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Ruth Elaine Kenyon

Female 1932 - 2010  (77 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Ruth Elaine Kenyon was born on 19 Aug 1932 in Washburn, Woodford Co., IL; died on 13 Feb 2010 in Eureka, Woodford Co., IL; was buried in Flanagan, Livingston Co., IL.

    Notes:

    Obit:
    Ruth Elaine Unzicker, 77, of Eureka, formerly of Flanagan, passed away at 12:20 p.m. Saturday (Feb. 13, 2010) at Maple Lawn Health Center, Eureka.

    She was born on Aug. 19, 1932 in Roanoke to Art and Ada Kennell Kenyon. She married Herbert Yordy on Aug. 17, 1957, in Roanoke. He died Dec. 16, 1976. She then married Gerald Ehling on Nov. 27, 1987, in Washington. He died on Jan. 29, 1997. She also married Archie Unzicker on Jan. 10, 1998, in Eureka. He died March 24, 2008.

    Survivors include two sons, Joe (Nancy) Yordy, Eureka and Jim (Peggy) Yordy, Flanagan; one daughter, Judi (Jami) Tammen, Roanoke; five grandchildren, Jennifer (Nathan) Hostetler, Danny Yordy, Jimmy Yordy, Kara Yordy and Sadi Tammen; one great-grandbaby Hostetler on the way and two sisters, Viola (Bob) Birkey, Ludlow and Lorene (Glen) Busenitz, Roanoke.

    She was also preceded in death by her three husbands and two infant brothers.

    Buried:
    Waldo Cemetery

    Ruth married Herbert (Herb) Wayne Yordy on 17 Aug 1957 in Roanoke, Woodford Co., IL. Herbert (son of Amsy Daniel (Bud) Yordy and Ella Mae Zehr) was born on 25 Dec 1928 in Flanagan, Livingston Co., IL; died on 16 Dec 1976 in Flanagan, Livingston Co., IL; was buried in Flanagan, Livingston Co., IL. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Joseph Daniel Yordy  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 3. James Dean Yordy  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 4. Judi Yordy  Descendancy chart to this point

    Ruth married Gerald Ehling on 27 Nov 1987 in Washington, Tazewell Co., IL. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Ruth married Archie R. Unzicker on 10 Jan 1998 in Eureka, Woodford Co., IL. Archie (son of Samuel Ernest Unzicker and Sarah L. Steider) was born on 7 Apr 1917; died on 24 Mar 2008; was buried in Metamora, Woodford Co., IL. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]



Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Joseph Daniel Yordy Descendancy chart to this point (1.Ruth1)

    Joseph married Nancy Jean Kreckman [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 5. Jennifer Marie Yordy  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 6. Daniel Joseph Yordy  Descendancy chart to this point

  2. 3.  James Dean Yordy Descendancy chart to this point (1.Ruth1)

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • USR1: Auto accident

    Family/Spouse: Peggy M. Hemken. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 7. James Yordy, Ii  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 23 Apr 1991 in Bloomington, McLean Co., IL; died on 11 Aug 2019 in Saunemin, Livingston Co., IL; was buried in Flanagan, Livingston Co., IL.
    2. 8. Kara Yordy  Descendancy chart to this point

  3. 4.  Judi Yordy Descendancy chart to this point (1.Ruth1)

    Notes:

    Birth:
    12 Feb 196?

    Family/Spouse: Jami Tammen. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 9. Sadi Tammen  Descendancy chart to this point


Generation: 3

  1. 5.  Jennifer Marie Yordy Descendancy chart to this point (2.Joseph2, 1.Ruth1)

    Jennifer married Nathan Hostetler [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 10. Lydia Joy (Private) Hostetler  Descendancy chart to this point

  2. 6.  Daniel Joseph Yordy Descendancy chart to this point (2.Joseph2, 1.Ruth1)

    Daniel married Amelia Ann Crombie [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  3. 7.  James Yordy, Ii Descendancy chart to this point (3.James2, 1.Ruth1) was born on 23 Apr 1991 in Bloomington, McLean Co., IL; died on 11 Aug 2019 in Saunemin, Livingston Co., IL; was buried in Flanagan, Livingston Co., IL.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • USR1: Auto accident

    Notes:

    Obit: Pantagraph.com
    PONTIAC — James Dean Yordy II, 28, of Pontiac, died at 2:17 a.m. Sunday (Aug. 11, 2019) near Saunemin, as a result of an auto accident.
    His funeral will be at 11 a.m. Friday at St. Petri Lutheran Church, Flanagan, with Pastor Amy Berger officiating. Burial will follow at St. Petri Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday at Calvert-Johnson & Froelich Memorial Home, Flanagan, and one hour prior to the service at the church Friday. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be made to his son Declan Yordy's college fund at the State Bank of Graymont.

    James was born April 23, 1991, in Bloomington, the son of James Dean and Peggy M. Hemken Yordy. He married Meaghan E. Gove on Aug. 27, 2016, at their home in Pontiac. She survives along with one son, Declan J. Yordy, and a baby on the way; his parents, James and Peggy Yordy, Flanagan; one sister, Kara Yordy, Flanagan; and his maternal grandparents, Paul and Rita Hemken, Flanagan.

    He was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, Herbert and Ruth.

    James was a member of St. Petri Lutheran Church, Flanagan. He worked as a diesel mechanic for Travel Centers of America in Morris for 10 years. He loved guns, hunting, the outdoors, listening to music, and working on cars and trucks. He enjoyed fixing anything that was a challenge, and never hesitated to help someone in need. He loved spending time with his family, friends, and especially his son.

    Buried:
    St. Petri Cemetery

    James married Meaghan E. Grove on 27 Aug 2016 in Pontiac, Livingston Co., IL. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 11. Declan J. Yordy  Descendancy chart to this point

  4. 8.  Kara Yordy Descendancy chart to this point (3.James2, 1.Ruth1)

  5. 9.  Sadi Tammen Descendancy chart to this point (4.Judi2, 1.Ruth1)

    Notes:

    Birth:
    Jan 1994?



Generation: 4

  1. 10.  Lydia Joy (Private) Hostetler Descendancy chart to this point (5.Jennifer3, 2.Joseph2, 1.Ruth1)

  2. 11.  Declan J. Yordy Descendancy chart to this point (7.James3, 3.James2, 1.Ruth1)


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