OBIT:
Clair Henry Davis Clair H. Davis, 76, died Tuesday, 6 Jan. 1981 at the Community Hospital, McCook. He was born May 6, 1904 at Hildreth to the late Oscar and Emma Davis. He came with his parents to Wauneta where he grew up. He was married Sept. 10, 1960 at Colby, Kan. to Ethel Bacon, and had made his home in Culbertson since.
Survivors are his widow, Ethel; one daughter, Mrs. Gilbert (Esta) Richards of Dumas, Texas; three step-daughters, Mrs. Eldon (Donna) Gutherie of Indianola, Mrs. Alvin (Belva) Snyder of Loveland, CO, and Mrs. Dave (Mavis) Bowman of Billings, Mont.; two step-sons, Gary Bacon of Los Angeles, and Larry Bacon of St. John, Texas; 16 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren and one brother, Cletis Davis of Silver Spring, MD.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday in the United Methodist Church, Culbertson, with the Rev. Richard Atherton officiating. Burial will be in the Riverside Cemetery, Wauneta. [McCook Daily Gazette, Wed 7 Jan 1981]
Sources
1910 Federal Census, 1910 Census - Salem, Franklin, NE
1920 Federal Census, Hildreth, Franklin, NE
After her divorce from Clair, Fauniel began teaching school. She eventually became a principal in Sidney NE, then moved to Ft. Morgan CO where she was "the most popular" second grade teacher for years. She loved her life nad her friends, but the apple of her eye was her granddaughter, Sheri.
Sources
1920 Federal Census, Wauneta, Chase, NE
OBIT:
Ethel Ellen Davis Ethel Ellen Davis, 87 died Sunday, January 23, 2000 at community Hospital of McCook. She was born January 8, 1913, at Dawson, to Edward and Hattie (Rose) Stevenson.
She was married to Clair "Shorty" Davis. They lived in Culbertson for 43 years. He preceded her in death in 1981 and on June 23, 1997, she moved to El Dorado Manor Nursing Home in Trenton.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Shorty; an infant daughter, Betty Lou; three brothers, Ed, Carl and Barney; and three sisters, Golda, Myrtle and Cleo.
Survivors include two sons, Gary and wife, Margie Bacon of Joshua Tree, Calif., Larry Bacon of Reno, Nev.; three daughters, Donna and husband, Elson Gutherie of Indianola, Belva and husband Snick Snyder of Loveland, CO, Mavis and husband, Richard Brunswick of St. George, Utah; one step-daughter, Esta and husband, Gib Richards of Denton, Texas; 14 grandchildren; 35 great-grandchildren and 22 great great-grandchildren.
Services were Friday, January 28 at Carpenter Breland Funeral Home in McCook with Jerry Beckenhauer officiating. Burial was at Riverside Cemetery in Wauneta. Memorials may be made to El Dorado Manor. Carpenter Breland Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Source Citation
"Pedigree Resource File," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.2.1/SBM8-466 : accessed 30 December 2011), entry for Ethel Ellen /Stevenson/.
10917. Goldie Caroline Carpenter
GRAVE:
https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=100801835
Goldie Caroline Carpenter Soucie
Birth: unknown
Death: 1937
Family links:
Parents:
Ira W. Carpenter (1885 - 1946)
Caroline Anna Naese Carpenter (1885 - 1929)
Children:
Infant Child Soucie (1937 - 1937)*
Siblings:
Goldie Caroline Carpenter Soucie (____ - 1937)
Elemr E Carpenter (1910 - 1989)*
Ira J Carpenter (1936 - 2015)**
*Calculated relationship
**Half-sibling
Burial:
Saint Rose Cemetery
Kankakee
Kankakee County
Illinois, USA
Created by: Joseph Anthony
Record added: Nov 16, 2012
Find A Grave Memorial# 100801835
GRAVE:
https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=100801770
Infant Child Soucie
Birth: Sep. 17, 1937
Kankakee
Kankakee County
Illinois, USA
Death: Sep. 17, 1937
Kankakee
Kankakee County
Illinois, USA
Family links:
Parents:
Oliver A Soucie (1911 - 1973)
Goldie Caroline Carpenter Soucie (____ - 1937)
Burial:
Saint Rose Cemetery
Kankakee
Kankakee County
Illinois, USA
Created by: Joseph Anthony
Record added: Nov 16, 2012
Find A Grave Memorial# 100801770
ANCESTRY: Family Tree by Kati Carmody
http://person.ancestry.com/tree/46169719/person/410001629106/factsAncestry Sources
1920 United States Federal Census
1930 United States Federal Census
1940 United States Federal Census
Florida Death Index, 1877-1998
Kankakee County, Illinois Marriage Index, 1889-1962
U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995
U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014Parents
Ira W Carpenter 1885–1946
Caroline Anna Naese 1885–1929Spouse & Children
Lorena T Lochner 1910–1988
Private
Private----------------
MARRIAGE: 1936
Name: Elmer E Carpenter
Marriage Date: 27 Jun 1936
Spouse: Lorena T Lochner
Source Information
Ancestry.com. Kankakee County, Illinois Marriage Index, 1889-1962 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2012.
Original data: Kankakee County Clerk, comp.. Kankakee County Clerk Genealogy Records. Kankakee, IL: Kakakee County Clerk, 2008.CENSUS: 1940 US Census
Name: Elmer Casperter [Elmer Carpenter]
Age: 29
Estimated birth year: abt 1911
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Illinois
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Home in 1940: Bradley Village, Kankakee, Illinois
Map of Home in 1940: View Map
Street: Center Avenue
House Number: 320
Farm: No
Inferred Residence in 1935: Kankakee, Illinois
Residence in 1935: Kankakee, Illinois
Resident on farm in 1935: No
Sheet Number: 5A
Number of Household in Order of Visitation: 93
Occupation: Foreman
House Owned or Rented: Owned
Value of Home or Monthly Rental if Rented: 4500
Attended School or College: No
Highest Grade Completed: College, 1st year
Hours Worked Week Prior to Census: 40
Class of Worker: Wage or salary worker in private work
Weeks Worked in 1939: 50
Income: 1560
Income Other Sources: No
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
Elmer Casperter 29
Lorene Casperter 29
Thomas Casperter 1/12
Source Citation
Year: 1940; Census Place: Bradley Village, Kankakee, Illinois; Roll: T627_823; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 46-30A
Source Information
Ancestry.com. 1940 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.
Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1940. T627, 4,643 rolls.DEATH:
Name: Elmer Carpenter
Race: White
Age at Death: 78
Birth Date: 3 May 1910
Death Date: 15 Apr 1989
Death Place: Pinellas, Florida, United States
Source Information
Ancestry.com. Florida Death Index, 1877-1998 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.
Original data: State of Florida. Florida Death Index, 1877-1998. Florida: Florida Department of Health, Office of Vital Records, 1998.GRAVE: image
https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=6099709
Elemr E Carpenter
Birth: 1910 <------------ on image
Death: 1989 <------------ on image
Family links:
Parents:
Ira W. Carpenter (1885 - 1946)
Caroline Anna Naese Carpenter (1885 - 1929)
Siblings:
Goldie Caroline Carpenter Soucie (____ - 1937)*
Elemr E Carpenter (1910 - 1989)
Ira J Carpenter (1936 - 2015)**
*Calculated relationship
**Half-sibling
Inscription:
Age 78 y.
Note: Buried 4/ 22/ 1989.
Burial:
All Saints Cemetery
Bourbonnais
Kankakee County
Illinois, USA
Plot: Lawn Crypt # 164
Created by: Leona A. Mathis
Record added: Jan 18, 2002
Find A Grave Memorial# 6099709OBIT: image
http://mv.ancestry.com/viewer/ae5a0b86-6b65-4638-94ed-198631f829d9/30900933/26203848087
Elmer Carpenter, former deputy county treasurer
Elmer E. Carpenter, 78, of Largo,Fla., and formally of Bradley, died Saturday at his home.
Visitation will be 3-9 pm. Friday at the Schreffer Funeral Hom's Bradley Chapel. A wake service will be held at 7 p.m.
Services will be held et 30 a.m Saturday at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Bradley.
The Rev. Joesph Butters will officiate and burial will be at the All Saints Cemetery in Bourbonnais.
Mr. Carpenter was born to the late Ira and Caroline Naese Carpenter. His wife, the former Lorena
Locher, whom he married in 1936 at St. Patrick Catholic in Kankakee, died Aug. 29, 1988.
Survivors are one daughter and son-in-law. Donna and Ronald Poewers of San Diego, Calif., one son and daughter-in-law Tom and Maggie Carpenter of Oak Park; and three grandchildren.
One brother and one sister also are deceased.
Mr. Carpenter was production manager for the David Bradley Mfg. Co. from 1937 until his retirement in 1961.
He also was the chief deputy treasurer of Kankakee County from 1965 until 1973.
A member of St. Joseph Catholic church, Mr. Carpenter was a member and past president of the Holy Name Society.
He was chairman of the building fund drive at St. Joseph Church and served on the committee which established St. Patrick Central High School in 1954.
Mr. Carpenter was a 4th Degree member of the Knights of Columbus and had served on the board of directors of St. Mary's Hospital.
He was active in the Boy Scout program from 1948 to 1958 and received the highest award for services to scouting, the Silver Beaver Award in 1957.
Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Fund.
Parents
George Lochner 1881–
Anne J Fritz 1884–1963
Mildred is the daughter of Mary M. Murphy.
She was adopted Ira Carpenter and legally became a Carpenter.
10922. Ira J."Junior" Carpenter
GRAVE: not really - cremated
https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=143170700
Ira J Carpenter
Birth: Feb. 5, 1936
Clifton
Iroquois County
Illinois, USA
Death: Feb. 23, 2015
Clifton
Iroquois County
Illinois, USA
Ira J. Carpenter, 79, of Clifton passed away Monday, February 23, 2015 at his Clifton residence. At his request, cremation rites are being accorded. There will be no visitation or services.
Mr. Carpenter was born at Clifton on Feb. 5, 1936, the son of Ira and Myrtle Murphy Carpenter Sr. His parents are deceased.
He married Lydia Marie Harback at Blytheville, Arkansas on August 29, 1986 and she preceded him in death on December 30, 2011.
Surviving are one son and daughter-in-law, Randy and Linda Carpenter of Kankakee.
In addition to his parents and wife, he was also preceded in death by one brother and two sisters.
Mr. Carpenter was retired from the Shapiro Center at Kankakee and had worked for the Daily Journal for a number of years as a driver. He loved Horses and animals.
Family links:
Parents:
Ira W. Carpenter (1885 - 1946)
Myrtle M. Carpenter (1895 - 1977)
Spouse:
Lydia Marie Harback Carpenter (1944 - 2011)
Siblings:
Goldie Caroline Carpenter Soucie (____ - 1937)**
Elemr E Carpenter (1910 - 1989)**
Francis Elmer Murphy (1915 - 2001)**
Alice Georgia Murphy Hull (1919 - 1997)**
Ira J Carpenter (1936 - 2015)
*Calculated relationship
**Half-sibling
Burial:
Cremated, Ashes given to family or friend.
Created by: joe harrington
Record added: Feb 28, 2015
Find A Grave Memorial# 143170700
GRAVE: not really - cremated
https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=143170913
Lydia Marie Harback Carpenter
Birth: Oct. 25, 1944
Puerto Rico, USA
Death: Dec. 30, 2011
Clifton
Iroquois County
Illinois, USA
Lydia M. Carpenter, 67, of Clifton, died Friday (Dec. 30, 2011) at her home following a lengthy illness. At her request, cremation rites have been accorded. There will be no services or visitation.
Inurnment will take place at a later date.
Mrs. Carpenter was born Oct. 25, 1944, in Puerto Rico, the daughter of Herbert and Lydia Salichs Harback.
She was an administrator at Shapiro Developmental Center in Kankakee, retiring after 35 years of service. She was a registered nurse and had a Bachelor of Science degree in nursing.
She loved all animals and enjoyed trips to Florida and watching sports on television, especially auto racing.
Survivors include her husband, Ira J. Carpenter, whom she married Aug. 29, 1986, in Blytheville, Ark.; one stepson and stepdaughter-in-law, Randy and Linda Carpenter, of Kankakee; one sister, Neisa Dawson, of Charlottesville, Va.; one brother and sister-in-law, Herb and Laura Harback, of Keswick, Va. one niece, Andrea Dawson, of Charlottesville; two nephews, Matt Harback, of Keswick and David (Willie) Harback, of Bristol, Va.
Her parents are deceased.
Family links:
Spouse:
Ira J Carpenter (1936 - 2015)*
*Calculated relationship
Burial:
Cremated, Ashes given to family or friend.
Created by: joe harrington
Record added: Feb 28, 2015
Find A Grave Memorial# 143170913
10923. Clifford Elsworth Carpenter
CENSUS: 1920 US Census - with parents
CENSUS: 1930 US Census - with parentsCENSUS: 1940 US Census
Name: Clifford Carpenter
Age: 22
Estimated birth year: abt 1918
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Illinois
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Home in 1940: Chebanse, Iroquois, Illinois
Map of Home in 1940: View Map
Farm: Yes
Inferred Residence in 1935: Chebanse, Iroquois, Illinois
Residence in 1935: Same Place
Sheet Number: 1A
Number of Household in Order of Visitation: 8
Occupation: Laborer
House Owned or Rented: Rented
Value of Home or Monthly Rental if Rented: 6
Attended School or College: No
Highest Grade Completed: High School, 4th year
Hours Worked Week Prior to Census: 40
Class of Worker: Wage or salary worker in private work
Weeks Worked in 1939: 52
Income: 1080
Income Other Sources: No
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
Clifford Carpenter 22
Ethel Carpenter 22
Source Citation
Year: 1940; Census Place: Chebanse, Iroquois, Illinois; Roll: T627_813; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 38-19
Source Information
Ancestry.com. 1940 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.
Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1940. T627, 4,643 rolls.GRAVE: images & obit
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=30660528
Clifford Elsworth Carpenter
Birth: May 18, 1917
Iroquois County
Illinois, USA
Death: Dec. 16, 1955
Addison
DuPage County
Illinois, USA
Born; Milks Grove, Iroquois, Illinois
Married; 23 Dec 1939
see; Carpenter Family Tree evergreen
Family links:
Parents:
Earl A Carpenter (1890 - 1957)
Rose Carpenter Hoff (1897 - 1975)
Spouse:
Ethel Irene Elliot Hopkins (1921 - 2016)
Burial:
Evergreen Cemetery
Chebanse
Iroquois County
Illinois, USA
Plot: Section 3 - 14
Created by: joe harrington
Record added: Oct 18, 2008
Find A Grave Memorial# 30660528OBIT:
Killed In Crash
Clifford Carpenter was killed Instantly Friday evening shortly after six o'• chick, when his car and one driven by William C. Thurber of Westchester, crashed headon on a snow-blown high-way just west of Addison. Five persons in the other car were injured, none critically. Mr. Carpenter was born May 18, 1917 in Milks Grove township, but had lived Most of his life in the Chebanse area.
On Dec. 23, 1939, he wase united in marriage to Ethel Elliot. Deceased is survived by his grief-stricken widow; a daughter, Janice, 14; a son, James, 10, his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Carden-tee of Kankakee; and a brother, Roy of South Bend, Ind.
He was a graduate of Chebanse High School, and was a member of Chebanse Lodge No. 429 A. F. & A. M.. the Village Board of Chebanse, the Central Community Unit School District No. 4 board of directors, and the Central Foundation board of directors. For many years he operated a fleet of trucks.
At the time of his passing he was employed by the superior Motor Coach Sales Co. of Palatine.
Funeral services were held at 1:30 o'clock Monday afternoon from the Coke Croxen Funeral Home in Clifton, and at two o'clock from the Chebanee United Church; with the Rev. Lester A, Hill oilliciating.„
Mrs. Lloyd Burling was organist and Mrs. Lawrence Seibring and Miss Marilyn Burling rang "Still, Still With Thee" and "Does Jesus Care."
The floral offerings were many and beautiful, which bespoke in silent terms of the high esteem in which the departed was held. George 'Fortino, B. J. Burling, LeRoy Tatro, Carl Nordmeyer and Maurice McGinnia bore the remains to their final resting place in Evergreen cemetery.
OBIT:
Ethel I. Hopkins, 94, of Chebanse passed away Tuesday, January 5, 2016 at Faith Place in Danforth. Funeral services will be at 11:00 am on Tuesday, January 12, 2016 at the United Church of Christ in Chebanse, the Rev. Marsha Collins will officiate. Friends may call on Tuesday at the church from 9:00 am until the 11:00 am service. Burial will be in the Ashkum Cemetery. The family requests memorials in her name for the United Church of Christ of Chebanse. Arrangements are by the Knapp Funeral Home of Clifton. Please share a memory of Mrs. Hopkins at knappfuneralhomes.com.Mrs. Hopkins was born near Chebanse on December 5, 1921, the daughter of Carl and Hazel McCuen Elliot, her parents are deceased. She married Clifford Carpenter in Chebanse on December 23, 1939 and he preceded her in death on December 16, 1955. She then married Richard Hopkins in Gridley on April 11, 1959 and he preceded her in death on July 2, 1988.
Mrs. Hopkins is survived by a daughter and son-in-law, Janice and Bill Faulkner of Ashkum; a son and daughter-in-law, James “Jim” and Charlene Carpenter of Loda; grandchildren, Lori (Phil) Radtke of Gilman, Tami (Bill) Kreft of Ashkum, Jeff (Kim) Faulkner of Clifton, Jason (Sara) Faulkner of Clifton, Kimberly (Don) White of Bourbonnais and Greg (Deanne) Carpenter of Bourbonnais; granddaughter-in-law, Laura Carpenter of Chebanse; grandson- in-law, Mike Barr of Colorado Springs, CO; a brother, Wendall Elliot of Manteno; a sister-in- law, Mary Elliot of Chebanse; a brother-in-law, Paul O’Brien of Reddick; twenty-three great- grandchildren; and ten great-great-grandchildren.
Preceding her in death besides her parents and husbands are a granddaughter, Kelly Barr; a grandson, Timothy Carpenter; a great-great-grandchild; sisters, Dorothy Miller, Eloise Anderson, Lucille Peck and Lois O’Brien; and brothers, William Elliot and James Elliot.
Mrs. Hopkins was retired from the General Mills Corp with over 20 years of service and she had also cooked at the Central Community High School. She was a long time member of the United Church of Christ in Chebanse and its Harmony Circle. She belonged to the Chebanse Chapter of The Order of the Eastern Star, Chebanse American Legion Auxiliary and the Mills Mothers. She loved knitting, crosswords puzzles, reading and spending time with family and friends.