Danville Commercial News - March 19, 1973
Mrs. Glayds E. Nolan
Mrs. Glayds E. Nolan, 71, formerly of 513 W. Fairchild, died at 5:38 p.m. Sunday (March 18, 1973) at Lake View Memorial Hospital, where she had been a patient for four days. She had been in failing health for 12 years.
She was born Feb. 16, 1902, in Golden Gate, Ill., the daughter of Alpha and Ida Ellen Painter Knowles. She married Jesse Omer Nolan May 18, 1922, in Danville, and he preceded her in death in August of 1937.
Survivors include a son, Charles A. Nolan of Danville, two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren, three sisters, Mrs. James (Hazel) Duncan of Cairo, Ga., Mrs. Elmer (Elizabeth) Nolan of Tallahassee, Fla., and Mrs. Paul (Ruth) Bell of Sarasota, Fla. She was preceded in death by a brother and a sister.
She had worked for a time as a clerk at the old Golden Rule Department Store before her marriage. She was a member of Lincoln United Methodist Church.
Services will be at 3 p.m. Tuesday at the Pape Memorial Home. The Rev. M. Thomas Swantner will officiate, and burial will be in Spring Hill Cemetery.
Sunday, January 23, 2011
Saturday, January 22, 2011
Della Foshier Weidenburner - 1928*
Danville Commercial News - July 28, 1928
Long Illness is Ended by Death
*Mrs. Della Forshier Weidenburner is Survived by Eight Children
Mrs. Della Foshier Weidenburner, 45, wife of Frank Weidenburner, coal miner, died at 8:30 o'clock Saturday morning at her home, 819 East North Street. She had been in ill health for a year, suffering from a complication of disease.
Surviving Mrs. Weidenburner are her husband and the following children: Mrs. Wommock of Warrington, MO.; Joseph of Hammond, and Willie, Robert, Edith, Albert, Leona and baby, Eugene, at home; five brothers, Capt. Claude Forshier of the soldiers home; Charles F. of Danville; James and Harold, of Hoopeston, and Bert of Terre Haute; two sisters, Mrs. A. C. Goodson, of Plainfield, Ill., and Mrs. Harry Gustin, of Chicago, and a grandson, Jackie Wommock, of Warrington, MO.
The body has been taken to the Pape funeral home. Funeral arrangements will be announced later.
Long Illness is Ended by Death
*Mrs. Della Forshier Weidenburner is Survived by Eight Children
Mrs. Della Foshier Weidenburner, 45, wife of Frank Weidenburner, coal miner, died at 8:30 o'clock Saturday morning at her home, 819 East North Street. She had been in ill health for a year, suffering from a complication of disease.
Surviving Mrs. Weidenburner are her husband and the following children: Mrs. Wommock of Warrington, MO.; Joseph of Hammond, and Willie, Robert, Edith, Albert, Leona and baby, Eugene, at home; five brothers, Capt. Claude Forshier of the soldiers home; Charles F. of Danville; James and Harold, of Hoopeston, and Bert of Terre Haute; two sisters, Mrs. A. C. Goodson, of Plainfield, Ill., and Mrs. Harry Gustin, of Chicago, and a grandson, Jackie Wommock, of Warrington, MO.
The body has been taken to the Pape funeral home. Funeral arrangements will be announced later.
Bernice Fuller Owens - 1956*
Danville Commercial News - May 18, 1956
*Mrs. Owens Dies at 75
Mrs. Bernice Owens, 75, of 408 Anderson St., died at 1:45 a.m. Friday (May 18, 1956) in St. Elizabeth Hospital, where she had been a patient since April 23.
She was the widow of Thomas Owens, former city health inspector who died in 1949.
Mrs. Owens was born to Heston and Elizabeth Fuller, Aug. 8, 1880 in Collinsville. She had resided in Danville 56 years.
Surviving are a granddaughter, Mrs. Charlotte Carpenter of Danville, and one great-granddaughter. In addition to her husband she was preceded in death by a son, Charles, in 1940.
The body is at the Jones-Sullivan Funeral Home. Arrangements are incomplete but burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery.
*Mrs. Owens Dies at 75
Mrs. Bernice Owens, 75, of 408 Anderson St., died at 1:45 a.m. Friday (May 18, 1956) in St. Elizabeth Hospital, where she had been a patient since April 23.
She was the widow of Thomas Owens, former city health inspector who died in 1949.
Mrs. Owens was born to Heston and Elizabeth Fuller, Aug. 8, 1880 in Collinsville. She had resided in Danville 56 years.
Surviving are a granddaughter, Mrs. Charlotte Carpenter of Danville, and one great-granddaughter. In addition to her husband she was preceded in death by a son, Charles, in 1940.
The body is at the Jones-Sullivan Funeral Home. Arrangements are incomplete but burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery.
Wilbur "Squib" Griffith
Danville Commercial News - May 22, 1986
Wilbur "Squib" Griffin
Wilbur "Squib" Griffin, 69, of Danville, died at 1:04 p.m. Wednesday (May 21, 1986) at Lakeview Medical Center. He attended Sidell, Ill., and Danville schools. He worked for Consolidated Products in Danville, and later as assistant manager of the Vermilion Service Company for 20 years, retiring in February of 1976. He was a member of the Central Christian Church for about 40 years. He was a charter member of the Danville Jaycees. He was a coach and manager for kid league, little league and pony league baseball. He was a member of the Elks Lodge 332, Boat Club, Vermilion County Museum and the United Commercial Travelers. His hobby was bowling. Born Sept. 4, 1916, at Horace in Edgar County, Ill., son of Frank and Evalo Darnell Griffith. He married Margaret L. Jones on Nov. 22, 1939 in Danville. She survives. Other survivors: a son, ___________________.; a daughter, _____________; two granddaughters, ______________________; a grandson, ___________________; a brother, Stephen "Fuzzy" Griffith of Danville; four sisters, Helen Rupert of Danville, Donabelle _______ of Apache Junction, Ariz., Marjorie ______________ and Mrs.Faye Hillary, both of Oakwood, Ill; several nieces and nephews. He was preceded by a sister and a brother. Services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Pape Memorial Home and Gardens; Officiating: Rev. Dr. Jerry Martin; Burial: Oak Ridge Cemetery in Catlin, Ill.; Visitation: 5-8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home; Memorials: Renal Dialysis Unit at Lakeview Medical Center or Central Christian Church.
Wilbur "Squib" Griffin
Wilbur "Squib" Griffin, 69, of Danville, died at 1:04 p.m. Wednesday (May 21, 1986) at Lakeview Medical Center. He attended Sidell, Ill., and Danville schools. He worked for Consolidated Products in Danville, and later as assistant manager of the Vermilion Service Company for 20 years, retiring in February of 1976. He was a member of the Central Christian Church for about 40 years. He was a charter member of the Danville Jaycees. He was a coach and manager for kid league, little league and pony league baseball. He was a member of the Elks Lodge 332, Boat Club, Vermilion County Museum and the United Commercial Travelers. His hobby was bowling. Born Sept. 4, 1916, at Horace in Edgar County, Ill., son of Frank and Evalo Darnell Griffith. He married Margaret L. Jones on Nov. 22, 1939 in Danville. She survives. Other survivors: a son, ___________________.; a daughter, _____________; two granddaughters, ______________________; a grandson, ___________________; a brother, Stephen "Fuzzy" Griffith of Danville; four sisters, Helen Rupert of Danville, Donabelle _______ of Apache Junction, Ariz., Marjorie ______________ and Mrs.Faye Hillary, both of Oakwood, Ill; several nieces and nephews. He was preceded by a sister and a brother. Services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Pape Memorial Home and Gardens; Officiating: Rev. Dr. Jerry Martin; Burial: Oak Ridge Cemetery in Catlin, Ill.; Visitation: 5-8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home; Memorials: Renal Dialysis Unit at Lakeview Medical Center or Central Christian Church.
Monday, January 17, 2011
Sara Ann (Davis) Reese
Dec. 21, 1915 Danville Commercial News
South Side's Aged Resident
Sara Ann Reese, 93 years old, Passes Away at Home of Son Tuesday A.M.
Mrs. Sarah Ann Reese, the South Side's Oldest resident, passed away at home of her son, Daniel Reese, former state mine inspector, 216 South Railroad street. Death was due to infirmities, she being 93 years old.
Mrs. Reese was the sister of late John E. and William Davis, pioneer coal operators.
She was born Sarah Ann Davis at Mononshire, Wales, April 3, 1927, one of ten children of Thomas and Ann Davis. The parents and children, with no other families, came to this country in 1836 on the sailing vessel Theaborts. The ship sprung a leak at sea and it required six months to complete the voyage. The Davis family settled at Onovina, Md. where Sarah was united in marriage to David M. Reese. He died there forty-seven years ago. Mrs. Reese was the mother of ten children, but leaving six of them in Maryland, she accompanied her brothers here with four children and had made her home here ever since. The surviving children of the ten are Daniel of South Side, David of Des Moines, who arrived Monday, when informed that his mother could not survive long.
The other two children who accompanied their mother from Maryland, Mrs. Sarah Van Horne and W. D. Reese, late of Seattle, Wash., died in recent years.
Funeral services for Mrs. Reese will be held at 2 O'clock Thursday afternoon from the home of her son, 216 South Railroad street. Interment will be at Spring Hill cemetery.
South Side's Aged Resident
Sara Ann Reese, 93 years old, Passes Away at Home of Son Tuesday A.M.
Mrs. Sarah Ann Reese, the South Side's Oldest resident, passed away at home of her son, Daniel Reese, former state mine inspector, 216 South Railroad street. Death was due to infirmities, she being 93 years old.
Mrs. Reese was the sister of late John E. and William Davis, pioneer coal operators.
She was born Sarah Ann Davis at Mononshire, Wales, April 3, 1927, one of ten children of Thomas and Ann Davis. The parents and children, with no other families, came to this country in 1836 on the sailing vessel Theaborts. The ship sprung a leak at sea and it required six months to complete the voyage. The Davis family settled at Onovina, Md. where Sarah was united in marriage to David M. Reese. He died there forty-seven years ago. Mrs. Reese was the mother of ten children, but leaving six of them in Maryland, she accompanied her brothers here with four children and had made her home here ever since. The surviving children of the ten are Daniel of South Side, David of Des Moines, who arrived Monday, when informed that his mother could not survive long.
The other two children who accompanied their mother from Maryland, Mrs. Sarah Van Horne and W. D. Reese, late of Seattle, Wash., died in recent years.
Funeral services for Mrs. Reese will be held at 2 O'clock Thursday afternoon from the home of her son, 216 South Railroad street. Interment will be at Spring Hill cemetery.
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Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Other Watkins Twin Died Wednesday* - 1916
Danville Commercial News March 29, 1916
Other Watkins Twin Died Wednesday
*Donald Followed Brother Delbert To Grave Within Four Days Time
Donald Watkins, the surviving twin baby of Mr. and Mrs. Bert Watkins, of Jefferson street, South Side, succumbed to an attack of measles and pneumonia at the family residence early Wednesday morning. The baby was ill at the time that the other one passed away last Saturday, but it was believed for a time that it would recover.
Surviving are the parents and five young sisters. On account of the health regulations the funeral services will have to be private and the body will be taken to Springhill cemetery for burial at an hour not made public.
Donald was barely nine months old.
Other Watkins Twin Died Wednesday
*Donald Followed Brother Delbert To Grave Within Four Days Time
Donald Watkins, the surviving twin baby of Mr. and Mrs. Bert Watkins, of Jefferson street, South Side, succumbed to an attack of measles and pneumonia at the family residence early Wednesday morning. The baby was ill at the time that the other one passed away last Saturday, but it was believed for a time that it would recover.
Surviving are the parents and five young sisters. On account of the health regulations the funeral services will have to be private and the body will be taken to Springhill cemetery for burial at an hour not made public.
Donald was barely nine months old.
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