HERDES, Bennie Lee

1946 - 1971  (24 years)

• Name	HERDES, Bennie Lee
  Birth	28 Nov 1946	Clay County, Illinois   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	HERD.B005
  _FGRAVE	35094440
  Funeral	Cardascio-Easley Funeral Home, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  Death	7 Jan 1971	Noble, Richland County, Illinois   [1, 2, 3]
  	Cause: Car-train accident
  Burial	Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [1, 2]
  		Headstone, Herdes, Deana M. and Bennie L. Displayed with permission of Lady in Black
  		Headstone, Herdes, Deana M. and Bennie L.
  Person ID	I12469	Carl Wayne Gray Research | Herdes - Minard Joseph Herdes and Mary Ann Minard Descendants
  Last Modified	23 Aug 2023

  
  

  Father	Herdes, Leo Archibald,   b. 14 Apr 1911, Illinois d. 25 Jan 1976, Clay County Hospital (Old Location), Flora, Clay County, Illinois (Age 64 years)
  Mother	Rinnert, Clarabelle,   b. 25 Jan 1912, Sailor Springs, Clay County, Illinois d. 14 Feb 1999, Clay County Hospital, Flora, Clay County, Illinois (Age 87 years)
  Marriage	22 Sep 1930	Salem, Marion County, Illinois   [4, 5]
  Age at Marriage	He was 19 years and 5 months - She was 18 years and 8 months.
  Family ID	F5858	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	GAINES, D.M.
  Children	1. HERDES, K.J.
  Family ID	F5859	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 28 Nov 1946 - Clay County, Illinois Funeral - - Cardascio-Easley Funeral Home, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois Death - Cause: Car-train accident - 7 Jan 1971 - Noble, Richland County, Illinois Burial - - Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  A young Noble man, Bennie Lee Herdes died in Richland Memorial Hospital from injuries sustained in a car-train accident. His auto apparently hit a Baltimore and Ohio freight train three miles west of Noble. Herdes was an employee of AMF in Olney and attended Olney Central College. He was born in Clay County, November 28, 1946. Survivors include his wife, Deana Gaines Herdes; a year old son, Kerry Joe; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Leo Herdes; a brother, Jack Herdes; and two sisters, Kathryn Wyatt and Patsy Moseley. Funeral services were held at the Clay City Chapel of Cardascio-Easley Funeral Home with interment in the Clay City Cemetery. (Published Clay County Advocate-Press)

  
  

• Sources

  [S3255] https://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Herdes, Bennie Lee, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/35094440/bennie-lee-herdes), none. (Reliability: 2). [S3256] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Herdes, Deana M. and Bennie L., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/35094440/bennie-lee-herdes), none. (Reliability: 2). [S3249] Obituary, Herdes, Clarabelle, none. (Reliability: 2). [S3253] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Herdes, Leo, 64, (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=18312298), none. (Reliability: 2). [S505] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Pixley Township, Clay County, Illinois, District 13-18, image 06, page 3b, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2442/M-T0627-00769-00441?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.as) (Reliability: 2).