Sunday's Obituary - WOODIN, Eugenia Luella Couch (1878-1959), Eugene E. (1902-1988), Helen L. Morey (1908-1990), Richard W. Sr. (1930-1985), Marsha Anne (1952-1988), Walter R. (1904-1983)

WOODIN, Eugenia Luella Couch (1878-1959)

Mrs. Woodin, 81, Dies; Rites Wednesday
MARSEILLES - Mrs. Eugenie Louella Woodin, 81, widow of Martin L. Woodin, who resided with her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. James Morey at 1232 Washington St., died at 4:30 p.m. Sunday at St. Francis Hospital, Peoria, where she was moved from the Morey home Saturday. One week ago, Mrs. Woodin suffered a hip fracture in the Morey home.
Funeral rites will be at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Seals-Campbell chapel, the Rev. Arthur Landwehr, Marseilles Methodist Church pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Riverview Cemetery. Friends may call at the mortuary after 12 noon Tuesday.
Mrs. Woodin, born Oct. 18, 1878 in Seneca, was Eugenie Louella Couch, daughter of Eugene Couch and Nellie Armstrong Couch. After her marriage to Martin L. Woodin, she lived on a farm south of Ottawa for a number of years and had made her home in Marseilles the past 36 years.
She leaves besides her daughter, Mrs. James (Wilma) Morey, three sons and three other daughters, Clarence A. Woodin of Danville, Ill.; Eugene (Ted) Woodin, Riverview cemetery sexton who lives in Manlius Twp; Walter R. Woodin of Seneca; Mrs. Helen Goere of Alamagordo, N. Mex.; Mrs. Nellie Perrin of Naperville and Mrs. Mary Yoder of Albuquerque, N. Mex. Also surviving are two sisters, Mrs. Nettie Schuler and Mrs. Mildred Culbertson, both of Lockport in addition to numerous grandchildren, also great-grandchildren.
Dies in Peoria
Word has been received in the city of the death of Mrs. Eugenie Woodin of Marseilles, on Sunday, at 4 p.m. in a Peoria hospital.
Mrs. Woodin is well known in Lockport thru visits made to the home of her sister, Mrs. William Schuler, of Lockport. She is also survived by another sister, Mrs. Mildred Culberson. Arrangements for the funeral have not been completed.

 "Mrs. Woodin, 81, Dies; Rites Wednesday," undated clipping, November 1959, from unidentified newspaper; Blackmon Collection Family Papers; privately held 2013 by Selma Blackmon, [address for private use], Norcross, Georgia.
 

WOODIN, Eugene E. (1902-1988)

 Eugene E. Woodin 1902-1988
Eugene E. "Ted" Woodin, 85, of Marseilles, died Saturday evening, Sept. 10, at Community Hospital of Ottawa.
Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Seals-Campbell Chapel in Marseilles with the Rev. Richard Brewer of the United Methodist Church officiating. Burial will be in Riverview Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday.
Mr. Woodin, was born Oct. 12, 1902, in Marseilles, to Martin and Eugenie (Couch) Woodin. He married Helen Morey in 1925.
He is survived by his wife; two sons, Ernest of Cooperstown, N.Y., and Martin of Marseilles; two daughters, Mrs. Lewis (Marlene) Falk of Payne, Wise., and Mrs. Robert (Helen) Peek of Seneca; 21 grandchildren; 34 great -grandchildren and two sisters, Mrs. James (Wilma) Morey of Marseilles and Mrs. Helen Giere of Albuquerque, N.Y.
He was preceded in death by a son, two grandchildren, two brothers and two sisters.

"Eugene E. Woodin," undated clipping, September 1988, from unidentified newspaper; Blackmon Collection Family Papers; privately held 2013 by Selma Blackmon, [address for private use], Norcross, Georgia. LaSalle County Genealogy Guild, Ottawa, Illinois.possibly Ottawa Daily Times]

WOODIN, Helen L. Morey (1908-1990)

Helen L. (Morey) Woodin 1908-1990
Helen L. Woodin, 82, of Marseilles, died Friday morning, Oct. 19, at Rivershores Living Center in Marseilles.
Funeral services will be at 11:30 a.m. Monday at Seals-Campbell Chapel in Marseilles with the Revs. Carl Zager and Duane Kaufman officiating. Burial will be in Riverview Cemetery in Marseilles. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday.
Mrs. Woodin was born Oct. 17, 1908, in Lockport, Il., to Thomas and Florence (Hamilton) Morey. She married Eugene E. "Ted" Woodin of Marseilles in 1925. He died in 1988. She was a member of the VFW Auxiliary.
She is survived by two sons, Martin of Marseilles and Ernest of Cooperstown, N.Y.; two daughters, Mrs. Lewis (Marlene) Falk of Poynette, Wis., and Mrs. Robert (Helen) Peek of Earlville; 21 grandchildren; 34 great-grandchildren; three brothers, Martin and James Morey, both of Marseilles, and Thomas Morey Jr. of Sheridan; and three sisters, Mrs. Florence McHenry of Marseilles, Mrs. Lillian Hildy of Fort Adkinson, Wis., and Mrs. Russell (Dorothy) Stewart of Brookfield, Ill.
She was preceded in death by a son, Richard; two grandchildren; and one great-granddaughter.
article dated Oct 24, 1990
Helen Woodin
Helen L. Woodin, 82, mother of an Earlville woman, died Frida, Oct. 19, 1990, at Rivershores Living Center, Marseilles.
Mrs. Woodin was born Oct. 17, 1908, in Lockport to Thomas and Florence (Hamilton) Morey. She married Eugene (Ted) Woodin in 1925.
Services were Monday at Seals-Campbell Chapel, Marseilles. Burial was at Riverview Cemetery, also in Marseilles.
Among the survivors are two sons; two daughters, including Mrs. Robert (Helen) Peek of Earlville; 21 grand-children, 34 great-grandchildren; three brothers and three sisters.
She was preceded in death by her husband, one son, two grandchildren.
[possible Ottawa Free Press]

"Helen L. (Morey) Woodin," undated clipping, October 1990, from unidentified newspaper; Blackmon Collection Family Papers; privately held 2013 by Selma Blackmon, [address for private use], Norcross, Georgia. LaSalle County Genealogy Guild, Ottawa, Illinois.

 WOODIN, Richard W. Sr. (1930-1985)

Richard W. Woodin Sr. 1930-1985
Richard W. Woodin Sr., 55, Marseilles, died Tuesday evening at Hines V.A. Hospital.
Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Seals-Campbell Chapel, Marseilles, with the Rev. Richard Brewer of the United Methodist Church officiating. Burial will be in Riverview Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday.
Mr. Woodin was born March 4, 1930 in Marseilles to Eugene "Ted" and Helen (Morey) Woodin. In 1950 he married Lucille Dandley of California. He served in the Navy from 1947 to 1968. He was a member and past commander of Marseilles V.F.W. Post 5506.
He is survived by his wife; his parents; two sons, Richard Wayne Jr. of Tempe, Ariz. and Eugene of Marseilles; five daughters, Mrs. Marlene Gulledge of Perryville, Ark., Mrs. Marilyn Creekmore, Mrs. Margie Martinez, Marcia Beals and Marie Woodin, all of Marseilles; two brothers, Martin of Marseilles and Ernest of Cooperstown, N.Y.; two sisters, Mrs. Louis (Marlene) Falk of Poynette, Wis. and Mrs. Robert (Helen) Peek of Seneca and seven grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by one grandchild.
[possible Ottawa Daily Time, Aug 14, 1985]

"Richard W. Woodin Sr. 1930-1985," undated clipping, 14 August 1985, from unidentified newspaper; Blackmon Collection Family Papers; privately held 2013 by Selma Blackmon, [address for private use], Norcross, Georgia. LaSalle Genealogy Guild, Ottawa, Illinois

 

WOODIN, Marsha Anne (1952-1988)

Marsha Anne Woodin 1952-1988
Marsha Anne Woodin, 36, of Marseilles, died Tuesday morning, Sept 27, at her home.
Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Seals-Campbell Chapel in Marseilles with the Rev. Roy Wilson of the Assemblies of God Church officiating. Burial will be in Riverview Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday.
She was born on April 29, 1952, in San Diego, Calif, to Richard and Lucylle (Dandley) Woodin.
She is survived by her mother of Marseilles; two brothers, Richard Wayne of Palatine and Eugene of Marseilles; four sisters, Mrs. Jack (Marlene) Gulledge of Perryville, Ark., Mrs. Marilyn Cheekmore and Mrs. Margie Martinez, both of Marseilles and Marie Woodin of Utica and her grandmother, Mrs. Helen Woodin of Marseilles.
She was preceded in death by a daughter and her father.
[possible Ottawa Free Press]

"Marsha Anne Woodin," undated clipping, October 1988, from unidentified newspaper; Blackmon Collection Family Papers; privately held 2013 by Selma Blackmon, [address for private use], Norcross, Georgia. LaSalle County Genealogy Guild, Ottawa, Illinois.

WOODIN, Walter R. (1904-1983)

Walter R. Woodin 1904-1983
Walter R. "Johnny" Woodin, 79, Seneca, formerly of Marseilles, died Sunday evening at Morris Hospital.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Seals-Campbell Chapel with the Rev. Charles Klosterman of the Marseilles United Methodist Church officiating. Burial will be in Riverview Cemetery. Visitation will be held after 2 p.m. Tuesday.
Mr. Woodin was born March 24, 1904, in Seneca, to Martin and Eugenie (Couch) Woodin. He married Mary Studebaker in 1929 and she died in 1953. In 1965, he married Ruth Monroe Beldon. He was in the U.S. Navy from 1925-29. He was retired from Spicer Gravel and a member of the Operating Engineers No. 150.
He is survived by his wife; one son, David of Malta; one daughter, Mrs. Patricia Johnson of Rockford; two stepsons, Robert Beldon of Marseilles and William Beldon of Manasses, Va.; one stepdaughter, Mrs. Edwin (Barbara) McNabb of Morris; three sisters, Mrs. Helen Giere of Albuquerque, N.M., Mrs. John (Maryellen) Self of Rogers, Ark., and Mrs. James (Wilma) Morey of Marseilles; five grandchildren; five step-grandchildren; one great-grandchild and nine step-great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his first wife, one brother, one sister, one son and one daughter.
[possibly 6 June 1983, Ottawa Daily Times]

"Walter R. Woodin 1904-1983," undated clipping, June 1983, from unidentified newspaper; Blackmon Collection Family Papers; privately held 2013 by Selma Blackmon, [address for private use], Norcross, Georgia. LaSalle County Genealogy Guild, Ottawa, Illinois.