Fayette county Illinois, death record Dwight H. Green State of Illinois Dwight H. GREEN, Govenor Department of Public Health Certificate of Death County Clerks Record Fayette County, Shafter Twp. Dist.#6493 Length of time at place where death occured 7 years, Sarah Elizabeth (ELMORE) BESS female white widowed husband was Henry BESS, Sarah born 19 November 1856 age when died 88 years 2 months 15 days, born Bond County, Illinois, housewife, own home, father was Lawrence ELMORE born Bond County, Illinois, mother Charlotte (Sabra Charlotte) ELAM born Bond Co, Illinois Informant Harold E. MATTES (daughter Eloise (BESS) MATTES husband) of Vandalia, Illinois Burian Browning Cemetery Shafter Twp, Fayette Co, Illinois on 7 February 1945, Undertaker Harold R. BLUE Burkley Funeral Home of Vandalia, Ill. Medical Certificate of Death Date of Death 4 February 1945 at 4 a.m., Doctor attended deceased from 1 January 1945 to 1 February 1945, Immedicate cause of death Myo Corditis for 1 year, no operation,no autopsy, signed C.H. MOORE MD of Vandalia, Illinois 6 February 1945 Telephone 129, Filed 8 February 1945 C.H. Jerden Registrar of Bingham, Ill. Oh, I have a cousin Bennett BESS who works (in charge of or something in a Library) for the State in a Library in the Capitol in Springfield, Ill. He has been there a number of years, has a red beard, the Bess family had red hair. Will sign off for the night. Got to babysit grandbabies tomarrow. Have a very good day Fred. Talk to you again. Best wishes from both of us, Virgil & Beverly Himes Barger 270 Valle Grande Rd. Bosque Farms, New Mexico 87068 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Beverly Himes Barger (© 1997 Beverly Himes Barger)