Bestow Cemetery is located in Geff, Wayne County, Illinois. My 88 year old Aunt, Nancy Jane Sharp Odom and I audited this cemetery in Spring 2006. We will be returning to take more pictures and to read all stones in fall of 2007. Ira Sharp Dennis aka Tootie Dennis
Information in this color is based on Deselm Funeral Home Cards donated by Betty Wheat
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Birth |
Death |
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Illinois Death Cert # & SS# |
Obit/Picture |
Additional Information |
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ANDERSON, Oliver |
June 6, 1883 |
Jan 7, 1977 |
m.1 Carrie Goldman m.2 Roxa White |
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BATES, Forrest Carroll |
Oct 24, 1906 |
Nov 6, 1974 |
m. Marie Johnson Sept 7, 1905-1987 m.2 Edna Farmer |
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f. Samuel Bates Feb 28, 1877-Nov 23, 1951 m. Lena Barnes Nov 7, 1877-Nov 28, 1964 |
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BLACKBURN, Bessie C. MORGAN |
Oct 1, 1886 |
Mar 1, 1968 |
m. Charles Blackburn
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f. Cyrus M. Morgan m. Hannah Eikleberry |
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BLACKBURN, Charles W. |
Apr 3, 1882 |
Jan 11, 1963 |
m. Bessie Morgan |
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f. Wm. H. Blackburn m. Eliza J, Klingaham |
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Brown, Edythe |
Jan. 31, 1895, Grayville, IL |
Feb. 4, 1983, Fairfield, IL |
Ross E. Brown, Dec. 22, 1915 |
Bestow Cem. |
Feb 7, 1983, WCP |
Henry & Carrie (O'Dell) Nicklaus |
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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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COPELAND, William R. |
Dec 5, 1897 |
May 13, 1964 |
m. Myrtle Smith |
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f. George Copeland m. Dora Miller |
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COURTRIGHT, Stokley Rude |
Sept 27, 1881 |
Sept 4, 1963 |
m. Gladys Fields |
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f. Roark Courtright m. Selesta Spriggs |
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FANSLER, Villa |
Sept 18, 1888 |
Dec 20, 1975 |
m. Roy Fansler |
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f. Benton Smith m. Martha Jelley |
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FITCH, Joseph A. |
Feb 28, 1900 |
Sept 27, 1971 |
m. Avis McCormich May 9, 1900-1936 m.2 Lucille McCormich Aug 22, 1913-mar 14, 1943 m. 3 Edna Ray Sept 25, 1900- June 20, 1971 |
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f. Ed Fitch July 9, 1873-may 31, 1950 m. Alice Pudgett May 4, 1871-June 30, 1950 |
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GREEN, James Arthur |
Feb 12, 1913 MO |
Aug 22,1983 Evansville, IND. |
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GROVE, Carl |
Mar 21, 1887 |
July 30, 1971 |
Mary Trotter Aug 27, 1889-Feb 10, 1957 |
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f. Wm. Grove 1851-1944 m. Evaline Clay June 19, 1855-May 2, 1935 |
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GROVES, Carl Albert |
June 27, 1918 Lamard, WC |
Feb 2, 2005 |
Wanda Hawk |
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Wayne Co. Press Feb 3, 2005 |
s/o Carl Clifton & Mary TROTTER Grove |
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GROVE, Mildred L. |
Feb 8, 1914 |
Jan 25, 1975 |
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GRUBB, Albert M. |
July 20, 1893 |
Apr 24, 1964 |
Martha Bright d. Oct 21, 1958 |
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f. George Grubb Aug 19, 1867-Aug 12, 1944 m. Flora Mosteller |
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GRUBB, Carrie M. MOSTELLER |
Feb 26, 1878 |
Nov 19, 1968 |
m. James E. Grubb Aug 21, 1873-Mar 13, 1965 |
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f. Silas Mosteller Aug 16, 1847-Apr 17, 1921 m. Mary Etta Carpenter d. 1880 |
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GRUBB, James E. |
Aug 21, 1873 |
Mar 13, 1965 |
m. Carrie Mosteller 1878-1986 |
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f. Daniel B. Grubb 1840-1920 m. Solome Owens 1842-1922 |
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HAWK, Flora E. |
Oct 8, 1880 |
Sept 8, 1965 |
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Hawk, Herman |
Apr. 14, 1904, Lamard Twp. |
Dec 28, 1983, Olney, IL |
M1- Myrtle Crews- died Mar. 27, 1957, M2-Goldie Johnson, Feb 27, 1959, Fairfield |
Bestow Cem., Geff, IL |
Dec. 29, 1983 WCP |
Neal & Lora (Tibbs) Hawk |
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HEADLEY, Roger Alan |
Aug 25, 1941 Golden Gate |
May 17, 2005 Mt. Vernon |
Apr 7, 1961 Susie E. Riley |
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Wayne Co. Press May 19, 2005 |
s/o Charles Alan & Mabel Marie ELLIOTT Headley |
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Hilliard, Russell E. |
Aug. 23, 1920, Cisne |
Aug. 30, 1995, Geff |
Juanita M. Cariens, Dec. 20, 1941, died- Dec.27, 1984; |
Bestow Cem., Geff |
Aug. 31, 1995 WCP |
Edward & Daisy Sweeney Hilliard |
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HOSSELTON, Eugene “Gene” |
Dec 29, 1936 |
Mar 16, 1998 |
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s/o Harold & Maurine MOLT Hosselton |
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HOSSELTON, William Harold |
Mar 22, 1914 |
Nov 14, 1997 |
Maurine Molt Nov 2, 1931 |
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s/o William Seth & Dorothy MOSELY Hosselton |
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HOSSELTON, Maurine MOLT |
Mar 6, 1911 |
Nov 14, 1997 |
Harold Hosselton Nov 2, 1931 |
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d/o Frank & Carrie TRUITT Molt |
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JAMISON, Albert M. |
Fe 3, 1886 |
Jan 9, 1967 |
m. Bessie |
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f. Henry Jamison m. Betty Jones |
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JELLEY, Dallas R. |
Apr 9, 1947 Fairfield |
July 8, 2005 Geff |
Dean Jelley |
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Wayne Co. Press July 11, 2005 |
s/o William Ray Jelley & Della Marie HARRISON |
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Kerr, Kathryn |
Apr 14, 1913, Wayne Co. |
Apr. 1, 1985, Urbana, IL |
M1-Robert Dale McNeely, Dec. 6, 1939, Morganfield, KY- he died Jan. 4, 1981; M2 Harold Kerr Feb. 27, 1983 |
Bestow Cem., Geff, IL |
WCP |
William & Maude Pyle Brock |
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KING, Maye KEYSER |
Jan 8, 1902 |
Mar 8, 1974 |
m. Ivan King Jan 4, 1900-July 17, 1891 |
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f. Harrison Keyser Mar 27, 1865-Mar 31, 1931 m. Flora Trotter Oct 12, 1870-Sept 2, 1929 |
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KINNEY, Marie MORGAN |
Aug 31, 1908 Geff |
Jan 1, 2005 Effingham |
Oct 3, 1931 John Kinney d. Jan 7, 1993 |
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Wayne Co. Press Jan 3, 2005 |
d/o Walter & Clara MCDANNEL Morgan |
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KIRKPATRICK, George C. |
Mar 16, 1904 |
Nov 28, 1974 |
m. Emma Baker |
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f. Andrew Kirkpatrick m. Anna Mae Carter |
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LAMBRICH, Bob N. |
Aug 20, 1923 |
Jan 6, 1973 |
m. Wilma Lee Murphy |
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f. Frank Lambrick Jan 4, 1892-Nov 23, 1958 m. Nadine Holman |
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LANE, Loretta M. TUBBS |
July 2, 1949 Geff |
Sept 5, 2005 Evansville IN |
W. Leon Lane |
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Wayne Co. Press Sept 6, 2005 |
d/o Elmo & Marie WOLFE Tubbs |
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McNEELY, William Pierce |
Sept 24, 1896 WC, Il |
July 21, 1985 |
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M1 Glenn DYE in 1920 d. 1939 M2 Ruby GRUBB |
son of Lon and Grace (GRICE) McNeely |
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MILLER, Alberta MOSSEBURGER |
May 18, 1908 |
Jan 21, 1964 |
Walter (BUD) Miller |
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Samuel Mosseburger Mary Jackson |
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MILLER, Clarence E. |
Dec 16, 1895 |
Feb 18, 1974 |
Eva Morgan d. 1949 m.2 Mabel Wolf d. Mar 1973 |
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H. T. Miller Mahala Galloway |
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MILLER, Mabel S. |
Apr 24, 1899 |
Mar 29, 1973 |
Ebb Wolf m. 2 Clarence Miller |
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MCDANNEL, Thomas Michael (Mike) |
Aug 10, 1946 |
May 30, 1972 |
Diana Mitchell |
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Tom McDannel |
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MCNELY, Wayne |
June 5, 1907 |
May 1, 1968 |
Martha |
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McNeely, William Pierce |
Sep. 24, 1896, Wayne Co. |
Jul. 21, 1985, Geff |
M1- Glenn Dye, 1920, died-1939; Ruby Grubb, 1940 |
Bestow Cem., Geff |
Jul 22, 1985 WCP |
Lon & Grace (Grice) McNeely; WWI |
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MURPHY, Russell Dane |
Mar 31, 1913 Jeffersonville |
Oct 10, 2005 Way-fair Restorium |
Aug 24, 1932 Wanda Marie Berg |
Bestow |
Wayne Co. Press Oct 13, 2005 |
s/o Roy & Rhonda RUTGER Murphy |
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Murphy, Vern N. |
Dec. 16, 1904, Wayne Co. |
Sep. 11, 1983, Mt. Vernon |
Novella Parks, Aug. 16, 1933, St. Francis, KS |
Bestow Cem., Geff |
Sep. 12, 1983 WCP |
Roy & Roda (Rutger) Murphy |
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POWELL, Johnie O. |
Sept 12, 1903 |
Dec 30, 1976 |
Mary Morlan 2. Carrie Richards |
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Tobia Powell Apr 15, 1860-Aug 23, 1946 Mary Brand June 4, 1862-Mar 22, 1947 |
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REEVES, Flossie M. WALLER |
Jan 8, 1896 |
Feb 9, 1973 |
Charles Reeves |
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Ephrem Waller Nov 30, 1850-Dec 17, 1912 Hanna Cooper Sept 25, 1856-Aug 6, 1925 |
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RICHARDS, Sylvia M. RODGERS |
Nov 14, 1912 Iola |
Jan 20, 2005 Fairfield |
May 29, 1931 Thomas L. Richards d. Aug 27, 1982 |
Bestow |
Wayne Co. Press Jan 20, 2005 |
d/o Francis & Lillie MURRAY Rodgers |
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RILEY, William Arthur “Art” |
Apr 30, 1923 Wayne Co. |
Feb 19, 2005 Marion |
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Bestow |
Wayne Co. Press Feb 21, 2005 |
s/o William Earl & Bessie M. LANR Riley WWII Vet |
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ROCHELLE, Bessie M. |
Oct 18, 1887 |
Jan 1, 1966 |
single |
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James Rochelle Sarah J. Nelson |
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Rodgers, David L. |
Dec. 21, 1964, Wayne Co. |
Jul. 30, 1985, Flora |
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Bestow Cem., Geff |
Apr. 1, 1985 WCP |
Robert & Nelda Harshbarger Rodgers |
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RUSSELL, Bertha BASEHORE |
Sept 13, 1889 |
June 9, 1964 |
Charles A. Russell 1889-1966 |
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Daniel Basehore Elizabeth Cassell |
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RUSSELL, Charles A. |
Jan 9, 1889 |
Feb 9, 1966 |
Bertha Basehore 1889-1954 |
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Robert F. Russell Barbra E. Alkine |
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SHINE, James M. |
Sept 5, 1909 |
June 16, 1974 |
Elizabeth Krause |
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Michael Stine Julia Vaughn |
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SMITH, Johnie Hester (Male) * |
Jeffersonville Il. |
Aug 6, 1909 |
1y 1m, 24d |
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SMITH, Earl * |
May 8 1912 Fairfield |
June 20, 1912 |
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Son of James B. & Bernice RINARD Smith |
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Spaulding, Carrie C. |
Oct. 19, 1897, Enterprise |
Mar. 20, 1987, Fairfield |
Loy Spaulding, Dec. 26, 1928, Mt. Carmel, died February, 1985 |
Bestow Cem. |
Mar. 23, 1987 WCP |
Melvin & Martha Best |
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Spaulding, Loy C. |
Sep. 25, 1895, Cisne |
Feb. 18, 1985, Fairfield |
Carrie Best, Dec. 26, 1923, Mt. Carmel |
Bestow Cem., Geff |
Feb. 21, 1985 WCP |
George A. & Laura Mae Carson Spaulding; WWI- US Army |
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TUBBS, Fred A. |
Sept 10, 1893 |
Aug 2, 1968 |
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No obit |
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TUBBS, Laura A. SPAULDING |
June 26, 1897 |
Jan 1, 1976 |
widow |
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G. A. Spaulding Laura Carson |
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WOLFE, Leroy Allen |
Jan 30, 1946 Clay co. |
Oct 20, 2005 Olney |
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Bestow |
Wayne Co. Press Oct 20, 2005 |
s/o Theron C. & Julia GOINGS Wolfe |
Wayne County Illinois Death Records 1886-1910 by Betty Ann Butler Beeson
Wayne County Illinois Death Records 1910-1916 by Betty Ann Butler Beeson
Lula(Shaw)Grubb, dec'd and L.A.(Grubb)Bankston Wayne County Collection of Memorial Cards and obit. Typed by Marlene Olson. genealogy800@yahoo.com
Memorial Card
JAMES ARTHUR GREEN
b.12 Feb 1913 in MO.
d. 22 Aug 1983 in Evansville, IND.
Services held at Nales Funeral Home
Wed, 24 Aug 1983 at 2 p.m.
officiating: Rev. Ronald Bula
concluding services: Bestow Cem.
Picture from Tootie Dennis
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