hmtl5 Helen Opal Yeazel b. 24 Jul 1916 South Homer Township, Champaign County, Illinois d. 7 Apr 2002 Urbana, Champaign County, Illinois: Gritton Genealogy

Helen Opal Yeazel

Female 1916 - 2002  (85 years)


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  • Name Helen Opal Yeazel 
    Born 24 Jul 1916  South Homer Township, Champaign County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Female 
    Died 7 Apr 2002  Urbana, Champaign County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Buried GAR Cemetery, Homer, Champaign County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3
    Person ID I2949  Gritton
    Last Modified 1 Mar 2024 

    Father Sigel Morton Yeazel,   b. 10 Aug 1884, Homer, Champaign County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Apr 1948, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 63 years) 
    Mother Edith Leona Wagner,   b. 30 Jul 1886, Ogden, Champaign County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Feb 1919, Sidell, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 32 years) 
    Married 5 Mar 1906  [3
    Family ID F1220  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mark Joseph Bryant,   b. 22 Jan 1912, Morrisonville, Christian County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Oct 1967, Sidell, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 55 years) 
    Children 
     1. John Mark Bryant,   b. 29 Dec 1949, Urbana, Champaign County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Feb 2001, Williamsport, Warren County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 51 years)
    Last Modified 6 Jul 2019 
    Family ID F1227  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 24 Jul 1916 - South Homer Township, Champaign County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 7 Apr 2002 - Urbana, Champaign County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - GAR Cemetery, Homer, Champaign County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Helen Opal Bryant
      Danville Commerical-News
      Published: 2002-04-09

      SIDELL - Helen Opal (Yeazel) Bryant, 85, of Sidell died at 2:06 a.m. Sunday (April 7, 2002) at Carle Hospital in Urbana. Helen was born July 24, 1916, near Homer, the daughter of Sigel and Leona (Wagner) Yeazel. She was raised by her father and stepmother, Hattie (Knight) Edens, after her mother died in 1919. She married Mark Joseph Bryant Aug. 12, 1933, in Danville. He died in 1967. She is survived by two children, Linda (Harold) Ware of Sidell and Larry (Diana) Bryant of Danville; seven grandchildren, Debra (Ware) Weaver of Sidell, Donna (Ware) (husband-Vic) Smith of Sidell, Darin Ware of Oakwood, Mark (Jill) Bryant and Chad (Jenna) Brant, both of Danville, John Bryant Jr. of Centralia and Brandy (Bryant) (husband-Keith) Whetstone of Mascoutah; one step grandson, Jared Tarquini of West Lebanon, Ind.; 11 great-grandchildren, Keri Jackson, Kathleen and Kaylee Weaver, Meghan, Ashley and Elizabeth Smith, Loghan and Sydne Bryant, Karsyn Bryant, Kierston, Dylan and Otto Whetstone; one sister, Nellie Anderson of Rossville; two stepsisters, Dorothia Atkinson of Sidell and Violet Yeazel of St. Joseph; three sisters-in-law, Carolyn Blacker of St. Petersburg, Fla., Stephanie Jayne Hoster of Sedona, Ariz., Bertha Yeazel of Murdock and many nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews, all of whom she loved very much. She was preceded in death by her parents, step mom, husband, Joe; one son, John (Teresa) Bryant Sr., who died Feb. 6, 2002; one grandson, Eric Ware; brother, Glenn Yeazel and stepbrother, Floyd Blacker. She had attended Homer Presbyterian and Methodist Churches. She attended Homer High School and Mohler Beauty College in Chicago. Helen worked at Solo Cup in Urbana for several years and retired from Continental Can Co. in Danville in 1981. Her sharp tongue, quick wit and wry sense of humor will be missed by all who knew and loved her. She was/and is truly one of God's unique characters. Funeral services: 4 p.m. Tuesday, April 9 at Joines Funeral Home, 108 N. Gray, Sidell; Visitation: 2-4 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home; Officiating: Rev. Loren Batley; Interment: GAR Cemetery in Homer. In lieu of flowers, donations may go to one's favorite charity or church. (transcribed by Homer Historical Society)
      [1, 3, 4]

  • Sources 
    1. [S2] Find a Grave.

    2. [S16] US Social Security Applications and Claims Index.

    3. [S17] Obituary.

    4. [S105] Homer Historical Society.