Obituary of Henry C. Ives - Henderson County, Illinois HENRY C. IVES OQUAWKA, IL - Henry Clifford Ives, 93, of near Oquawka, died Tuesday at 3:30 p.m. in Belleville Memorial Hospital, Belleville, IL. Mr. Ives was born September 13, 1880 in Oquawka and married Jessie Ricketts on July 1, 1903. Mrs. Ives died in 1953. Henry C. Ives married Emma D. Morey on August 5, 1954. She died August 7, 1971. Mr. Ives farmed many years in the Rozetta Community and lived most of his life in the Oquawka area. He was a member of the Oquawka United Methodist Church and later attended the Methodist Church in Biggsville. Surviving are four son, Clyde Gilbert Ives, CA, Lloyd C. Ives, Keithsburg, IL, Harold R. Ives, Long Beach, CA, Kenneth R. Ives, Collinsville, IL.; two sisters, Mrs. Maude Davenport, and Mrs. Blanche Ruberg, both of Oquawka, IL. Seven grandchildren, Larry Ives, Aledo, Linda (IVES) Holland, Costa Rica, Kay (IVES) McCormick, Centralia, IL, Gene Ives, KY, Judi (IVES) Lesher, CA, Sharon (IVES) Granite City, IL and Gary Ives, CA; 15 great-grandchildren. Funeral arrangements are pending at Turnball Funeral Home, Monmouth, IL ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Alicia J. Ives