Nellie (Graves) Bristle
The Paxton Record - published November 10, 1904 -
Courtesy of Bonnie Koke
"Melvin Transcript"
Mrs. Nellie Bristle, aged 28 years died at her home in
this town Monday, Oct. 31, 1904, of consumption. She had
been failing for over a year. Her maiden name was Nellie
Graves. She married Frank Bristle in 1896 and to them were
born three children, two of whom are living. She leaves
three sisters and two brothers: Mrs. George Phillips, Mrs.
Wm Lackey, and N. T. Graves of Paxton, and Mrs. Frank Meister of
Chatsworth. The funeral services were held at the M. E.
Church, Wednesday afternoon, and were in charge of Rev. W. H.
Craine. The remains were buried in Melvin Cemetery.
VARNA - Frank E. Chamberlain, 77, of 507 Locust St. died at 2 p.m. Monday, Oct. 24, 1994, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Peoria
Born Oct. 10, 1917, in Peoria to Harry F. and Margaret Watkins Chamberlain, he married Hattie Virginia Graves on June 27, 1940, in Davenport, Iowa. She survives.
Also surviving are two daughters, Bonnie Koke of Havana and Linda Bevis of Cherokee, Ala.; four brothers, Randall of Bradford, Jake of Tiskilwa, Warren of Varna and Norm of
Sunnyland; four sisters, Pat Rudd of Georgia, and JoAnn Christman, Mary Lou Jeffries and Beverly Williams, all of Florida; three granddaughters; and four great- grandchildren. Two
brothers preceded him in death.
He was a carpenter. He was a member of First Lutheran Church and was a former member of the Varna Rotary Club.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Varna Funeral Home. The Rev. Lane Knouse will officiate. Visitation will be one hour before services at the funeral home. Burial will be
in Cumberland Cemetery in rural Wenona.
Memorials may be made to any charity.
Cecil A. Gosteli
C.A. Gosteli, Ex-Cat Worker, Dies at Age 58
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Mr. Cecil A. Gosteli, 58, of 1107 e. Nebraska Ave., formerly employed as a checker at the Caterpillar Tractor Co., died at St. Francis Hospital 12:30 a.m.
Sunday. He was a Peoria resident the past 30 years.
Mr. Gosteli was born in Strawn Dec. 3, 1900, the son of Jacob and Stella Osborn Gosteli. He married Hattie Graves Sept. 25, 1935 in Springfield.
He was a member of the Sheridan Road Apostolic Christian Church.
Surviving are, his wife; his mother of Forrest; three brothers, Kenneth of Frankfort, Ind.; Melvin and Nevay of Tacoma, Wash.; three sisters, Mrs. Alvina Blundy of Forrest;
Mrs. Hazel Cavendor, Roswell, N.M.; Mrs. Eulah Lee of Chatsworth and nieces and nephews.
Services will be Tuesday at 2:30 p.m. in the Wilton Chapel, 2101 N. Knoxville, with the Rev. Michael Weyeneth officiating. Burial in Swan Lake Cemetery.
Visitation today from 5-8:30 p.m. at the mortuary.
Mrs. Hattie H. Gosteli, 80, of Peoria Heights Colonial Manor died at 4:21 p.m. Wednesday in St. Francis Hospital.
A former resident of 1101 E. Nebraska, she had worked in the warehouse at the former Block & Kuhl store and later Carson Pirie Scott & Co. 20 years. She last worked 15 years
ago.
Born Dec. 24, 1900, in Magnolia, she was reared by her mother and stepfather, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Graves.
She married Cecil A. Gosteli Sept. 25, 1935, in Springfield and he died Feb. 22, 1959, in Peoria.
Surviving are one sister, Mrs. Della C. Ruck of Peoria; and a niece, Mrs. Arthur (Shirley) Rauhaus of Peoria. One brother preceded her in death.
Services will be at 1 p.m. tomorrow in Wilton Mortuary, where visitation will be from 6 to 9 tonight.
The Rev. Roy C. Moore Jr. will officiate and burial will be in Swan Lake Memory Gardens.
Alice Graves
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Mrs. Alice Graves passed away last Friday afternoon at her home in Deer Park township, following an illness extending over a period of seven months. She was
79 years of age.
Deceased was a daughter of George and Elizabeth Harrison Vanlaningham and was born in Hamilton county, Indiana. August 10, 1860. She was united in marriage to Clarence Graves
at Wenona on March 10, 1892. They have been residents of Tonica, Lostant, La Salle and this section during the nearly fifty years of married life.
She is survived by her husband, one son, Floyd, of Deer Park; two brothers, Albert Vanlaningham of Tonica and Herbert Vanlaningham of Independence, Iowa, and a sister, Mrs.
Margaret Hammer of St. Louis.
Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at four o'clock at the Parker funeral home in La Salle, with the Rev. Wayne Leighty of La Salle Methodist church in charge. Burial
was made in Hope cemetery at Lostant.
Anna Graves
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Funeral services for Mrs. Anna Graves, 74, who died at 3:30 am Wednesday at her home, 706 McReynolds St., where she had resided 40 years, will be held at 1
p.m. Friday at the Wilton Mortuary with the Rev. H. H. McFall officiating.
Burial will be in Springdale Cemetery and visitation at the mortuary this afternoon and evening.
Born Oct. 17, 1879 in Montgomery County, Pa., a daughter of John and Ida Bullock Riley, she married George B. Graves who died many years ago.
Surviving are a son, B. R. Corbin of Peoria; a sister, Mrs. Jeanette Walston of Fairbury, Ill., and three nephews.
Bernard H. Graves, a former Peorian who has lived in Cypres, Calif., for the pas 11 years, died at 11:30 p.m. Friday at Hanahiem, Calif.
He was born June, 17, 1911, in Metamora, the son of Orville and Effie Sunderland Graves. He was married to Norma L. Lotman on Dec. 12, 1934, in Peoria.
She survives, along with three sons, Ronald H. Graves of Hunnington Beach, Calif., Harold W. Graves of Woodland Hills, Calif., and Kenneth J. Graves of Garden Grove, Calif.;
one brother, Clifford Graves of Sebastapel, Calif.; and one sister Mrs. Orpha Lippert of Havana.
While in Peoria, he was a self-employed trucker. For the past 12 years, he has been employed at the American Aircraft Co. in California.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Wilton Mortuary, and burial will be in Swan Lake Memory Gardens. Visitation will be from 7 to 9 tomorrow at the mortuary.
Clarence Graves, a former resident of Tonica and Lostant and a farmer in this community many years ago, died at the home of his son, Floyd Graves in La
Salle, last Sunday. He had made his home with them for the past 19 years.
Born January 12, 1868, on a farm in Hope township, he was a son of Harvey and Margaret Graves. His wife was the former Alice Vanlaningham of this community to whom he was
married more than 50 years ago. They lived in Tonica and farmed near here for a time. His only survivors are his son, nieces and nephews. His wife, three daughters and four brothers
preceded him in death.
Funeral services were held in the Shimkus funeral home in La Salle on Wednesday afternoon, with Rev. Walter Kieffmann of the La Salle Evangelical and Reformed church in
charge. Burial was made in Hope cemetery at Lostant.
Pallbearers were Carl Epsen, Arthur Faerber, James Vernon, Louis Davidson, William Smudrzinski, and Benjamin Parsons.
A service will be at noon Thursday, April 11, 2002, in Willamette National Cemetery for Clarence Henry Graves, Jr., who died April 6 at age 73.
Mr. Graves was born July 21, 1928, in Nehalem. He served in the Army. He moved to Portland in 1978 and was a production worker for TriQuest-Puget in Vancouver. In 1948, he
married Rilda Bamford.
Survivors include his wife; daughter, Stephanie; son, David; sisters, Lois Barnett, Betty Archibald and Janie McCallum; four grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Remembrances to Providence Hospice. Arrangements by Family Memorial.
Claude T. Graves
Claude T. Graves Buried in Graceland
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Claude T. Graves,
formerly of Fairbury, died in Chicago Tuesday. He was the
son of Nelson and Anna Sweet Graves.
The Rev. W. C. Jones conducted graveside services
Thursday afternoon at one-thirty in Graceland Cemetery.
Effi M. Graves
Mrs. E. Graves, 69, Dies; Rites Saturday
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Havana - Mrs. Effie M. Graves, 69, of Havana, and a former resident of Peoria, died at 4 p.m. Thursday in Mason District Hospital.
Mrs. Graves was born Jan. 29, 1891 at Metamora a daughter of George and Minnie Donaldson Sunderland. She was married Jan. 11, 1910 to Or
Elizabeth (Phillips) Graves
Mrs. Graves, 91, 30 Year Peorian, Rites Saturday
Peoria Journal Star - Published November 2, 1951 - Courtesy of Bonnie Koke
Funeral services for Mrs. Elizabeth Graves, 91, widow of Henry Graves, and a Peoria resident for 30 years, will be held at 3 p. m. Saturday at
Cumerford-Endsley memorial home and burial will be in Springdale cemetery. Friends may call at the memorial home this evening.
Mrs. Graves died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Grace Snider, 903 West Richmond avenue, at 9 a. m. Thursday after an illness of two years.
Born at Magnolia Aug. 8, 1860, she was a daughter of Edward and Mary Phillips. She married Mr. Graves at Germantown Nov. 3, 1878, and he died in 1915. Mrs. Graves was the last
of a family of nine children. She was a member of the Methodist church.
Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Snider of Peoria and Mrs. Mabel Ramsey of Washburn; one son, Orville Graves of Peoria; six grandchildren and 10 great grand-children.
Forrest Graves
The Daily Bulletin, Bloomington, IL - Published May 11,
1917, Page ?, Col 2 - Courtesy of Bonnie Koke
LOSES LIFE UNDER WHEELS OF TRAIN
Forrest Graves, age 13, killed when he attempted to
flip Lake Erie Freight
Forrest Graves, age 13, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Graves of Monroe and Howard Streets, in attempting to catch a L.
E. & W. freight train at the Grove Street crossing last evening
at 6 o'clock, fell to the rails and both legs were cut off.
He was immediately removed to St. Joseph Hospital, where he died
an hour later. One leg was crushed off close to the body
and the other just above the knee. Together with Carroll
Radbourne and Ralph Copp he had gone to the tracks to pick clover
for his pet rabbits. He tried to catch the train and was
swung between the cars and dragged several feet before falling.
Frank Funk of 605 West Grove Street assisted Officer Bast and
Driver Johnson to lift the boy into the ambulance. Work was
sent ahead to the hospital where Dr. Paul Greenleaf was waiting
at the operating table. Following a brief time on the
table, it was evident that his vitality was lowering and he died
shortly afterwards. He attended the Edwards School and came
to this city a year ago with his parents from Gibson City.
His parents survive, his brother Charles and a sister Helen.
The inquest was held today by Coroner Hare, the verdict
being to the effect that death was accidental.
The Gibson Courier - Courtesy of Bonnie Koke
FORMER GIBSON BOY KILLED UNDER TRAIN
Forrest Graves, the thirteen year old son of Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Graves, former residents of this city but now of
Bloomington, was killed last Friday morning when he fell under a
L. E. & W. freight train near his home, which cut both his legs
off and one arm.
The lad was almost dead when picked up by a number of
eye witnesses. He was "flipping" trains with several of his
companions when the accident occurred. He was immediately
taken to the Brokaw hospital in an ambulance, where he died.
He moved with his parents to Bloomington about a year ago from
this city.
The funeral was held from the home last Saturday
afternoon. Jasper and Clarence Walton and Royal Owens from
this city went over and acted as pall bearers.
Frank W. Graves
The Pantagraph, Bloomington, IL - Published 1-21-1920,
Page 7, Col 2 - Courtesy of Bonnie Koke
SUDDEN DEATH OF FRANK GRAVES TUESDAY MORNING
Frank W. Graves, 57 years old, manager of the American
Express Company barns, died suddenly at 4:30 yesterday morning at
his home, 819 West Olive Street. Death was caused by heart
trouble and acute indigestion, according to a coroner's verdict.
Graves was taken ill Monday morning with indigestion.
His death followed shortly after the disappearance of
his daughter, Helen, who told her parents Sunday that she
expected to marry George Pageis, who formerly conducted a
restaurant at Madison and Jefferson streets, and go to
California. Her parents have not seen her since Sunday.
Helen's marriage to Harry Campbell, a returned soldier, was
annulled three weeks ago. They were married several months
ago upon Campbell's return from the army. Helen's parents
objected to her marriage and declared that she was only 17 years
old.
Mr. Graves came to Bloomington three years ago from
Gibson City. He was born at Melvin, Ill., April 14, 1862.
He married Maud Myers Gifford at Paxton November 4, 1899.
Besides his wife and daughter, he leaves a stepson, John Graves;
a brother, N. T. Graves, and two sisters, Mrs. George Phillips,
of Melvin, and Mrs. Cora Meister, in Iowa. A small child of
Mr. and Mrs. Graves was killed three years ago by a Lake Erie &
Western train.
George Bert Graves
Rites Wednesday
unknown newspaper - Courtesy of Bonnie Koke
Funeral services for George Bert Graves, 71, a resident of 706 McReynolds street for 33 years, who died at his home at 4:45 a.m. Monday, will be held at 1
p.m. Wednesday at the Wilton mortuary chapel.
The Rev. H. H. McFall will officiate and burial will be in Springdale cemetery. Friends may call at the mortuary this afternoon and evening.
Mr. Graves was a retired carpenter. He had been employed by the city of Peoria for eight years prior to his retirement four years ago. He was a member of the Carpenters union.
A son of Henry and Elizabeth Phillips Graves, he was born at Magnolia March 6, 1880, and married Anna Corbin at Washburn Jan. 1, 1905. He had resided in Peoria 42 years.
Surviving are his wife, his mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Graves of Peoria; one stepson, Bransford Corbin of Chicago; two sister, Mrs. Mabel Ramsey of Washburn and Mrs. Grace Snider
of Peoria; and one brother, Orville Graves, also of Peoria.
Hamlin F. Graves, 78, a former Peorian who lived in Ocala, Fla. the last 30 years, died at 6:59 p.m. Monday at Monroe Memorial Hospital, Ocala.
He was born Sept. 25, 1898, in Marshall County, a son of Arthur and Bertha Smith Graves. He married Pearl Bland Dec. 15, 1930, in Springfield.
Mr. Graves was employed as a carpenter before retiring.
Surviving are his wife, two sister, Mrs. Hattie Gosteli and Mrs. Della Ruck, both of Peoria; a niece; a grandniece; and a grandnephew.
Services will be at 10 a.m. tomorrow at Wilton Mortuary. Burial will be in Mt. Hawley Cemetery, Dunlap.
Friends may call at the mortuary from 7 to 9 tonight.
Harry Graves
Peoria Journal Star - Published March 2, 1915 - Courtesy of Bonnie Koke
Harry Graves was buried this afternoon in Springdale cemetery after a funeral service at his late home, 205 West Republic avenue.
Mr. Graves died Saturday afternoon after suffering for more than a year with bright's disease. He was born in LaSalle county, Ill., July 10, 1858. He was a carpenter by trade
and a member of Union No. 188. He was also identified with Columbia lodge No. 21 I.O.O.F., Peoria camp No. 812, M.W.A.
He leaves his wife, who was Mrs. Elizabeth J. Phillips, and to whom he was married in 1878. There are five children: Bert G., Clarence H., Maebelle N., Orville G. and Grace E.
Services for Mrs. Henrietta "Etta" R. Graves, 84, of 725 W. Thrush Avenue, widow of Walter C. Graves, will be at 1 P.M. tomorrow (Nov. 9) at the Gauss
Memorial Chapel with the Rev. J. Henry Cox of Forrest Hill Methodist Church officiating.
Mrs. Graves died at 4:30 P.M. Monday (Nov. 6, 1967) at the home of Harold L. Appel, R.R. 2, Chillicothe, about an hour after she arrived for a visit there.
She was born in Canton, January 21, 1883, the daughter of Charles and Ellen Walker Barcus, and was married to Mr. Graves at Springfield on December 31, 1923. He died here
January 31, 1965. She had lived in Peoria for 22 years.
Surviving are a half-sister, Mrs. Hazel Bale, Brimfield and several nieces and nephews.
Burial will be in Springdale Cemetery. There will be no visitation.
Isaac Graves
Tonica News - Published January 13, 1894 - Courtesy of Bonnie Koke
Died, at East Barnard, Windsor county, Vermont, Jan. 7, 1894, Isaac Graves, aged 79 years, 4 months, 3 days.
Funeral services for Keith E. Graves, 50, of 211 W. Hines Ave., Peoria Heights, who died at 4:36 a.m. Wednesday, will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Wilton
Mortuary.
Mr. Graves had been a self-employed cab driver for 20 years, last working May 1. He also was a former welterweight boxer. A resident of the Peoria area all his life and of the
present address for eight years. He was a son of Orville and Effie Sunderland Graves, and married Mary L. Blunk at Bloomington Oct. 13, 1945.
Surviving are his wife; one daughter, Miss Kitty Graves, at home; one sister, Mrs. Orpha Tangman of Havana, and two brothers, Bernard Graves of El Segundo, Calif., and
Clifford Graves of Sebastopol, Calif.
Mary Jane Graves died in this place Sunday, June 10th, 1888, aged 49 years. She was born in Chester County, Pa., was married February 8th, 1855, in Putnam
County, Ills., to Luther Graves, and had been a resident of the state 41 years. The funeral was held at Melvin on Monday, June 11th, 1888, Rev. Crawford officiating. It was the largest
funeral ever known in Dix township. Mrs. Graves was a lady with a host of friends, a kind mother and a loving wife. She leaves a family consisting of a husband and several children -
five boys and two girls. She was formerly a Phillips, a relative of the Phillips family of Melvin. The cortege was very large, there being 41 wagons in the funeral procession - 15
waiting to join at Melvin.
The family desire to return their heartfelt thanks to the neighbors for their kindness during her illness and at the funeral.
The Gibson Courier - published June 15, 1888 pg. 4, col. 2 - Courtesy of Bonnie Koke
Mrs. M. J. Graves died at her home 3 miles NW of Elliott on last Saturday (June 10). The remains were interred in the Melvin Cemetery on Monday.
Mirium (Howe) Graves
Tonica News - published April 1, 1882, pg. 3, col. 1 -
Courtesy of Bonnie Koke
LOSTANT LOCALS
Grandmother Graves died last Sunday afternoon, aged 100
years and 7 months. Funeral services were held at the home
on Tuesday, conducted by Elder W. A. Thompson, after which the
remains were buried at Caledonia. Deceased leaves a large
circle of relatives and friends. She had been for 82 years
a member of the Old School Baptist Church, and her name appears
in the constitution of the Sandy Creek Association. Our
readers will readily recall the celebration of her centennial
anniversary last August, when a large party of her relatives and
neighbors gathered at her late residence and engaged in a grand
family festival. We have no further particulars this week.
Nelson Graves
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Nelson Graves passed away at his home in Chicago yesterday
and will be brought to Fairbury for internment at Graceland.
Services will be held at the Cook funeral home at 2 o'clock
tomorrow afternoon.
Twenty-two years ago the Graves family lived in Weston
on the Taylor farm, moving there from Melvin. In 1916 Mr.
Graves purchased the I.W. Johnson & Son grocery in Weston, but
remained on the farm, leaving the management of the store to his
son, Claude. In 1924 he gave up farming and moved to
Pontiac and two or three years later the family moved to Chicago.
In 1916 he served Yates township as supervisor, filling out the
unexpired term of James Hanna, who had moved to Bloomington.
He leaves his wife, who was Anna Sweet before her
marriage; three sons, Claude, Dr. Fred E., of Chicago; Richard,
of Streator, and one daughter, Pearl, of Chicago.
Orville G. Graves, a Peorian 30 years who formerly resided at 511 Ellis St., died at 8 p.m., Saturday at his home in El Sergundo, Calif., where he had
resided one year.
Mr. Graves had been employed as a carpenter with Mehlenbeck Bros. and other contracting firms in Peoria before his retirement five years ago.
A son of Henry O. and Elizabeth Phillips Graves, he was born in Rock Falls, Ill., and married Effie Sunderland in Netamora. He was a member of Modern Woodmen of America.
Surviving are his wife; three sons, Keith Graves of Peoria, Clifford Graves of Vallejo, Calif., and Bernard Graves of El Segundo; a daughter, Mrs. Orpha Tangman of Easton; two
sisters, Mrs. Mabel Ramsey of Washburn and Mrs. Grace Snider of Peoria; and 10 grandchildren.
Funeral services will be announced by the Cumerford-Endsley Memorial Home.
Victoria Graves
Mrs. Victoria Graves Passes Away at Varna
Lacon Home Journal - published January 1, 1948 - Courtesy of Bonnie Koke
Funeral services for Mrs. Victoria Graves were held Monday, December 29, 1947 at 2:00 P.M. and 2:30 P.M. at the First Lutheran Church with Rev. Paul V.
Nelson officiating. Mrs. Wallace Carlson and Eldon Anderson sang "All the Way My Savior Leads Me" and "Sweet Peace" with Miss Gustafson, accompanist. Many beautiful flowers and other
gifts were silent messages of sympathy and love.
The casket bearers were Floyd Nelson, George Laible, Earl Stotler, Johnnie Lundholm, Warren and Jake Chamberlain. Interment was made in the Salem Cemetery.
Ida Victoria Graves, daughter of the late Peter and Ida Johnson, was born near Varna, August 6, 1895 , was baptized in infancy and confirmed May 15, 1910 in the First Lutheran
Church at Varna and remained a faithful member all her life.
She was united in marriage to Guy Edward Graves Sept. 30, 1914. He passed away Feb. 24, 1935. Left to mourn her passing are three sons and two daughters, Charles of Magnolia,
Clifford of Memphis, Tennessee, Glenn of Varna, Mrs. Hattie Chamberlain and Mrs. Ida Mae Flesburg of Varna, three sisters Mrs. Marie Olson, Rockford, Mrs. Tillie Nelson of Varna, and
Mrs. Ellen Lundholm, Lacon and a host of friends. There are also four grandchildren.
Relatives from a distance attending were Mrs. Marie Olson and Mrs. Dora Benson, Rockford, Mr. & Mrs. Walter Graves, Mr. & Mrs. Barcus, Peoria, Mr. & Mrs. Axel Carlson, Jess
Newell, Elmer Lundholm, Sparland, Mr. & Mrs. Walter Lundholm and Mae, Mr. & Mrs. Johnnie Lundholm, Mrs. George Baldwin and Joyce, Mrs. Esther Okerberg and family, Mr. & Mrs. George
Okerberg, Lacon.
Walter C. Graves
Peoria Morning Star - published February 1, 1965 - Courtesy of Bonnie Koke
Walter C. Graves, 70, of 725 W. Thrush Avenue, died at 5:58 P.M. (January 31, 1965), at the Proctor Hospital where he had been a patient since January 26.
Graves was born July 3, 1894 near Rock Falls, the son of Charles and Marie Graves. He married Etta Barcus in Springfield on December 31, 1923. Graves was a retired Pabst
Brewing Company employee and had worked there for 31 years, last working in June of 1958.
Surviving are his widow and several nieces and nephews.
Two brothers and a sister preceded Graves in death.
Services will be at 1:00 P.M. Wednesday, at the Gauss Memorial Chapel, with the Rev. J. Henry Cox of the Forrest Hill Methodist Church officiating.
Burial in Springdale Cemetery. Visitation at Chapel from 6-9 P.M. on Tuesday.
Charles Laurence Hanson,
son of Frank L. and Mary (Peterson) Hanson, was born at Paxton,
Illinois, April 25, 1876, and died at the home of his daughter,
Mr. E. J. Bouchard, in Kankakee, Illinois, Wednesday afternoon,
October 30th, 1940, at 4:15 o'clock, aged 64 years, 6 months and
5 days.
When a small child he moved with his parents to
Roberts, Illinois, where he grew to manhood. He was
educated in the Roberts Public Schools. His father was a
harness maker here and when he grew up he learned that trade and
followed it for many years. Later he entered the business
of conducting railway lunch rooms which he followed for many
years. He served the public in Fairbury, Kankakee and
various other places in this capacity.
He married Lulu Lackey of Melvin who preceded him in
death twelve years ago. He is survived by the step-daughter
mention above, one sister, Mrs. Lillian Canaday of Colfax, one
brother, Wesley Hanson of Fairbury, one niece who lives in
Chicago, one niece and one nephew at Colfax.
Mr. Hanson is remembered by many friends whom he had in
Roberts years ago. Although he was been one from Roberts
almost forty years he has not been forgotten here. He was a
young man of ability and not only served the public as harness
maker but prominent in public affairs. He served the Modern
Woodmen as captain of the "Woodmen Team" and did his work so
thoroughly that he fixed his memory on the minds of all the
members of the camp. He also served that order as deputy
head consol.
During all the years since he left Roberts he has held
his membership Roberts Camp and has never failed in his
obligations.
Funeral services were held Friday, November 1, 1940 at
the Hickey Funeral Home in Kankakee with burial in Melvin
cemetery. Roberts Camp Modern Woodmen conducted the
services at the grave.
Although the weather was stormy many of his old time
friends from Roberts and Melvin assembled at the cemetery to pay
respects at his burial. There were also a large number of
friends from Kankakee, Fairbury and other points, which included
all the relatives mentioned before and many friends.
Jessie Luola Lackey was
born in Melvin, Illinois, May 2nd, 1877 and departed this life
Sunday, February 5th, 1928 in the Gillman hospital, at the age of
50 years, 9 months and 2 days. She was united in marriage
to Charles L. Hanson, May 21st 1917 at Rochester, Minn. Her
sickness was only of a short duration of one week although she
had been in poor health for some time. She was always a
good faithful wife and mother and leaves to mourn her departure,
her husband, Charles L. Hanson of Gillman and one daughter, Mr.
E. J. Bouchard of Kankakee, Illinois and three sisters, Mrs. H.
L. Boshell of Melvin, Illinois; Mrs. Chas. F. Milligan of
Bradley, Illinois; Mrs. Goldie Smathers of Charlotte, N. C. and
one brother Ralph W. Lackey of Los Angeles, Calif., and also a
host of friends and relatives.
The funeral services were held from the home of H. L.
Boshell, near this city, Wednesday afternoon, Rev. J.A. Decker
officiating. Two musical numbers; "Beautiful Isle of
Somewhere" and "Going Down the Valley" were rendered by the
Legion quartette.
Interment was in the Melvin Cemetery.
This paper joins the friends in extending sympathy to
the husband and relatives.
Funeral services for
Mrs. Nelle Hauger, 76, who passed away Tuesday, March 28, 1944,
at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Helen Stratton, Toluca, were
held on Friday afternoon at her home near Magnolia. Rev. C.
W. Hamm had charge of the services, assisted by Rev. Eugene
Stauffer of Delavan. Her favorite scripture passage was the
23rd Psalm and it was used in the services. Miss
Bess Davidson and Mrs. Vivian Satterfield sang "Beautiful Garden
of Prayer", and "Whispering Hope". The casket bearers were
six nephews, Lloyd, Jessee, and Russell Phillips, Warren Curtis,
Orville Graves and Bert Phillips.
Burial was made in the Magnolia Cemetery.
Relatives from a distance attending the funeral were
Mr. & Mrs. Frank Stratton, Mr. & Mrs. John Tiraboschi, Dean King
of Toluca, Mr. and Mrs. Orrin Hauger of Sparland, Mr. & Mrs.
Floyd Hauger, and children of Chicago, Mrs. Elizabeth Graves, Mr.
& Mrs. Bert Graves, Mr. & Mrs. Orville Graves, Mrs. Grace Snyder
of Peoria, Mr. & Mrs. George Phillips of Varna, Mr. & Mrs. Otto
Utterback, Mr. & Mrs. Warren Curtis, Mr. & Mrs. Bert Phillips,
Mrs. Myrtle Phillips, daughter Violet, of Streator, Mr. & Mrs.
William Ramsey of Washburn, Mrs. Esther Johnson, Mrs. Murrel
Tyson, Mrs. Neil Wilkins, Mrs. Ivan Dalton of Sparland, Mr. &
Mrs. Orville Brown of Barrington, Mr. & Mrs. Vernon Wilkins of
Chillicothe.
Susan Emeline Graves was
born February 20, 1859 in LaSalle Co. near Lostant and died at
her home in Kankakee April 25, 1914, aged 55 years 2 months and 5
days.
She was united in marriage to Wm Lackey April 11, 1878
near Loda, who preceded her in death June 21, 1905. She
leaves to mourn her departure five daughters and one son, Lucia,
Martha, Ralph and Goldie of Kankakee, Mrs. Chas. Sheets of
LaFayette, Ind., and Mrs. Chas. Milligan of Melvin, three
grandchildren, two-sisters and two brothers, Mrs. George Phillips
of Melvin, Mrs. Frank Muster of Buckingham, Nelson Graves of
Fairbury and Frank Graves of Gibson City. All who were at
the beside during her illness.
Her sickness was of short duration, although health had
not been the best having suffered a paroletic stroke on Saturday
April 18th, she showed no signs of recovery and was at no time
able to speak or swallow.
The funeral service was held at the home of her
daughter Mrs. Chas. Milligan Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock in
charge of Rev. White of the M. E. Church. A selected choir
of W. H. Thompson W. E. Thompson, Miss Grace Worthington, Mrs.
Susie Roland of Kankakee sang beautifully 3 selections. At
the close of funeral service the W. R. C. No. 159 of which Mrs.
Lackey was a member, conducted the funeral service of the order
which was very touching indeed.
Those present at the funeral from out of town were:
Nelson Graves and family and Claude Graves and family of
Fairbury, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Graves of Gibson City, Frank Muster
and family of Buckingham, Mrs. Jas Lackey and two daughters of
Medaryville, Ind., David Lackey and family of Loda, John Lackey
Jr. of Ivanhoe, Minn., Mr. and Mrs. Earl Reasmen and Mr. and Mrs.
Milton Holland of Elliott, Mrs. Susie Roland of Kankakee, Mrs. M.
Lally of Roberts and Mr. Charles Hanson of Fairbury.
The Pall-bearers were nephews of the deceased.
Pearl M. League, 83, a resident of the Riverview Retirement Community, East Peoria, died at 2:31 a.m. Friday (Jan. 4, 1991) at Methodist Medical Center in
Peoria.
Born Sept. 19, 1907, in Marshall County to Charles L. and Luella Hicks Bland, she married Hamlin Graves on Dec. 15, 1930, in Springfield. He died on June 6, 1977, in Ocala,
Fla. She married Carl B. League on May 6, 1979, in St. Petersburg, Fla. He died on Oct. 15, 1987, in Florida. She also was preceded in death by three brothers.
She is survived by three sisters, Mabel Biggar of Lacon, Mrs. Allen (Beulah) Lumsden of Mendota and Mrs. Leonard (Violet "Dolly") Rickey of Dunlap, and several nieces and
nephews.
She was a member of St. Mark's United Methodist Church in Ocala, and member emeritus of Ocala Chapter 29, Order of the Eastern Star.
Services will be at 11:30 a.m. Monday at Wilton Mortuary, where visitation will begin one hour earlier. Burial will be in Mt. Hawley Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to the Riverview Health Care Center, East Peoria.
Cora (Graves) Meister
The Melvin Motor - published September 30, 1932 - Courtesy
of Bonnie Koke
MRS. CORA MEISTER - Mrs.
Cora Meister died at her home, 1986 West Station Street in
Kankakee, Sunday night after a short illness of apoplexy.
Cora Graves was born in LaSalle County on May 27, 1873,
and moved with her parents to this city when she was but a child.
She grew to womanhood in this place. She was married to
Frank Meister and to them were born four children, Arnett,
Harvey, Frances and Clarice, who together with the husband and
father are left to mourn.
During her married life she was a resident of this
place, Chatsworth, Buckingham and since 1920 they have resided in
Kankakee.
The remains, accompanied by the family and relatives,
were brought to this city Wednesday and were taken direct to the
cemetery where short funeral services were held, Rev. Crane of
Kankakee, officiating prior to interment.
Mrs. Meister was an aunt of Mesdames J. E. Tansley and
H. L. Boshell, of this place.
This paper joins the friends in extending sympathy to
the family and relatives at this time.
Melvin - Mrs. Flossie R.
Milligan, 84, of Melrose Park, died at 2 p.m. Thursday, February
7, 1974 at the West Lake Memorial Hospital, Melrose Park.
She was a former Melvin resident.
Her funeral was held at 1:30 p.m., Sunday, February 10,
1974 at the Danforth Funeral Home in Roberts, the Rev. Robert
Sabo officiating. Burial was made in the Melvin Cemetery.
Mrs. Milligan was born August 2, 1889, in Melvin, a
daughter of William and Emeline Graves Lackey. She was
married to Charles Milligan December 12, 1912, in Melvin.
Surviving are her husband; two daughters, Mrs. Izetta
Mulligan of Bensonville; Mrs. Maxine Kupfer, of Goose Lake; a
grandson; a sister, Mrs. Goldie Smathers of Charlotte, North
Carolina.
Five sisters and a brother also preceded her in death.
She was a member of the United Methodist Church in
Melrose Park.
Pallbearers were Dan Lange, Ralph Milligan, Edwin
Milligan, Walter Milligan and Gerald Lackey of Melvin, and Ed
Coffman of Kankakee.
Attended From Distance:
Among those from a distance attending the funeral
services were: Robert Myers and Mrs. Geneva Myers of Georgetown,
Ohio; Mrs. Mary Hanselman and Miss Dorothy Milligan of
Russellville, Ohio; Mrs. Alice Bloom of Mount Orab, Ohio; Mr. and
Mrs. Ernest Lackey of Bloomington and Mr. and Mrs. Ed Coffman and
family of Kankakee.
C. Edward Phillips
C. EDWARD PHILLIPS DIES SUDDENLY
Henry News Republican - published June 6, 1940, Page 15,
Col 2 - Courtesy of Bonnie Koke
C. Edward Phillips, 69,
passed away suddenly, Sat. evening June 1, 1940, at his home in
St. Elmo, from a heart attack. He was born at Magnolia,
March 24, 1871, and spent his entire life here, except the two
years spent at St. Elmo. He leaves to mourn his passing,
his widow and four children, Henry, Clarence, Bert, & violet, and
two grandchildren, sons of Mr. & Mrs. Bert Phillips, all of St.
Elmo; also three sisters, Mrs. Elizabeth Graves of Peoria, Mrs.
Maude Utterback of Streator, Mrs. Nellie Hauger of Magnolia; and
one brother, George Phillips, of Magnolia. Funeral services
were held Tues. at 2:00 at the Magnolia Methodist Church, Rev. A.
A. Rodgers of Chillicothe, had charge of the services. He
was assisted by Rev. H. W. Hartman, local pastor. Burial
was in the Magnolia Cemetery. A more complete obituary will
be given next week.
Henry New Republican - published June 13, 1940,
Page 15, Col. 1
Funeral services for C.
Edward Phillips, 69, who passed away Sat. night, June 1, at his
home in St. Elmo, were held Tues. June 4 at the Magnolia
Methodist church, the Rev. A. A. Rodgers of Chillicothe in
charge. During the services Mrs. Helen Stratton of Toluca
and Mrs. Bess Davidson sane "The Lord is My Shepherd", and "No
Night ____________". Flowers were in charge of Mrs. John
Tiraboschi of Toluca, Mrs. Alfred Brown, Miss Marjorie Spear and
Miss Arlene Dagner. The casket bearers were all nephews of
the deceased, Orrin Hauger & Neale Wilkins of Sparland; Vernon
Wilkins of Rome, Warren Curtis of Streator, Bert Graves or
Peoria; and Russell Phillips of Magnolia. He leaves to
mourn his passing his grief stricken wife, three sons, one
daughter, a daughter-in-law, two grandsons: Clarence, Henry, &
Violet Phillips, Mr. & Mrs. Bert Phillips and sons, Harold &
Robert, all of St. Elmo; three sisters and a brother: Mrs.
Elizabeth Graves of Peoria, Mrs. Maude Utterback of Streator,
Mrs. Nellie Hauger and George Phillips of Magnolia; beside
nieces, nephews, and a host of other relatives and friends.
Burial was made in the Magnolia Cemetery; Relatives and
friends from a distance attending the funeral were: M/M
Otto Utterback, M/M Warren Curtis of Streator; Mrs. Elizabeth
Graves, Mrs. Grace Snider and Bert Graves of Peoria, M/M Wm.
Ramsey of Washburn, Mrs. Hazel Berner, Mrs. Johnson, M/M Ivan
Dalton, M/M Orrin Hauger, Neale Wilkins, all of Sparland; M/M
Frank Stratton, Mrs. John Tiraboschi of Toluca, M/M Charles Grant
of Tonica; Vernon Wilkins of Rome.
George L. Phillips was
born Sept. 22, 1852, in Putnum County near the home of his
daughter, Mrs. Ernest Tansley near Melvin, Ill., Jan 13, 1921, at
the age of 68 years, 3 months and 22 days. He came to this
county with his parents 47 years ago from Magnolia.
Mr. Phillips was united in marriage to Miriam Elizabeth
Graves, Feb. 17, 1876. The wife preceded him in death Aug.
12, 1920. To this union four children were born: Bertie,
who died in 1893; Mrs. Ernest Tansley; William Phillips, of
Melvin, and an infant daughter who died in 1888.
He leaves two sisters, Mrs. Jane Warner, of
Bloomington, Mrs. Frank Thompson, of Melvin, and two brothers,
Alfred Phillips and A. L. Phillips, of Gibson City, and one
granddaughter, Eva Mae Tansley, and many relatives and friends.
He was a charter member of the M. W. A. No. 923, of Melvin.
Mr. Phillips was a good neighbor and was always ready
to accommodate anyone. He was a lover of horses and during
his life did a great deal to relieve suffering among them.
He never held a public office still he took great interest in
public affairs.
The funeral was held from the late home in Melvin,
Saturday afternoon at 1:30. A large company of relatives
and friends were present. Rev. W. L. Barnes conducted the
service, and a male quartette sang the hymns of comfort.
The lodge brothers carried the remains to their last resting
place.
Those from a distance attending the funeral were
Delbert, John, Orville and Henry Phillips of Lostant; Elmer
Phillips of Tonica; Mr. and Mrs. David Warner, Bloomington; Mr.
and Mrs. Alfred Phillips, Mrs. A. L. Phillips and Mrs.
Kirtchenfaur, Gibson City; Mr. and Mrs. N. T. Graves and
daughter, Fairbury; Dr. Graves, Chicago; Mrs. Cora Miester,
Buckingham; and Mrs. Jessie Andrews of Oakway, Colo.
This paper joins the many friends in extending sympathy
to the family.
George Thomas Phillips
Henry News Republican - Thursday 10-26-1944, Page 1, Col 2
- Courtesy of Bonnie Koke
GEORGE PHILLIPS OF MAGNOLIA; DIES
George Thomas Phillips, son of the late Edward and Mary
Phillips, was born Sept. 7, 1876, near Magnolia, IL. He
lived all his life in the community, 36 years being spent on his
farm on Sandy. In 1903, he was united in marriage to Mary
Bell. To his union were born six children, Lloyd, Jess, and
Russell of Magnolia, and P.F. C. Raymond, serving in the army in
New Guinea. One daughter, Georgia, preceded him in death in
1928. He leaves four grandchildren and two sisters, Mrs.
Maude Utterback of Streator and Mrs. Elizabeth Graves of Peoria.
Three sisters and two brothers preceded him in death. He
has been in ill health since April, but recovered enough to be up
and around until last Sunday, when he became worse and passed
away at his home on Tuesday Morning, Oct. 17, 1944, at the age of
68 years, 1 month, and 10 days.
Funeral services were held on Thurs. afternoon at 3:00,
at the Magnolia Methodist Church, Rev. C. W. Hamm having the
services. Miss Bess Davidson and Mrs. Vivian Satterfield
sang "Haven of Rest," and "Softly and Tenderly," with Mrs.
Dorothy6 Hartman at the piano. The flowers ere in charge of
Mrs. Ivan Dalton, Mrs. Bert Phillips and Mrs. Harry Wilkins.
The casket bearers were six nephews, Bert and Clarence Phillips,
Warren Curtis, Orrin Hauger, Orville Graves and Vernon Wilkins.
Burial was in the Magnolia Cemetery. Among the relatives
from a distance were his two sisters, Mrs. Elizabeth Graves of
Peoria and Mrs. Otto Utterback and husband of Streator.
Other relatives and friends were from Peoria, Streator,
Chillicothe, Sparland, Washburn, Rochelle, Henry, Princeton, and
Varna.
Georgia Mae Phillips
Henry News Republican - Thurs 3-22-1928, Page 1, Col 7 -
Courtesy of Bonnie Koke
GEORGIA PHILLIPS, MAGNOLIA GIRL, IS TAKEN
BY DEATH FUNERAL SERVICES HELD TUESDAY AT 2:00 P.M.
As a beautiful flower which feels the blighting
elements, fades and dies, so the young life of Georgia Mae
Phillips, radiant with sunshine and happiness, experiences the
pangs of intense suffering, and God mercifully releases her
spirit and takes her to Himself. Her parents, sister and
brother, in tears and pain, have given the flower they dearly
loved, yet they know they will find her again in that field of
light to which her Savior has transplanted her. Georgia
Mae, daughter of George and Mary Phillips, was born May 3, 1911,
near Magnolia, IL and passed from earth at the Henry hospital
March 18, 1928, at the early age of 16 years, 10 months, and 14
days.
Her illness extended over a period of five weeks.
A mastoid operation was performed which brought no relief, and a
second operation was underwent on Saturday afternoon last, but to
no avail, and she passed away. Throughout all her almost
unbearable discomfort, she was brave and hopeful; ever
appreciative of the tender care which her loved ones continually
bestowed to alleviate her sufferings.
She leaves to mourn her loss besides her heart-broken
parents, one sister, Cora and four brothers, Lloyd, Jesse,
Russell and Raymond, and a host of relatives and friends.
Georgia was a kind, affectionate daughter and sister,
always willing to bring comfort and happiness to those around
her. She was very fond of home and expressed her desire
many times to return there during her stay in Henry.
The past two years she attended the Magnolia township
high school where she will be missed by her classmates and
teachers. She was a member of the Methodist Church.
Mrs. William (Mabel) Ramsey, 86, of 825 W. Richmond, formerly of Washburn, died at noon yesterday at Americana Nursing Center.
Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Pacey Memorial Home in Washburn. The Rev. F. Gwynne Cook will officiate, and burial will be in Magnolia Cemetery.
Visitation will be 5 to 8 p.m. tomorrow at the memorial home with Eastern Star services at 7:30 p.m.
She was born in Magnolia Nov. 27, 1885, a daughter of Henry and Elizabeth Phillips Graves. She was married to Mr. Ramsey in Washburn April 21, 1909. He died Sept. 9, 1953.
Surviving are a sister, Mrs. Grace Snider of Peoria, and several nieces and nephews.
Three brothers preceded her in death.
Mrs. Ramsey was a member of Washburn Christian Church and a charter member of Washburn Christian order of Eastern Star.
Mary (Bell) Phillips
Henry News Republican - Wed. 11-13-1957, Page 1, Col. 4 -
Courtesy of Bonnie Koke
MRS. MARY PHILLIPS, MAGNOLIA, DIES; LAST RITES
THURS.
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Phillips, 73, Magnolia,
who died unexpectedly at her home there shortly after midnight,
Tuesday, Nov. 12, 1957, will be held at the Magnolia Community
church at 2 P.M. Thursday November 14, with the pastor, Rev.
Carlos Dunagan, officiating. Interment will be in the
Magnolia Cemetery.
Mrs. Phillips was born at Cisne, IL, April 19, 1884.
She came to the Magnolia community as a small girl. She was
married Dec. 7, 1903, to George Phillips at Ottawa, IL. He
passed away 15 years ago. A daughter, Georgia, also died in
1928 at the age of 17.
She is survived by four sons, Lloyd at home, Jesse of
Putnam, Russell of Hennepin, and Raymond of Magnolia; a daughter,
Mrs. Henry (Cora) Schulte; and eight grandchildren. Death
was attributed to a heart attack at a coroner's investigation
conducted by Coroner Robert C. Pries.
William Ramsey
unknown newspaper - Courtesy of Bonnie Koke
William Ramsey, 68, of Washburn, a carpenter, died at 3:55 P.M. Wed., Sept. 9, 1953, at Methodist Hospital where he was admitted an hour and a half earlier.
Charles t. Ruck, 61, of 1627 N. Peoria Ave., died Friday at 2:30 p.m. in St. Francis Hospital where he was taken after becoming ill Thursday night while at
work as a checker in the heat treat department at Caterpillar Tractor Co.
He was born Oct. 16, 1902, at Sparland, a son of Fred and Sarah Thomas Ruck. He married Della Graves Oct 28, 1925, in Peoria and she survives.
Also surviving are his mother of Peoria, a daughter, Mrs. Arthur (Shirley) Rauhaus, and two sisters, Mrs. Velma Streitmatter and Mrs. Gladys Sutter, all of Peoria; and two
grandchildren.
Mr. Ruck, a Peoria resident 45 years, had been a Caterpillar employee 31 years.
Services will be Monday at 1 p.m. at the Wilton Mortuary. The Rev. Marvin C. Reichert will officiate and burial will be in the Chillicothe City Cemetery. Visitation is Sunday
from 3 to 8 p.m. at the mortuary.
Della Ruck
unknown newspaper - Courtesy of Bonnie Koke
Mrs. Della C. Ruck, 80, of 1627 N. Peoria died at 1:14 p.m. yesterday at her home.
Born May 3, 1902, in Magnolia to Arthur and Bertha Jane Smith Graves, she married Charles T. Ruck Oct 28, 1925, in Peoria. He died Oct 2, 1964, in Peoria.
Surviving are one daughter, Mrs. Arthur (Shirley) Rauhaus of Peoria; and two grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by one brother and a sister.
She was a member of Crace Lutheran Church.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Wilton Mortuary. The Rev. Pastor Roy C. Moore, Jr. will officiate. Burial will be in Chillicothe City Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5
to 8 p.m. tomorrow at the mortuary.
Edward Snider
The Peoria Star - Tuesday, August 10, 1954 - Courtesy of Bonnie Koke
Edward A. Snider, 903 W. Richmond Ave., who was 65 Saturday, died at 11:12 a.m. Monday at Methodist Hospital where he had been a patient since June 26.
He had been ill for a year.
A Peoria resident for 40 years, he was born at Greensburg, Ind., Aug. 7, 1889. He was a son of Andrew and Magdalena Cook Snider and married Grace Graves at Kentland, Ind.,
Sept. 24, 1937.
Mr. Snider had been employed by the Caterpillar Tractor Co. for 35 years, last working as a machinist in Dept. 50, Bldg. HH. He was a veteran of World War I. Enlisting at
Greensburg, Ind. Aug 5, 1917, he served with the mechanics of Battery A. 139th Field Artillery, and was discharged Jan 5, 1919. He was a member of Peter W. Sommer Post 814, VFW.
Surviving are his wife; one daughter, Mrs. Lucille Trainor of Indianapolis, Ind.; one brother, William J. Snider of Greensburg, Ind., and one sister, Mrs. Helen Hall of
Cincinnati, Ohio.
Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Wednesday at the Cumerford-Endsley Memorial Home. The Rev. Paul E. Kerr, assistant pastor of Central Christian Church, will officiate.
Burial will be in Springdale Cemetery.
Friends may call at the memorial home this evening.
Etta Snider
unknown newspaper - Courtesy of Bonnie Koke
Mrs. Etta Snider, 41 years old, wife of Edward A. Snider of 903 West Richmond Avenue, died at 1:45 p.m. Monday in Methodist Hospital where she was taken
March 18 for an operation. Her death came as a shock as her recovery had seemed assured.
Born in Ottumwa, Iowa May 14, 1895, she was brought up there by her mother Mrs. Dora Stokes. Her father died in a railroad accident during her infancy. She had lived in Peoria
26 years and was married in February, 1920 to Mr. Snider. She was a member of First Methodist Episcopal church.
Surviving are her husband and two sisters, Mrs. Ashley Gandin of Warrendale, Oregon and Mrs. Jacob Leaveli of Fairfield, Idaho. The body was taken to the Cumerford-Endsley
Memorial home. There services will be held.
Grace Snider
unknown newspaper - Courtesy of Bonnie Koke
Grace E. Snider, 92, of the Sharon Regency Nursing Home and formerly of 825 W. Richmond, died at the nursing home early Monday Morning.
Born Sept. 26, 1895, in Varna to Henry O. and Elizabeth Jane Phelps Graves, she first married William Stokes in Peoria. He died in Peoria in 1925. She married Edward Snider
Sept. 24, 1937, in Peoria, and he died Aug. 9, 1954, in Peoria. One sister also preceded her in death.
Surviving are one daughter, Mrs. James (Barbara) Short of Venice, Fla.; one son, Harold Stokes of Gold Beach, Ore.; seven grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
For 20 years she worked as a nurse's aide at St. Joseph's Nursing Home.
Services will be at 1 p.m. today at Endsley & Son Funeral Home on 1125 Main, where visitation will begin one hour earlier. The Rev. Joseph Zube will officiate, and burial will
be in Springdale Cemetery.
FORMER MAGNOLIA RESIDENT PASSES AWAY AT
CHILLICOTHE
Clara A. Wilkins, departed this life at her home near
Chillicothe on April 3, 1926, at the age of 61 years, 3 months
and 20 days. She had been in poor health for many years.
Mrs. Wilkins was the daughter of Edward and Mary
Phillips and was born December 13, 1864 at Magnolia. She
was united in marriage July 3, 1883 to Hiram Wilkins. To
this union were born nine children, Eva, deceased; Mrs. Hazel
Berner of South Dakota; Mrs. Roy Johnson of Hennepin; Lyle
Wilkins of Barrington; Mrs. Frank Davis and Earl Wilkins of
Magnolia; Vernon, Mildred and Neal of Chillicothe.
She leaves to mourn her death; besides her husband,
children and grandchildren, three sisters and two brothers; Mrs.
Lizzie Graves of Peoria; Mrs. Maude Utterback of Streator; Mrs.
Nellie Hauger, Charles E. and George Phillips of Magnolia.
Her father and mother, one brother and one sister preceded her in
death.
Her entire life had been spent near Magnolia, excepting
the last five years she has lived at Chillicothe.
For several years she was a member of Royal Neighbors
at Magnolia.
She was known by everyone for her generous hospitality,
always having room for one more at her table. She responded
to any call of need or sickness her friends and neighbors have
had her care and sympathy, although in poor health herself for
many years.
She was very ambitious, a good mother, kind neighbor
and a friend to all.
Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at the M.
E. Church at Magnolia, with Rev. Lackland officiating. He
spoke comforting words from John 14-2 "I am the way, the truth
and the life."
Misses Bess Davidson and Dorothy McKirgan sang
"Beautiful Isle of Somewhere," "Face to Face," "There Will Be No
Tears in Paradise."
The Royal Neighbors also held their services at the
church on account of the bad weather.
Pall bearers were: Clarence Ray, Henry Smalls, E. A.
Mathis, Henry Paxson, Harvey Morris and Alex McKirgan.
All the children were present but Mrs. Hazel Berner of
North Dakota, Mr. Berner was there.
The brothers and sisters, besides a large number of
grandchildren, nieces and nephews were in attendance.
Hiram W. Wilkins, who
has been living at Barville with his daughter, Mrs. Roy Johnson,
passed away on March 4th, after a week's illness. He was
past 70 years of age. He is survived by several sons and
daughter. His wife died several years ago. The
funeral services were held in Magnolia on Wednesday.
Services for Mrs. Bertha Graves Zobrist, 91, of 1101 E. Nebraska, will be at 2:30 p.m. tomorrow at Wilton Mortuary, the Rev. Roy C. Moore Jr. of Grace
Lutheran Church officiating.
Visitation will be 6 to 9 tonight with burial in Chillicothe City Cemetery.
Mrs. Zobrist died at 11:45 a.m. Monday at St. Francis Hospital where she had been a patient one week.
A resident of the above address 6 1/2 years and of the Peoria area most of her life, she was born at Slumunsdale, Pa., the daughter of William E. and Marie Hill Smith.
She was married to Jacob Zobrist April 7, 1931 at Vandalia and he died at Pocahontas, Ill., in 1962.
Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Hattie Gosteli and Mrs. Della Ruck, both of Peoria; one son, Hamlin Graves of Ocala, Fla.; one sister, Mrs. Minnie Ross of Peoria; one
brother, Elmer Smith of Rochelle; several nieces and nephews, grandchildren; and other step-children. She was preceded in death by two brothers and two sisters.
