hmtl5 Donna Lea Yeazel b. 1 Jan 1944 Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois d. 11 Sep 2018 Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana: Hedges Genealogy

Donna Lea Yeazel

Female 1944 - 2018  (74 years)


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  • Name Donna Lea Yeazel 
    Born 1 Jan 1944  Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Died 11 Sep 2018  Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Oak Hill Cemetery, Lebanon, Boone County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I1008  Hedges
    Last Modified 14 Jan 2023 

    Father Howard Baldwin Yeazel,   b. 21 Nov 1920, Fairmount, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Aug 2011, Tulsa, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years) 
    Mother Betty Keller,   b. 7 May 1922, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Mar 1999, Sarasota, Sarasota County, Florida Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years) 
    Married 15 Nov 1942  [1, 2
    Family ID F76  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Ronald Alan Merroitt,   b. 25 Jan 1937, Lebanon, Boone County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 May 2013, Lebanon, Boone County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years) 
    Married 13 Feb 1971  Catlin, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Last Modified 6 Nov 2019 
    Family ID F277  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 1 Jan 1944 - Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 13 Feb 1971 - Catlin, Vermilion County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 11 Sep 2018 - Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Oak Hill Cemetery, Lebanon, Boone County, Indiana Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    Hedges Reunion 1946
    Hedges Reunion 1946
    The Seventeenth Annual Hedges Reunion was held Sunday, August 18, 1946 at Lincoln Park, Danville, Illinois with 99 relatives and friends present. A basket dinner was served at the noon hour. George F. Hedges presided at the business meeting in the afternoon. Talks were given from those from distances and was enjoyed by all. The following officers were elected for the ensuing year. President J. W. Hedges, Vice President P. T. Hedges, Secretary Treasurer Anna Bagley. The next meeting will be held the 3rd Sunday in August 1947 in Missouri. Gifts were presented to the oldest man present, George F. Hedges, 79. Oldest woman was Mrs. Cora Hedges, 76 years old. The youngest was Robert Alan Yeazel, 3 month old son of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Yeazel. Newlyweds were Mr. and Mrs. John Hanks. The one coming the farthest was Jasper N. Hedges of Dubois, Wyoming, 1650 miles. There were 6 marriages, Betty Buckman and Dale Wood, Geraldine Hedges and Frank Pesorara, Betty Lou Smith and Frank Day, Lois Smith and Max Dodd, Roy Hedges and Inez Cola, Irene Smith and John Hanks. There were 9 births [transcriber has omitted this section to preserve privacy] Two deaths: Ercel Eldon Simpson and James A. Hedges. Greetings were received from those from a distance who could not attend.

  • Notes 
    • obituary from findagrave

      Donna Lea Merriott passed away peacefully in Indianapolis, Indiana on September 11, 2018 at the age of 74. She was born on January 1, 1944 in Danville, Illinois to Howard and Betty (Keller) Yeazel.

      She graduated from nursing school at Marion University in 1980. After moving to Indianapolis she began working for Community Hospital as a registered nurse, retiring in 1997. She was “ER Nurse of the Year” in 1985.

      Donna is survived by: her son, Thomas (Christina) Merriott; daughter, Ronna Lea (Christopher) Gordon, grandson: Christopher Alan Gordon, and brother: Kenneth (Sandy) Yeazel.

      She was preceded in death by her husband: Ronald Alan Merriott, parents: Howard and Betty Yeazel, and nephew: Caleb Yeazel.

      She was a Charter and active member of the Lebanon Christian Church, Eastern Star and Sagamore chapter of ABWA (American Business Women’s Association).

      Visitation will be held from 2:00-5:00 p.m. on Sunday, September 16, 2018, at Myers Mortuary, 1502 North Lebanon Street, in Lebanon, Indiana. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, September 17 at the funeral home in Lebanon. Interment will follow services at Oak Hill Cemetery in Lebanon. [2]

  • Sources 
    1. [S11] Hedges Reunion Book.

    2. [S6] Find a Grave.