Obituary of Reta L JONES BRACKETT, Macoupin County Illinois 22 March 1998
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Name of Deceased: BRACKETT, Reta Lavenia
Name of Newspaper: Macoupin County Enquirer
Date of Obituary: 11 Mar 1948 
Obituary: MRS. BRACKETT DIES IN ST. LOUIS SATURDAY. SERVICES WERE
HELD HERE TUESDAY AT WEISE FUNERAL HOME. Mrs. Reta Lavenia
BRACKETT, 45, died Saturday at Barnes hospital in St. Louis. She was born in
Murrayville on Aug. 22, 1902, a daughter of Geo. and Louella FANNING JONES.
Before coming to this city in 1945 she resided in Scottville. Her husband, Carson
BRACKETT preceded her in death in 1944. While residing in this city she lived with
a daughter, Mrs. Harry STRIPLIN. She is survived by the following children: Mrs.
Pauline BARTZ of Waverly; Mrs. Veda STRIPLIN, Mrs. Marjoire GREENWALT,
Sharon Kay BRACKETT, all of Carlinville; Dale BRACKETT of Miami, Fla.; Pfc.
Chas. BRACKETT of Germany; Pfc. Wayne BRACKETT of Japan; Mary Ellen
BRACKETT of Waverly; Thomas of Normal; and Richard and Eugene of Shipman.
Also surviving are a sister, Mrs. Eula HOPPER of Edwardsville; two brothers, Roy
JONES of Moro; Delbert JONES of Chambersburg; one niece four nephews, seven
grandchildren and one step-grandson. Funeral services were held a 2 p.m. Tuesday
at Weise funeral home in this city with the Rev. C.W. SEDGWICK officiating. Mrs.
Hugh HARDING sang "Ivory Palaces", "Somebody Did a Golden Deed", and
"Sometimes We'll Understand", accompanied by Mrs. Charles KUNTZMANN
at the piano. The Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary of Litchfield attended the
services in a group as Mrs. BRACKETT was a Gold Star mother, having had a
son who was killed overseas in World War II. Flower girls were Esther AMBROSE,
Fern PERARDI, Ruby BOWNS, and May BARTZ. Pallbearers were Eli PROFIRI, 
Clarence SCOTT, Pearl STANDEFER, Edward CORDUM, Sydney BARTZ and
Richard AMBROSE. Interment was in Panther Creek cemetery in Scottville.


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