1989
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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Allen, Ronald R. |
Sep 25, 1942, Orchardville |
Apr. 28, 1989, Salem, MO |
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Jacobs Chapel Cem., nr. Orchardville |
May, 1, 1989 WCP |
Stanley & Wanda (Lee) Stanley |
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Anthis, Pansy Young |
Aug. 5, 1896, Cisne, IL |
Feb. 27, 1989, Jacksonville, NC |
John Anthis, 1907, Fairfield |
Cisne Cem., Cisne, IL |
Mar. 3, 1989 WCP |
John & Syrena (Garrison) Young |
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Bailey, Clacy W. |
Apr. 2, 1910, Wayne Co. |
Aug. 15, 1989, Fairfield |
Fern Cook, Feb. 20, 1934- died Sep. 28, 1980 |
Bailey Cem. |
Aug. 17, 1989 WCP |
Amos & Polly (Withrow) Bailey |
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Bain, John D. |
Oct. 15, 1918, White Co. |
Feb. 22, 1989, Fairfield |
Freda Icenhower, Nov. 25, 1978 |
Ebenezer Cem. |
Feb. 23, 1989 WCP |
Charley & Helen (Summer) Bain |
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Baker, Mildred V. |
Jan. 14, 1918, Geff |
Jul. 19, 1989, Fairfield |
Charles W. Baker, Feb. 4, 1937, died Feb., 1989 |
Koontz Cem. |
Jul. 20, 1989 WCP |
Charles & Daisy (Green) Eckleberry |
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Baker, Olen |
Mar. 5, 1905, Sims |
Mar. 24, 1989, Fairfield |
Freda Borah, Dec. 5, 1936 |
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Mar. 24, 1989, WCP |
Loren & Laura (Jones) Baker |
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Baldwin, Maude |
Jan. 2, 1896, Franklin Co. |
Sep. 21, 1989, Fairfield |
Ray Baldwin, Dec. 30, 1922- died Nov. 11, 1973 |
Masonic I.O.O.F. Cem., Benton, IL |
Sep. 25, 1989 WCP |
James J. & Arvada (Biggs) Stevens |
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Barnard, Elmer |
Jun. 20, 1902, Wayne Co. |
Mar. 8, 1989, Mt. Vernon |
Carmen Peddicord, Jun. 13, 1925, Johnsonville |
Thomason Cem. |
Mar. 9, 1989 WCP |
Eli & Melvina (Henson) Barnard |
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Bell, Hester |
Aug. 14, 1902, Cumberland Co. |
Dec. 10, 1989, Fairfield |
Joe Bell, Dec. 22, 1923, Wayne Co; died 1966 |
Thomason Cem. |
Dec. 11, 1989, WCP |
Ira & Flora (Sampson) Niccum |
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Bell, Isaac |
Dec. 20, 1897, Wayne Co |
Jan. 24, 1989, Fairfield |
Christina Rose, Feb. 27, 1918, Fairfield; dec'd; |
Maple Hill Cem. |
Jan. 26, 1989, WCP |
Ned & Gabarella (Brown) Bell |
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Bennett, Treva Correne |
Nov. 1, 1918, Wayne Co. |
Jan. 30, 1989, Clay Co. |
Donald Bennett, 1938 |
Pleasant Hill Cem. |
Feb. 6, 1989 WCP |
Herbert L. & Verda Tibbs Harrell |
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Binder, Rosalind |
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May, 31, 1989, Ohio |
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Jun. 12, 1989 WCP |
Mrs. Marion (Ada) Dale-Jett |
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Bonos, Margaret |
Nov. 8, 1924, Fairfield |
Sep. 3, 1989, Normal, IL |
Lee A. Bonos, Jul. 2, 1965, Tulsa, OK- died May 28, 1980 |
Park Hill Cem., Bloomington, IL |
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Leslie & Anna Mae Schofield Homan |
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Borah, William L. |
Jul. 4, 1898, Wayne Co. |
Jan. 17, 1989, Fairfield |
Flossie Best, May 4, 1914, Mt. Erie |
West Cem. |
Jan. 19, 1989 WCP |
Edward & Meleene (Atteberry) Borah |
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Bosley, Noel E. |
Oct. 14, 1906, Johnsonville |
Dec. 22, 1989, Fairfield |
Helen Gregory- died May 20, 1974 |
Maple Hill Cem. |
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Arvel & Ada King Bosley |
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Boyd, Clarence E. |
Aug. 1, 1916, Sims |
Jul. 5, 1989, Evansville, IN |
Alma Hutcheson, Mar. 9, 1940 |
Thomason Cem. |
Jul. 6, 1989 WCP |
George & Mary (Pennington) Boyd |
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Bradshaw, Nina Ruth |
Nov. 28, 1906, Rocky Twp., Saline Co. |
Aug. 23, 1989, Eldorado |
George W. Bradshaw ,1927; died-1987 |
Raleigh Masonic Cem., Nr. Galatia |
Aug. 24, 1989 WCP |
Ira & Nettie (Carnahan) Smith |
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Bratton, Stanley |
Dec. 31, 1909, rural Cisne |
Sep. 25, 1989, Olney, IL |
Fern Ellis, Jul. 25, 1931 |
Johnsonville Cem. |
Sep. 28, 1989 WCP |
Walter Ira & Iona B. (Spicer) Bratton |
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Brown, Eldon Joe |
Mar. 13, 1918, Wayne Co. |
Sep. 30, 1989, Fairfield |
Leta Pauline Watson, Oct. 4, 1974 |
Bestow Cem. |
Oct. 2, 1989 WCP |
Ross & Edith (Nicklas) Brown |
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Bunting, Frank K. |
Sep. 31, 1896, Wayne Co. |
Oct. 3, 1989, Fairfield |
Carrie E. Snidle, Aug. 26, 1918, rural Ellery |
Graceland Cem., Albion |
Oct. 5, 1989, WCP |
William J. & Jane Ile Bunting |
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Bunting, Lyndal |
Geff |
Oct. 29, 1989, Fairfield |
Den T. Bunting- died in 1971 |
Maple Hill Cem. |
Oct. 30, 1989 WCP |
Dr. T.J. & Stella (Hunter) Hilliard |
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Chase, Vivian |
May 9, 1914, Wayne City |
Oct. 7, 1989, Mt. Vernon |
K.K. (King) Chase- died Feb. 12, 1980 |
Thomason Cem. |
Oct. 9, 1989 WCP |
Eber & Mary (Dickey) Withrow |
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Cooper, Howard Lee |
Apr. 12, 1914, Pesotum, IL |
May 24, 1989, Evansville, IN |
Kathryn Louise Tudor, Jul. 15, 1938 |
Tuscola Cem., Tuscola, IL |
May 25, 1989 WCP |
Ira & Anna (Knapp) Cooper; WWII- Royal Air Force |
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Cothran, Cecil "Swede" |
Herrin, IL |
St. Louis, MO |
Lou E.(Puckett) Vaughan, 1972, Chicago, IL |
Pleasant Grove Cem. |
May 29,1989 WCP |
Frank & Florence (Pickett) Cothran; WWII |
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Dixon, Dr. C.M. |
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Sep. 6, 1989, Mt. Vernon |
Monty (????) |
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Sep. 7, 1989 WCP |
Dr. J. E. & Matty (Blanchard) Dixon |
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Dixon, Thelma (Sal) |
May 9, 1908, Taylor, TX |
Oct. 6, 1989, Fairfield |
Frank Dixon, Jun. 26, 1926 |
Maple Hill Cem. |
Oct. 9, 1989 WCP |
Calvin & Myrtle Adell (Foster) Anderson |
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Edwards, Kenneth |
May 20, 1918, Wayne Co. |
Sep. 17, 1989, Evansville, IN |
Mary Lee Gammon, Jun. 7, 1941 |
Burnt Prairie Cem. |
Sep. 18, 1989 WCP |
William H. & Clara Belle (Hannaford) Edwards |
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Ellis, Clela E. |
Jun 2, 1902, Johnsonville |
Oct. 31, 1989, Fairfield |
Evert Ellis, Sep. 25, 1918; died Nov. 12, 1984 |
Johnsonville Cem. |
Nov. 2, 1989 WCP |
Daniel & Polly (Alvis) Hilliard |
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Ellis, Hazel Iona |
Apr. 9, 1899, Indian Prairie Twp. |
Nov. 12, 1989, Lexington |
Herbert Robert Ellis, Jun. 18, 1918, Johnsonville; died Aug. 20, 1965 |
Johnsonville Cem. |
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George Melvin & Florence Rado King |
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Evans, Vernon |
Oct. 28, 1915, Jefferson Co. |
Jun. 16, 1989, Joliet, IL |
Wuaneta Braddy |
Thomason Cem. |
Jun. 19, 1989 WCP |
Charles & Anna Louisa (DeAltey) Evans |
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Felty, Roy E. |
Nov. 26, 1913, Wayne Co. |
Dec. 12, 1989, St. Louis, MO |
Eula R. Belden, Jan. 27, 1954, Louisville |
Onstott Cem., Xenia |
Dec. 14, 1989 WCP |
Frank & Bertha (Sutton) Felty |
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Frankland, Doyle |
Nov. 27, 1927, Edwards Co. |
Sep. 13, 1989, Evansville, IN |
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Oak Grove Cem. |
Sep. 14, 1989 WCP |
Clarence & Grace (Baker) Frankland |
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Freeland, Charles Herman |
Apr. 9, 1907, Wayne Co. |
May 12, 1989, Nashville, IL |
Edrie Dickey, Aug 16, 1933; died Dec. 16, 1983 |
Maple Hill Cem. |
May 15, 1989 WCP |
Charles & Bertha (Walker) Freeland |
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Freeman, Ralph |
Apr. 9, 1907, Gibson Co., IN |
Dec. 26, 1989, Fairfield |
Mildred Kerr |
Mt. Pleasant Cem., Griffin, IN |
WCP |
George & Ella (Wright) Freeman |
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Fry, Ruth |
Dec. 27, 1896, Jefferson Co. |
Jan. 21, 1989, Fairfield |
Ezra Fry; died Dec. 17, 1980 |
Thomason Cem. |
Jan. 23, 1989 WCP |
Martha Cameron |
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Gaddis, Morris L. |
Oct. 21, 1902, Fairfield |
Jun 1, 1989, Fairfield |
Dorothy Hearn, Dec. 17, 1927 |
Maple Hill Cem. |
Jun. 5, 1989 WCP |
Robert & Artie (Lantz) Gaddis |
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Gaither, Frank |
Sep. 30, 1893, Massilon Twp. |
Jul.Jul. 7, 1989, Fairfield |
Ellen Porter, Dec. 17,1913; died Apr. 6, 1980 |
Maple Hill Cem. |
Jul. 10, 1989 WCP |
James Monroe & Rachel (Sheets) Gaither |
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Garner, Nora |
Mar. 25, 1889, Wayne City |
Oct. 22, 1989, Flora, IL |
A.L. Garner, Mar. 15, 1905; died 1943 |
Thomason Cem. |
Oct. 23, 1989 WCP |
William & Sarah (Thomas) Gouldman |
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Gash, Howard |
Sep. 6, 1914, Fairfield |
Jan. 23, 1989, Kankakee, IL |
Frances Ellen Weaver, Apr. 27, 1934, T aylorville, IL |
Broughton Twp. Cem. Rural Kempton |
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Joseph Lyman & Mamie Osa Sutton Gash |
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Gregory, Mary N. |
Jan. 9, 1900, Wayne Co. |
Jun. 2, 1989, Mt. Carmel |
Arthur Gregory, Oct. 30, 1921 |
Richland Cem. |
Jun. 5, 1989 WCP |
Joseph & Ida (Civington) Whitlock |
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Grimes, John A. |
Dec. 2, 1903, Carterville, IL |
Apr. 15, 1989, Fairfield |
Mildred Reichert, Apr. 11, 1925, Cambria, IL |
Maple Hill Cem. |
Apr. 17, 1989 WCP |
William N. & Rose (Williams) Grimes |
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Harper, Maude Williams |
Jul. 26, 1907, Visalia, CA |
Jan. 27, 1989, Fairfield |
Roy G. Williams- died in 1975 |
Koontz Cem. |
Jan. 30, 1989 WCP |
Henry & Millie (Smith) Deering |
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Hetrick, Clara Edna |
Aug. 22, 1917, Barnhill |
Aug. 27, 1989, Fairfield |
M1- Carl Lang M2- Merle Hetrick, Aug. 22, 1917 |
Koontz Cem. |
Aug. 28, 1989 WCP |
Oren & Lillie (Cravens) Durst |
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Hilliard, Eva |
Oct. 27, 1897, Keenes |
Dec. 4, 1989, Flora, IL |
James C. Hillard, Apr. 16, 1914; died 1968 |
Thomason Cem. |
Dec. 7, 1989 WCP |
Pullum & Maggie (Buffington) Boswell |
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Hilliard, Imogene R. |
Feb. 25, 1925, Creal Springs |
Jul. 15, 1989, Mt. Vernon |
Lewis J. Hillard, Aug. 16, 1952 |
Oakwood Cem. |
Jul 20, 1989 WCP |
Jesse & Allie (Kelley) Robertson |
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Hilliard, Ruth W. |
Dec. 12, 1903 |
Feb. 4, 1989, Krum, TX |
John Hilliard |
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Feb. 6, 1989 WCP |
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Hockman, Mildred E. |
Jun. 9, 1915, Minturn, AR |
May 7, 1989, Vincennes, IN |
M1- Oscar C. Warfel, died Jan. 2, 1961; M2- Clyde Hockman, Apr. 18, 1968, Fairfield; |
Maple Hill Cem. |
May 8, 1989 WCP |
Frank & Hattie (Truby) BeDora |
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Holman, Leo Paul |
Jul. 18, 1921, Wayne City |
Oct. 23, 1989, St. Louis, MO |
Norma Henson, Oct. 19, 1941, St. Charles, MO |
Thomason Cem. |
Oct. 26, 1989 WCP |
Ira & Jennie (Black) Holman |
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Jett, Wilma Ada |
Sep. 12, 1906, Delafield, IL |
May 25, 1989, Romeoville |
Marion B. Jett, Jun. 1, 1928, McLeansboro; died Jul. 23, 1977 |
Maple Hill Cem. |
May 29, 1989 WCP |