Lester Harold Farner was born on a farm in Southern Township on December 7, 1911 to Charles Farner and Lillie Huffstutler. He first appears in the 1920 federal census with his parents at the age of 8 on a rented … Continue reading
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Leslie Campbell Stilley, 97, went home to be with his Lord at 2 a.m. Monday, November 19, 2001 at Marion Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be at the First Baptist Church in Marion. Burial will be in Maplewood Cemetery. Leslie … Continue reading
Robert Lee Pulley was born in Marion on July 2, 1916 to John R. Pulley and Anna H. Lee. When the 1920 federal census was taken Robert’s family were living at 715 N. Harper St. in Marion. His 39-year-old father, … Continue reading
William Riley Hodge was born November 9, 1887 on a farm near Goreville in Johnson County to Alexander Hodge and Laura Belle Godwin. The 1900 federal census located the family living on a farm near Tunnel Hill, Illinois in Johnson … Continue reading
Virgil Lee Love was born in Sturgis, Kentucky to William R. Love and Maggie Myrtle Wilson on October 27, 1894. Virgil’s father, William, was a coal miner and likely followed work in the coal fields from Kentucky to Southern Illinois. … Continue reading