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Funeral notice -- Alton Evening Telegraph; Alton, Illinois; Friday, June 4, 1943; Page 12 (Newspapers.com):

Chinowth Funeral

GREENFIELD -- Funeral Services for John Chinowth were held at the Baptist Church Monday afternoon, the Rev. Henry Spencer of Murrayville officiating. Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Greer, accompanied by Mrs. C. O. Fessler, sang. Pallbearers were Ray Stickel, Jesse Alberts, Frank Piper, Guy Cooper, Harrold Garrison, Luther Cummins and Ebert Ferguson. Mrs. Alberts, Mrs. Wilbur Cannedy, Mrs. Roy Cannedy and Miss Doris Cannedy cared for the flowers. Burial was in Oakwood Cemetery.

Attend Funeral

GREENFIELD -- Mr. and Mrs. Harry Chinowth of Jacksonville, Mr. and Mrs. Leland Chinowth of Carrollton, Mrs. Blanche Hayes of Peoria and Miss Ursaline Chinowth of St. Louis were here Monday attending the funeral of their brother, John Chinowth.

Obituary (partial) -- Peoria Journal Star; Tuesday, December 5, 1972; P.M. edition, page A-10 (Find-A-Grave):

Mrs. Blanche E. Hayes, 83, of 1400 E. Richwoods, died yesterday at Methodist Hospital.

A Peoria resident more than 50 years, she was born near Greenfield Feb. 4, 1889, the daughter of Joseph and Margaret Ryan Chinowth. She married Walter B. Hayes in Jacksonville Oct. 27, 1907. He died in Peoria on April 5, 1964.

Surviving are one son, Budy Hayes of Peoria; four daughters, Mrs. Lloyd K. (Cecil) Ingram of Peoria Heights, Mrs. Robert (Marcine) Behrens and Mrs. William (Ileen) Smothers, both of Peoria, and Mrs. Melvin (Thelma) Ackerman of Morton.

One son was killed in World War II.

Burial will be in St. Joseph's Cemetery.

Note: The son "killed" in World War II was Carroll E. Hayes. He was home on leave and found dead on the railroad tracks.

Obituary -- Alton Evening Telegraph; Alton, Illinois; Tuesday, April 13, 1948; Page 11 (Newspapers.com):

Chinowth Rites At Greenfield

GREENFIELD, April 13 -- Funeral services for Harry Chinowth of Jacksonville, former manager of the local telephone exchange, were conducted by the Rev. Hulen of Jacksonville Saturday at the Shields funeral home, following services in Jacksonville.

Frank Greer and Mrs. Ray Stickel sang, accompanied by Mrs. James Martin. A group of men, representing the Illinois Telephone Co. of Jacksonville served as pallbearers. Burial was in Oakwood Cemetery.

Chinowth, 58, was born in Greenfield, a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Chinowth. His first wife died in 1932 and he later was married to Miss Lena Prather of this vicinity, who died last November.

He is survived by two sons, Winfield of Miami, Fla., and Willard, Centralia, a brother, Leland Chinowth, Carrollton, two sisters, Miss Ursaline Chinowth, St. Louis, and Mrs. Walter Hayes, Peoria.

Obituary -- Alton Evening Telegraph; Alton, Illinois; Monday, July 6, 1970; Page 19 (Newspapers.com):

Chinowth

Leland Edmind Chinowth, 72, a 17-year resident of 720 School St., Carrollton, died at 6:40 a.m. Saturday at the John Cochran Veteran's Hospital after an extended illness.

He was born Sept. 30, 1897 in Greenfield, the son of the late Joseph and Margaret Chinowth and spent most of his life in Carrollton. He married the former Bernice Carter May 8, 1922. A retired grocer, Chinowth was a member of the First Baptist Church, American Legion Post No. 114 and was a Master Mason in Lodge No. 50. He was a member of the WW I medical corps.

He is survived by his wife, two sons, Robert of Bethalto and Richard of Greenfield; two sisters, Mrs. W. P. Hayes of Peoria and Mrs. Richard Taylor, St. Louis; four grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Three brothers preceded him in death.

Visitation will be after 2 p.m. at Hires Funeral Home in Carrollton. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, with the Rev. J. R. Heike of the First Baptist Church, officiating. Masonic rites will be held at 8 p.m. today. Burial will be in the Carrollton City Cemetery.

Newspaper article -- Alton Evening Telegraph; Alton, Illinois; Tuesday, November 8, 1960; Page 19 (Newspapers.com):

Fire at Chinowth Home

CARROLLTON -- Firemen of Carrollton Fire Protection District were called to the home of Mr. and Mrs. Leland Chinowth Monday morning when a grass fire got out of control and threatened buildings. The fire was extinguished with no damage resulting.

Obituary -- (Findagrave.com):

Walter B. "Bill" Hayes, 83, of 814 W. 2nd Ave., died Sunday in Martin's Covalescent Home, Bartonville.

A resident of Peoria more than 40 years, he was employed at Peoria Heights Plumbing Co., and then worked at Hiram Walker Distillery.

Mr. Hayes was born in Jacksonville, Feb. 24, 1881, a son of Barnett and Fannie Hayes. He married Blanche E. Chinoweth in Springfield, Oct. 27, 1907, and she survives.

Also surviving are four daughters, Mrs. Kenneth Ingram, Peoria Heights, Mrs. Robert Behrens and Mrs. William Smothers, both of Peoria, and Mrs. Melvin Ackerman of Morton; a son, Budy Hayes of Peoria; and a sister, Mrs. Jackson Ramey, Springfield. A son, a brother and a sister died earlier.

Burial will be in St. Joseph's Cemetery.

Obituary -- The Jacksonville Daily Journal; Jacksonville, Illinois; Friday, November 14, 1947; Page 16 (Newspapers.com):

Mrs. Lena Chinowth Dies Thursday At Hospital Here

Mrs. Lena Chinowth of 962 East College avenue died Thursday at 12:40 p.m. at Our Savior's hospital following an illness of several months.

Mrs. Chinowth, the daughter of James and Elizabeth Ferguson Prather, was born in Greenfield on Sept. 27, 1888. Her marriage to Harry Chinowth took place in this city in 1934.

Surviving are her husband and her mother, one sister, Miss Elsie Prather of Greenfield, a brother, Ora Prather of Elsah, Ill., two step-sons, Willard Chinowth of Centralia and Winfield Chinowth of Miami, Fla., and two grandchildren.

One sister preceded her in death.

Mrs. Chinowth was a member of Central Christian church and of Rebekah lodge, No. 13.

The body is at the Williamson Funeral home. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 1:30 p.m. at the funeral home here and from there the body will be taken to Greenfield where services will be held at Shields Funeral home at 3 p.m. The Rev. Roy S. Hulan will officiate at both services. Burial will be in Oakwood cemetery.

WW II service, U.S. Navy

Newspaper Article -- Daily Advocate; Stamford, Connecticut; Friday, December 3, 1943; Page 9 (GenealogyBank.com):

BRIEFS

Mrs. H. Winfield Chinoweth has returned to San Diego, Calif., to be with her husband, who is being treated at the San Diego Naval Hospital, for wounds received in action.

Obituary -- Peoria Journal Star; Peoria, Illinois; Friday, February 27, 1981; P.M. Edition, page B-9 (Find-A-Grave):

Mrs. Lloyd K. (Cecil E.) Ingram, 71, of 5011 Prospect Road died yesterday in St. Francis Hospital.

A resident of the above address since 1966 and of Peoria most of her life, she was born March 17, 1909, in Springfield. A daughter of Walter B. and Blanche Chinowth Hayes, she married Mr. Ingram Feb. 24, 1934, in Peoria.

Surviving are her husband; one son, John Kenneth Ingram of Peoria; one daughter, Mrs. Carol Williams of Morton; one brother, Budy Hayes of Peoria; and three sisters, Mrs. Marcine Behrends and Mrs. Ileen Smothers, both of Peoria, and Mrs. Thelma Ackerman of Morton.

She worked at Employers Mutual Insurance Co. 23 years, retiring in 1974. She then worked as a bookkeeper at Gregg Florist.

Burial will be in Swan Lake Memory Gardens.

Obituary -- (Findagrave.com):

Cpl. U.S. Army, WW2 -- Cpl. Hayes was found dead on the Railroad tracks in Peoria Heights, Ill. on 5-13-1944. He was home on leave from Camp Campbell, Kentucky while being assigned to the 48th Tank Battalion.

He is the son of Mr. Walter B. & Mrs. Blanche {Chinoweth} Hayes of 710 7th Street in Peoria, Illinois. He was visiting his sister, Mrs. L. K. Kingman in the Heights. Cpl. Hayes was employed at the Hyster Co. of Peoria before his enlistment. He leaves one brother, Bud Hayes, and four sisters, Miss Eileen, Miss Thelman, Mrs. Marona Behrens, and Mrs. L.K. Kingman.

Awards: Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal.

Obituary -- (Findagrave.com):

Oleata was born to Walter and Blanche Chinowth Hayes. She married Robert J. Behrens in Peoria on March 27, 1943. He preceded her in death in 1992.

She also was preceded in death by her parents; one brother; two sisters; son, Steven; one grandson, Jeffrey Behrens; two great-granddaughters, Sydney and Hailey Walker; and one son-in-law, Robert Craig.

She is survived by her children, Barbara Craig, Janet (Chris) Myers, Robert (Rita) Behrens, Michael (Kathi) Behrens, Ann (Rick) Rodecker and Laura (Marvin) Danner; daughter-in-law, Linda Behrens; brother, Bud (Margie) Hayes; sister, Thelma Ackerman; 17 grandchildren; and 28 great-grandchildren.

NOTE: Oleata's name is on the same headstone with her husband at American Mausoleum in Peoria, however she was cremated.

Obituary -- Pekin Daily Times; Illinois; Wednesday, July 8, 2015 (Find-A-Grave):

Thelma J. Ackerman, 90, of Morton, passed away peacefully in her sleep in the early morning of Saturday, July 4, 2015, at the family farm.

She was born Dec. 7, 1924, in Peoria to Walter B. and Blanche Chinowth Hayes. She married Melvin Ackerman Feb. 3, 1951, in Peoria. He preceded her in death on Dec. 19, 2005.

She was also preceded in death by one grandson, Peter, in 2002; two brothers and three sisters.

Surviving are her children, Kathy (Erie Jones) Ackerman of Seattle, Wash., Margie (Terry) Mottelson of Aurora, Ind., Stan (Catherine) Ackerman of Houston, Texas, Eric (Gayle) Ackerman of Morton, Chris (LeAnn) Ackerman of Seattle, Wash., Jim (Susie) Ackerman of Morton and Quentin (Julie) Ackerman of Tremont; 27 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.

Thelma and her husband, Mel, took over the family farm in 1951. They developed a herd of registered Brown Swiss cows which won numerous production awards and were featured on the cover of Hoard's Dairyman.

She was an active leader in 4-H clubs in Morton. Thelma was also involved in the Morton VFW Post 5921 Ladies Auxiliary.

Thelma was very devoted to her children and grandchildren, traveling the country and world to visit them.

A funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Friday, July 10, at Knapp-Johnson Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Morton, with the Rev. Dwight Winnett officiating.

Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday and one hour prior to service on Friday, both at the funeral home.

Cremation will be accorded following services.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Morton VFW Post 5921 Ladies Auxiliary.

Obituary -- Peoria Journal Star; Peoria, Illinois; January 3, 2015 (Find-A-Grave):

Budy Hayes, 87, of Peoria passed away Thursday, Jan. 1, 2015, at his residence.

He was born April 26, 1927, in Peoria, the son of Walter and Blanche Chinowth Hayes. He married Marjorie Crowley in Peoria on Oct. 8, 1949.

Budy is survived by his wife of 65 years; one son, Michael (Ann) Hayes of El Dorado, Ark.; one daughter, Sally Mesa of Chicago; and one sister, Thelma Ackerman of Morton.

He retired after 30 years as a supervisor for meter readers and customer service at CILCO in 1984.

Budy was a U.S. Army veteran.

He is preceded in death by his parents; one daughter, Susan Hayes; and three sisters; one brother.

Burial will be in Parkview Cemetery.

Wedding Announcement -- Southern Illinoisan; Carbondale, Illinois; February 25, 1950; Page 5 (Newspapers.com):

Ileen Hayes Wed to BIll Smothers

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Smothers or Royalton are announcing the recent marriage of their son, Bill Smothers, and Miss Ileen Hayes of Peoria. The couple was married in the Peoria Presbyterian church on Feb. 10.

The bride wore a navy blue suit with pink accessories and the bridegroom was attired in a gray business suit.

Smothers is studying engineering at Bradley university in Peoria.

Mr. and Mrs. Smothers spent their honeymoon in Chicago.

NOTE: The names of their children reflect the parents' sense of humor. The children were give middle initials only, but not middle names. Thus they were "Tom E.", "Dan D.", and "Nan C."

Death Notice -- Journal Star; Peoria, Illinois; Wednesday, December 10, 1986; Page 22 (GenealogyBank.com):

Woman found dead in car

A 58-year-old woman apparently died of carbon monoxide poisoning Monday in the garage of her home at 4516 Nelson.

Ileen Smothers was pronounced dead at 6:45 p.m. at Methodist Medical Center. Her husband, Richard, summoned police to the home about 5:20 p.m.

Police found the woman in the front seat of a car in the garage. A piece of vacuum cleaner hose was found attached to the exhaust pipe and leading to the left front of the car, police said.

The victim's husband told police he turned the car's engine off after finding his wife unconscious. Police said they found no sign of life when they arrived.

OBITUARY - Journal Star; Peoria, Illinois; Wednesday, December 10, 1986; Page 38 (GenealogyBank.com)

Ileen Smothers

Mrs. Ileen Smothers, 58, a resident of 4516 N. Nelson Drive for the past 12 years and of Peoria all her life, died at 8:18 p.m. Monday at Methodist Medical Center.

She was found in her car in the garage at her home, and was apparently the victim of carbon monoxide poisoning.

Born March 7, 1928, in Peoria to Walter B. and Blanche Chiniworth Hayes, she married William E. Smothers Feb. 10, 1950, in Peoria.

Surviving are her husband, two sons, one daughter, one brother, two sisters and two grandchildren. She was preceded in death by one brother and one sister.

Services will be at 9:30 a.m. Thursday at Wilton Mortuary, the Rev. James M. Sandy officiating. Cremation rites will be accorded. There will be no visitation. Memorials may be made to the local mental health unit.