brothers, Leslie of Tiskilwa, Walter and Loren of Bradford; two sisters, Miss Betty Harmon of Normal, and Miss Irene Harmon of Bradford. Also three grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. John Clodfelter of Tiskilwa, and Mrs. Della Harmon of Calhoun, with a number of other relatives and a host of friends. Funeral services will be held on Saturday at 1:30 p.m. at the Schaub Funeral Home, with Rev. David R. Beecher in charge. Interment will be in Otterbein Cemetery. Olney Memorial Post No. 4226, Veterans of Foreign Wars, will render military honors at the graveside. Published in the Olney Advocate, Thursday, Jan. 6, 1949 NOTE: Mrs. Josephine Harmon, widow of Lowell V. Harmon, later had him moved to the Eureka Cemetery, south of Claremont. I, the contributor, know this to be a fact, as she was my husband's Aunt.	Harmon, Lowell Vernon (I25066)
10069	The remains of Joe Kerlee was brought here from Arkansas and laid by the side of his wife in Kneff cemetery last Sunday. (The Flora Record, Jan 8, 1920) 1910 Census has J. H and Louisa living in Zif Twp, Wayne county, IL. He was a farmer born in Indiana about 1848, she was born in Ohio.	KERLEE, Joseph Henry 'Joe' (I53861)
10070	The service for Edward Junior Holcomb will be 2 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 7, 2010, at Ladusau-Evans Funeral Home Chapel. Rev Don Tines will officiate. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of Ladusau-Evans Funeral Home. Edward left this world Sunday, Jan. 3, 2010, at the age of 83 years and 8 months. He was living in Lahoma, Okla. He was born to Edward Clarence and Viola Grace (Tucker) Holcomb on April 14, 1926, in Fort Wayne, Ind. He married Mona Luceil Vail Dec. 4, 1945, in Morganfield, Ky. He was in the U.S. Navy from Jan. 12, 1944, until May 8, 1946, during WWII. He received the Purple Heart for wounds received in the southwest Pacific area on Feb. 16, 1945. He has had a variety of careers during his life. He has been a painter, a type setter, a cab driver, a driller in the oil fields of Oklahoma and Texas, an auto body repairman, a carpenter and he retired as a custodian for Lahoma Public Schools. He was named Lahoma Citizen of the Year in 2007 by the Lahoma Lions Club. After his retirement, he repaired mowers and bicycles. He donated many bicycles to the Salvation Army and different organizations for children at Christmas, and he gave away bicycles to children and adults who came to his home asking for them. He was very talented and did paintings, wood carving, made furniture, model drilling rigs, cars, tractors, trucks, and trains. He is survived by five children, Garry and Susan Holcomb, Ann Archer, Deborah Swinford of Enid, Edward Allen Holcomb and companion, Patsy Hughes of Lahoma, and Gayla Taggart of Texas; two sisters, Betty Thomas of Lahoma, and Bonnie and Bob Roe; one brother, Bob and Ruth Holcomb; six sisters-in-law, Wanda Brinkley, Phyllis Vail, Jane Holcomb, Rajean and Hunter Connell, Floretta and Jerry Hilderbrand and Pauline Holcomb, all of Illinois; one brother-in-law, Wiley and Virginia Vail of Enid; 12 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. Three of his grandchildren are in the service of our country at this time: Staff Sgt. Edward Christopher Holcomb is in Afghanistan, Tech Sgt. Angela Dawne Archer is a nurse at the Pentagon and Tech Sgt. Matthew Norance Holcomb is an aircraft mechanic in Florida. He was preceded in death by his wife, Luceil; his parents; three brothers; two sisters; six sisters-in-law; and seven brothers-in-law. Memorials may be made to Hospice Circle of Love with Ladusau-Evans Funeral Home serving as custodian of the funds. Condolences may be e-mailed to the family at ladusauevans@suddenlink .	Holcomb, Edward Jr. (I20158)
10071	The services at the house will be private but a short service for friends will be held at the grave.	Rothrock, Martha Celesta (I37936)
10072	The son of Mr. & Mrs. Morris Leonard, he had suffered injuries in August when he fell from a tree. He was eight years of age and leaves his father, mother, two sisters and two brothers. Burial was in the Leonard Cemetery nearby.	LEONARD, Harold Edward (I28729)
10073	The son of Mr. & Mrs. Morris Leonard, he had suffered injuries in August when he fell from a tree. He was eight years of age and leaves his father, mother, two sisters and two brothers.	LEONARD, Harold Edward (I28729)
10074	The Surname Hasler was initially spelled Häsler or Hae	Hasler, Barbara (I600)
10075	The Surname Hasler was initially spelled Häsler or Haesle	Hasler, Johannes (I2691)
10076	The surname is unconfirmed and is illegible in the 1940 Census.	Stevens, Paul (I38750)
10077	The surname Maks may be incorrect.	Maks, William F. (I41657)
10078	At least one living or private individual is linked to this note - Details withheld.	Maks, M.L. (I41659)
10079	The Terre Haute Tribune, December 21, 1935 MRS. ALICE LOWNSDALE Mrs. Alice Lownsdale, 83 years old, the widow of the late Dr. Thomas Lownsdale, formerly a well-known physician at Youngstown, died Saturday morning at 5 oclock at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Hortense Igoe. R. R. 1, Scotland, Ill. She is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Agnes Kendall of Marion, Mrs. Mary Adams of Scotland, Ill., R. R. 1, and Mrs. Igoe, at whose home she passed away; by one son, Clare H. Lownsdale; 11 grandchildren and two sisters, Misses Clara and Catherine Bothwell of Clay City, Ill. Funeral services are to be held Monday with burial in the Wesley Chapel Cemetery near Scotland.	Bothwell, Alice Delilah (I29484)
10080	The Totten surname was given to Terry, but his natural father is Don Ridgely. Jerry owned and operated Jerry's Septic Service. He was a member of Beulah United Methodist Church.	Totten, Jerry Merle (I8738)
10081	The USS LST-1077, Receiving Station, Shoemaker, California. Source: https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=910256	Bowen, Dale Edwin (I30901)
10082	The year of his death is in question, his oldest child was born in 1868, 10 years after his listed death. Perhaps he died in 1868.	Taylor, Joseph George (I31982)
10083	The youngest died just months after the mother.	LINGENFELTER, ? (I23232)
10084	Their son Frank was born three months after John died.	SMITH, Frank Wesley (I25965)
10085	Thelma "LaVern" Ulm, 94, of Noble, passed away on December 24, 2017 in Olney, IL. LaVern was born August 21, 1923 in Richland Co., IL to parents, Owen and Grace (Badger) Hasler. She married Robert B. Ulm on September 17, 1945 in Mt. Carmel, IL. He preceded her in death on May 10, 1973. LaVern enjoyed traveling with friends and family. Family was very important to her and she enjoyed spending time with her 7 grandchildren and 17 great- grandchildren. She had a career in nursing that went from 1945-1983. LaVern was the charge nurse in the ER at RMH for numerous years. LaVern was a lifetime member of Glenwood Church and a member of the American Legion Auxiliary. She was an avid fan of the STL Cardinals and Illini basketball. She took pleasure in reading. LaVern also enjoyed playing board games and putting puzzles together with the grandchildren. Survived by son, Gary Ulm and wife Carolyn of Noble, IL; son, Chuck Ulm and wife, Mary Ann, of Noble, IL; daughter-in-law, Brenda Ulm of Patoka, IL; grandchildren, Trisha (Andy) Hires, Michelle (Justin) Bloomer, Rob (Tanille) Ulm, Ryan (Keri) Ulm, Misti (Robert) Donathan, Stephanie (Preston) Spicer, and Courtney Phelps; 17 great- grandchildren; brother, Harold Lee Hasler; and a few nieces and nephews. Preceded in death by parents; husband; son, Steven Ulm; grandchild, Brian Curtis Ulm; sister, Louetta Conner and her husband, Al; and sister-in-law, Betty Hasler. Visitation to be held Tuesday, December 26, 2017 in Kistler-Patterson Funeral Home, Olney, from 5-8 p.m. and Wednesday, December 27, 2017, from 9-10 a.m., with funeral service at 10 a.m. Burial will follow in the Crest Haven Memorial Park, rural Claremont, IL. Memorials can be made to Glenwood Church. Kistler-Patterson Funeral Home Olney, IL December 25, 2017	Hasler, Thelma LaVern (I1239)
10086	Thelma and her husband lived in several states during their 49 years of marriage, but Thelma always hoped to become a resident of Clay County again.	Connerly, Thelma Agnus (I22521)
10087	THELMA DOREEN APPLEBY, 102, of Olney passed away Tuesday April 2, 2013 at her residence. Funeral services at Summers-Kistler Funeral Home with burial at Arthur Cemetery. Thelma was born on December 4, 1910 in Clay City, Illinois, the daughter of John David and Laura Effie (Colvin) Travis. Thelma graduated from Olney Township High School in 1930. She attended Business College in Evansville, IN. After completion she returned to Olney and opened a yarn shop with her sister, Frances Iaun. She also worked at the telephone company and retired after 15 years. She married Wayne Appleby, a widower in 1962 and moved to his farm in Mattoon, IL. Years later they moved to Arthur, IL where her in-laws lived. She was very active at Vine Street Christian Church and worked at R & I Restaurant as a cashier. She was an avid quilter, knitter, and cook. She stayed active with family and friends. After 23 years of marriage her husband died. She returned to Olney in 1997 to help care for her failing sister Frances Iaun. She loved to cook and became active in Elm Street Christian Church. Thelma taught quilting and knitting. She loved to read and work crossword puzzles. She started her day praying for others and studying her bible. Thelma is survived by her son, Norman Appleby of Mattoon, IL; Niece, Stephannie (Iaun) Dasenbrock and husband David of Olney; Niece, Sharron (Iaun) Tompson and husband Jack of Denver, CO; Niece, Tanya (Iaun) Bentsen and husband Gary of San Antonio, TX; Niece, Kendall (Iaun) and Mark Reynolds from Viola, DE; 11 Great Nieces and Nephews and 14 Great Great Nieces and Nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, her three siblings, her husband, and three nephews. Summers-Kistler Funeral Home obituary	Travis, Thelma Doreen (I26593)
10088	Thelma L. Smith, 92, of Ogden, Utah, formerly of Darlington, PA, died Tuesday, January 13, 2015 in Deseret Health & Rehabilitation Center in Ogden, UT. Born March 6, 1922 in Flora, IL, she was the daughter of the late John O. and Florence (Wireman) Lauderback and the wife of the late Leland H. Smith who died on Oct. 5, 1991. Thelma was a homemaker and loving mother and a Presbyterian by faith. She was a 60 year member of the Eastern Star, and had been involved with the Northwestern PTA and Band Boosters. Surviving are a son and daughter-in-law, Leland A. and Jamie Smith, Chesapeake, VA; three daughters and sons-in-law, Mary K. and Donald Cook, East Liverpool, OH; Joanna and Jim Greco, Longs, SC, and Frances and Bill Joy, Pleasantview, UT; 11 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren, and seven great-great-grandchildren. In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by a daughter, Patricia Martin; two brothers, Bill and John Lauderback, and a grandson, Ashley Elkins. Friends will be received on Monday from 6 to 8 p.m. in the CAMPBELL'S CHIPPEWA FUNERAL HOME, 2618 Darlington Road, www.campbellfuneralhomes.com, where funeral services will be conducted on Tuesday at 11 a.m. with the Reverend Lee Bittner officiating. Interment will be in Crest Haven Memorial Gardens, Rogers, OH. www.timesonline.com	Lauderback, Thelma (I47636)
10089	Thelma Louise Slover, age 87, of Flora, Illinois, passed away Tuesday, October 1, 2013. Born July 17, 1926 to Rex and Zora Kitley. Thelma survived in good humor the Great Depression and World War II. Although she graduated from Roosevelt High in St. Louis, she considered her friends in the Flora High Class of 1944 to be her true graduating class. While waiting for husband-to-be John Slover to return from the war, she engaged in her own war effort at McQuay Norris, supervising an assembly line of 13 "girls" building nose cones for bombs. Like Rosie the Riveter, when the war was over, so was her job. Jobs for women were scarce, but she soon found employment with the American Red Cross. Thelma married her own personal war hero in 1946. In later years, she was the girl Friday to the joint real estate and insurance offices of Bob Garrison and Lyman Bottorff, where, in addition to those considerable duties, she also kept the City's books and operated the Western Union telegraph. She later became an officer of the Flora Savings and Loan Association, from which she eventually retired. Thelma never shied from trying something new. In school, it was basketball and skating; later, it was dance classes, ice skating, archery, horseback riding, water skiing, and even downhill skiing. She once considered, but drew the line at, skydiving and bungee jumping. Nothing put the light in Thelma's eyes more than being around her family, especially her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She loved to hear their stories and share their joys. She will be sadly missed by all who survive her: husband John, son Bruce and daughter-in-law Cathy, grandchildren Dawn Crabtree, Rob and John Slover, and great-grandchildren Molly and Taylor Crabtree and Sophia Slover, sister Joanne Bertram, and all her extended family. A memorial service for Thelma Slover will be held 2 p.m. Friday, October 4, 2013 at Frank & Bright Funeral Home in Flora. Visitation will be held from 1-2 p.m. on Friday at the funeral home. Memorials are suggested to the Clay County Cancer Support Group and will be accepted at the funeral home.	Kitley, Thelma Louise (I56088)
10090	Thelma Lucile Anderson, 84, of Maryland Heights, MO passed away on Sunday, April 14, 2013. Lucile was born on May 6, 1928 in Noble, IL to Charles and Ida Hundley, the sixth of nine children. Lucile was a graduate of Noble High School and later traveled to St. Louis for nurses training at the Missouri Baptist Hospital School of Nursing. After raising her family, she returned to nursing and worked in several nursing homes in the St. Louis area. She was a selfless person who cared for her family and her patients. She was a longtime volunteer at NAMI in St. Louis and a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church in Olivette, MO. Her hobbies included puzzling, gardening, cross-stitching, reading and playing games with her children and grandchildren. She will be truly missed. Lucile is survived by four sisters and two brothers: Marge Field, Irene Myers, Minnie Koenig, Walter Hundley, Henry Hundley and Rosa Stanley. She is survived by four of her five children: Dennis Anderson of Plainsboro, NJ, Mike Anderson, David Anderson and Linda Anderson, all of Maryland Heights, MO. She was preceded in death by Dale Anderson in 2007. She is survived by eight grandchildren: Tabytha Jack, Dale Anderson, Matthew Anderson, Sarah Lorcheim, Katie Plaster, Vanessa Butler, Gabriella Anderson and Shawn Lambert. She is also survived by two great-grandchildren: Chris and Austin Jack. In lieu of flowers, donations may be given in Lucile's name to the Missouri Baptist Healthcare Foundation. Obituary posted on Summrs-Kistler Funeral Home site.	HUNDLEY, Thelma Lucille (I51452)
10091	Thelma M. Bennett May 5, 1912 - Dec. 13, 1993 KNOX -- Services for Thelma M. Bennett, 81, of 25 N. Indiana 35, who died at 1:50 a.m. Monday in Starke Memorial Hospital, will be at 2 p.m. Thursday in Braman and Son Memorial Chapel. Burial will be in Crown Hill Cemetery. Friends may call from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday in the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to Eagle Creek Church. Mrs. Bennett was employed at the Knox License Bureau for years, Cook's Jewelry Store and Alan's Jewelry Store, and was the former owner of Farmer's Feed Store. She was born May 5, 1912, in Clay City, Ill. On June 16, 1930, in Plymouth, she married Chester "Chet" Bennett. He died Dec. 12, 1953. Surviving are four daughters, Barbara Gilliand of Dodge Center, Minn., Beverly Olson and Betty Osterreicher, both of Knox, and Bernice Koby of Cedar Lake, Ind.; two sons, Ben and Bruce, both of Knox; 16 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and five sisters, Violet Hasnerl, Maxine Binkowski and Dessie Anderson, all of Knox, Pansy Nulf and Betty Galloway, both of LaPorte. A son, Bill, died in December 1964. --The South Bend Tribune (South Bend, IN), Tues., Dec. 14, 1993, Pg. 17	LEONARD, Thelma Mae (I28732)
10092	Thelma M. Brewer, 93, of Olney, died at 4:45 a.m. Saturday, September 18, 2010, at Burgin Manor in Olney. Visitation will be from 10:30-11:30 a.m. Tuesday at Summers-Kistler Funeral Home in Olney. Services will be held at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral home with Reverend Don Watson officiating. Burial will be in Haven Hill Cemetery in Olney. Mrs. Brewer was born May 11, 1917, in Streator, the daughter of William H. and Sylvia Carida (Travis) Smith. She married Russell V. Brewer on May 1, 1937. He preceded her in death on July 20, 1969. She retired from AMF. She was a member of Ebenezer United Methodist Church. She was an avid gardener and loved sharing her garden with her friends. She raised gladiolus. She enjoyed playing bingo and her grandchildren were very special to her. Mr. Brewer is survived by her daughter, Nancy Williams and her husband, Clarence, of Olney; daughter, Sandy Gammage and her husband, Bruce, of Farmer City; nine grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren; five great-great-grandchildren; and daughter-in-law, Judy Slichenmyer, of Olney . She was preceded in death by her husband, Russell V. Brewer; parents, William H. and Sylvia Carida Smith; son, Carl Brewer; infant son; grandson, Seth Gammage; infant great-granddaughter; three brothers; and five sisters. Condolences may be made to www.summers-kistler.com.	Smith, Thelma Mae (I16296)
10093	Thelma Marie Spencer Dunahee, 93, of Clay City, died at 1 p.m. Saturday, May 29, 2010, at Flora Healthcare in Flora. Mrs. Dunahee was born March 15, 1917, in Sailor Springs, the daughter of Clove R. and Carrie (Pixley) Kesterson. She married William Spencer. He preceded her in death December 31, 1972. She married Hancel Dunahee and preceded her in death also. She operated an upholstery business, and was a caregiver and homemaker. She was a member of Sailor Springs Christian Church, Home Extension Association, Past President of Clay County Farm Bureau Women's Committee, Eastern Star, Garden Club and 4-H leader. Mrs. Dunahee is survived by her son, John Spencer; granddaughters, Michelle McGee, Christina Hannel, and Bridget Spencer; great-grandchildren, Madison, Jaydon, Jazzlyn, Jackson and Kayden; several stepgrandchildrern and great-grandchildren; and daughter-in-law, Rajean Spencer. She was preceded in death by her husband, William Spencer; husband, Hancel Dunahee; parents, Clover and Carrie Kesterson; and brother, Leroy Kesterson. Services were held at Summers-Kistler funeral home with Pastor Neal Kenley officiating. Burial will be in Dillman Cemetery in Sailor Springs. Memorials may be made to Flora Public Library or donor's choice.	Kesterson, Thelma Marie (I21701)
10094	Thelma Thomson, 68, Rt. 1, Claremont, died Monday, April 20, 1987, in her home. Private family graveside services will be in Crest Haven Cemetery with Rev. Harold Jackson presiding. There will be no visitation. There is no memorials but the family requests that flowers be omitted. Mrs. Thomson was born Dec. 28, 1918, in Noble, the daughter of James and Ellen (Sheets) Morris. She married William Thomson Dec. 1, 1939. Survivors include her husband, William; a brother, Jack McDowell, Bridgeport; two sisters, Nancy Wiseman, Flat Rock; Lois Willie, Clay City; her husband's sister, Mrs. W.R. (Mary Jane) Shick, Sumner; two grandchildren, Dave Thomson, Charleston; Dawn Thomson, Carbondale; and several nieces and nephews, She was preceded in death by her parents, a son, three sisters, two brothers and two infant brothers. Taken from the Olney Daily Mail, Olney, IL, Apr, 1987.	Morris, Thelma Charlene (I12990)
10095	Thelma was last known to be living at Champaign, Illinois.	Hemrick, Thelma Ilene (I1082)
10096	Theo Knakmuhs, 103, of West Salem, died at 5:38 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 14, 1998, at Richland Memorial Hospital.	Schonert, Theo (I37863)
10097	Theodore (Ted) Bayler, 66 of Tonica, a native of near Clay City, died Saturday in the Peoples Hospital at Peru, Illinois Funeral services were held at Tonica with burial there. He was born in Clay County on March 7, 1905, the son of Isaac and Cora Bayler, who preceded him in death. He was a resident of LaSalle County for 49 years, and was a member of the Tonica United Methodist Church. He is survived by his wife, Florence; one son, Ted Jr., a coach at Tonica High School; three daughters, Mrs. Vernon (Edna) Baker, Tonica, Mrs. Max (Dorothy) Halberg, Princeton, and Mrs. Thomas (Lucille) Moore, Streator; 12 grandchildren, and one great-grandchild. Other survivors include two sisters, Mrs. Robert Stanford, Clay City, and Miss Linnie Bayler, Flora; two brothers, Leo, McLeansboro, and John D., Fairfield; and an aunt, Miss Dora Hough, Flora. Taken from the Olney Daily Mail, Olney, IL, March, 1971. Contributor: Barbara Bromm (47643809)	BAYLER, Theodore 'Ted' (I50877)
10098	Theophilus contracted smallpox in the army and died in the service.	Baldwin, Theophilus (I3306)
10099	Theora Rosalie Stiff, 97, of Dundas, passed away on March 4, 2017 at Helia Healthcare in Olney. Theora was born on the family farm in Rafetown, IL on May 14, 1919. She was the only child of Jess R. and Edith L. (Seiler) Williams. She married Eugene Merritt Stiff on February 1, 1941 in Union, MO. He preceded her in death on October 4, 2011 after 70 years of marriage. Theora was an active member and youth leader at the Dundas Methodist Church until it closed in 1973 and she and her husband joined the Immanuel United Methodist Church in Olney. She was a farm wife, homemaker, loving mother and grandmother. She is survived by her daughter, Mary Lou Walden and husband Wayne of Mt. Carmel; grandsons, Chris Walden and wife Allison of Mattoon; and Chad Walden and wife Sarah of Brownsburg, IN; great-grandchildren, Ely, Stella, Hadleigh, and Hampton; caregivers, Sue Holland and Linda Hanes; and two nieces and a nephew. Theora was preceded in death by her parents, husband, infant son, Larry Gene and infant great-granddaughters, Teigan and Tinsley Walden. Services at Kistler-Patterson Funeral Home with burial in Crest Haven Cemetery east of Olney. Kistler-Patterson Funeral Home Olney, IL March 5, 2017	WILLIAMS, Theora Rosalie (I55998)
10100	Theoren Gould, merchant, Bible Grove. Among the wide-awake business men of Clay County must be classed Mr. Gould. He was born July 10, 1842, in Edwards County, Ill.; son of Philander Gould, a native of New York, and a farmer by occupation. The mother of our subject was Sarah (Knowlton) Gould, a native of Virginia, she died in Edwards County,Ill. She was the mother of ten children, all living. Our subject was educated in Edwards County. In early life he farmed, and at the age of nineteen entered the army, enlisting in the fall of 1861, and served faithfully till he was wounded at Jackson, Miss., when he was honorably discharged and returned home. While in the army, he participated in the battle of Shiloh, siege of Corinth, Vicksburg and other engagments. He was a Sergeant. After the war Mr. Gould engaged in farming and stock-dealing, owning now over 600 acres in this and adjoining counties. Between 1878 and 1880, he opened the Bible Grove Grist Mill, and bought D. D. C. Pixley's general merchandising store in Georgetown, where he now does a thriving business. Mr. Gould was joined in matrimony May 25, 1865, to Miss Nancy A. Webster, who was born January 23, 1848 in Clay County, Ill. She is a daughter of Anderson and Sarah (Fulk) Webster. Five children blessed this union, viz.: Chloe F., born June 4, 1866; Charley A., born June 10, 1868; Philander, born February 24, 1872; Sarah E., born February 23, 1877, she died September 26, 1879; and Lola G., born October 31, 1881. Mrs. Gould is a member of the Christian Church. Mr. Gould is an A. F. & A. M., also an I. O. O. F.. and is at present, Commander of the G. A. R. Post. Excerpt from "History of Wayne and Clay Counties, Illinois 1884 "	Gould, Theoren (I8443)

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The Knightstown (IN) Banner, Friday, October 3, 19113
John B. Clawson, aged sixty-five years, died Thursday at his home in Lewisville following a protracted illness. The funeral was held Saturday afternoon at the Lewisville Methodist church, conducted by the Revs. J. O. Bills and Mr. Hallman. Burial was made at Lewisville. For twelve years Mr. Clawson was postmaster at Lewisville, but three month ago he was compelled to resign because he could no longer attend to the duties of the office. He is survived by a widow and two sons, Charles, of Lewisville, and Ernest of Sellersburg, Ind, and five grandchildren."

Clawson, John B. (I53261)

10052

The last child was said to be adopted by the Rothrock family. Nothing is known of her.

Rothrock, Vaden Ridens (I37962)

10053

The middle initial on his headstone appears to be "J"

Carter, Roley I. (I41711)

10054

The news reached Flora Monday that Hugh Mills died at his home in Clay City Sunday night at 8 o'clock, following an illness of some weeks.

Mills, Hugh H. (I27500)

10055

The Olney Daily Mail, February 11, 2016

Steven Ray Boulb, 63, of Olney, died Friday, February 5, 2016, at Richland Memorial Hospital in Olney.

The family will hold a memorial service at 6 p.m. Thursday, February 11 at First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Olney with Pastor Todd Bettis officiating. Kistler-Patterson Funeral Home in Olney is assisting the family with arrangements.

Steven was a kind, patient and respectful man. He enjoyed fishing, fast cars and socializing with family and friends by playing cards and board games.

Boulb is survived by his daughter, Jessica Erin
Boulb; granddaughter, Macyn Lily Baker; daughter, Amanda Kay Fargo (Boulb), son-in-law, Jason Michael Fargo, and grandchildren, Shauna Nicole Fargo, Hailey Michelle Fargo and Brandon Michael Fargo; brothers, Leonard Boulb and Brian Boulb; sister, Sonia Boulb; and stepmother, Betty Boulb.

He was preceded in death by his mother, Mary Louise Boulb (Bare), father, Cecil Leroy Boulb (Musgrove), and sisters, Donna Jean Boulb and April Tina Boulb.

BOULB, Steven Ray (I7184)

10056

The Olney Daily Mail, January 19, 2005

Charles Dudley Green, 91, of Olney, died at 7 p.m. Tuesday, January 18, 2005, at Richland Care & Rehab in Olney.

Funeral services will be Saturday at The First United Methodist Church in Olney with Reverend Scott Carlson officiating. Burial will be in Haven Hill Memorial Gardens in Olney. Summers-Kistler Funeral Home in Olney is in charge of arrangements.

Mr. Green was born on March 8, 1913, in Decatur, the son of Charles Asa and Edith (Greenwood) Green.

He married Essie F. York in 1939 in Princeton, Ind. She survives.

He built ships during World War II at the Evansville, Ind. shipyard. In 1945, he moved from Vincennes, Ind., to Olney with his wife, daughter and son, where he worked for Meadow Gold Dairy. Later he worked for Ainesbrook. He was a member of First United Methodist Church in Olney.

Mr. Green is survived by his wife, Essie Green, of Olney; three children, Barbara Edmondson and her husband, Ed of Olney, Charles V. Green and his wife, Kay of Roswell, Ga., and from a previous marriage, Raymond Greene and his wife, Marie of New Albany, Miss.; eight grandchildren, Beth Bicklein, Becca Hubbard, Brian Saul, Christin Cundiff, Susan Dotson, Robert Greene, Michelle Conner and Scott Greene; 12 great-grandchildren; two sisters, Elsie Johnson of Olney and Eleanor McDowell, of Middleton, Del.; and a brother, Norman Green of Calhoun.

He was preceded in death by his parents, four brothers and four sisters.

Memorials may be made to Alzheimer's Association or First United Methodist Church.

GREEN, Charles Dudley (I56040)

10057

The Olney Daily Mail, January 20. 2015

Roy M. Fulk, 65, of Noble, died at 7:45 a.m. Monday, January 19, 2015, at his residence, surrounded by family.
Graveside services will be held Wednesday, January 21 at Hanna Cemetery in Noble, with Reverend Bob Totton officiating and full military honors performed at graveside by Richland County veterans organizations. Thrasher Family Funeral Home in Olney is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Fulk was born March 21, 1949, in Richland County, the son of Carl and Erma (Jackson) Fulk. He married Dena Herdes on February 17, 1968. She survives.
Sgt. Fulk served in the U.S. Army from 1968-1974 during the Vietnam Era Conflict and won the National Defense Service Medal as well as being classified as a sharpshooter and an expert with both the M14 and M16 rifles. He worked in the oilfield for many years before going to Modesitt Trucking, which is now Peavler's Trucking of Olney. He enjoyed talking on CBs when driving a semi. He also enjoyed in his spare time tinkering with old cars, especially the Model A, and spending time with family and his grandboys.
Mr. Fulk is survived by his wife of 46 years, Dena (Herdes) Fulk of Noble; children, Kimberly (Bob) Morris, Cory (Amy) Fulk and Casey (Sara)Fulk; four grandboys and one step-grandson, Adam Harmon, Tanner Fulk, Cody Fulk, Dylan Fulk, all of Noble, and step-grandson, Jessie Morris; mother, Erma Fulk; mother-in-law, Eva Herdes Klingler; three brothers; two sisters; and many aunts and uncles.
He was preceded in death by his father, Carl Fulk; father-in-law, C. J. Herdes; and son-in-law, Mike Harmon

Fulk, Roy Murvin (I8749)

10058

The Olney Daily Mail, June 12, 13, 1985

June Ogden, 63, Springfield and formerly of Clay City, died at 11:45 p.m. Tuesday, June 11, in St. John's Hospital in Springfield.

Services will be conducted Friday at the Clay City Chapel of Hosselton-Brookhout-Engelmeier Funeral Home. Burial will be in Dillman Cemetery at Sailor Springs.

Mrs. Ogden was born June 12, 1921, in Clay County, the daughter of Joseph and Bena (Schnautz) Weidner. She married Clyde Ogden and he survives. She was a restaurant owner.

Other survivors include two sons, Jack Walker of New Philadelphia, Ohio; Dennis Hilderbrand of Wynoose; four daughters, Mrs. Jerry (Frances) Quick and Mrs. Tom (Nancy) Denney, both of Neoga; Mrs. Max (Barbara) Zimmerman and Mrs. Allen (JoAnn) Wells, both of Clay City; three brothers, Fletcher Weidner of Jonesville, Mich.; Milton Weidner of Clay City; and Dan Weidner of Olney; four sisters, Mrs. Audrey Barkley of Salem; Mrs. Lois Rosenbieb of Casper, Wy; Mrs. Bonita Stanley of Olney; Mrs. Rae Gill of Mt. Vernon; and 10 grandchildren.

Weidner, Yvonne June (I26947)

10059

The Olney Daily Mail, June 25, 1985

Elza Lutz, 89, Noble, died at 5 a.m. Monday, June 24, in the United Methodist Village in Lawrenceville. Services will be 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, in the Hosselton-Bookhout-Engelmeier Funeral Home in Clay City with Rev. Jim Nettleton presiding. Burial will be in Smith Cemetery with full military rites at graveside. Memorials can be made to the Diabetes Foundation.

Mr. Lutz was born July 3, 1895, in Richland County, the son of John and Emma (Zerkle) Lutz. He married Grace Brown in 1917, and she died in 1932. He then married Grace Smith in 1937, and she preceded him in death in 1980.

He was a farmer; a member of the Noble United Methodist Church; a World War I veteran; a charter member of the Noble American Legion; a member of the WW I Barracks of Richland County; and the 40 & 8 of Richland County.

Survivors include four daughters, Mrs. Dorothea Pringle, and Mrs. Willima (Berneta) Weiler, both of Clay City; Mrs. Alfred (Wilma) Luybarger, Noble; Mrs. Frank (Lorene) Mayden, Belleville; a step-daughter, Mrs. Dean Dugan, Texas; a step-son, Joe Smith, Olney; a sister, Mrs. Nora Martin, Bakersfield, Ca.; 25 grandchildren; 29 great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents, two wives, two daughters, two sisters and two brothers.

Lutz, Elza Lee (I35565)

10060

The Olney Sanitarium stands as a memorial to his ability and understand. Olney's sanitary sewer system is also the result of his work. He has been an invaluable member of St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Olney.

Dr. Weber was born in Jasper County, near Ingraham, in 1868.

After practicing medicine in Jasper county he moved to Olney. He practiced medicine in Olney for awhile and with Dr. Ziliak, founded the Olney Sanitarium in 1898. Here he was joined by two younger brothers, Dr. Neal and Dr. Frank J. Weber and later by Dr. James Weber. These four brothers, and their two sisters Misses Minnie and Kathryn Weber built the institution to a pre-eminent position in medical circles.

Weber, George Theodore (I43441)

10061

The Olney Times Thursday, January 10, 1952

Mrs. Martha Lucinda Galloway, age 68, the wife of Arch Galloway, passed away this morning at the home north of Calhoun.

Mrs. Galloway is survived by her husband, Arch; one son, Victor O. Galloway of Olney; three daughters, Mrs. Irene Varner of Olney; Mrs. Stella Berg of Kankakee and Mrs. Rachel Dowds of Olney.

Two brothers and three sisters also survive. They are: Henry Gray and Glason Gray, both of Clay City; Mrs. Lydia Graham of Clay City, Mrs. Hester Fitzgerald of Vincennes and Mrs. Jeanette Neshibel of Indianapolis. Also surviving are 12 grandchildren.

Funeral services were held on Tuesday at the Schaub Funeral Home with interment at Forrest Ridge cemetery near Wynoose.

Gray, Martha Lucinda (I17)

10062

The Osborn Funeral Home
Dolly Arlene Sledge, 87, of Mt. Vernon, passed away at 2:53 pm, Tuesday, June 9, 2020, at her home.

She was born March 14, 1933, in Mt. Vernon, the daughter of David Henry and Lillie Ethel (Sims) Benard. On May 11, 1952, at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church in Mt. Vernon, she married Bob Sledge, and he preceded her in death on July 22, 2014. Mrs. Sledge was an active member of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church, and prior to her retirement, was a caseworker for Mt. Vernon Township General Assistance. She attended school in Mt. Vernon and Chicago, and graduated from Mt. Vernon Township High School. She loved spending time with her children, grandchildren, family and friends. She also enjoyed camping and traveling by motor home, and seeing the country. She is survived by three children, Cheryl Harrison and husband Ronnie of Mt. Vernon, Brad Sledge of Mt. Vernon, and Kay Hall and husband Tom of Texico; Seven grandchildren, Gabe Harrison and wife Keri, Luke Harrison and wife Sarah, Chelsea Heck and husband Ricky, Amy Sledge and partner Chad, Bobby Sledge and wife Courtney of Fort Hood, Texas, Adam Hall and partner Lindsay, and Amber Hall and partner Kody; Eighteen great-grandchildren, Anni, Roman, Tristan, and Savannah Harrison, Quincy and Bo Heck, Wyatt and Lilith Bell, Tawneley, Easton, and Kash Hall, Alexis, Jaiden, and Ryker Kania, Rowan Sledge, and Waylon, Waverly, and Willa Withrow; one brother, Clarence Benard of Benton; two sisters-in-law, Mary Benard of Chicago and Betty Sledge of Texico; and several nieces and nephews.

In addition to her husband, Bob Sledge, she was preceded in death by her parents, David and Lillie Benard; eight brothers; six sisters; and several nieces and nephews. A private family service for Mrs. Sledge will be held on Saturday, with burial to follow at Pleasant Hill Cemetery. Memorial gifts may be made to SSM Hospice, Shriners Hospital, or the American Diabetes Association, and will be accepted by mail to the Osborn Funeral Home, P.O. Box 130, Dix, Illinois 62830.

BENARD, Dolly Arlene (I50647)

10063

The Pantagraph (Bloomington, Illinois) 04 Jun 1973, Mon. p. 8:

LINCOLN -- William T. Finley, 43, of 390 Northgate, died at 1:40 a.m. Saturday at his home. He had been under a doctor's care.

Mr. Finley was a contractor in Lincoln.

The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the First United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Wilson R. Forbush officiating. Burial will be in Harmony Cemetery, Beason.

Visitation will be from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the Holland and Barry Funeral Home and an hour before services at the church.

He was born October 5, 1929, in Beason, a son of C.M. and Faye Lawler Finley. He married Maxine Shull Jan 14, 1955, in Springfield.

Surviving are his wife; his son, Stuart, and a daughter, Tammy, at home; his parents, Beason; a sister, Mrs. Pat Owen, Morton, and a grandmother, Mrs. Minerva Finley, Beason.

He was a member of the First United Methodist Church and Eagles Lodge. He was an Army veteran of the Korean War.

Finley, William T. (I15893)

10064

The Pantagraph, Bloomington, Illinois
October 2, 1990

LINCOLN - Garland L. Shull, 79, of Lincoln, formerly of Paris, Mo., a retired farmer, died at 12:47 p.m. yesterday (Oct. 1, 1990) at Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital, Lincoln.

His funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home, Mount Pulaski, Tim Searby officiating. Burial will be in Mount Pulaski Cemetery.

Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.

Mr. Shull was born Oct. 3, 1910, in Wichita, Kan., a son of Oscar and Ida McCain Shull.

Survivors include four sons, Garland Dean, Morton; Donald, Lincoln; Larry, Waterloo, Ill.; and Lloyd, Mesa, Ariz.; one sister, Norma Morris, Lincoln; 15 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.

One daughter, one brother and one sister preceded him in death.

Mr. Shull was reared in the Mount Pulaski area.

Memorials may be made to the Christian Nursing Home Congregate Building.

Shull, Garland Lloyd (I14505)

10065

The passing of Mr. Schwaeble just about marks the end of an era in the community. He was a truck gardener of high ability who regularly made his rounds in Highland for many years, driving his horse and cart from his farm in St Morgan to Highland, ringing his bell as he drove up and down the residential streets while shouting his produce specials for the day.

He had been a patient at the Alton State Hospital the last 15 months of his life.

Schwaeble, Louis Jr. (I40329)

10066

The passing years did not decrease his love for dancing but at last he realized that his frolicking days would soon end. He began to talk of death not in a morbid way but with the practiced approach of a businessman preparing for the inevitable. "I want to be buried right here," he told his family, pointing to a spot only a few yards from his dance hall. "I want to be where I can hear those fiddles and feel the rhythm of the dancing feet."

Having selected his final resting place, he began making other preparations. He sent his servants to Milton, Florida, to bring back a load of brick from the kiln there, and upon their return, he set his skilled brick masons to constructing his tomb. This tomb, all above ground, was unusually wide so that it could hold the feather bed on which he wished to be buried. The top of his tomb remained opened awaiting his death, and a wooden pavilion was built over the burial plot to protect it from the weather.

His instructions were explicit, "When I die," he said, "I want to be dressed in my dancing clothes with my dancing shoes on my feet. Then I want to be placed on my feather be and carried to my tomb. After I've been laid in it, I want my workmen to take the brick we saved for the purpose--they know where the bricks are stored---and seal the top and the dancing must goon in my dance hall."

These instructions were carried out faithfully when he died, and for awhile the dances continued but somehow the gatherings were not much fun without him there to call the figures and to teach new dances and to stir up the dust with his fancy dance steps. Gradually, folks quit coming and the hall was seldom used.

It was soon after, his friends stopped congregating in the dance hall that people going down the road near his tomb reported hearing a rollicking fiddle and dancing feet. These first stories rough scoffs of disbelief from listeners, but more and more people told of hearing old fiddle tunes and rhythmic tapping of shoes coming from the Harrison burying ground, particularly on Saturday nights.

Frequently horses and mules shield and bolted as they approached the place, and their drivers were certain that the animals, too, heard the sounds of the ghostly dance. And those who heard it, declared there was no doubt that the ghost of Grancer Harrison was dancing again, stirring up a dust to the lively tunes he loved.

In recent years, John A. Burgess of The Opp News has collected stories about Grancer Harrison and has compiled much information about this colorful Coffee County citizen. He often goes to the Harrison Cemetery near Kinston to visit Grancer's grave and to look out from the high plateau across the river valley and the gently rolling hills. Strolling along the plateau, he tries to imagine where the Harrison home stood and what it looked like, and sometimes he tries to recreate in imagination the gay dances in Grancer's hall.

He says he is not a real believer in the supernatural but this is what happened to him: One day he was out with his dogs in the vicinity of the Cemetery. It was a still, bright, sunny afternoon. He walked the rise toward the cemetery and paused at the top to look out across the countryside and to wonder how many times Grancer must have delighted in the same magnificent view. Thinking of Grancer, he turned toward the brick tomb. At that very instant the sun disappeared behind a black cloud and a cold gust of wind swept past him and in the cemetery, a swirl of dust danced from Grancer's sheltered tomb.

Continued reading: 13 Alabama Ghosts and Jeffrey, written by Kathryn Tucker Windham and Margaret Gillis Figh.

Harrison, William 'Grancer - Grand Sir' (I50487)

10067

The remains of a soldier from Carleton who the military has listed as missing in action for more than 40 years reportedly have been recovered and positively identified.

Army Staff Sgt. Melvin C. Dye, a 1966 graduate of Airport High School, was killed when his helicopter was shot down during a secret mission in Laos on Feb. 19, 1968. His body was never recovered at the time because of the intense heat from the smoldering wreckage.

A rescue team never found any trace of three Americans at the site or in the surrounding area.

For the next 41 years, many family members held out hope that Sgt. Dye was alive and living somewhere in southeast Asia. But today, members of the Department of Defense were expected to meet with two of Sgt. Dye's surviving sisters to explain what they believe occurred that day and afterward.

Newport resident Tim Thompson, Sgt. Dye's nephew, said Army officials told him that bone fragments and teeth belonging to his uncle were recovered in the jungles of Laos and taken to Hawaii where a large operation exists to help identify the remains of lost servicemen. Two years ago, government officials took DNA samples from family members and, evidently, the DNA matched the remains of Sgt. Dye.

"I appreciate what they're doing," Mr. Thompson said. "They're putting this to rest for my mom and her family."

Mr. Thompson's mother is Betty Ball, Sgt. Dye's sister. She was living in Carleton when Sgt. Dye came to live with her in the 1960s. He was 14 at the time and arrived from West Virginia. After graduating from Airport, he got a job in a factory before being drafted. On March 23, 1967, he was sent to Vietnam.

Sgt. Dye was just days short of completing his 13-month tour when he volunteered for a dangerous emergency extraction mission in Laos, about four miles from the South Vietnamese border.

Sgt. Dye, a member of 57th Assault Helicopter Co., 52nd Aviation Battalion, was the engineer on a Huey helicopter during the mission.

The aircraft carried a crew of four. The chopper landed in Laos and picked up the team amid heavy enemy fire. According to military accounts, the crew was badly outnumbered and under intense fire. A soldier by the name of Fred Zabitosky held off the enemy on the ground during the extraction.

The helicopter successfully retrieved the soldiers and was lifting off when it was hit with a rocket-propelled grenade, exploded and crashed. Sgt. Zabitosky was thrown out of the chopper and severely injured.

He suffered a broken back, broken ribs and burns. But he managed to save the pilot and also pulled the co-pilot from the wreckage, although he later died. For his heroic deeds that day, Sgt. First Class Zabitosky in 1969 received the Congressional Medal of Honor, the United States military's highest decoration.

Mr. Thompson said the story about his uncle intrigued him and throughout his life, he has researched the events that occurred that day. He said he spoke to Sfc. Zabitosky in 1993 about his uncle. Sfc. Zabitosky died in 1996.

"He swears the rocket landed directly under Melvin's seat on take-off," Mr. Thompson said. "It flipped and exploded. There was a lot of screaming."

But the remains of three members of that mission were never recovered. In addition to Sgt. Dye, door gunner Sgt. Robert Griffith and Staff Sgt. Douglas Glover were listed as MIA.

Since the remains were never recovered, Mr. Thompson said friends, his uncle's fiancée at the time and family members held out hope that Sgt. Dye survived the attack and was perhaps captured and remained a POW in the region all those years.

"My grandfather refused to accept it," Mr. Thompson said. "I think they expected to see him walk through the door one day."

Because he was so young, Mr. Thompson, 46, said he doesn't remember much of his uncle, except for his glasses. He also remembers Sgt. Dye's 1957 Chevrolet that remained parked in the driveway and stayed there until it was finally towed away by a junkyard.

For the next four decades, the community has honored Sgt. Dye as the only Monroe County veteran from Vietnam still listed as MIA. His name is on memorials at Heck Park, the Village of Carleton and in Lansing.

This afternoon members of the Department of Defense were expected to meet in Wyandotte with Mr. Thompson, his mother and one of his aunts to answer their questions about Sgt. Dye. It finally could close a chapter that has remained open for more than four decades.

Once the meeting is completed, it is expected that the Army will have Sgt. Dye's remains buried in Arlington Cemetery with full military honors.

"If they can convince my mom that it's him and she accepts this, then it's done," Mr. Thompson said. "People need closure."

Dye, Melvin Carnills (I49977)

10068

The remains of Corporal Lowell V. Harmon, husband of Mrs. Josephine Harmon of 634 South Morgan Street, will arrive in Olney on Thursday at 4:44 a.m. from the Chicago Quartermaster Depot, accompanied by military escort.

Lowell was born near Calhoun on February 12, 1923, the eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Vern Harmon. He attended the Calhoun High School, and the Otterbein United Brethren Church. He was employed by the International Shoe Co., in Olney from Feb. 14, 1941 until Feb. 5, 1943, when he was called into the Army.

On Dec. 5, 1942, he was married to Miss Josephine Crites, of Olney.

After training at several military posts in the United States, he was sent overseas and landed in England on Feb. 25, 1944. On the continent he was attached to the 991st Field Artillary Battalion Medical Detachment. On April 29, 1945, while in a combat area, his battalion was in convoy to occupy the town of Allstedt, Germany, when he was injured in a vehicular accident, from which he passed away on May 1, 1945, just seven days before the war ended in Europe. He was buried with military honors in Central Germany.

He is survived by his widow, Josephine Harmon of Olney; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Vern Harmon of Bradford; three brothers, Leslie of Tiskilwa, Walter and Loren of Bradford; two sisters, Miss Betty Harmon of Normal, and Miss Irene Harmon of Bradford. Also three grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. John Clodfelter of Tiskilwa, and Mrs. Della Harmon of Calhoun, with a number of other relatives and a host of friends.

Funeral services will be held on Saturday at 1:30 p.m. at the Schaub Funeral Home, with Rev. David R. Beecher in charge. Interment will be in Otterbein Cemetery. Olney Memorial Post No. 4226, Veterans of Foreign Wars, will render military honors at the graveside.

Published in the Olney Advocate, Thursday, Jan. 6, 1949

NOTE: Mrs. Josephine Harmon, widow of Lowell V. Harmon, later had him moved to the Eureka Cemetery, south of Claremont. I, the contributor, know this to be a fact, as she was my husband's Aunt.

Harmon, Lowell Vernon (I25066)

10069

The remains of Joe Kerlee was brought here from Arkansas and laid by the side of his wife in Kneff cemetery last Sunday.
(The Flora Record, Jan 8, 1920)
1910 Census has J. H and Louisa living in Zif Twp, Wayne county, IL. He was a farmer born in Indiana about 1848, she was born in Ohio.

KERLEE, Joseph Henry 'Joe' (I53861)

10070

The service for Edward Junior Holcomb will be 2 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 7, 2010, at Ladusau-Evans Funeral Home Chapel. Rev Don Tines will officiate. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of Ladusau-Evans Funeral Home. Edward left this world Sunday, Jan. 3, 2010, at the age of 83 years and 8 months. He was living in Lahoma, Okla. He was born to Edward Clarence and Viola Grace (Tucker) Holcomb on April 14, 1926, in Fort Wayne, Ind. He married Mona Luceil Vail Dec. 4, 1945, in Morganfield, Ky. He was in the U.S. Navy from Jan. 12, 1944, until May 8, 1946, during WWII. He received the Purple Heart for wounds received in the southwest Pacific area on Feb. 16, 1945. He has had a variety of careers during his life. He has been a painter, a type setter, a cab driver, a driller in the oil fields of Oklahoma and Texas, an auto body repairman, a carpenter and he retired as a custodian for Lahoma Public Schools. He was named Lahoma Citizen of the Year in 2007 by the Lahoma Lions Club. After his retirement, he repaired mowers and bicycles. He donated many bicycles to the Salvation Army and different organizations for children at Christmas, and he gave away bicycles to children and adults who came to his home asking for them. He was very talented and did paintings, wood carving, made furniture, model drilling rigs, cars, tractors, trucks, and trains. He is survived by five children, Garry and Susan Holcomb, Ann Archer, Deborah Swinford of Enid, Edward Allen Holcomb and companion, Patsy Hughes of Lahoma, and Gayla Taggart of Texas; two sisters, Betty Thomas of Lahoma, and Bonnie and Bob Roe; one brother, Bob and Ruth Holcomb; six sisters-in-law, Wanda Brinkley, Phyllis Vail, Jane Holcomb, Rajean and Hunter Connell, Floretta and Jerry Hilderbrand and Pauline Holcomb, all of Illinois; one brother-in-law, Wiley and Virginia Vail of Enid; 12 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. Three of his grandchildren are in the service of our country at this time: Staff Sgt. Edward Christopher Holcomb is in Afghanistan, Tech Sgt. Angela Dawne Archer is a nurse at the Pentagon and Tech Sgt. Matthew Norance Holcomb is an aircraft mechanic in Florida. He was preceded in death by his wife, Luceil; his parents; three brothers; two sisters; six sisters-in-law; and seven brothers-in-law. Memorials may be made to Hospice Circle of Love with Ladusau-Evans Funeral Home serving as custodian of the funds. Condolences may be e-mailed to the family at ladusauevans@suddenlink .

Holcomb, Edward Jr. (I20158)

10071

The services at the house will be private but a short service for friends will be held at the grave.

Rothrock, Martha Celesta (I37936)

10072

The son of Mr. & Mrs. Morris Leonard, he had suffered injuries in August when he fell from a tree. He was eight years of age and leaves his father, mother, two sisters and two brothers.

Burial was in the Leonard Cemetery nearby.

LEONARD, Harold Edward (I28729)

10073

The son of Mr. & Mrs. Morris Leonard, he had suffered injuries in August when he fell from a tree. He was eight years of age and leaves his father, mother, two sisters and two brothers.

LEONARD, Harold Edward (I28729)

10074

The Surname Hasler was initially spelled Häsler or Hae

Hasler, Barbara (I600)

10075

The Surname Hasler was initially spelled Häsler or Haesle

Hasler, Johannes (I2691)

10076

The surname is unconfirmed and is illegible in the 1940 Census.

Stevens, Paul (I38750)

10077

The surname Maks may be incorrect.

Maks, William F. (I41657)

10078

At least one living or private individual is linked to this note - Details withheld.

Maks, M.L. (I41659)

10079

The Terre Haute Tribune, December 21, 1935

MRS. ALICE LOWNSDALE

Mrs. Alice Lownsdale, 83 years old, the widow of the late Dr. Thomas Lownsdale, formerly a well-known physician at Youngstown, died Saturday morning at 5 oclock at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Hortense Igoe. R. R. 1, Scotland, Ill. She is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Agnes Kendall of Marion, Mrs. Mary Adams of Scotland, Ill., R. R. 1, and Mrs. Igoe, at whose home she passed away; by one son, Clare H. Lownsdale; 11 grandchildren and two sisters, Misses Clara and Catherine Bothwell of Clay City, Ill. Funeral services are to be held Monday with burial in the Wesley Chapel Cemetery near Scotland.

Bothwell, Alice Delilah (I29484)

10080

The Totten surname was given to Terry, but his natural father is Don Ridgely.

Jerry owned and operated Jerry's Septic Service. He was a member of Beulah United Methodist Church.

Totten, Jerry Merle (I8738)

10081

The USS LST-1077, Receiving Station, Shoemaker, California.

Source: https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=910256

Bowen, Dale Edwin (I30901)

10082

The year of his death is in question, his oldest child was born in 1868, 10 years after his listed death. Perhaps he died in 1868.

Taylor, Joseph George (I31982)

10083

The youngest died just months after the mother.

LINGENFELTER, ? (I23232)

10084

Their son Frank was born three months after John died.

SMITH, Frank Wesley (I25965)

10085

Thelma "LaVern" Ulm, 94, of Noble, passed away on December 24, 2017 in Olney, IL.

LaVern was born August 21, 1923 in Richland Co., IL to parents, Owen and Grace (Badger) Hasler. She married Robert B. Ulm on September 17, 1945 in Mt. Carmel, IL. He preceded her in death on May 10, 1973.

LaVern enjoyed traveling with friends and family. Family was very important to her and she enjoyed spending time with her 7 grandchildren and 17 great- grandchildren. She had a career in nursing that went from 1945-1983. LaVern was the charge nurse in the ER at RMH for numerous years. LaVern was a lifetime member of Glenwood Church and a member of the American Legion Auxiliary. She was an avid fan of the STL Cardinals and Illini basketball. She took pleasure in reading. LaVern also enjoyed playing board games and putting puzzles together with the grandchildren.

Survived by son, Gary Ulm and wife Carolyn of Noble, IL; son, Chuck Ulm and wife, Mary Ann, of Noble, IL; daughter-in-law, Brenda Ulm of Patoka, IL; grandchildren, Trisha (Andy) Hires, Michelle (Justin) Bloomer, Rob (Tanille) Ulm, Ryan (Keri) Ulm, Misti (Robert) Donathan, Stephanie (Preston) Spicer, and Courtney Phelps; 17 great- grandchildren; brother, Harold Lee Hasler; and a few nieces and nephews.

Preceded in death by parents; husband; son, Steven Ulm; grandchild, Brian Curtis Ulm; sister, Louetta Conner and her husband, Al; and sister-in-law, Betty Hasler.

Visitation to be held Tuesday, December 26, 2017 in Kistler-Patterson Funeral Home, Olney, from 5-8 p.m. and Wednesday, December 27, 2017, from 9-10 a.m., with funeral service at 10 a.m. Burial will follow in the Crest Haven Memorial Park, rural Claremont, IL.

Memorials can be made to Glenwood Church.

Kistler-Patterson Funeral Home
Olney, IL
December 25, 2017

Hasler, Thelma LaVern (I1239)

10086

Thelma and her husband lived in several states during their 49 years of marriage, but Thelma always hoped to become a resident of Clay County again.

Connerly, Thelma Agnus (I22521)

10087

THELMA DOREEN APPLEBY, 102, of Olney passed away Tuesday April 2, 2013 at her residence. Funeral services at Summers-Kistler Funeral Home with burial at Arthur Cemetery.

Thelma was born on December 4, 1910 in Clay City, Illinois, the daughter of John David and Laura Effie (Colvin) Travis.

Thelma graduated from Olney Township High School in 1930. She attended Business College in Evansville, IN. After completion she returned to Olney and opened a yarn shop with her sister, Frances Iaun. She also worked at the telephone company and retired after 15 years.

She married Wayne Appleby, a widower in 1962 and moved to his farm in Mattoon, IL. Years later they moved to Arthur, IL where her in-laws lived. She was very active at Vine Street Christian Church and worked at R & I Restaurant as a cashier. She was an avid quilter, knitter, and cook. She stayed active with family and friends. After 23 years of marriage her husband died. She returned to Olney in 1997 to help care for her failing sister Frances Iaun. She loved to cook and became active in Elm Street Christian Church. Thelma taught quilting and knitting. She loved to read and work crossword puzzles. She started her day praying for others and studying her bible.

Thelma is survived by her son, Norman Appleby of Mattoon, IL; Niece, Stephannie (Iaun) Dasenbrock and husband David of Olney; Niece, Sharron (Iaun) Tompson and husband Jack of Denver, CO; Niece, Tanya (Iaun) Bentsen and husband Gary of San Antonio, TX; Niece, Kendall (Iaun) and Mark Reynolds from Viola, DE; 11 Great Nieces and Nephews and 14 Great Great Nieces and Nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents, her three siblings, her husband, and three nephews.

Summers-Kistler Funeral Home obituary

Travis, Thelma Doreen (I26593)

10088

Thelma L. Smith, 92, of Ogden, Utah, formerly of Darlington, PA, died Tuesday, January 13, 2015 in Deseret Health & Rehabilitation Center in Ogden, UT.

Born March 6, 1922 in Flora, IL, she was the daughter of the late John O. and Florence (Wireman) Lauderback and the wife of the late Leland H. Smith who died on Oct. 5, 1991. Thelma was a homemaker and loving mother and a Presbyterian by faith. She was a 60 year member of the Eastern Star, and had been involved with the Northwestern PTA and Band Boosters.

Surviving are a son and daughter-in-law, Leland A. and Jamie Smith, Chesapeake, VA; three daughters and sons-in-law, Mary K. and Donald Cook, East Liverpool, OH; Joanna and Jim Greco, Longs, SC, and Frances and Bill Joy, Pleasantview, UT; 11 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren, and seven great-great-grandchildren.

In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by a daughter, Patricia Martin; two brothers, Bill and John Lauderback, and a grandson, Ashley Elkins.

Friends will be received on Monday from 6 to 8 p.m. in the CAMPBELL'S CHIPPEWA FUNERAL HOME, 2618 Darlington Road, www.campbellfuneralhomes.com, where funeral services will be conducted on Tuesday at 11 a.m. with the Reverend Lee Bittner officiating.

Interment will be in Crest Haven Memorial Gardens, Rogers, OH.

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Lauderback, Thelma (I47636)

10089

Thelma Louise Slover, age 87, of Flora, Illinois, passed away Tuesday, October 1, 2013.

Born July 17, 1926 to Rex and Zora Kitley.

Thelma survived in good humor the Great Depression and World War II. Although she graduated from Roosevelt High in St. Louis, she considered her friends in the Flora High Class of 1944 to be her true graduating class.

While waiting for husband-to-be John Slover to return from the war, she engaged in her own war effort at McQuay Norris, supervising an assembly line of 13 "girls" building nose cones for bombs. Like Rosie the Riveter, when the war was over, so was her job. Jobs for women were scarce, but she soon found employment with the American Red Cross.

Thelma married her own personal war hero in 1946.

In later years, she was the girl Friday to the joint real estate and insurance offices of Bob Garrison and Lyman Bottorff, where, in addition to those considerable duties, she also kept the City's books and operated the Western Union telegraph. She later became an officer of the Flora Savings and Loan Association, from which she eventually retired.

Thelma never shied from trying something new. In school, it was basketball and skating; later, it was dance classes, ice skating, archery, horseback riding, water skiing, and even downhill skiing. She once considered, but drew the line at, skydiving and bungee jumping.

Nothing put the light in Thelma's eyes more than being around her family, especially her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She loved to hear their stories and share their joys.

She will be sadly missed by all who survive her: husband John, son Bruce and daughter-in-law Cathy, grandchildren Dawn Crabtree, Rob and John Slover, and great-grandchildren Molly and Taylor Crabtree and Sophia Slover, sister Joanne Bertram, and all her extended family.

A memorial service for Thelma Slover will be held 2 p.m. Friday, October 4, 2013 at Frank & Bright Funeral Home in Flora.

Visitation will be held from 1-2 p.m. on Friday at the funeral home.

Memorials are suggested to the Clay County Cancer Support Group and will be accepted at the funeral home.

Kitley, Thelma Louise (I56088)

10090

Thelma Lucile Anderson, 84, of Maryland Heights, MO passed away on Sunday, April 14, 2013.

Lucile was born on May 6, 1928 in Noble, IL to Charles and Ida Hundley, the sixth of nine children.

Lucile was a graduate of Noble High School and later traveled to St. Louis for nurses training at the Missouri Baptist Hospital School of Nursing. After raising her family, she returned to nursing and worked in several nursing homes in the St. Louis area.

She was a selfless person who cared for her family and her patients. She was a longtime volunteer at NAMI in St. Louis and a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church in Olivette, MO. Her hobbies included puzzling, gardening, cross-stitching, reading and playing games with her children and grandchildren. She will be truly missed.

Lucile is survived by four sisters and two brothers: Marge Field, Irene Myers, Minnie Koenig, Walter Hundley, Henry Hundley and Rosa Stanley. She is survived by four of her five children: Dennis Anderson of Plainsboro, NJ, Mike Anderson, David Anderson and Linda Anderson, all of Maryland Heights, MO. She was preceded in death by Dale Anderson in 2007. She is survived by eight grandchildren: Tabytha Jack, Dale Anderson, Matthew Anderson, Sarah Lorcheim, Katie Plaster, Vanessa Butler, Gabriella Anderson and Shawn Lambert. She is also survived by two great-grandchildren: Chris and Austin Jack.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be given in Lucile's name to the Missouri Baptist Healthcare Foundation.

Obituary posted on Summrs-Kistler Funeral Home site.

HUNDLEY, Thelma Lucille (I51452)

10091

Thelma M. Bennett
May 5, 1912 - Dec. 13, 1993
KNOX -- Services for Thelma M. Bennett, 81, of 25 N. Indiana 35, who died at 1:50 a.m. Monday in Starke Memorial Hospital, will be at 2 p.m. Thursday in Braman and Son Memorial Chapel. Burial will be in Crown Hill Cemetery. Friends may call from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday in the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to Eagle Creek Church.
Mrs. Bennett was employed at the Knox License Bureau for years, Cook's Jewelry Store and Alan's Jewelry Store, and was the former owner of Farmer's Feed Store. She was born May 5, 1912, in Clay City, Ill. On June 16, 1930, in Plymouth, she married Chester "Chet" Bennett. He died Dec. 12, 1953. Surviving are four daughters, Barbara Gilliand of Dodge Center, Minn., Beverly Olson and Betty Osterreicher, both of Knox, and Bernice Koby of Cedar Lake, Ind.; two sons, Ben and Bruce, both of Knox; 16 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and five sisters, Violet Hasnerl, Maxine Binkowski and Dessie Anderson, all of Knox, Pansy Nulf and Betty Galloway, both of LaPorte. A son, Bill, died in December 1964.

--The South Bend Tribune
(South Bend, IN), Tues., Dec. 14, 1993, Pg. 17

LEONARD, Thelma Mae (I28732)

10092

Thelma M. Brewer, 93, of Olney, died at 4:45 a.m. Saturday, September 18, 2010, at Burgin Manor in Olney.

Visitation will be from 10:30-11:30 a.m. Tuesday at Summers-Kistler Funeral Home in Olney. Services will be held at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral home with Reverend Don Watson officiating. Burial will be in Haven Hill Cemetery in Olney.

Mrs. Brewer was born May 11, 1917, in Streator, the daughter of William H. and Sylvia Carida (Travis) Smith. She married Russell V. Brewer on May 1, 1937. He preceded her in death on July 20, 1969.

She retired from AMF. She was a member of Ebenezer United Methodist Church. She was an avid gardener and loved sharing her garden with her friends. She raised gladiolus. She enjoyed playing bingo and her grandchildren were very special to her.

Mr. Brewer is survived by her daughter, Nancy Williams and her husband, Clarence, of Olney; daughter, Sandy Gammage and her husband, Bruce, of Farmer City; nine grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren; five great-great-grandchildren; and daughter-in-law, Judy Slichenmyer, of Olney .

She was preceded in death by her husband, Russell V. Brewer; parents, William H. and Sylvia Carida Smith; son, Carl Brewer; infant son; grandson, Seth Gammage; infant great-granddaughter; three brothers; and five sisters.

Condolences may be made to www.summers-kistler.com.

Smith, Thelma Mae (I16296)

10093

Thelma Marie Spencer Dunahee, 93, of Clay City, died at 1 p.m. Saturday, May 29, 2010, at Flora Healthcare in Flora.

Mrs. Dunahee was born March 15, 1917, in Sailor Springs, the daughter of Clove R. and Carrie (Pixley) Kesterson. She married William Spencer. He preceded her in death December 31, 1972. She married Hancel Dunahee and preceded her in death also.

She operated an upholstery business, and was a caregiver and homemaker. She was a member of Sailor Springs Christian Church, Home Extension Association, Past President of Clay County Farm Bureau Women's Committee, Eastern Star, Garden Club and 4-H leader.

Mrs. Dunahee is survived by her son, John Spencer; granddaughters, Michelle McGee, Christina Hannel, and Bridget Spencer; great-grandchildren, Madison, Jaydon, Jazzlyn, Jackson and Kayden; several stepgrandchildrern and great-grandchildren; and daughter-in-law, Rajean Spencer.

She was preceded in death by her husband, William Spencer; husband, Hancel Dunahee; parents, Clover and Carrie Kesterson; and brother, Leroy Kesterson.

Services were held at Summers-Kistler funeral home with Pastor Neal Kenley officiating.

Burial will be in Dillman Cemetery in Sailor Springs.

Memorials may be made to Flora Public Library or donor's choice.

Kesterson, Thelma Marie (I21701)

10094

Thelma Thomson, 68, Rt. 1, Claremont, died Monday, April 20, 1987, in her home.

Private family graveside services will be in Crest Haven Cemetery with Rev. Harold Jackson presiding. There will be no visitation. There is no memorials but the family requests that flowers be omitted.

Mrs. Thomson was born Dec. 28, 1918, in Noble, the daughter of James and Ellen (Sheets) Morris. She married William Thomson Dec. 1, 1939.

Survivors include her husband, William; a brother, Jack McDowell, Bridgeport; two sisters, Nancy Wiseman, Flat Rock; Lois Willie, Clay City; her husband's sister, Mrs. W.R. (Mary Jane) Shick, Sumner; two grandchildren, Dave Thomson, Charleston; Dawn Thomson, Carbondale; and several nieces and nephews,

She was preceded in death by her parents, a son, three sisters, two brothers and two infant brothers.

Taken from the Olney Daily Mail, Olney, IL, Apr, 1987.

Morris, Thelma Charlene (I12990)

10095

Thelma was last known to be living at Champaign, Illinois.

Hemrick, Thelma Ilene (I1082)

10096

Theo Knakmuhs, 103, of West Salem, died at 5:38 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 14, 1998, at Richland Memorial Hospital.

Schonert, Theo (I37863)

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Theodore (Ted) Bayler, 66 of Tonica, a native of near Clay City, died Saturday in the Peoples Hospital at Peru, Illinois

Funeral services were held at Tonica with burial there.

He was born in Clay County on March 7, 1905, the son of Isaac and Cora Bayler, who preceded him in death. He was a resident of LaSalle County for 49 years, and was a member of the Tonica United Methodist Church.

He is survived by his wife, Florence; one son, Ted Jr., a coach at Tonica High School; three daughters, Mrs. Vernon (Edna) Baker, Tonica, Mrs. Max (Dorothy) Halberg, Princeton, and Mrs. Thomas (Lucille) Moore, Streator; 12 grandchildren, and one great-grandchild.

Other survivors include two sisters, Mrs. Robert Stanford, Clay City, and Miss Linnie Bayler, Flora; two brothers, Leo, McLeansboro, and John D., Fairfield; and an aunt, Miss Dora Hough, Flora.

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

Contributor: Barbara Bromm (47643809)

BAYLER, Theodore 'Ted' (I50877)

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Theophilus contracted smallpox in the army and died in the service.

Baldwin, Theophilus (I3306)

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Theora Rosalie Stiff, 97, of Dundas, passed away on March 4, 2017 at Helia Healthcare in Olney.

Theora was born on the family farm in Rafetown, IL on May 14, 1919. She was the only child of Jess R. and Edith L. (Seiler) Williams. She married Eugene Merritt Stiff on February 1, 1941 in Union, MO. He preceded her in death on October 4, 2011 after 70 years of marriage.

Theora was an active member and youth leader at the Dundas Methodist Church until it closed in 1973 and she and her husband joined the Immanuel United Methodist Church in Olney. She was a farm wife, homemaker, loving mother and grandmother.

She is survived by her daughter, Mary Lou Walden and husband Wayne of Mt. Carmel; grandsons, Chris Walden and wife Allison of Mattoon; and Chad Walden and wife Sarah of Brownsburg, IN; great-grandchildren, Ely, Stella, Hadleigh, and Hampton; caregivers, Sue Holland and Linda Hanes; and two nieces and a nephew.

Theora was preceded in death by her parents, husband, infant son, Larry Gene and infant great-granddaughters, Teigan and Tinsley Walden.

Services at Kistler-Patterson Funeral Home with burial in Crest Haven Cemetery east of Olney.

Kistler-Patterson Funeral Home
Olney, IL
March 5, 2017

WILLIAMS, Theora Rosalie (I55998)

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Theoren Gould, merchant, Bible Grove. Among the wide-awake business men of Clay County must be classed Mr. Gould. He was born July 10, 1842, in Edwards County, Ill.; son of Philander Gould, a native of New York, and a farmer by occupation. The mother of our subject was Sarah (Knowlton) Gould, a native of Virginia, she died in Edwards County,Ill. She was the mother of ten children, all living.

Our subject was educated in Edwards County. In early life he farmed, and at the age of nineteen entered the army, enlisting in the fall of 1861, and served faithfully till he was wounded at Jackson, Miss., when he was honorably discharged and returned home. While in the army, he participated in the battle of Shiloh, siege of Corinth, Vicksburg and other engagments. He was a Sergeant.

After the war Mr. Gould engaged in farming and stock-dealing, owning now over 600 acres in this and adjoining counties. Between 1878 and 1880, he opened the Bible Grove Grist Mill, and bought D. D. C. Pixley's general merchandising store in Georgetown, where he now does a thriving business. Mr. Gould was joined in matrimony May 25, 1865, to Miss Nancy A. Webster, who was born January 23, 1848 in Clay County, Ill. She is a daughter of Anderson and Sarah (Fulk) Webster.

Five children blessed this union, viz.: Chloe F., born June 4, 1866; Charley A., born June 10, 1868; Philander, born February 24, 1872; Sarah E., born February 23, 1877, she died September 26, 1879; and Lola G., born October 31, 1881.

Mrs. Gould is a member of the Christian Church. Mr. Gould is an A. F. & A. M., also an I. O. O. F.. and is at present, Commander of the G. A. R. Post.

Excerpt from "History of Wayne and Clay Counties, Illinois 1884 "

Gould, Theoren (I8443)

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