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Index to Locations
Bloomington Bloomington Cemetery
Bloomington East Lawn Memorial
Gardens
Bloomington Evergreen Memorial
Cemetery
Bloomington Old City Cemetery
Bloomington Park Hill Cemetery
Bloomington St. Mary's Cemetery
Bloomington Woodlawn Cemetery
Chenoa Chenoa Cemetery
Funk's Grove Funk's Grove Cemetery
Normal Holy Cross Cemetery
Saybrook Greenwood Cemetery
Towanda Pennell Cemetery
Bloomington
Cemetery
Bloomington, McLean County, Illinois
East Lawn
Memorial Gardens
Bloomington, McLean County, Illinois
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Grant M. Ridenour (1894-1960) —
of Normal, McLean
County, Ill.
Born May 20,
1894.
Mayor
of Normal, Ill., 1934-40; police
chief.
Died June 18,
1960 (age 66 years, 29
days).
Interment at East Lawn Memorial Gardens.
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Charles R. Spear (1901-1969) —
of Normal, McLean
County, Ill.
Born in Eureka, Woodford
County, Ill., June 17,
1901.
Mayor
of Normal, Ill., 1964-68.
Died in Normal, McLean
County, Ill., December
7, 1969 (age 68 years, 173
days).
Interment at East Lawn Memorial Gardens.
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Relatives: Son
of Robert Thomas Spear and Oda Mary (Duvall) Spear; married 1935 to
Lavenia James; married 1959 to Treva
Wells. |
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memorial |
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Clyde W. Hudelson (1888-1973) —
of Normal, McLean
County, Ill.
Born October
26, 1888.
Mayor
of Normal, Ill., 1944-46.
Died August
18, 1973 (age 84 years, 296
days).
Interment at East Lawn Memorial Gardens.
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Evergreen
Memorial Cemetery
302 East Miller Street
Bloomington, McLean County, Illinois
Founded 1850
See also Findagrave
page for this location.
| Politicians buried
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Adlai Ewing Stevenson (1835-1914) —
also known as Adlai E. Stevenson —
of Metamora, Woodford
County, Ill.; Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill.
Born in Christian
County, Ky., October
23, 1835.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Illinois; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 13th District, 1875-77, 1879-81;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1884,
1892;
Vice
President of the United States, 1893-97; defeated, 1900;
candidate for Governor of
Illinois, 1908.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Council on
Foreign Relations; Phi
Delta Theta.
Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., June 14,
1914 (age 78 years, 234
days).
Interment at Evergreen Memorial Cemetery.
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Adlai Ewing Stevenson II (1900-1965) —
also known as Adlai E. Stevenson —
of Libertyville, Lake
County, Ill.
Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., February
5, 1900.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1948
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1952,
1956,
1960;
Governor
of Illinois, 1949-53; candidate for President
of the United States, 1952, 1956; candidate for Democratic
nomination for President, 1960;
U.S. Representative to United Nations, 1961-65, died in office 1965.
Unitarian.
Member, Council on
Foreign Relations.
Stricken with a heart
attack, and died soon after, in St. George's Hospital,
London, England,
July
14, 1965 (age 65 years, 159
days).
Interment at Evergreen Memorial Cemetery.
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David Davis (1815-1886) —
of Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill.
Born near Cecilton, Cecil
County, Md., March 9,
1815.
Republican. Member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1845; delegate
to Illinois state constitutional convention from McLean County,
1847; state court judge in Illinois, 1848; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Illinois, 1860;
Associate
Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1862-77; received one electoral
vote for President, 1872;
U.S.
Senator from Illinois, 1877-83.
Presbyterian.
Died in Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill., June 26,
1886 (age 71 years, 109
days).
Interment at Evergreen Memorial Cemetery.
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Louis FitzHenry (1870-1935) —
of Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill.
Born in Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill., June 13,
1870.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 17th District, 1913-15; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1916;
U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of Illinois, 1918-33; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit, 1933-35; died in
office 1935.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Normal, McLean
County, Ill., November
18, 1935 (age 65 years, 158
days).
Interment at Evergreen Memorial Cemetery.
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Letitia Stevenson (1843-1913) —
also known as Letitia Green —
Born in Allegheny (now part of Pittsburgh), Allegheny
County, Pa., January
8, 1843.
Second
Lady of the United States, 1893-97.
Female.
Member, Daughters of the
American Revolution.
Died in Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill., December
25, 1913 (age 70 years, 351
days).
Interment at Evergreen Memorial Cemetery.
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Jonathan Harvey Rowell (1833-1908) —
also known as Jonathan H. Rowell —
of Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill.
Born in Haverhill, Grafton
County, N.H., February
10, 1833.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Illinois; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 14th District, 1883-91.
Died in Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill., May 15,
1908 (age 75 years, 95
days).
Interment at Evergreen Memorial Cemetery.
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Benjamin Franklin Funk (1838-1909) —
also known as Benjamin F. Funk —
of Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill.
Born in Funks Grove Township, McLean
County, Ill., October
17, 1838.
Republican. Mayor
of Bloomington, Ill., 1871-75, 1884-85; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Illinois, 1888;
U.S.
Representative from Illinois 14th District, 1893-95.
Died in Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill., February
14, 1909 (age 70 years, 120
days).
Interment at Evergreen Memorial Cemetery.
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John McNulta (1837-1900) —
of Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., November
9, 1837.
Republican. Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer;
member of Illinois
state senate, 1869-73; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 13th District, 1873-75.
Died February
22, 1900 (age 62 years, 105
days).
Interment at Evergreen Memorial Cemetery.
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Thomas Foster Tipton (1833-1904) —
of Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill.
Born in Harrisburg, Franklin
County, Ohio, August
29, 1833.
Republican. Lawyer; McLean
County State's Attorney, 1867-68; circuit judge in Illinois,
1870-77, 1891-97; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 13th District, 1877-79.
Died in Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill., February
7, 1904 (age 70 years, 162
days).
Interment at Evergreen Memorial Cemetery.
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Daniel T. Foster (1841-1920) —
of Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill.
Born July 22,
1841.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; mayor
of Bloomington, Ill., 1892-94, 1897.
Died October
13, 1920 (age 79 years, 83
days).
Interment at Evergreen Memorial Cemetery.
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Otto Seibert (1858-1930) —
of Normal, McLean
County, Ill.
Born July 11,
1858.
Mayor
of Normal, Ill., 1897-1905.
Died November
20, 1930 (age 72 years, 132
days).
Interment at Evergreen Memorial Cemetery.
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James S. Neville (1856-1906) —
of Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill.
Born March
11, 1856.
Mayor
of Bloomington, Ill., 1905-06; died in office 1906.
Died August
17, 1906 (age 50 years, 159
days).
Interment at Evergreen Memorial Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of Christopher Owen Neville and Elizabeth (Lindsey) Neville; married
to Nellie Bent. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Thomas Jefferson Bunn (1832-1915) —
also known as Thomas J. Bunn —
of Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill.
Born in Ohio, August
29, 1832.
Mayor
of Bloomington, Ill., 1870, 1877; postmaster at Bloomington,
Ill., 1885-87.
Died in Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill., October
21, 1915 (age 83 years, 53
days).
Interment at Evergreen Memorial Cemetery.
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Lewis Green Stevenson (1868-1929) —
also known as Lewis G. Stevenson —
of Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill.
Born in Chenoa, McLean
County, Ill., August
15, 1868.
Democrat. Secretary
of state of Illinois, 1914-17; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Illinois, 1920
(alternate), 1928.
Died in Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill., April 5,
1929 (age 60 years, 233
days).
Interment at Evergreen Memorial Cemetery.
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Albert L. Moore (1867-1933) —
of Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill.
Born June 10,
1867.
McLean
County Sheriff, 1906-10; mayor
of Bloomington, Ill., 1911-12; resigned 1912.
Died February
27, 1933 (age 65 years, 262
days).
Interment at Evergreen Memorial Cemetery.
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Carl Vrooman (1872-1966) —
of Illinois.
Born October
25, 1872.
Democrat. U.S. Assistant Secretary of Agriculture; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Illinois 17th District, 1946, 1948.
Died April 9,
1966 (age 93 years, 166
days).
Interment at Evergreen Memorial Cemetery.
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George C. Morrison (1843-1912) —
of Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill.
Born in Zanesville, Muskingum
County, Ohio, March 4,
1843.
Mayor
of Bloomington, Ill., 1903-05.
Died in Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill., January
26, 1912 (age 68 years, 328
days).
Interment at Evergreen Memorial Cemetery.
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Asahel Gridley (1810-1881) —
of Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill.
Born in Cazenovia, Madison
County, N.Y., April
21, 1810.
Whig. Served in the U.S. Army during the Black Hawk War; lawyer; merchant;
banker;
member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1840-42; member of Illinois
state senate 11th District, 1851-54.
Died in Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill., January
25, 1881 (age 70 years, 279
days).
Interment at Evergreen Memorial Cemetery.
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Richard Lee Carlock (1856-1928) —
also known as Richard L. Carlock —
of Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill.
Born August
9, 1856.
Mayor
of Bloomington, Ill., 1909-11.
Died February
10, 1928 (age 71 years, 185
days).
Interment at Evergreen Memorial Cemetery.
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Walter J. Arbogast (1867-1944) —
of Normal, McLean
County, Ill.
Born in Farmer City, DeWitt
County, Ill., July 2,
1867.
Mayor
of Normal, Ill., 1926-28.
Died in Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill., March
22, 1944 (age 76 years, 264
days).
Interment at Evergreen Memorial Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of Daniel Huffman Arbogast and Minerva (Payne) Arbogast; married to
Mary Fry. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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George Champion (1840-1928) —
of Normal, McLean
County, Ill.
Born in Bristol, England,
February
24, 1840.
Mayor
of Normal, Ill., 1892-93.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Order of the
Eastern Star; Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died in Normal, McLean
County, Ill., July 2,
1928 (age 88 years, 129
days).
Interment at Evergreen Memorial Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of George Champion (1804-1843) and Eleanor (Ellis) Champion; married
to Hattie Baker and Hannah McKnight. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: Bloomington and Normal
Spring Souvenir (1905) |
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Edgar M. Heafer (1851-1936) —
of Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill.
Born in Jamestown, Russell
County, Ky., March
20, 1851.
Mayor
of Bloomington, Ill., 1896.
Died in Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill., January
2, 1936 (age 84 years, 288
days).
Interment at Evergreen Memorial Cemetery.
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Leonidas H. Kerrick (1846-1907) —
of Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill.
Born October
16, 1846.
University
of Illinois trustee, 1903-07; died in office 1907.
Died March
13, 1907 (age 60 years, 148
days).
Interment at Evergreen Memorial Cemetery.
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David Davis IV (1906-1978) —
of Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill.
Born in Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill., July 29,
1906.
Lawyer;
member of Illinois
state senate, 1953-67; delegate
to Illinois state constitutional convention 37th District,
1969-70.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Judicature Society; American Bar
Association.
Died in Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill., April
14, 1978 (age 71 years, 259
days).
Interment at Evergreen Memorial Cemetery.
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William Ward Orme (1832-1866) —
also known as William W. Orme —
of Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill.
Born in Washington,
D.C., February
17, 1832.
Lawyer;
delegate
to Illinois state constitutional convention from McLean County,
1862; general in the Union Army during the Civil War.
Died, probably from tuberculosis,
in Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill., September
13, 1866 (age 34 years, 208
days).
Interment at Evergreen Memorial Cemetery.
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Giles Alexander Smith (1829-1876) —
also known as Giles A. Smith —
of Illinois.
Born in New York, September
29, 1829.
Republican. General in the Union Army during the Civil War; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1868.
Died November
5, 1876 (age 47 years, 37
days).
Interment at Evergreen Memorial Cemetery.
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Old City
Cemetery
Bloomington, McLean County, Illinois
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John Wallis Ewing (1808-1855) —
also known as John W. Ewing —
of Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill.
Born in Iredell
County, N.C., February
14, 1808.
Mayor
of Bloomington, Ill., 1854.
Died in Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill., November
14, 1855 (age 47 years, 273
days).
Interment at Old City Cemetery.
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Park Hill
Cemetery
1105 South Morris Avenue
Bloomington, McLean County, Illinois
Founded 1916
See also Findagrave
page for this location.
| Politicians buried
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Joseph Wilson Fifer (1840-1938) —
also known as Joseph W. Fifer; "Private
Joe" —
of Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill.
Born in Staunton,
Va., October
28, 1840.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; McLean
County State's Attorney, 1872-80; member of Illinois
state senate, 1881-84; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Illinois, 1884,
1896
(Convention
Vice-President; speaker);
Governor
of Illinois, 1889-93; defeated, 1892; member, Interstate Commerce
Commission, 1899-1905; delegate
to Illinois state constitutional convention 26th District,
1920-22.
Unitarian.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died in Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill., August
6, 1938 (age 97 years, 282
days).
Interment at Park Hill Cemetery.
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James Stevenson Ewing (1835-1918) —
also known as James S. Ewing —
of Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill.
Born in McLean
County, Ill., July 19,
1835.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1876,
1888,
1892;
U.S. Minister to Belgium, 1893-97.
Died February
7, 1918 (age 82 years, 203
days).
Interment at Park Hill Cemetery.
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John Allen Sterling (1857-1918) —
also known as John A. Sterling —
of Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill.
Born in Le Roy, McLean
County, Ill., February
1, 1857.
Republican. Superintendent
of schools; lawyer; McLean
County State's Attorney, 1892-96; member of Illinois
Republican State Central Committee, 1896-98; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 17th District, 1903-13, 1915-18;
died in office 1918.
Died as the result of an automobile
accident, near Pontiac, Livingston
County, Ill., October
17, 1918 (age 61 years, 258
days).
Interment at Park Hill Cemetery.
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Homer William Hall (1870-1954) —
also known as Homer W. Hall —
of Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill.
Born in Shelbyville, Shelby
County, Ill., July 22,
1870.
Republican. Lawyer;
probate judge in Illinois, 1909-14; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Illinois, 1916,
1936
(member, Resolutions
Committee); U.S.
Representative from Illinois 17th District, 1927-33; defeated,
1932.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Woodmen;
Odd
Fellows.
Died in Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill., September
22, 1954 (age 84 years, 62
days).
Interment at Park Hill Cemetery.
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James Frank Gillespie (1869-1954) —
also known as Frank Gillespie —
of Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill.
Born in White Sulphur Springs, Greenbrier
County, W.Va., April
18, 1869.
Democrat. Member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1913; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 17th District, 1933-35; defeated,
1920, 1922, 1924, 1926, 1928, 1934, 1936, 1942.
Died November
26, 1954 (age 85 years, 222
days).
Interment at Park Hill Cemetery.
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Orson Leroy Manchester (1864-1928) —
of Normal, McLean
County, Ill.
Born in Lake
County, Ill., February
19, 1864.
Mayor
of Normal, Ill., 1907-17.
Died in Normal, McLean
County, Ill., June 4,
1928 (age 64 years, 106
days).
Interment at Park Hill Cemetery.
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Edwin E. Jones (1860-1931) —
of Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill.
Born in Towanda, McLean
County, Ill., August
18, 1860.
Mayor
of Bloomington, Ill., 1915-23.
Died in Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill., August
21, 1931 (age 71 years, 3
days).
Interment at Park Hill Cemetery.
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Frank Shorthose (1865-1924) —
of Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill.
Born in Danvers, McLean
County, Ill., March
29, 1865.
Mayor
of Bloomington, Ill., 1923-24; died in office 1924.
Died in Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill., January
4, 1924 (age 58 years, 281
days).
Interment at Park Hill Cemetery.
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O. Lloyd Welsh (1899-1968) —
of Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill.
Born near Sciota, McDonough
County, Ill., June 29,
1899.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; farmer;
president and general manager of Prairie Lumber and
Fuel Company, which sells feed and
fertilizer, coal,
and building materials; mayor
of Bloomington, Ill., 1953-57.
Christian.
Member, Kiwanis;
American
Legion; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons.
Died in Normal, McLean
County, Ill., December
17, 1968 (age 69 years, 171
days).
Interment at Park Hill Cemetery.
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Christian F. Koch (1849-1926) —
of Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill.
Born in 1849.
Mayor
of Bloomington, Ill., 1891, 1898-99.
Died in 1926
(age about
77 years).
Entombed in mausoleum at Park Hill Cemetery.
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Frank H. Blose (1860-1941) —
of Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill.
Born May 16,
1860.
Mayor
of Bloomington, Ill., 1924-27.
Died January
13, 1941 (age 80 years, 242
days).
Interment at Park Hill Cemetery.
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Noah W. Cline (1876-1944) —
of Normal, McLean
County, Ill.
Born March
29, 1876.
Mayor
of Normal, Ill., 1944; died in office 1944.
Died in Normal, McLean
County, Ill., June 20,
1944 (age 68 years, 83
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Park Hill Cemetery.
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William Edward Raab (1891-1968) —
also known as W. E. Raab —
of Normal, McLean
County, Ill.
Born July 19,
1891.
Dentist;
mayor
of Normal, Ill., 1952-60.
Died in Normal, McLean
County, Ill., March
29, 1968 (age 76 years, 254
days).
Interment at Park Hill Cemetery.
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Robert D. Randall (1904-1970) —
of Normal, McLean
County, Ill.
Born in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., June 23,
1904.
Mayor
of Normal, Ill., 1960-64.
Died in Normal, McLean
County, Ill., November
11, 1970 (age 66 years, 141
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Park Hill Cemetery.
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James S. Courtright (1858-1941) —
of Normal, McLean
County, Ill.
Born in Adena, Jefferson
County, Ohio, November
9, 1858.
Mayor
of Normal, Ill., 1900; postmaster.
Died in Normal, McLean
County, Ill., February
28, 1941 (age 82 years, 111
days).
Interment at Park Hill Cemetery.
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Edward James Metcalf (1868-1949) —
also known as Edward J. Metcalf —
of Normal, McLean
County, Ill.
Born in Warsaw, Hancock
County, Ill., January
1, 1868.
Mayor
of Normal, Ill., 1905-07.
Died in Normal, McLean
County, Ill., February
13, 1949 (age 81 years, 43
days).
Interment at Park Hill Cemetery.
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Louis F. Wellmerling (1875-1952) —
of Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill.
Born March
15, 1875.
Mayor
of Bloomington, Ill., 1935-37.
Died in Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill., August
10, 1952 (age 77 years, 148
days).
Interment at Park Hill Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of Louis J. Wellmerling and Bertha (Laesch) Wellmerling; married to
Emma M. Thomas. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Charles E. Clarke (1858-1945) —
of Normal, McLean
County, Ill.
Born in Mt. Pulaski, Logan
County, Ill., June 28,
1858.
Mayor
of Normal, Ill., 1928-29.
Died in Normal, McLean
County, Ill., April
22, 1945 (age 86 years, 298
days).
Interment at Park Hill Cemetery.
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Allen Thomas Barnes (1832-1901) —
also known as Allen T. Barnes —
of Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill.
Born in Trimble
County, Ky., June 21,
1832.
Physician;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Illinois; postmaster at Bloomington,
Ill., 1899-1901.
Died in Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill., May 30,
1901 (age 68 years, 343
days).
Interment at Park Hill Cemetery.
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Relatives:
Married to Elizabeth Helen Green. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: The Pantagraph
(Bloomington, Ill.), August 11, 1938 |
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St. Mary's
Cemetery
Bloomington, McLean County, Illinois
See also Findagrave
page for this location.
| Politicians buried
here: |
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Martin Adlai Brennan (1879-1941) —
also known as Martin A. Brennan —
of Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill.
Born in Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill., September
21, 1879.
Democrat. Lawyer;
Judge, Illinois Court of Claims, 1913-15; member of Illinois
state house of representatives 26th District, 1921-25; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1924;
U.S.
Representative from Illinois at-large, 1933-37.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks; Phi
Alpha Delta; Woodmen.
Died in Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill., July 4,
1941 (age 61 years, 286
days).
Interment at St. Mary's Cemetery.
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Mark B. Hayes (1889-1959) —
of Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill.
Born October
6, 1889.
Mayor
of Bloomington, Ill., 1937-49.
Died December
1, 1959 (age 70 years, 56
days).
Interment at St. Mary's Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of David Hayes and Catherine Hayes; married to Margaret
Kalahar. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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James Costello (1848-1924) —
of Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill.
Born in Ireland,
October
2, 1848.
Mayor
of Bloomington, Ill., 1912-15.
Irish
ancestry.
Died in Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill., February
16, 1924 (age 75 years, 137
days).
Interment at St. Mary's Cemetery.
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Thomas Vincent Watson (1897-1981) —
also known as Thomas V. Watson —
of Illinois.
Born in 1897.
Democrat. Dentist;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Illinois 17th District, 1938.
Died in 1981
(age about
84 years).
Interment at St. Mary's Cemetery.
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Edward Holland (1862-1925) —
of Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill.
Born April
27, 1862.
Mayor
of Bloomington, Ill., 1907-09.
Died June 6,
1925 (age 63 years, 40
days).
Interment at St. Mary's Cemetery.
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John A. Moore (1871-1946) —
of Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill.
Born in 1871.
Democrat. Dentist;
candidate for Illinois
state house of representatives, 1908; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Illinois, 1928,
1936;
candidate for mayor
of Bloomington, Ill., 1940.
Died in 1946
(age about
75 years).
Interment at St. Mary's Cemetery.
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Woodlawn
Cemetery
Bloomington, McLean County, Illinois
See also Findagrave
page for this location.
| Politicians buried
here: |
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Benjamin S. Rhodes (1889-1969) —
also known as Ben S. Rhodes —
of Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill.; Normal, McLean
County, Ill.
Born in Saunemin, Livingston
County, Ill., April
11, 1889.
Republican. Plasterer;
president
of the Plasterer's Union; mayor
of Bloomington, Ill., 1927-33; member of Illinois
state house of representatives 26th District, 1939-64.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight.
Died July 21,
1969 (age 80 years, 101
days).
Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of Jeremiah J. Rhodes and Mary (Gahagan) Rhodes; married to Julie
O'Neil. |
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memorial |
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Chenoa
Cemetery
Chenoa, McLean County, Illinois
See also Findagrave
page for this location.
Funk's Grove
Cemetery
Funk's Grove, McLean County, Illinois
See also Findagrave
page for this location.
| Politicians buried
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Frank Hamilton Funk (1869-1940) —
also known as Frank H. Funk —
of Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill.
Born in Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill., April 5,
1869.
Member of Illinois
state senate, 1909-13; Progressive candidate for Governor of
Illinois, 1912; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Illinois, 1920;
U.S.
Representative from Illinois 17th District, 1921-27.
Died in Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill., November
24, 1940 (age 71 years, 233
days).
Interment at Funk's Grove Cemetery.
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Isaac Funk (1797-1865) —
of Illinois.
Born in Clark
County, Ky., November
17, 1797.
Member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1840; member of Illinois
state senate, 1862-64.
Died in Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill., January
29, 1865 (age 67 years, 73
days).
Interment at Funk's Grove Cemetery.
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Holy Cross
Cemetery
South Cottage Avenue
Normal, McLean County, Illinois
See also Findagrave
page for this location.
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Robert J. McGraw (1915-1998) —
also known as Bob McGraw —
of Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill.
Born in Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill., December
22, 1915.
Mayor
of Bloomington, Ill., 1957-69; defeated, 1953.
Died in Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill., December
31, 1998 (age 83 years, 9
days).
Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery.
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Greenwood
Cemetery
Saybrook, McLean County, Illinois
Pennell
Cemetery
Towanda, McLean County, Illinois
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here: |
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Charles Murray (1910-2007) —
also known as Chuck Murray —
of Normal, McLean
County, Ill.
Born in Normal, McLean
County, Ill., April
10, 1910.
Mayor
of Normal, Ill., 1948-52.
Died November
27, 2007 (age 97 years, 231
days).
Interment at Pennell Cemetery.
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