Dewhirst, Lavern

1904 - 1973  (68 years)

• Name	Dewhirst, Lavern
  Birth	27 Jun 1904	Clay County, Illinois
  Gender	Female
  Reference Number	DEWH.L003
  _FGRAVE	81054632
  Death	5 May 1973	Saint Joseph Hospital, St. Charles, St. Charles County, Missouri   [1]
  Burial	Crest Haven Memorial Park, Claremont, Richland County, Illinois
  Person ID	I22540	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	7 Aug 2021

  
  

  Father	Dewhirst, James Wilder,   b. 12 Jun 1862, Pixley Township, Clay County, Illinois d. 13 Mar 1951, Noble, Richland County, Illinois (Age 88 years)
  Mother	Jenner, Effie Lettie 'Jennie',   b. 14 Dec 1869, Noble, Richland County, Illinois d. 7 Jul 1931, Noble, Richland County, Illinois (Age 61 years)
  Family ID	F18328	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Scherer, Jerome F.,   b. 12 Feb 1904, Olney, Richland County, Illinois d. 4 Apr 1984 (Age 80 years)
  Marriage	1930
  Age at Marriage	She : ~ 25 years and 6 months - He : ~ 25 years and 10 months.
  Family ID	F18333	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Oct 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 27 Jun 1904 - Clay County, Illinois Death - 5 May 1973 - Saint Joseph Hospital, St. Charles, St. Charles County, Missouri Burial - - Crest Haven Memorial Park, Claremont, Richland County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Mrs LaVern Scherer, 68, died Saturday afternoon at St. Joseph Hospital in St. Charles, Mo. Mrs. Scherer was born June 27, 1904 in Clay Co. the daughter of James W. and Effie L. Jenner Dewhirst. She was united in marriage with Jerome Scherer June 1, 1930 in Richland County. Mrs. Scherer was a well known beautician. She was a very active member of the First United Church of Christ and the Women's Guild of the church. Besides her husband Jerome, she is survived by three sons, Jerry T. of Decatur, Richard D. of Route 6, Olney, and Gaylord L. of Peoria; one daughter, Mrs. Tom (Juldine) Maloney of St. Charles, MO; three brothers, Willard R. Dewhirst of Clay City,Dr. L. W. Dewhirst of Lakeland, FL, and Herman J. Dewhirst of Tracy, CA; four sisters, Mrs. Elsie Smith of Bakersfield, CA, Mrs. Gilbert (Zelma) Toliver of Noble, Mrs. Earl (Winona) King of Olney and Mrs. Joe (Lenora) Sunday of Clay City; seven grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Mrs. Scherer was preceded in death by an infant brother. Funeral services will be Tuesday at the Zirkle Funeral home with burial in the Crest Haven Cemetery. Published in an Olney newspaper May 1973

  
  

• Sources

  [S5640] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Sunday, Lenora, 78, (http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=18119119), none. (Reliability: 2).