Duff, Helen D.

1918 - 1982  (63 years)

• Name	Duff, Helen D.
  Birth	7 Dec 1918	Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Female
  Reference Number	DUFF.H001
  _FGRAVE	18363670
  Death	9 Nov 1982	Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana, Champaign County, Illinois   [1, 4]
  	Cause: Cancer
  Burial	12 Nov 1982	Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [1, 5]
  		Headstone, Taylor, David E. and Helen D. Displayed with permission of Lady in Black
  		Headstone, Taylor, David E. and Helen D.
  Person ID	I2609	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	29 Jul 2023

  
  

  Father	Duff, Robert Earl,   b. 5 Oct 1886, Illinois d. 23 Sep 1966 (Age 79 years)
  Mother	Raley, Maggie R. 'Dot',   b. 2 Sep 1889, Illinois d. 26 Sep 1982 (Age 93 years)
  Marriage	27 Apr 1913	Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [2, 3, 6]
  Age at Marriage	He was 26 years and 6 months - She was 23 years and 7 months.
  Family ID	F1845	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Taylor, David Earl,   b. 14 Jan 1918, Flora, Clay County, Illinois d. 6 Apr 2001, Memorial Medical Center, Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois (Age 83 years)
  Marriage	4 Jun 1939	Flora, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  Age at Marriage	She was 20 years and 6 months - He was 21 years and 5 months.
  Children	+ 1. Taylor, N.J. + 2. Taylor, J.D.
  Family ID	F183	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 7 Dec 1918 - Clay City, Clay County, Illinois Marriage - 4 Jun 1939 - Flora, Clay County, Illinois Death - Cause: Cancer - 9 Nov 1982 - Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana, Champaign County, Illinois Burial - 12 Nov 1982 - Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Helen Duff Taylor, 63, Clay City, died at 5 p.m. Tuesday in Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana. Services will be 1:30 p.m. Friday in the Hosselton-Bookhout-Engelmeier Funeral Home in Clay City with Rev. Jack Martin and Rev. Fred Gordon, Sr. presiding. Burial will be in Clay City Cemetery. Memorials can be made to the American Cancer Society. Mrs. Taylor was born Dec. 7, 1918, in Clay City, the daughter of Robert Earl and Maggie (Raley) Duff. She married David Taylor June 4, 1939 in Flora and he survives. She was a bookkeeper assisting her husband in the insurance business in Flora; and was a member of the Clay City United Methodist Church. Other survivors include a son, John D., Springfield; a daughter, Mrs. James (Nancy) Stewart, Jacksonville, Fla. a brother, Robert Earl Duff, Cedar Rapids, Iowa;a sister, Mrs. Emma Jean Lawson, Clay City; and two granddaughters. She was preceded in death by her parents.

  
  

• Sources

  [S283] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Taylor, David E. and Helen D., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18363665/david-e-taylor), none. (Reliability: 2). [S198] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Illinois, (District 0003) (Village), image 02, page 1b, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/6224/4584337_00604?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.aspx%3fd) (Reliability: 3). [S1672] Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, Enumeration District 3, Page 13A, (http://search.ancestry.com/content/viewer.aspx?dbid=6061&iid=4300174_00632&noredir=true&sid=&gskw=) (Reliability: 2). [S282] Olney Daily Mail (Olney, Richland County, Illinois), Obituary, Taylor, David E., 83, (Olney Daily Mail (Olney, Richland County, Illinois), 09 April 2001). [S15446] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Taylor, David E. and Helen D., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18363670/helen-d-taylor), none. (Reliability: 2). [S178] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 13-3) (Village), image 15, page 7b, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2442/M-T0627-00769-00053?backurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.asp) (Reliability: 3).