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.
Mary
Ellen married second to William Hopton, 1868-1956, exact date unknown, the year
was 1907 in North Dakota. Wilma writes, “A widower with several children she
helped raise.” According to the 1910 Burleigh County, North Dakota, US Federal
census, ED 25, sheet 15B, Dwelling 307, family 307, Mary Ellen had no children.
According to the 1920 census, the family had moved back to Marseilles, LaSalle
County, Illinois. Mary Ellen died in Marseilles on 24 September 1942. William
Hopton continued to live in Marseilles near the Woodin family until his death.
