Person:Frances Durgee (1)

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Frances Ellen Durgee
m. 25 Dec 1912
  1. Frances Ellen Durgee1917 - 1996
  2. Claude Edward Durgee1918 - 1991
m. 14 Jun 1941
Facts and Events
Name Frances Ellen Durgee
Gender Female
Birth[1][2] 28 Jan 1917 Keokuk, Lee County, IA
Census? 1920
Census? 1930
Graduation? 1938 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign County, IL
Census? 1940
Marriage 14 Jun 1941 Charleston, Coles County, ILto Preston Burdette Shade
Death[1] 4 Feb 1996 Kansas, Edgar County, IL
Other? 5 Feb 1996 Obituary; See Notes
Burial[3] 7 Feb 1996 Harmony Cemetery, Kansas, Edgar County, IL

Census 1920, Keokuk, Lee County, IA: Durgee, Claud - Head " Frances - Daughter - Female - White - Age 2 11/12 - Born Iowa

Census 1930, Charleston, Coles County, IL: Durgee, Almeda - Head " Frances - Daughter - Female - White - Age 13 - Attends school - Born Iowa

Census 1940, Charleston, Coles County, IL: Durgee, Almeda - Head - " Frances - Daughter - Female - White - Age 23 - Single - Education, 4 yrs College - Born Illinois - At work, 40 hrs/wk - Teacher, High school - Worked 52 wks, Earned $1080

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Charleston (Ill.) Times-Courier, 5 Feb 1996: FRANCES SHADE Kansas--Frances Ellen Shade, 79, of Kansas died at 5:20 a.m. Sunday (Feb. 4, 1996) at Mattoon Convalescent Center. The funeral will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the Kansas United Methodist Church with the Rev. Tony Allen and the Rev. Phil Snider officiating. Burial will be in Harmony Cemetery near Kansas. Visitation will be ... She was born Jan. 28, 1917 in Keokuk, Iowa, the daughter of Claud and Almeda Honnold Durgee. She married Preston B. Shade in 1941; he survives. Other survivors include three daughters, Mrs. Michael (Shirley) Wilkes of San Mateo, Calif., Mrs. Ray (Sarrah) Eheart of Carmel, Ind., and Mrs. Michael (Suzanne) Kern of Kansas; and nine grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a brother. Mrs. Shade was a former high school teacher. She was a member of the Kansas United Methodist Church, P.E.O. Sisterhood, Chapter K.P. of Paris. She was a 50-year member of the Kansas Women's Club; and a 50-year member of the Order of Eastern Star of Kansas. Memorials may be made to the Kansas United Methodist Church.

References
  1. 1.0 1.1 Social Security Administration. Social Security Death Index: Death Master File, database. (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service).
  2. (Obituary)
    Charleston (Ill.) Times-Courier, 5 Feb 1996:.

    FRANCES SHADE Kansas--Frances Ellen Shade, 79, .. She was born Jan. 28, 1917 in Keokuk, Iowa, the daughter of Claud and Almeda Honnold Durgee.

  3. (Obituary)
    Charleston (Ill.) Times-Courier, 5 Feb 1996:.

    FRANCES SHADE Kansas--Frances Ellen Shade, 79, ..The funeral will be held ... Wednesday at the Kansas United Methodist Church ... Burial will be in Harmony Cemetery near Kansas.