hmtl5 Lucille Violet Smith b. 31 Mar 1920 Purdin, Linn County, Missouri d. 26 Oct 2016 Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois: Hedges Genealogy
Lucille Violet Smith

Lucille Violet Smith

Female 1920 - 2016  (96 years)


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  • Name Lucille Violet Smith 
    Birth 31 Mar 1920  Purdin, Linn County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Female 
    Death 26 Oct 2016  Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Burial Greenview Cemetery, Fairmount, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I149  Hedges
    Last Modified 12 Jun 2024 

    Father Orra "Norman" Smith,   b. 22 Dec 1888, Browning, Linn County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Apr 1968, Brookfield, Linn County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years) 
    Mother Anna "Maude" Hedges,   b. 3 Jun 1889, Allerton, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Feb 1976, Columbia, Boone County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years) 
    Marriage 11 Sep 1906  Purdin, Linn County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4
    Family ID F30  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Clifford Clinton Hoag,   b. 28 May 1910, Kirksville, Adair County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Sep 1979, Fairmount, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years) 
    Marriage 6 Jul 1937 
    Children 
     1. Clifford Clinton Hoag,   b. 26 Apr 1940   d. 3 Sep 2024, Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years)
     2. Terry Smith Hoag,   b. 7 Apr 1942, Purdin, Linn County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Jan 2013 (Age 70 years)
     3. Pamela Kay Hoag,   b. 30 Dec 1948, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Nov 2023, Champaign, Champaign County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years)
    Family ID F52  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 29 Apr 2025 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 31 Mar 1920 - Purdin, Linn County, Missouri Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 26 Oct 2016 - Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Greenview Cemetery, Fairmount, Vermilion County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Photos
    Orra and Maude Smith family
    Orra and Maude Smith family
    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 
    • Violet Lucille Hoag, 96, of Fairmount passed away at North Logan Health Care center on October 26, 2016.

      Violet was born on March 31st, 1920 in Purdin Missouri, the daughter of Ora and Maude Smith. She married the love of her life Clifford Hoag on July 6, 1937.

      She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband and her son, Terry Hoag,

      She is survived by her children Clint (Sharon) Hoag and Pamela K (Tim) Tighe; six grandchildren and 17 great grandchildren.

      Violet loved her family very much and spending time with family out in Missouri and attending her grandchildren’s events meant the world to her. She was a past member of the Fairmount Women’s club, DanGees, and Fairmount Baptist Church. She would go by the nick names Flower or Glou. Violet loved cardinals and had quite a collection of cardinal decorations at home with her.

      News-Gazette, The (Champaign-Urbana, IL)
      [2, 5]

  • Sources 
    1. [S25] Census.

    2. [S6] Find a Grave.

    3. [S2] Mary Hedges Reiner, The Hedges Family by Mary Hedges Reiner.

    4. [S50] Missouri Marriage Records: 1805-2002.

    5. [S9] Obituary.