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(20 Nov 1895 - 27 Feb 1964)
Carbondale Southern Illinoisan, Carbondale, Illinois, Friday, February 28, 1964, Page 18, Col. 4: Mrs. Dessie Dees of Christopher Dies. Mrs. Dessie Dees, 68, of Christopher died at 8 a.m. Thursday after a long illness. She was a lifetime resident of Franklin County and was employed by Central Illinois Public Service Co., Christopher for 39 years. She retired in 1956. She was born Nov. 20, 1895, in Christopher, the daughter of Leroy and Nancy Flowers Kirkpatrick. She was a member of the Christopher South Side Baptist Church. She leaves a daughter, Mrs. Uneeda Lewis of Christopher; grandchildren, James Sneddon of Chicago and Jane Sneedon of Christopher; a brother, Hobert Kirkpatrick of Christopher; and sisters, Mrs. Bessie Sullivan of Christopher and Mrs. Effie Speegle of West Frankfort. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Russell Funeral Home, Christopher. Rev. Eugene Fox will officiate. Burial will be in Harrison Cemetery. Friends may call after 7 p.m. today at the funeral home.
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Birth | 20 Nov 1895 | Christopher, Franklin Co., Illinois | | | |
Residence | 1900 | Age: 4; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter - Six Mile, Franklin, Illinois, USA | | | |
Marriage | 1 Jun 1915 | Du Quoin, Perry Co., Illinois - Arthur Charles Barbieux | | | |
Divorce | 29 May 1920 | Divorced - Arthur Charles Barbieux | | | |
Marriage | 25 Jun 1922 | Mount Vernon, Jefferson Co., Illinois - Damon E. Dees | | | |
Divorce | 3 Apr 1934 | In theSuperior Court of the State of Illinois - Damon E. Dees | | | |
Death | 14 Feb 1964 | Franklin Co., Illinois | | | |
Death | 27 Feb 1964 | Anna, Union Co., Illinois | | | |
Burial | | Harrison Cemetery, Buckner, Franklin Co., Illinois | | | |
Occupation | | Retired from over 30 years of clerical work with CIPS | | | |
Race | | White | | | |
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