Jefferson County Illinois Obituaries

Laura Belle Bond (nee Holloway)

Laura Belle Bond dies early today; funeral Saturday.
Mt. Vernon Register News Thursday, 11 February 1943


 Mrs. Laura Belle Bond, a respected resident of this city for the past
22 years, died at 1:20 a.m. today at her home, 711 Opdyke avenue. Her
age was 64 years, one month and 16 days.
Funeral services will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at Wells Chapel
church. The service will be conducted by the Rev. Barney C. Byers and burial
will follow in Wells Chapel cemetery, in Farrington township.
The body will lie in state at Myers Chapel until 10 a.m. Friday, then
will be taken to the family home, where friends may call up until the
funeral hour.
Mrs. Bond was born December 25, 1878 in Jefferson county, the daughter
of John and Matilda (Chowhorn) (NOTE: actually Cochran) Holloway.
She was a member of the Harmony Baptist church.
Surviving are four sons, Irvin of Tampico, Ill., Earl of Sandwich,
Ill., Guy, who is in the U.S. armed forces, and Glen of Mt. Vernon; two
daughters, Mrs. Belle Blankenship of Kell and Mrs. Ruth Shelton of Mt.
Vernon; six brothers, George Holloway of Rochelle, Lee Holloway of
Bluford, Charlie Holloway of Texico, Tom Holloway of Bloomington, John
Holloway of Campbell, Mo., and Grant Holloway of Mt. Vernon; one sister, Mrs.
Artie Page of Mt. Vernon; 14 grandchildren and one great grandchild.

11 February 1943
Mt. Vernon Register News
Submitted by: Lori Lisenby Leonard

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