William "Cecil" Simpson
1900 - 1961 (61 years)-
Name William "Cecil" Simpson Born 29 Apr 1900 Sidell, Vermilion County, Illinois 
[1, 2, 3] Gender Male Religion Center Point Church [4] Died 5 Sep 1961 Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio [1, 3, 5, 6] Buried Mound Hill Cemetery, Eaton, Preble County, Ohio [3, 6] Person ID I191 Hedges Last Modified 17 Apr 2024
Father Adam Simpson, b. 10 Jan 1874, Vermilion County, Illinois , d. 22 Mar 1911 (Age 37 years) Mother Mary Dalton Hedges, b. 17 Feb 1880, Rowan County, Kentucky , d. 4 Dec 1966, Rockport, Aransas County, Texas (Age 86 years) Married 22 Mar 1899 Fairmount, Vermilion County, Illinois [1, 2] - photocopy of wedding announcement
Family ID F66 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Catherine Marie Holman, b. 5 Oct 1900, Eaton, Preble County, Ohio , d. 9 Sep 1973, Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio (Age 72 years) Married 29 Jul 1926 Paris, Texas [1] Last Modified 18 Feb 2018 Family ID F126 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Born - 29 Apr 1900 - Sidell, Vermilion County, Illinois 
Religion - - Center Point Church 
Married - 29 Jul 1926 - Paris, Texas 
Died - 5 Sep 1961 - Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio 
Buried - - Mound Hill Cemetery, Eaton, Preble County, Ohio = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend 
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Simpson, Cecil and Ersel 
Simpson, Cecil, Ersel and Mary 
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.
Hedges Reunion 1932
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Obituary of Simpson, William Cecil
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Notes - MHR note: After his father's death, Cecil lived with George F. Hedges and attended Jamaica grade school and Sidell high school. He graduated from Blackburn college at Carlinville.
[1] - W. Simpson Rites Friday.
Services for William C. Simpson, 61, executive manager of the Masonic Temple association since 1948, will be conducted at 2:30 p.m. Friday at the Masonic temple. Burial will be in Mound Hill cemetery, Eaton.
Friends may call at the Morris Sons Funeral home, 1809 E. Third St., from 4 to 9 p.m. tomorrow, and at the temple from 11 a.m. Friday until services.
Mr. Simpson died at 1:15 a.m. yesterday at Miami Valley hospital. He resided at 4360 Little York Rd. A certified life underwriter, he formerly was associated with the Prudential Insurance Co.
Mr. Simpson was a member of John Durst lodge 716, F&AM; Reese council 9; Victory chapter 210, RAM; Reed commandery 6; Scottish Rite and Antioch temple. He was past patron of Acacia chapter, Order of the Eastern Star.
Surviving are his wife, Marie, and his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harry S. Wood of Rockport, Tex.
Memorial services will be conducted tomorrow at the funeral home at 7 p.m. by Acacia chapter, OES, and at 8 p.m. by John Durst lodge.
Dayton Daily News, Dayton, Ohio. Wednesday, 6 September 1961.
[6, 7] - member of Center Point Church
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- MHR note: After his father's death, Cecil lived with George F. Hedges and attended Jamaica grade school and Sidell high school. He graduated from Blackburn college at Carlinville.
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