hmtl5 Harold Gene Yeazel b. 15 Apr 1943 Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois d. 28 Feb 2017 Carmel, Hamilton County, Indiana: Hedges Genealogy
Harold Gene Yeazel

Harold Gene Yeazel

Male 1943 - 2017  (73 years)

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  • Name Harold Gene Yeazel 
    Born 15 Apr 1943  Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 28 Feb 2017  Carmel, Hamilton County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Mount Hope Cemetery, Sidney, Champaign County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I99  Hedges
    Last Modified 22 Feb 2023 

    Father Harold Ralph Yeazel,   b. 6 Mar 1918, Fairmount, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Nov 1988, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years) 
    Mother Verniece Sylvester,   b. 28 Nov 1918, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Jan 2015, Gifford, Champaign County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 96 years) 
    Married 20 Aug 1940  Kankankee County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F48  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 15 Apr 1943 - Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 28 Feb 2017 - Carmel, Hamilton County, Indiana Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Mount Hope Cemetery, Sidney, Champaign County, Illinois 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.

    Headstones
    Yeazel, H Gene
    Yeazel, H Gene

  • Notes 
    • H. Gene Yeazel, 73, of Carmel, Indiana, formerly of Sidney, passed away at 10:57 a.m. EST Tuesday (Feb. 28, 2017) at home.

      Mr. Yeazel was born April 15, 1943 in Danville, a son to Harold and Verniece Sylvester Yeazel. He married Susan Collins on July 31, 1971 at Clarksville, Indiana. They were married for 45 years; she survives.

      Also surviving are three sons, Adam Yeazel, Hans (JP) Yeazel and Lucas (Damari) Yeazel; four grandchildren; a brother, Bob (Diane) Yeazel; two stepbrothers, Kent (Linda) Krukewitt and Lynn (Kathy) Krukewitt and a stepsister, Jo (Case) Mazic.

      He was preceded in death by his parents.

      Gene served in the U.S. Army Reserves for six years. He was an insurance producer for 31 years for Country Companies in the Homer/Sidney area. After retiring from insurance, he worked in real estate for six years. He was a member of Sidney Lion's Club and was a 32nd degree Scottish Rite Free Mason.

      He loved taking long drives and traveling with his wife and children; he especially enjoyed San Belle Island in Florida. As a young man, he was a great trumpet player; he played taps at many Memorial Day celebrations and local military rites and also played in dance bands. He played football for Jamaica during the team's undefeated season in 1959.

      News-Gazette, The (Champaign-Urbana, IL)
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    • H. Gene Yeazel
      By The News-Gazette Mar 2, 2017
      https://www.news-gazette.com/obituaries/h-gene-yeazel/article_27b9c658-aa2c-58e2-8282-2ec7101c4ecb.html
      SIDNEY – H. Gene Yeazel, 73, of Carmel, Ind., formerly of Sidney, passed away at 10:57 a.m. EST Tuesday (Feb. 28, 2017) at home.

      Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 4, 2017, at Sidney United Church, Sidney, with the Rev. Mike Picklesimer officiating. Burial will be at Mount Hope Cemetery, Sidney, with military rites being accorded. Visitation will be from noon to 2 p.m. Saturday at the church. Freese Funeral Home, Sidney, is handling arrangements.

      Mr. Yeazel was born April 15, 1943, in Danville, a son to Harold and Verniece Sylvester Yeazel. He married Susan Collins on July 31, 1971, at Clarksville, Ind.; they were married for 45 years; she survives. Also surviving are three sons, Adam Yeazel of Bloomington, Hans (JP) Yeazel of Bloomington and Lucas (Damari) Yeazel of Carmel; four grandchildren, Ashlyn and Emmy Yeazel and Aiden and Lillian Yeazel; a brother, Bob (Diane) Yeazel of St. Joseph; two stepbrothers, Kent (Linda) Krukewitt of Homer and Lynn (Kathy) Krukewitt of Texas; and a stepsister, Jo (Case) Mazic of Wisconsin. He was preceded in death by his parents.

      Gene served in the U.S. Army Reserves for six years. He was an insurance producer for 31 years for Country Companies in the Homer/Sidney area. After retiring from insurance, he worked in real estate for six years. He was a member of Sidney Lion's Club and was a 32nd degree Scottish Rite Free Mason.

      He loved taking long drives and traveling with his wife and children; he especially enjoyed San Belle Island in Florida. As a young man, he was a great trumpet player; he played taps at many Memorial Day celebrations and local military rites and also played in dance bands. He played football for Jamaica during the team's undefeated season in 1959.

      In lieu of other expressions of sympathy, memorials may be made to Mayo Clinic, Department of Development, 200 First St. SW, Rochester, MN 55905

  • Sources 
    1. [S6] Find a Grave.