Abbott, George A.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Farmer, Laborer
• Reference Number: ABBO.G003
• _FGRAVE: 24054179
• Funeral: Easley-Padgett Funeral Home, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois

George married Taylor, Laura M. on 11 Apr 1895 in Richland County, Illinois. Laura (daughter of Taylor, William H. and Behymer, Mary Ann) was born on 19 Mar 1877 in Illinois; died on 14 Feb 1907; was buried in Hanna Cemetery, Noble, Richland County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

George married Luke, Maude May on 7 Aug 1911 in Richland County, Illinois. Maude (daughter of Luke, John Albert and Kincaid, Eliza Ann) was born on 29 May 1883 in Illinois; died on 14 May 1945 in Clay City, Clay County, Illinois; was buried on 19 May 1945 in Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reference Number: ABBO.B004
• _FGRAVE: 55717709
• Funeral: 6 Jun 1979, Summers Funeral Home,

Notes:

Bessie is listed in the 1900 census for Noble, Richland County, Illinois living with her parents. Her surname is listed as "Taylor". She is listed in the 1910 census for Noble, Richland County, Illinois, living with her grandparents, William H. & Mary A. Taylor. Her surname in the 1910 census is "Abbott". Was she adopted by George and given the ABBOTT surname?

Family/Spouse: Bryan, Shirley Otto. Shirley was born on 14 Jul 1880 in Sailor Springs, Clay County, Illinois; died on 20 Dec 1966 in Olney, Richland County, Illinois; was buried in Green Hill Cemetery, Noble, Richland County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Bessie married Travis, Roy in 1914. Roy (son of Travis, Noah and Sharp, Margaret Ellen) was born on 14 Jan 1894; died on 5 Nov 1977; was buried in Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Teamster
• Reference Number: ABBO.E001
• _FGRAVE: 24070609
• Funeral: Easley-Padgett Funeral Home, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois

Notes:

Raymond ‘Bob’ Abbott, 66. of Clay City, passed away at the Richland Memorial Hospital. Mr. Abbott had been a patient in the Burgin Nursing Homes in Olney for the past nine years.

Funeral services will be held in the Easley - Padgett Funeral Home
with Rev. Barney Meadows in charge. Burial will be at Clay City cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home.

Mr. Abbott was born near Noble, son of the late George and Laura Taylor Abbott. He had moved to Clay City as a young man and engaged in teaming. Before his illness and retirement, he had been employed as a teamster by the Pure Oil Co.

He was preceded in death by his wife.

He is survived by three sons, Lloyd and Albert of Clay City, and William of Elgin; and two daughters, Mrs. Ruth Cailteaux of Clay City and Mrs. Katie Brown of St. Charles, IL. Two sisters, Mrs. Bessie Bryan of Olney and Mrs. Agnes Miller of Noble survive, as well as two half-brothers, George and Harold Abbott, both of Clay City. Two half-sisters, Mrs. Genelle Hance and Mrs. Lorena DeHart of Clay City also survive. Two step-brothers, Albert Wilson of Clay City and Harry Wilson of Olney also survive, as well as a stepsister, Mrs. Viola Williams of Clay City also survive. He also leaves eight grandchildren.

Taken from the Olney Daily Mail, Olney, IL, December 1968.

Contributor:
Barbara Bromm - tgram63@outlook.com

Birth:
near Noble, Richland County, Illinois

Family/Spouse: Rodgers, Ethel Eileene. Ethel (daughter of Rodgers, Charles Albert and Morgan, Ruth Kizarh) was born on 1 Aug 1903 in Illinois; died on 14 Oct 1953; was buried in Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reference Number: ABBO.A002

Notes:

Census:
In the 1930 census, Agnes, age 23 is single and living in Noble, Illinois with her aunt and uncle, Bert and Mable Gerhart.

Family/Spouse: Miller. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reference Number: WILS.F003
• _FGRAVE: 18364058

Notes:

Frank A. WILSON, 94, of Clay City, died at 5:10 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 24, 1998, at Doctors Nursing Home in Salem.

Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Clay City Cemetery with Brother Andrew EVANS officiating. Summers-Kistler Funeral Home in Clay City is in charge of arrangements.

Mr. WILSON was born March 12, 1904, in Clay City, the son of John and Maude (LUKE) WILSON. He married Irene EVANS.

He was a member of Clay City Christian Church.

He is survived by his wife, Irene WILSON, of Clay City; one foster son, Earl "Buddy" HAWKEY, of Colorado Springs, CO; one daughter, Peggy HASLER and her husband Virgil, of Salem; one half-brother, Harold ABBOTT, of Clay City; two half-sisters, Lorena DeHART and Genelle HANCE, both of Clay City; two grandchildren, Sue ROSE and Mary Jane MILLER, both of Salem; and five great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents, a sister, two brothers, a half-brother and two grandchildren.

Buried:
Graveside services will be held at 10 a.m., Saturday, Nov. 28, at Clay City Cemetery, Clay City. Bro. Andrew Evans will officiate at the services. Summers-Kistler Funeral Home, Clay City, is in charge of arrangements. There will be no visitation.

Plot: 1 Div. Lot 2 -Blk 26

Family/Spouse: Evans, C. Irene. C. (daughter of Evans, Ezra E. and Fairleigh, Katie Belle) was born on 14 Mar 1908 in Clay City, Clay County, Illinois; died on 13 May 2001 in Doctors Health and Rehabilitation Center, Salem, Marion County, Illinois; was buried on 15 May 2001 in Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reference Number: WILS.V001
• _FGRAVE: 24054177

Notes:

Boy Instantly Killed in Attempt to Move Wire
November 1, 1922 page 1 Urbana Courier

Homer, Ill., Nov. 1. - Virgil Wilson, employed on the farm of W. H. Taylor, west of here, was killed by electrocution at 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon, when he attempted to remove a wire that obstructed a path of a corn dump that he and Mr. Taylor were taking home from a sale.

Mr. Taylor purchased the dump last Wednesday and yesterday he and Wilson went to take it home. At a point east of town a wire was hanging too low to clear the dump and Wilson attempted to raise it. The wire proved to be charged with electricity and he was killed instantly.

Wilson was only 17 years old. He had been employed by Mr. Taylor during the past two years.

The body was taken last night to the undertaking rooms of L. L. Hamill and was sent at 5 o'clock this morning to Clay City, Illinois, the home of the victim's people. Mr. Hamill accompanied the remains as far as Danville and Mr. Taylor went all the way.

A coroner's inquest conducted at the undertaking rooms last night resulted in a verdict of accidental death by electric shock.

Transcribed by the Homer Historical Society

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Homemaker
• Reference Number: WILS.V002
• _FGRAVE: 36872067
• Funeral: 10 Mar 1994, Clay City Christian Church, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois

Notes:

According to the 1940 census, he had a 6th grade education.

She was a homemaker, and a member of the Clay City Christian Church, Clay City.

Buried:
Plot: Blk. 19 - Div. 3 - Lot 2

Family/Spouse: WILLIAMSON, Cecil Roy. Cecil (son of Williamson, Henry Clinton) was born on 20 Jan 1901 in Saint Jo, Montague County, Texas; died on 17 Mar 1966; was buried in Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Patridge, Oran Milo 'Cab'. Oran (son of Patridge, Frank and Travis, Florence Anna) was born in 1904 in Illinois; died on 25 Dec 1967; was buried in Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Carpenter, Oil Field Worker
• Reference Number: WILS.H001
• _FGRAVE: 26577916
• Military Service: World War II, Technician Third Grade, 909 Ordnance (Heavy Automotive Mainenance) Company, United States Army
• Funeral: 24 Jan 1973, Cardascio Funeral Home, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois

Notes:

Military Service:
With six months and 18 days prior service as a draftee, enlisted in the Regular Army, Ordnance Corps, on February 3, 1942 at Fort Sheridan, Illinois. Previously completed basic training and qualified in the military occupational specialty of Automotive Mechanic (014). Departed the Continental U.S. on September 9, 1944 and served with the 909th Ordnance (Heavy Automotive Maintenance) Company in the Northern France Campaign and as a second echelon facility through war's end in Europe. Earned the Good Conduct Medal, American Defense Service Medal, American Campaign Medal, European-American-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with one bronze battle star and the WWII Victory Medal. Honorably discharged as a Technician 3rd Grade on November 17, 1945 at the Separation Center, Fort Sheridan, Illinois.

This information has been posted on the National World War II Memorial's Registry of Remembrances website by Robert Medley Gatewood. It is entered here with his permission.

Source: https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=2021327

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Homemaker
• Reference Number: ABBO.G004
• _FGRAVE: 18185858
• Funeral: 25 Sep 2002, Summers-Kistler Funeral Home, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois

Family/Spouse: Hance, Harry James. Harry (son of Hance, Charles J. 'Charley' and Denning, Dora M.) was born on 13 Oct 1910 in Strawberry Point, Clayton County, Iowa; died on 9 Jan 1973 in Richland County Memorial Hospital, Olney, Richland County, Illinois; was buried on 12 Jan 1973 in Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Oil Field Swamper
• Reference Number: ABBO.G002
• _FGRAVE: 26558537

Notes:

George Abbott, Jr., 70, Clay City, died Friday, March 22, at 4 a m. in the Clay County Hospital in Flora.

Visitation with Oddfellow services and funeral services will be in the Hosselton-Bookhout-Engelmeier Funeral Home in Clay City with Bro.Barry Sikes and Rev. Charles Allen presiding. Burial will be Clay City Cemetery.

Mr. Abbott was born March 5, 1915, in Clay City, the son of George and Maude (Luke) Abbott. He married Vivian Newton Nov. 25, 1939, and she survives.

He was a retired roustabout for J.W. Rudy Oil Co. and a member of the Clay City Christian Church and the Clay City Oddfellows.

Other survivors include a son, Donald, O'Fallon; two brothers, Albert Wilson, Clay City; Harold Abbott, Sailor Springs; three sisters, Mrs. Elmo (Lorena) Dehart, Genelle Hance, Viola Williamson, all of Clay City; and two grandchildren.

Taken from the Olney Daily Mail, Olney, IL, Mar, 1985.


George was electrocuted while working on top of a truck, but did not die from those injuries.

Census:
The 1930 census lists him as George W. Abbott.

Died:
Vivian's obituary lists his death as March 23, 1984.

Buried:
Plot: Lot 5, 2 Add., R-10

Family/Spouse: Newton, Vivian Mae. Vivian (daughter of NEWTON, Charles Ruben and Silvey, Anna Mae) was born on 24 May 1921 in Noble, Richland County, Illinois; died on 4 Sep 2002 in Clay City, Clay County, Illinois; was buried on 7 Sep 2002 in Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Retired Cook at Clay City High School
• Reference Number: ABBO.L001
• _FGRAVE: 35832202
• Funeral: 13 Apr 2009, Clay City Community Baptist Church, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois

Notes:

Lorena Mae Dehart, 91, of Clay City, died at 2:20 a.m. Saturday, April 11, 2009, at Clay County Hospital in Flora.

Lorena was born April 13, 1917, in Clay County, the daughter of George and Maude (Luke) Abbott. She married Elmo Glen Dehart on April 11, 1935 and he preceded her in death on May 31, 1999.

Lorena was a retired cook at Clay City High School and was a member of Clay City Community Baptist Church.

Lorena is survived by her daughter, Janice Kye Dehart; son, John Dehart; brother, Harold Abbott; three grandchildren, Debra Kaye DeHart, Jason Dehart and his wife, Erin, and Heath Dehart and his wife, Addie.

Lorena was preceded in death by her parents, husband and 11 siblings.

Services were held at Clay City Community Baptist Church with Reverend Charlie Allen officiating.

Burial will be in Clay City Cemetery in Clay City.

Summers-Kistler Funeral Home in Clay City was in charge of arrangements

Memorials can be made to Clay City Community Baptist Church.

Published Olney Daily Mail.

Buried:
Lot 13 - Franklin - Row D - Sp 1

Lorena married DeHart, Elmo Glen on 11 Apr 1935. Elmo (son of DeHart, Willis and Padgett, Maude Mae) was born on 25 Jan 1914 in Wayne County, Illinois; died on 31 May 1998 in Clay City, Clay County, Illinois; was buried on 3 Jun 1998 in Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Filling Station Attendant
• Reference Number: ABBO.H001
• _FGRAVE: 106663559
• Military Service: World War II, Private First Class, Battery D (Harbor Defense), 6th Coast Artillery Regiment, United States Army
• Funeral: 16 Mar 2013, Summers-Kistler Funeral Home, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois

Notes:

Harold E. Abbott, 93, of Sailor Springs, IL, passed away Tuesday, March 12th, at the Burge House in Flora.

Harold was born on November 1, 1919 in Richland County, Illinois, the son of George Abbott and Maude Mae Luke. He married Norma Franklin on December 20, 1943 in Clay County.

Harold served in the Army during WWII and was a charter member of the Sailor Springs American Legion. He enjoyed watching baseball and basketball. Harold was a full time oilfield worker and supplemented his income by working on his 30 acre farm.

He is survived by his wife, Norma Abbott; son, Steve Abbott; son, James Abbot; a granddaughter, Ashley Bank; a grandson, Westley Abbott; great-grandchildren, Tate Abbott, Reese Abbott, Ripley Abbott, and Henry Banks.

He was preceded in death by his parents, one brother, George Abbott Jr., and two sisters, Genelle Hance and Lorena Dehart.

Funeral Service was held at Summers-Kistler Funeral Home in Clay City.

Burial at Dillman Cemetery, in Sailor Springs, IL, with Full Military Rites.

Military Service:
Entered active service as a draftee on January 21, 1942 at Camp Grant, Illinois. Selected for the Coast Artillery Corps, completed basic training and qualified in the military occupational specialty of light truck driver (345). After a 19 month deployment abroad at Destination 'Silver' in 1942 - 1943, assigned to and served with Battery D (Harbor Defense), 6th Coast Artillery Regiment in the San Francisco, California area. Earned the Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal and the WWII Victory Medal. Honorably discharged as a Private First Class on October 10, 1945 at the separation point, Fort Winfield Scott, California.

This information has been posted on the National World War II Memorial's Registry of Remembrances website by Robert Medley Gatewood. It is entered here with his permission.

Source: https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=2097132

Buried:
Burial at Dillman Cemetery, in Sailor Springs, IL, with Full Military Rites.

Harold married Franklin, Norma Jean on 20 Dec 1943 in Clay County, Illinois. Norma (daughter of Franklin, Baldy and Noll, Josephine) was born on 2 Dec 1922 in Sailor Springs, Clay County, Illinois; died on 2 Nov 2016 in Clay County Hospital, Flora, Clay County, Illinois; was buried on 7 Nov 2016 in Dillman Cemetery, Sailor Springs, Clay County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reference Number: TRAV.J004
• _FGRAVE: 34297088

Notes:

Birth:
If John was born in 1912, and if his mother Bessie was born in 1901, she would have been 11 years old when John was born.

John married Kuhlig, Hazel Marie in 1940. Hazel was born in 1918; died in 1994; was buried in Green Hill Cemetery, Noble, Richland County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reference Number: TRAV.M005
• _FGRAVE: 93080888
• Military Service: World War II, 1st Lieutenant, United States Army

Mary married Luthe, Robert Duane on 13 Dec 1947 in Harrisburg,. Robert was born on 14 Aug 1919 in Edwards County, Illinois; died on 16 Jun 1985 in Good Samaritan Hospital, Vincennes, Knox County, Indiana; was buried in Little Wabash Cemetery, Albion, Edwards County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reference Number: TRAV.B006
• _FGRAVE: 149980625
• Military Service: World War II, Sergeant, 126th Ordnance Company, United States Army

Notes:

Buried:
Section W2

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Homemaker
• Reference Number: ABBO.R001
• _FGRAVE: 18349035
• Funeral: 30 Sep 2006, Summers-Kistler Funeral Home, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois

Notes:

Ruth Laura CAILTEUX, 85, of Clay City, died at 5:13 p.m., Monday, Sept. 25, 2006, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Vincennes, Ind.

Mrs. CAILTEUX was born May 10, 1921 in Clay City, the daughter of Raymond "Bob" and Ethel Eileene (RODGERS) ABBOTT. She married William H. CAILTEUX on Sept. 22, 1940 in Noble. He preceded her in death on Oct. 28, 1996. She was a homemaker, and a member of the Clay City Church of God.

Survivors include one sister, Katie BROWN of Aurora; one brother, William ABBOTT of Elgin; two uncles, Roy RODGERS of Olney, and Harold ABBOTT of Clay City; one aunt, Lorena Dehart of Clay City; and several nieces and nephews.

Preceding her in death were her parents, husband, and two brothers, Lloyd and Albert.

Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 30, at Summers-Kistler Funeral Home in Clay City, with Pastor Rob BOWKER and the Rev. John SPEARS officiating. Burial will be in the Clay City Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday (tonight) at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the Clay City Church of God.

Buried:
PLOT Lot 7 - 3 Div.

Laura married Cailteux, William Henry on 22 Sep 1940. William (son of Cailteux, Francis Leopold 'Frank' and Franklin, Bonnie) was born on 13 Nov 1919 in Illinois; died on 28 Oct 1996 in Flora, Clay County, Illinois; was buried on 31 Oct 1996 in Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Owner of Abbott Tank Company, Inc.
• Reference Number: ABBO.L002
• _FGRAVE: 18364052
• Military Service: World War II, Private, 523rd Engineering Maintenance Company, United States Army
• Funeral: 27 May 1992, First Baptist Church, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois

Notes:

Herald & Review (Decatur, IL) - Tuesday, May 26, 1992

CLAY CITY -Lloyd W. Abbott, 68, Clay City, died Saturday (May 23, 1992).

Member, Clay City First Baptist Church and Flora Coon Hunters Association.

Survivors: wife, Ruth Mohan Abbott; son, Raymond, Cleveland, Ohio; daughter Ann Abbott, Urbana; brother, Bill, Elgin; sisters, Ruth Cailteux, Clay City, Katie Brown, St. Charles.

Services: 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, First Baptist Church, Clay City.

Visitation: 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, Hosselton-Bookhout-Engelmeier Funeral Home, Clay City.

Burial: Clay City Cemetery.

Memorials: First Baptist Church Building Fund.

Military Service:
Entered active service as a draftee on March 4, 1943 at Chicago, Illinois. Selected for the Corps of Engineers, completed basic training and assigned to the 523rd Engineering Maintenance Company, Fort Bowie, Texas. Honorably discharged as a Private on December 9, 1944 in fair health at the Separation Center, Fort Sheridan, Illinois. Earned the American Campaign Medal and the WWII Victory Medal.

This information has been posted on the National World War II Memorial's Registry of Remembrances website by Robert Medley Gatewood. It is entered here with his permission.

Source: http://www.wwiimemorial.com/Registry/plaque.aspx?honoreeID=2096856

Buried:
Plot: Lot 8N, 3 Div.

Lloyd married Mohan, R.A. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Water Well Driller
• Reference Number: ABBO.A001
• _FGRAVE: 58073083
• Funeral: Forrest Ridge Church, Mount Erie, Wayne County, Illinois
• Military Service: Korean War, United States Army
• Military Service: World War II, Private First Class, 49th Field Artillery Battalion, 7th Infantry Division, United States Army

Notes:

Newspaper, The Olney Daily Mail:

Albert George Abbott, 60, died Monday, July 13, 1987, at his home in Clay City.

Services will be held at the Forrest Ridge Chruch with Rev. Havard Dasch presiding. Burial will be in Forrest Ridge Cemetery.

Mr. Abbott was born Sept. 9, 1926, in Richland County, the son of Emery Raymond and Ethel (Rodgers) Abbott. He married Clara Hille on Aug. 1, 1953, in Olney.

He was a self-employed water well driller and a Korean War U. S. Army veteran. He was a member of Forrest Ridge Church and VFW.

Survivors include his wife, Clara; three daughters, Mrs. Danny (Barbara) Hartleroad of Noble, Mrs. Danny (Ethel) Welty of Clay City and Mrs. Douglas (Violet) Brinkley of Waukomis, OK; two brothers, Lloyd Aabbott of Clay City and William Abbott of Elgin; two sisters, Mrs. William (Ruth) Calteux and Mrs. Ralph (Katie) Brown, both of Clay City; six grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents.

Military Service:
Entered active service as a draftee on August 3, 1945 at Chicago, Illinois. Selected for the Field Artillery, completed basic training and qualified in the military occupational specialty of Guard Patrolman (522). Departed the U.S. on February 5, 1946 bound for the Asiatic-Pacific Theater of Operations. Assigned to and served with the 49th Field Artillery Battalion engaged in the occupation of the Japanese homelands. Earned the WWII Victory Medal and the Army Of Occupation Medal (Japan). Honorably discharged as a Private First Class on January 30, 1947 at the Separation Center, Camp Beale, California.

This information has been posted on the National World War II Memorial's Registry of Remembrances website by Robert Medley Gatewood. It is entered here with his permission.

Source: http://www.wwiimemorial.com/Registry/plaque.aspx?honoreeID=2096555

His obituary says he was a Korean War U. S. Army veteran

Died:
Albert George Abbott, 60, died Monday, July 13, 1987, at his home in Clay City.

Buried:
Plot: row 19 site J

Albert married Hille, Clara B. on 1 Aug 1953 in Olney, Richland County, Illinois. Clara (daughter of Hille, William and Morris, Maude) was born on 25 Nov 1927 in Crystal City, Missouri; died on 20 Feb 1993 in Clay County, Illinois; was buried on 23 Feb 1993 in Forrest Ridge Cemetery, Mount Erie, Wayne County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Brown, R.L.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reference Number: PATR.V002

Family/Spouse: Schreiter. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reference Number: PATR.V001
• Military Service: World War II, Seaman Second Class, United States Navy
• Census: 15 Apr 1930, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois; 1930 Census, Clay City (Village), Clay County, Illinois, page 05b
• Census: 7 May 1940, Clay City Township, Clay County, Illinois; 1940 Census, Clay City (Township), Clay County, Illinois, page 13a

Notes:

Military Service:
Entered active service on January 4, 1944. Completed boot camp at Naval Training Station, Great Lakes, Illinois. Served at or aboard, in turn, the Carrier Aircraft Service Unit 21, the Pacific Landing Craft School, The Haskell-Class Attack Transport USS Lavaca APA-180, the Landing Ship, Tank USS LST 626, and the Bayfield-Class Attack Transport USS Dade APA-99. Honorably discharged as a Seaman Second Class on February 2, 1946 at the Naval Personnel Separation Center, Great Lakes, Illinois. Earned the American Campaign Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, WWII Victory Medal, and the Philippines Liberation Medal.

This information has been posted on the National World War II Memorial's Registry of Remembrances website by Robert Medley Gatewood. It is entered here with his permission.

Source: https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=2282107

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reference Number: PATR.O002
• _FGRAVE: 24130922
• Military Service: World War II, Seaman Second Class, United States Navy
• Census: 15 Apr 1930, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois; 1930 Census, Clay City (Village), Clay County, Illinois, page 05b
• Census: 7 May 1940, Clay City Township, Clay County, Illinois; 1940 Census, Clay City (Township), Clay County, Illinois, page 13a

Notes:

Military Service:
NOTE: On the WWII Registry, he is mis-identified as Poran Patrick Jr.

Entered active service on December 1, 1945. Served aboard, in turn, the Dixie-Class Destroyer Tender USS Prairie AD-15, the Hamul-Class Destroyer Tender USS Frontier AD-25, and the Haven-Class Hospital Ship USS Haven AH-12. Honorably discharged as a Seaman Second Class on October 10, 1947 at Naval Receiving Station, Terminal Island, San Pedro, California. Earned the WWII Victory Medal for service during the period of eligibility.

This information has been posted on the National World War II Memorial's Registry of Remembrances website by Robert Medley Gatewood. It is entered here with his permission.

Source: https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=2282089

Oran married Headlee, Lois in 1950. Lois (daughter of Headlee, Cecil and Chaney, Naomi) was born on 27 Nov 1932 in Fairfield, Wayne County, Illinois; died on 17 Feb 2011 in Flora, Clay County, Illinois; was buried on 26 Feb 2011 in Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reference Number: PATR.M001
• Census: 7 May 1940, Clay City Township, Clay County, Illinois; 1940 Census, Clay City (Township), Clay County, Illinois, page 13a

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reference Number: PATR.D001
• Funeral: 5 Apr 2000, Summers-Kistler Funeral Home, Olney, Richland County, Illinois

Notes:

She was a homemaker.

Family/Spouse: Jorgenson, Jack D.. Jack was born on 11 Jul 1929; died on 7 Feb 1982; was buried in Crest Haven Memorial Park, Claremont, Richland County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reference Number: PATR.B001
• _FGRAVE: 186569479

Notes:

Betty Ann Dulaney, age 80, of Clay City, Illinois, passed away Thursday morning, January 11, 2018, at Clay County Hospital in Flora.

Betty was born March 27, 1937, in Clay City. She married John A. Dulaney on August 16, 1958, in Olney, and together they shared 59 years of marriage.

During her life, Betty worked at several area restaurants including Holland Truck Stop, Billy’s Café, and others in Olney. She was a loving wife and mother. Betty often babysat her grandchildren, her great-granddaughters being her pride and joy. She and John loved going and listening to bluegrass music, and also attending auctions.

Betty is survived by her husband: John Dulaney of Clay City; 2 daughters: Carla Evans (Donnie) and Charlotte Dulaney all of Clay City; a special nephew: Robert “Bobby” Miller (Lon) of Sarasota, FL; 3 grandchildren: Shane Dulaney of Clay City, Bridgett Shafer (Josh) of Olney, and Joshua Taylor of Noble; 3 great-granddaughters: Baylee Shafer, Jaelynn Taylor, and Maysen Shafer; 1 sister: Florence Mae Schreiter of Mill Valley, CA; along with several other nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her father: Oran “Cab” Patridge; her mother: Viola P. (Wilson) Patridge Williamson; 2 brothers: Virgil Raymond Patridge and Oran Patridge, Jr.; and 3 sisters: Virginia Lee Patridge, Mary Donna Miller, and Doris June Jorgenson.

Private services will be held with interment in Clay City Cemetery. Arrangements are in the care of Frank & Bright Funeral Home in Flora. Memorials are suggested to Clay County Health Department and will be accepted through the funeral home.

Died:
Betty Ann Dulaney, age 80, of Clay City, Illinois, passed away Thursday morning, January 11, 2018, at Clay County Hospital in Flora.

Buried:
Private services will be held with interment in Clay City Cemetery. Arrangements are in the care of Frank & Bright Funeral Home in Flora. Memorials are suggested to Clay County Health Department and will be accepted through the funeral home.

Betty married Dulaney, John Arthur on 16 Aug 1958 in Olney, Richland County, Illinois. John (son of Dulaney, Ray Abraham and McGrew, Mary Elizabeth) was born on 3 May 1930 in Flora, Clay County, Illinois; died on 17 Mar 2022 in Clay County Hospital, Flora, Clay County, Illinois; was buried in Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reference Number: HANC.N001
• _FGRAVE: 177276398

Notes:

Norma Maxine Franklin, age 86 of Odessa, TX, passed away on March 12, 2017 in Odessa. Norma was born May 28, 1930 to Harry and Genelle Hance in Noble. Illinois. She went to school in Clay City, Illinois. She married Richard Earl Franklin on April 18, 1948 in Henderson, KT. She was an instructor in ceramics at Odessa College. She owned the Ceramic Shop for 42 years. Norma is preceded in death by her parents, Harry and Genelle Hance, her son Robert "Bobby" Franklin and her son in law Guy Hutson.

Funeral Services will be at 4:00 pm, Wednesday, March 15, 2017 at Sunset Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend Dr. Jimmy Braswell officiating. Burial will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens.

Norma married Franklin, R.E.D. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reference Number: HANC.R002
• _FGRAVE: 18312362
• Funeral: 9 Jan 1973, Cardascio-Easley Funeral Home, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois

Family/Spouse: Miller, Robert Eugene 'Bob'. Robert (son of Miller, Raymond E. and Hoff, Pauline Francis) was born on 14 Nov 1926 in Bedford, Greene County, Indiana; died on 18 Nov 2015 in Parkview Haven Retirement Home, Francesville, Pulaski County, Indiana; was buried in Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reference Number: HANC.B001
• _FGRAVE: 18083403
• Funeral: 29 Sep 2004, Summers-Kistler Funeral Home, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois

Notes:

Barbara Jean Tolliver, 65, of Clay City, IL, died September 26, at Covenant Hospital in Champaign.

Mrs. Tolliver was born July 11, 1939, in Clay City, the daughter of Harry and Genelle Abbott Hance. She married James Richard Tolliver in Xenia July 25, 1959.

She was retired from Richland Memorial Hospital in Olney working in housekeeping and was a member of First Baptist Church in Clay City.

Survivors include her husband; two daughters, Cynthia Hedgepeth and Trisha Hutchison; two sons, Steven and James Tolliver; one sister, Norma Franklin; one brother, Roger Hance; seven grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.

Preceding her in death were her parents, a sister, Ruth Miller; a brother, Jim Hance; and one great-granddaughter.

Funeral services were held at Summers-Kistler funeral Home with burial in Clay City Cemetery.

Memorials to Clay County Cancer Society.

(Published Hometown Journal)

Buried:
Plot: Lot 5 - 1 Add

Barbara married Tolliver, J.R. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reference Number: HANC.J001
• _FGRAVE: 18185882
• Military Service: Specialist Fifth Class, United States Army
• Funeral: 22 Nov 1989, Hosselton-Bookout-Engelmeier Funeral Home, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois

Notes:

James L. Hance, 48, of Clay City, died November 19,1989 at his home.

Mr. Hance was born October 11, 1941 in Clay City, the son of Harry and Genelle Hance. He married Monica Nickells July 5, 1961 in Olney and she survives.

He was a self-employed painter, a member of Clay City Baptist church and a member of the Clay City Odd Fellows Lodge.

Survivors include his wife; two sons, James Jr. and Shawn Hance; a brother, Roger Hance; two sisters, Barbara Tolliver and Norma Franklin; his mother and three grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his father and one sister.

Funeral services were held at Hosselton, Bookhout and Engelmeier Funeral Home in Clay City with burial in the Clay City Cemetery.

Memorials may be made to Clay City Baptist Church building fund.

(Published Olney Daily Mail)

James married Nickells, Monica on 5 Jul 1961 in Olney, Richland County, Illinois. Monica (daughter of Nickells, Thomas Joseph and Wells, Dorris Arlene) was born on 9 Dec 1944 in Olney, Richland County, Illinois; died on 21 Mar 1994 in Good Samaritan Hospital, Vincennes, Knox County, Indiana; was buried on 25 Mar 1994 in Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Burial: Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois
• Reference Number: HANC.R001
• _FGRAVE: 218772507

Notes:

Roger Dale Hance, 70, of Clay City, died on Wednesday November 18, 2020 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Vincennes, Indiana.

Roger was born on May 5, 1950 in Clay County, Illinois, the son of Harry James Hance and Norma Genelle (Abbott). He married Deborah (Shock) on June 9, 1968 in Clay City, and she survives.

Roger started Hance's Paint and Drywall over 36 years ago with his dad, and it has gone on for three generations, currently being managed by his sons.

He loved to coon hunt with his dogs and fish with his family and friends. Roger loved spending time with his family, and he will be missed by all those that knew him.

Roger is survived by his wife; Sons, Kelly (Amy) Hance and Kyle (Ronda) Hance; Grandchildren, Keenan (Lucy) Hance, Kaden Hance, Bryce Hance, Trenton Hance; Great Grandson, Everest Hance; several brother and sister in-laws, and several nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents and four siblings.

Cremation Rites were accorded.

Died:
Roger Dale Hance, 70, of Clay City, died on Wednesday November 18, 2020 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Vincennes, Indiana.

Roger married Shock, D.D. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: HARBIN, J.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reference Number: DEHA.J002
• _FGRAVE: 126908970

Notes:

Janice Kaye DeHart, 72, of Clay City, died at 9:45 a.m. Monday, March 24, 2014, at St. Mary's Good Samaritan Hospital in Mt. Vernon of respiratory failure after a long battle with COPD and congestive heart failure.

Ms. DeHart was born in Richland County on October 13, 1941, to Elmo Glen Dehart and Lorena Mae (Abbott) Dehart. She resided most of her life in the Clay County area.

She graduated Clay City High School in 1959 and attended Clay City First Community Baptist Church. She had been employed at Sparton Manufacturing, Inc., Ames Handle Factory, The Arbors Center, Buehler's Buy Low, and Addus Healthcare. She had an associate's degree in social services and loved helping people.

Mom never won the Publishers Clearing House Sweepstakes, but she sure did try, she loved to read, play bingo, garden, animals, and to wash the windows to watch it snow. Voted most talkative four years running in high school, she kept up that reputation up until she passed away. She loved to talk on the phone after she became too ill to visit people's homes personally.

The family would like to thank the many caregivers who have taken care of Janice over the years, but they are too numerous to list individually. Dr. Ashok Kumar, Clay County Hospital, and Clay County Health Department have always done what they could to try to keep Janice healthy over the years. She always had the staff laughing and they kept her spirits up.

She is survived by her daughter, Dedra Kaye DeHart; brother and sister-in-law, John and Julie Dehart; nephews, Jason and Heath Dehart, and their wives Erin and Addie Dehart; and two great-nephews, Corbin and Gavin Dehart. She leaves behind special friends Meanie and Sam Medernach, Rosa Owen, Elizabeth Kesterson, and Margie Holland, and many, many friends and relatives.

She was preceded in death by her parents.

Mother hated funerals and visitations, but she will be cremated and a celebration of life ceremony will be held at a later date at Clay City First Community Baptist Church where all who knew her can gather and share stories.

In lieu of flowers and tokens for the family, please donate to CCARS Fur a Good PAWS, the Clay County Food Pantry, or the charitable donation of your choice.

The best memorial you can make is to always remember her with a smile and a laugh, for that's how she would have liked to be remembered.

Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: ?, C.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reference Number: ABBO.H004
• _FGRAVE: 188963228
• Funeral: 20 Apr 2018, Chastain Funeral Home, Mitchel, Lawrence County, Indiana

Notes:

He was employed at Hoffmans in Orleans from 1966 until the company moved to northern Illinois in 1970. He then went to work at Hubbard TV in Bedford until going to Crane Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren Detachment, as an electronic technician working in sonar bouys until retiring in 2015.

Jim graduated from Clay City High School, Illinois, in 1963 and electronics school in Louisville, Kentucky in 1965. He was a train enthusiast and traveled around the country with Carol photographing trains. Jim also enjoyed gardening. Jim was a member of Bedford Masonic Lodge No. 14 F. & A. M., a 32nd Degree Mason and a member of Sahara Grotto Valley of Indianapolis. He attended Spice Valley Baptist Church.

Funeral:
Funeral service will be at 2 p.m. Friday, April 20, in the Memorial Chapel of Chastain Funeral Home & Cremation Center, with Pastor Val Foughty-Killion officiating.

Died:
Harold James "Jim" Abbott, 72, passed away Monday, April 16, 2018, at his residence.

Buried:
Entombment will be in the mausoleum at Cresthaven Memory Gardens.

Harold married RATLIFF, C.A. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: ?, D.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reference Number: TRAV.J016
• _FGRAVE: 237415739
• Funeral: 28 Dec 2022, Kistler-Patterson Funeral Home, Olney, Richland County, Illinois

Notes:

Jerry Wayne Travis passed away on Sunday, Dec. 25 at his home in Olney, Ill., after a great day of celebrating with his family.

Jerry was born in Olney, Ill. on June 1, 1944. He was the son of John and Hazel (Kuhlig) Travis. He married Carol Struble on Feb. 23, 1964. She preceded him in death on Jan. 30, 2007. He later married Gayla Adams on May 26, 2012.

Jerry graduated from Noble High School in 1962. He made a career as a Union carpenter. He served as a foreman at E.H. Montgomery Construction in Vincennes, Ind. for many years, where he oversaw the building of several schools, hospitals and banks in the two-state area. His last two union construction jobs were building the Richland County Elementary School and the Lawrence County Correctional Center.

In his younger years, Jerry loved to play and coach men’s slow pitch softball, where he was a competitive pitcher. He was an avid St. Louis Cardinal baseball fan and enjoyed watching western movies. He loved hunting quail, coyotes and pheasants, as well as fishing.

Jerry was a former member of the Olney Southern Baptist Church, where he enjoyed serving as a Deacon and teaching Sunday School. He is currently a member of Zif Missionary Baptist Church. Jerry was also passionate about studying the book of Revelation.

Jerry loved to attend the various events his kids and grandkids participated in. He traveled to many sporting events, cattle shows and other activities the family was involved in. His greatest enjoyment was spending time with his family.

Jerry is survived by his wife Gayla Travis; two sons and daughters-in-law, Kerry and Janice Travis, of Oblong, and Rodney and Janilyn Travis, of Olney; four grandchildren, Carley Travis, Camryn Travis, Connor Travis, Chase Travis; brother and sister-in-law, Johnny Joe and Donna Travis; brother-in-law and sister-and-law, Abe and Phyllis Struble; step son and daughter, Bud and Connie Adams, David and Kate Stanker; step grandchildren, Justina Coleman, Josh Adams, Courtney Wilson, Janie Brunson; and great step grandchildren, Trevor and Emily Coleman, Jayce and Maddie Adams, Gabby and Zak Wilson, Charlee and Cami Brunson.

Preceding Jerry in death was his first wife and his parents.

A celebration of Jerry’s life will be held at 3:00 PM on Wednesday, December 28, 2022 at the Kistler-Patterson Funeral Home in Olney, Illinois, with a visitation beginning two hours prior service time from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM. Burial will follow in the Crest Haven Cemetery.

Memorials can be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital or Oblong FFA.

Jerry married Struble, Carol on 23 Feb 1964. Carol died on 30 Jan 2007. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Jerry married Adams, G. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reference Number: LUTH.G002

Family/Spouse: Hartleroad, D.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Brinkley, D.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

E.M. married Welty, D.L. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Phillips, E.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Bush, J.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Schnepper, M.J.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Shaffer, V.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: ?, P.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Harris, R.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Wirt, S.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Evans, D.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Russell. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Cox, L.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Hedgepeth, R.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Hutchison. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: ?, M.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: ?, A.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

K. married Stanley, A. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: ?, E.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: ?, A.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]