U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
Bradford
DECATUR -- Mary Virginia Bradford, 58, of Decatur died Thursday (Jan. 23, 2003) in Decatur Memorial Hospital.
Services of farewell and tribute will be noon Wednesday in Antioch M.B. Church with pastor C.D. Stuart officiating. Visitation will be one hour before services. Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery. Arrangements by: Walker Funeral Service & Chapel.
Mrs. Bradford was born May 21, 1944, in Decatur, the daughter of Frank and Eulah VanDyke Conley. She worked for Caterpillar Inc. and was a longstanding, faithful member of Antioch M.B. Church. She married William Bradford in 1958. After this union ended, she then entered a long relationship with John Goins.
She leaves not to mourn, but to cherish fond memories, her daughters, Melissa O Neal (Kurt McGinnis) of Decatur; Marline (Percy) Beeler of Springfield; Kathleen Bradford of Decatur; stepson Bradford Randle of Decatur; special friend, Tonda Currie of Decatur; brothers, Kermit (Jean) Conley and David Conley, both of Decatur; Frank (Helen) Conley of Granada Hills, Calif.; nine grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren, loyal friends, Jerrie Holliday, Ethel Armstead, Dorothy Williams and Tycia Copeland and a host of other relatives and friends.
She was preceded in death by her parents; brother, Marion Conley; and her longtime companion, John Goins.
Harrison
DECATUR -- Alice L. Harrison, 71, Decatur, died Sunday (Jan. 26, 2003). Arrangements incomplete: Graceland/Fairlawn Funeral Home.
Kehrli
MAROA -- Albert Louis Alr Kehrli, 72, relatives of Maroa, died Saturday (Jan. 25, 2003).
Services: 11 a.m. Wednesday, Spengel-Boulanger Funeral Home, Highland. Visitation: two hours before services. Burial: Highland City Cemetery, Highland. Memorials: to the family.
Survivors: daughter, Julie A. Hoff, Maroa; sisters, Caroline Wall, Highland, and Marcella Hohrein, Lebanon; and two grandchildren. Preceded by: parents.
Manning
ARGENTA -- Jesse Wayne Manning, 18, Argenta, died Sunday (Jan. 26, 2003). Arrangements incomplete: Calvert Funeral Homes, Clinton.
Pryer
DECATUR -- Harold Pryer, 75, McLeansboro, owner of Pryer s Upholstery, relative of Decatur, died Friday (Jan. 24, 2003).
Services: 11 a.m. Monday, First United Methodist Church, McLeansboro. Visitation: was Sunday. Burial: Pleasant Grove Cemetery, McLeansboro. Memorials: First United Methodist Church. Arrangements by: Harre Funeral Home, McLeansboro.
Member: First United Methodist Church. Survivors: wife, Audrey; sons, Rod Pryer, Paducah, Ky.; Charlie Pryer and Earl Pryer, both of McLeansboro; six grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; brother, Gene Pryer, Shelbyville and sister, Jeanette Seaton, Decatur. Preceded by: parents, four brothers, four sisters, and infant son, David.
Beaumont
OLNEY -- Lottie M. Beaumont, 92, Olney, died Sunday (Jan. 26, 2003).
Private family services: 1 p.m. Tuesday, Summers-Kistler Funeral Home, Olney. No visitation. Burial: Crest Haven Cemetery, Claremont. Memorials: Hospice of Southeastern Illinois.
Caldwell
OLNEY -- Rolland Dale Caldwell, 69, Olney, died Saturday (Jan. 25, 2003). Arrangements incomplete: Summers-Kistler Funeral Homes, Olney.
Crook
BEMENT -- Lynn M. Crook, 93, Bement, died Sunday (Jan. 26, 2003). Arrangements incomplete: Roux-Hinds Funeral Home, Bement.
Darling
GREENUP -- Dean Darling, 45, Greenup, owner and operator of L.E.D. Construction, died Saturday (Jan. 25, 2003).
Services: 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Bishop Funeral Home, Greenup. Visitation: 4 to 8 p.m. Monday. Burial: Greenup Cemetery. Memorials: Lincolnland Hospice or Plum Grove Church.
Hardway
CASEY -- Betty E. Hardway, 79, Casey, homemaker, died Sunday (Jan. 26, 2003).
Services: 10 a.m. Tuesday, Markwell & Son Funeral Home, Casey. Visitation: 4 to 7 p.m. Monday. Burial: Casey-Cumberland Cemetery. Memorials: First Christian Church of Casey or Heartland Manor Nursing Center.
Hunsley
NEOGA -- Thelma Bray Hunsley, 89, Neoga, died Sunday (Jan. 26, 2003). Arrangements incomplete: Swengel-O Dell Funeral Home, Neoga.
Meyer
EFFINGHAM -- Andrew J. Meyer, 89, Effingham, retired dairy farmer, died Sunday (Jan. 26, 2003).
Services: 10 a.m. Wednesday, St. Mary Help of Christians Church, Green Creek. Visitation: 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Bauer Funeral Home, Effingham, with 7 p.m. parish rosary services. Burial: St. Mary s Cemetery, Green Creek. Memorials: donor's choice.
World War II
Army veteran. Member: St. Mary Help of Christians Church, Sigel American Legion Post 1134. Survivors: son, Harold, Effingham; daughters, Betty Apke, Effingham, and Dorothy Thomas, Strasburg; sisters, Cecelia Kaufman and Eleanor Nosbisch, both of Effingham; 12 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Preceded By: parents, wife, Clara, one brother and three sisters.
Murray
HILLSBORO -- Wayne F. Murray, 87, Hillsboro, farmer, died Sunday (Jan. 26, 2003).
Funeral Mass: 10 a.m. Wednesday, St. Ag
nes Catholic Church, Hillsboro. Visitation: 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday with 4:30 p.m. prayer service. Burial: St. Agnes Cemetery, Hillsboro. Arrangements by: Hough & Sons Funeral Home, Hillsboro. Memorials: Masses or American Diabetes. Association.
Randell
TUSCOLA -- James W. Randell, 54, Tuscola, died Sunday (Jan. 26, 2003). Arrangements incomplete: Edwards Funeral Home, Tuscola.
Rohman
OLNEY -- Mabel Grace Walker Rohman, 90, Birmingham, Ala., formerly of Olney, died Friday (Jan. 24, 2003).
Services: 11 a.m. Tuesday, Summers-Kistler Funeral Home, Olney. Visitation: one hour before services. Burial: Haven Hill Cemetery, Olney.
Wetherell
ARTHUR -- Lois Goldia Wetherell, 87, of Arthur died 7:40 p.m. Saturday (Jan. 25, 2003) in the Arthur Home.
Services will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday in Shrader Funeral Home, Arthur, with the Rev. Michael Mayfield as officiant. Visitation will be 6 to 7:30 p.m. Monday. Burial will be in the Arthur Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to the Arthur Home.
Mrs. Wetherell was born Nov. 25, 1915, in rural Coles County, a daughter of Earl Popr and Goldia Honn Beals. After graduating from Arthur High School in 1933, she worked at Stock's Variety Store for six years. She married Samuel Wetherell on Aug. 26, 1939, in Washington, D.C. They spent the next three years in Washington, Newport News, Va., and New York City and then returned to Arthur in 1942. Mrs. Wetherell was active as a Cub Scout den leader, Sunday school piano player and served as the bookkeeper for Wetherell Motors and Wetherell Auto Supply. She was a charter member of Arthur Women's Club, a member of Order of the Eastern Star and served as an election judge for many years. She was also a member of the Arthur United Methodist Church. She enjoyed golf, bowling, bridge, boating, traveling, cross stitching quilt tops and spending time with her family.
She is survived by her husband; son, Richard Wetherell and wife Cheryl of Monticello; daughter, Janis Wetherell of Corvallis, Ore.; five grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren and niece, Linda Beaman.
She was preceded in death by her sister, Evelyn Eads.
Willey
CAMARGO -- Harriett Willey, 79, Camargo, died Saturday (Jan. 25, 2003). Arrangements incomplete: Joines Funeral Home, Villa Grove.
Wilson
CLINTON -- Mary Elizabeth Wilson, 86, Clinton, died Saturday (Jan. 25, 2003).
Services: 10 a.m. Tuesday, Calvert Funeral Home, Clinton. Visitation: one hour before services. Burial: St. Isadore Cemetery, Dalton City. Memorials: DeWitt County Cancer Fund.
Survivors: son, C.E. Budr Wilson, Dalton City; daughter, Marilyn Wilson-Rhoads, Hardinsburg, Ky.; brother, Ralph Blalock, Benton; eight grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren and eight great-great-grandchildren. Preceded by: parents; husband, C.H., four brothers and four sisters.
Wood
TAYLORVILLE -- Dale E. Wood, 83, of Taylorville, formerly of Tower Hill, died 4:45 a.m. Sunday (Jan. 26, 2003) in St. Vincent Memorial Hospital, Taylorville.
Services will be 11 a.m. Wednesday in Howe & Yockey Funeral Home, Shelbyville. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Glenwood Cemetery, Shelbyville. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Visionway Christian School General Fund, in care of Taylorville Christian Church, Box 86, Taylorville, IL 62568.
Mr. Wood was born May 14, 1919, near Beecher City, the son of Lemuel F. and Florence G. Hogge Wood. He was a retired farmer and a member of Moose Lodge 1294 and Eagles Lodge 4395, both of Shelbyville. He married Elinor Marie Curry on Dec. 15, 1939, in St. Charles, Mo. She died Jan. 29, 1972.
Surviving are his sons, Larry Wood of Decatur and Jim Wood and wife Connie of Taylorville; daughter, Shirley Hilliard and husband Arnold of Taylorville; sisters, Flora Belle Klauser and husband Robert of Shelbyville and Fae McCollum of Fillson; 10 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Elinor; and brother, Lee Don Wood.
