Obituary of Aletha CURTIS THOMPSON YOWELL, Macoupin County Illinois 22 March 1998
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Name of Deceased: YOWELL (Thompson), Aletha Curtis
Name of Newspaper: Macoupin County enquirer
Date of Obituary: Dec 6. 1984Aletha 
Obituary: Aletha CURTIS YOWELL, a Chesterfield resident, passed away at
5:07 a.m. thursday, November 29 at Friendship Nursing Home, Carlinville. She 
was 84 years of age. Born June 17, 1900 in Chesterfield, the fifth child of
George Sanford CURTIS and Helen ADAMS CURTIS, she was raised in
Chesterfield and spent her early married life in the Chesterfield and Macoupin 
Station neighborhoods. She moved to Carlinville in 1930 and was an active
member of the Memorial Christian Church. She returned to Chesterfield in 
968 and was a member of the Chesterfield United Church. She resided in
Chesterfield until declining health required her to enter a nursing home in 1974.
She was married to William THOMPSON January 13, 1917 and they were the 
parents of one daughter, Marvene BARRICK, who survives. He died December
11, 1920 and she was then married to William YOWELL on February 13, 1922.
Mr. YOWELL preceded her in death on June 12, 1967. They were the parents
of one son, William A. YOWELL, who also survives. Additional survivors
include three step-daughters, Hazel YOWELL DOWLAND of Chesterfield,
Claribel DERUY of Springfield, and Anita PAYNTER of Carlinville: seven
grandchildren: 11 great-grandchildren: one great- great-grandchild; two
sisters, Addie FENTON and Mabel DUROSS, both of Alton: and one
brother, Roy CURTIS of Carlinville. Preceding her in death, in addition 
to the above mentioned, are four brothers, Charles, Frank, John and William 
CURTIS. Services were held at 10:30 Saturday morning, December 1, at
Warner-Targhetta Funeral Home, Chesterfield, with the Rev. Rick Jashinske,
officiating. Burial was in Loomis Cemetery with the following as pallbearers:
William YOWELL, Michael YOWELL, John DOWLAND, Albert DOWLAND,
Jeff FURLER, and Donald R. CURTIS. Mrs. Martha Wilson served as organist


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