Farrell, Josephine Mae

1909 - 1997  (87 years)

• Name	Farrell, Josephine Mae
  Birth	30 May 1909	Hudson, Illinois   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Death	23 May 1997	Normal, McLean, Illinois, United States   [1]
  	Address: BroMenn Regional Medical Center
  	Josephine Mae Mefford, 87, of 1218 S. Koch St., Bloomington, died at 6:30 a.m. Friday (May 23, 1997) at BroMenn Regional Medical Center, Normal. Her funeral will be at 1 p.m. Monday (May 26, 1997) at the Wesley United Methodist Church, the Rev. Bert L. Lancaster officiating. Burial will be at East Lawn Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Sunday at Metzler-Froelich Memorial Home and for one hour before the service at the church Monday. Memorials may be made to the charity of the donor's choice. Survivors include three sons, Byrl (Cleta) Jones, Normal; Edwin "Bud" (Nancy) Jones, Riverview, Fla.; and Mauri (Peggy) Jones, Bloomington; six daughters, Patricia Bishop, Normal; Jeannine (Ron) Baker, Phoenix, Ariz.; Colleen Malinowski, Bloomington; Sonja (Gordon) Davis, Darango, Colo.; Lila (Tom) Wherry, Carlock; and Candace (Robert) Gustavson, Bloomington; two sisters, Fern Frazer, Oxford, Wisc.; and Bernice Van Deventer, Carlock; 25 grandchildren, 24 great-grandchildren, and one great-great-grandson. Mrs. Mefford was born May 30, 1909, at Hudson, the daughter of George and Etta Kilmer Farrell. She married William Everett Jones on Dec. 19, 1930, in Peoria, and he died May 22, 1969. She married Marvin Mefford on May 12, 1979. She was preceded in death by one daughter, two brothers, three sisters, two grandsons and one great-grandson. Mrs. Mefford was a member of Wesley United Methodist Church, a member of the Bethlehem Rebekah Lodge, the Senior Citizens Card Club, and a member and founder of the Hoedowners Square Dance Club. She was a woman with a very gentle, loving nature who was dearly loved and will be sadly missed by her family.
  Burial	Bloomington, McLean, Illinois, United States   [1]
  	Address: East Lawn Memorial Gardens Cemetery and Mausoleum
  Person ID	I521	Genealogy | Waller Family
  Last Modified	17 Feb 2016

  
  

  Family	Jones, William Everett,   b. 7 Feb 1909, Danvers, McLean, Illinois, United States d. 22 May 1969, Normal, McLean, Illinois, United States (Age 60 years)
  Marriage	19 Dec 1930	Peoria, Peoria, Illinois, United States
  Census	22 Apr 1950	Bloomington, McLean, Illinois, United States
  Children	1. Living   2. Living   3. Jones, Arlene Gayle,   b. 30 Dec 1935   d. 4 Dec 1972 (Age 36 years)   4. Living   5. Living   6. Living   7. Living   8. Living   9. Living   10. Living
  Family ID	F156	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2024

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 30 May 1909 - Hudson, Illinois Marriage - 19 Dec 1930 - Peoria, Peoria, Illinois, United States Census - 22 Apr 1950 - Bloomington, McLean, Illinois, United States Death - Address: BroMenn Regional Medical Center - 23 May 1997 - Normal, McLean, Illinois, United States Burial - Address: East Lawn Memorial Gardens Cemetery and Mausoleum - - Bloomington, McLean, Illinois, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S2671] Josephin Mae Jones, "Find A Grave Index".