Murbarger, Cecil

1914 - 2001  (87 years)

• Name	Murbarger, Cecil
  Birth	9 Jan 1914	Clay County, Illinois   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Female
  Census		1940 Census, Clay City Township, Clay County, Illinois, page 10b 1940 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 13-4) (Township), image 20, page 10b The writing in the 1940 Federal census for Clay City, Illinois is sometimes difficult to read. Ancestry.com has attempted to index this census, but there are many transcription errors.
  		1930 Census, Clay City Township, Clay County, Illinois, page 05a 1930 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 0004) (Township), image 09, page 05a
  Reference Number	MURB.C001
  _FGRAVE	18318525
  Funeral	Clay City United Methodist Church, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  Death	21 Nov 2001	Clay County Hospital, Flora, Clay County, Illinois   [1, 2, 6]
  	Cecil Staser of Clay City died at Clay County Hospital, Flora, IL. She was born in Clay County, the daughter of David & Bertha Patridge Murbarger. She married Robert D. Staser on March 17, 1932. He preceded her in death in January of 1978. She was a retired cook from the Clay City Grade School and was a member of the Clay City United Methodist Church. She taught Queen Esther Sunday School Class and attended Clay City United Methodist Church Quilting Club. Mrs. Staser is survived by a daughter, Patricia Workman; two sons, William and Robert Staser; a special friend, A. J. Crown; brothers Eath Murbarger & Neal Murbarger; 10 grandchildren & eight great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, parents, three children, seven brothers and one sister. Funeral services were held at the Clay City United Methodist Church with burial in the Clay City Cemetery. (Published Olney Daily Mail)
  Burial	Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [1, 7]
  	Plot: Lot 1 - 2 Add - Row 17 - Sp 1
  		Headstone, Staser, Cecil and Robert D.
  Person ID	I18290	Carl Wayne Gray Research | Murbarger - Harrison John Harrison Murbarger and Martha A. Harrison Descendants, Patridge - Hough Elmer Newell Patridge and Amanda Hough Descendants
  Last Modified	8 Jan 2026

  
  

  Father	Murbarger, David,   b. 22 Sep 1881, Clay County, Illinois d. 3 Aug 1964 (Age 82 years)
  Mother	Patridge, Bertha,   b. 27 Aug 1886, Illinois d. 21 Feb 1945 (Age 58 years)
  Marriage	Y  [4, 5, 8]
  Family ID	F8179	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Staser, Robert David,   b. 27 Nov 1907, Illinois d. 26 Jan 1978 (Age 70 years)
  Marriage	17 Mar 1932  [1, 2, 3, 9]
  Age at Marriage	She : 18 years and 2 months - He : 24 years and 4 months.
  Children	+ 1. Staser, Patricia 'Pat',   b. 26 Oct 1932, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois d. 14 Aug 2021, Effingham, Effingham County, Illinois (Age 88 years) > 2. Staser, Margaret Kay 'Peggy',   b. 27 Jul 1934, Illinois d. 15 May 1965 (Age 30 years)   3. Living + 4. Staser, Robert Dale 'Bob',   b. 25 Sep 1939, Clay County, Illinois d. 13 Sep 2022, Noble, Richland County, Illinois (Age 82 years) > 5. Staser, James Bruce,   b. 22 Aug 1951, Flora, Clay County, Illinois d. 10 Oct 1980, Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana, Champaign County, Illinois (Age 29 years)   6. Staser, Daniel J. 'Danny',   b. 10 Sep 1952   d. 11 Sep 1952 (Age 0 years)
  Family ID	F8186	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 9 Jan 1914 - Clay County, Illinois Funeral - - Clay City United Methodist Church, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois Death - 21 Nov 2001 - Clay County Hospital, Flora, Clay County, Illinois Burial - - Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos

  Cecil (Murbarger) Staser (1914-2001) Photo compliments of Mike Ragan

  
  

• Sources

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