JEWELL, Roy 1901-1978

JEWELL, WOODWARD, HEDGE, NELSON, MORRIS

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Date: 6/29/2012 at 04:11:42

Fairfield Ledger
November 11, 1978

Rites for Roy JEWELL

Funeral services for Roy Morris JEWELL, 77, will be Wednesday, 1:30p.m., at Behner Funeral Home with the Rev. Donald L. Hickman officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery.

JEWELL died suddenly Monday about 10:30 a.m., while picking corn at his farm north of Fairfield.

Born March 8, 1901 in Page County, he was the son of Ernest and Margaret WOODWARD JEWELL. On Feb. 20, 1927 he married Frieda B. HEDGE at Ottawa, Ill. He lived in the Fairfield community for 61 years and was a member of Foursquare Gospel Church.

Surviving are his wife; two sons, Richard of Route 4 and Donald of Port Byron, Ill.; one daughter, Erma E. NELSON of Burlington; four grandchildren; one brother, Paul MORRIS of Glenwood. Two brothers preceded him in death.

Visitation will be tonight, 7 to 8:30, at the funeral home.

(Transcribed for genealogy purposes only. I am of no relation.)

Admin. note: Buried in Lot 3rd.075 with wife Frieda who died in 1983.