1985
Wayne County Press Obituary Summaries
Originally saved and organized by Verla Morrie & Bettie Wheat
Transcribed with permission from above April, 2008 by Michael J. Von Gebel in conjunction with Laurie Selpien, if you would like an actual copy of the obituary you can email me at vongoebel@hotmail.com;
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Name |
Birth Date |
Death Date |
Married |
Buried |
Obit Date |
Father/Mother |
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Abrose, James S. |
Oct. 24, 1895, London, England |
Jan. 16, 1985, Fairfield |
Edith Dolson, 1927, Salt Lake City- she died in 1963 |
Body willed to SIU Carbondale |
Jan. 17, 1985 WCP |
Barnett & Harriet Samuels Abrose |
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Adkins, Clines |
Dec. 7, 1919, Sandyhook, KY |
Mar. 27, 1985, Nederland, TX |
Wanda Rogers, May. 28, 1949, Merriam |
Maple Hill Cem. |
Apr. 1, 1985 WCP |
Raymond & Bessie Redwine Adkins; WWII- US Army |
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Akes, John Albert |
Apr. 24, 1912, Xenia |
Sep. 21, 1985, Flora, IL |
Mable Howe, Louisville, died-Mar. 2, 1976 |
Oddfellows Cem., Xenia |
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Albert & Clela Westcott Akes |
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Allison, Orville |
Sep. 11, 1910, Wayne Co. |
Jul. 29, 1985, Rural Clay City |
Faye Thompson, Sep. 28, 1935, Wayne Co. |
Needmore Cem., Orchardville |
Aug. 1, 1985 WCP |
Lewis & Grace Henson Allison |
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Anderson, Florence |
May 2, 1885 |
Dec. 21, 1985, Bloomington, IL |
Lee F. Anderson, Nov. 6, 1909, Pontiac |
South Side Cem., Bloomington, IL |
Jan. 28, 1985 WCP |
William S. & Lucy Williamson Durham |
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Anderson, Irene G. |
Feb. 12, 1913, Fairfield |
1985, Kankakee, IL |
Arthur Anderson, Oct. 10, 1931, Clinton |
Clifton Cem., Clifton |
Jan. 2, 1985 |
Mr. & Mrs. Preston Riggs |
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Asberry, Frank |
Jan. 23, 1899, Wayne Co. |
Dec. 2, 1985, Columbia, IL |
Marie Wood |
Columbia, IL |
Dec. 5, 1985 |
Albert & Dema Asberry |
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Ash, Irene |
Sep. 7, 1905, Keenes |
Aug. 5, 1985, Noble |
George Ash, Oct. 28, 1925; |
Greenhill Cem., Noble |
Aug. 8, 1985 |
George & Etta Thompson McLerran |
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Atchley, Viola |
Sep. 4, 1914, Mississippi |
Jun. 10, 1985, Carmi |
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North Maple Ridge Cem., McLeansboro |
Jun. 13, 1985 WCP |
Floyd & Lillie Hall Blaylock |
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Atkinson, Leota |
Jan. 4, 1909, Hickory Hill Twp. |
Feb. 11, 1985, Flora, IL |
M1- Charles Keen, May 18, 1932, Wayne City; died 1955; M2-Thomas Atkinson, Oct. 3, 1974 died 1981 |
Dickeyville Cem. |
Feb. 14, 1985 WCP |
Milton & Ella M. Clevenger Hampton |
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Atteberry, Mabel G. |
Mar. 3, 1899, Wayne Co. |
May 5, 1985, Galatia |
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Koontz Cem. |
May 6, 1985 WCP |
Newton & Mary Kinsey Naney |
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Attebery, Philip R. |
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Oct. 7, 1985, Olney, IL |
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Cisne Cem. |
Oct. 10, 1985 |
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Austin, Daisy |
Jul. 21, 1900, Wayne Co. |
Feb. 12, 1985, Wayne City |
Samuel Austin- he died in July, 1972 |
Hopewell Cem |
Feb. 14, 1985 WCP |
Edward & Jennie Mae Wells Legg |
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Back, Pearl W. |
Feb. 22, 1909, Kentucky |
May 12, 1985, Mt. Vernon |
Delphia M. Garrison Taylor Sep. 4, 1948, St. Louis, MO |
Koontz Cem. |
May 13, 1985 WCP |
Joseph L. & Mary Jane McIntosh Back |
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Baker, Alfred |
Dec. 9, 1917, Sims |
Aug. 4, 1985, Mt. Vernon |
Vera May Robertson, May 30, 1936, Wayne Co. |
Pin Oak Cem. |
Aug. 8, 1985 |
Charley & Macy Wilmuth Richison Baker |
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Baker, Lola |
Oct. 24, 1906, Wayne Co. |
Jul. 18, 1985, Fairfield |
Harry "Hap" Baker- he died in 1979 |
Pin Oak Cem. |
Jul 22, 1985 WCP |
William & Mamie Sons Orrison |
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Bandy, Wesley J. |
Jul. 13, 1905, Robinson, IL |
Nov. 28, 1985, Robinson, IL |
Inez V. Burroughs, Feb. 12, 1925, Pontiac |
Oddfellows Cem., Xenia |
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Walter Guy & Dolly Slover Bandy |
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Barnard, Ruth |
Jul. 22, 1908, Wayne Co. |
May 18, 1985, Benton, IL |
Ralph Barnard, Oct. 13, 1926 |
Bailey Cem. |
May 20, 1985 WCP |
Frank & Olive Lowe Peddicord |
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Barnett, John |
Jul 18, 1909, Hamilton Co.,IL |
May 12, 1985, Carmi, IL |
Louise Grindstaff |
IOOF Cem., McLeansboro, IL |
May 13, 1985 WCP |
James & Chloe Lankford Barnett |
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Bayles, Nettie C. |
Nov. 10, 1891,Jefferson Co. |
Sep. 21, 1985, East Peoria, IL |
Roy Bayles, Jun. 29, 1912, Wayne City, died- May 8, 1961 |
Thomason Cem. |
Sep. 23, 1985 |
George & Ada Thomas |
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Belangee, Leland Ray |
Aug 8, 1943, Fairfield |
Feb. 19, 1985, Fairfield |
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Oak Valley Cem., nr. Geff |
WCP |
Leland E. & Vera Richards Belangee |
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Belding, Beryl |
May 17, 1913, Leech Twp. |
May 27, 1985, Evansville, IN |
M1- H.B. Nelson- died in the early 1950's; M2-James Belding- he died in 1980 |
Burnt Prairie Cem. |
May 27, 1985 WCP |
William H. & Clara Hannaford Edwards |
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Biava, Peter |
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Jan. 23, 1985, Leesburg, FL |
Paulene (????) |
St. Patricks Catholic Cem., Enfield, IL |
Jan. 24, 1985 WCP |
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Blackburn, Clarence Orwin |
Sep. 11,1901, Wayne Co. |
Feb. 15, 1985, Olney, IL |
Maudie Cook, Apr. 1, 1923, Wayne Co., IL |
Haven Hill Cem., Olney, IL |
Feb. 18, 1985 WCP |
George W. & Sinia Withrow Blackburn |
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Blackford, Don |
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Feb. 1, 1985, Clarksville, TN |
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Feb. 4, 1985 WCP |
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Borton, Kathleen |
Oct. 1, 1919, Kirkwood |
Aug. 8, 1985, Peoria, IL |
Curtis L. Borton Sr., Mar. 27, 1937, Peoria |
Lutheran Cem., Peoria |
Aug. 15, 1985 WCP |
Joseph E. & Mattie P. Clark Smith |
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Boswell, Edith |
Aug. 25, 1898, Illinois |
Jun. 9, 1985, Wayne City |
Oren Boswell, died-1975; |
Olive Branch Cem. |
Jun. 13, 1985 WCP |
Samuel & Edna Robinson Baker |
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Boyd, Phyllis Lee |
Jan. 15, 1922, Fairfield |
Nov. 29, 1985, Fairfield |
Milford James Boyd, Feb. 17, 1946 |
Maple Hill Cem. |
Dec. 2, 1985 WCP |
Jesse Lee & Hazel Marie Black |
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Bradley, George |
Feb 3, 1904, Wayne Co. |
Sep. 4, 1985, Nr. Cisne |
Beulah Lane, Nov. 20, 1933, Fairfield |
Cisne Cem. |
Sep. 5, 1985 WCP |
Henry & Lucy McCormick Bradley |
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Branson, Marcella |
Oct. 10, 1918, West Field, IN |
Jul. 25, 1985, McLeansboro |
Roscoe Branson, Oct. 12, 1940 |
Swan Lake Cem., Peoria, IL |
Jul 29, 1985 WCP |
Ivol H. & Grayce Belle Harrington Staples |
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Bright, William T. |
Jun. 21, 1906, Illinois |
Aug. 3, 1985, Hollywood, FL |
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Shrewsbury Cem. |
Aug. 15, 1985 WCP |
Clarence & Lula Mae Boze Bright |
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Brock, Albert Arthur |
Jan. 17, 1911, Missouri |
Jan. 23, 1985, McLeansboro, IL |
Brownie Jane Hayes, Aug. 18, 1934 |
Enfield Cem. |
Jan. 24, 1985 WCP |
Albert & Ellen New Brock |
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Brock, Glen K. |
Sep. 17, 1916, Cisne |
Oct. 30, 1985, Fairfield |
Katherine Jackson, Aug. 31, 1940 |
Maple Hill Cem. |
Oct. 31, 1985 WCP |
Oliver E. & Kate Kern Brock |
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Brown, Glen E. |
Mar. 8, 1915, Wayne Co. |
May 11, 1985, Johnsonville |
M1- Juanita Booth, Centralia- she died Apr. 20, 1972; M2 Della Marshall, Nov. 24, 1973, Zenith, IL |
Hillcrest Cem., Centralia, IL |
May 13, 1985 WCP |
George & Ella King Brown |
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Brown, Tommy |
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Dec. 9, 1985, Washington |
Shirley (????) |
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Dec. 12, 1985, WCP |
W.T. & Nellie King Brown |
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Brown, Wayne H. |
May 31, 1912, Lamard Twp. |
Jul. 26, 1985, Fairfield |
Naomi Sons, Jul 5, 1962, Albion |
Bestow Cem., Geff |
Jul. 29, 1985 WCP |
Julius & Grace McDannel Brown |
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Bryant, Layman |
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Dec. 10, 1985, Eldorado |
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IOOF Cem. |
Dec. 12, 1985, WCP |
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Buchanan, Hazel Trotter |
Nov. 27, 1909, Wayne Co. |
Mar. 16, 1985, Mt. Vernon |
Nolan Buchanan, Dec. 18, 1926- he died Dec. 9, 1949 |
Farnsworth Cem., Keenes, IL |
Mar. 21, 1985 WCP |
Shirley & Minnie Hunt Trotter |
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Bullock, Charlteen |
1912 |
1985 |
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Thomason Cem. |
Funeral Card |
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Bullock, Charlteen |
May 28, 1912, Wayne CO. |
Feb. 22, 1985, Marion, IL |
Roscoe Bullock, 1938,died- Jun. 20, 1978 |
Thomason Cem. |
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Barn & Minnie Twadell Withrow |
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Burrell, Alicia |
Aug. 12, 1899, Wayne Co. |
Dec. 1, 1985, Olney, IL |
William Burrell, 1941 |
Bethel Cem. |
Dec. 5, 1985 WCP |
John & Alice Nicholson Ramsey |
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Burton, Mary |
Dec. 13, 1900, Wayne Co. |
Apr. 25, 1985, Terre Haute, IN |
Gerald Burton, Aug. 31, 1921, died-1982 |
Pleasant Grove Cem. |
Apr. 29, 1985, WCP |
H.B. & Lillie Winter |
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Busby, Lloyd M. |
Sep. 27, 1928, Lepanto, AR |
Dec. 9, 1985, St. Charles |
Theda Jones, Oct. 29, 1949 |
Oddfellows Cem., Xenia |
Dec. 12, 1985, WCP |
Albert & Alice Busby |
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Butler, Naomi |
Oct. 23, 1895, Big Mound Twp. |
Jan. 31, 1985, McLeansboro, IL |
Frank Butler, Feb. 25, 1912- he died July 1, 1951 |
Victory Cem. |
Feb. 4, 1985 WCP |
James & Elizabeth Wilson Darr |
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Cameron, Button V. |
Jul. 11, 1902, Orchardville |
Jan. 18, 1985, Sarcoxie, MO |
Lydia Suddarth, May 20, 1925, Wayne Co. |
Sarcoxie Cem., Sarcoxie, MO |
Jan. 24, 1985 WCP |
Henry S. & Sarah Cochran Cameron |
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Carter, Hershel Jr. |
May 20, 1923, Wayne Co. |
May 6, 1985, Flora, IL |
Mae Hodges, Feb., 1942, Fairfield |
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May 6, 1985 WCP |
Hershel E. & Anna Wheat Carter |
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Carter, Joseph L. |
Mar. 14, 1937, Wayne Co. |
Feb. 4, 1985, Gardendael, TX |
Joyce Wheeler, 1957 |
Zif Cem., nr. Clay City |
Feb. 6, 1985 WCP |
Noble & Bertha Mitchell Carter |