McDowell, Grace Ilene

1921 - 1983  (62 years)

• Name	McDowell, Grace Ilene
  		Ed McDowell Family On the back of this picture someone wrote: Ed McDowell Family L to R kneeling Lois Negd & Jackie Lee - Standing: Nancy, Grace, Thelma, Clarence, Martha Ellen, Edbert and ?. That is Jack standing by Ed so not sure why the ? From the Edna Bernice (McDowell) Wilson (1918-2004) collection. Contributed by Leona Mae…
  Birth	17 Jun 1921	Clay County, Illinois   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Female
  Reference Number	MCDO.G006
  _FGRAVE	37012115
  Death	7 Dec 1983	Clay County Hospital (Old Location), Flora, Clay County, Illinois   [1, 4, 5]
  	Cause: Pneumonia
  	Grace I. Luke, 62, Clay City, died at 8:30 a.m. Wednesday in Clay County Hospital in Flora. Services will be in the Hosselton-Bookhout-Engelmeier Funeral Home in CLay City. Visitation will be in the funeral home and a Rebekah Service. Burial will be in Clay City Cemetery. Mrs. Luke was born June 17, 1921, in Clay County, the daughter of Edbert and Martha Sheets McDowell. She married John Luke July 9, 1941, and he survives. Other survivors include three sons, Tom, Clay City; John, Olney; and Donald, Flora; a brother, Jackie McDowell, Dundas; two sisters, Lois Wille, Clay City; and Nancy Wiseman, Flat Rock; and a half-sister, Thelma Tomsoh, Claremont. She was preceded in death by her parents; a brother; two sisters; and two half-brothers. Taken from the Olney Daily Mail, Olney, IL, 1983.
  Funeral	10 Dec 1983	Hosselton-Bookout-Engelmeier Funeral Home, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [5]
  Burial	10 Dec 1983	Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [1, 5, 6]
  		Headstone, Luke, Grace I. and John W.
  Person ID	I387	Carl Wayne Gray Research | Graham - Hornick John Riley Graham and Rebecca Isabelle 'Bell' Hornick Descendants, Hornick - Baity Christopher Columbus Hornick and Rachel Baity Descendant, Luke - Fuller Thomas Luke and Drusella Cossal Fuller Descendants, Luke - Harrington William David Luke and Barbara Harrington Descendants, Maglone - Landers James Maglone and Mary Landers Descendants, McDowell - Maglone John William 'Will' McDowell and Margaret Maglone Descendants
  Last Modified	15 Jun 2023

  
  

  Father	McDowell, Edbert Grover 'Ed',   b. 22 Mar 1885, Richland County, Illinois d. 1 Aug 1959, Noble, Richland County, Illinois (Age 74 years)
  Mother	Sheets, Martha Ellen 'Ella',   b. 1895, Indiana d. 1949, Noble Township, Richland County, Illinois (Age 54 years)
  Marriage	Y  [7, 8, 9]
  Family ID	F434	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Luke, John Woodrow,   b. 11 Jan 1915, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois d. 15 Feb 2003, Flora Pavilion Nursing Center, Flora, Clay County, Illinois (Age 88 years)
  Marriage	9 Jul 1941	St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri   [1, 10, 11]
  Age at Marriage	She : 20 years and 1 month - He : 26 years and 6 months.
  Children	> 1. Luke, John Robert,   b. 13 May 1945, Olney, Richland County, Illinois d. 26 Jan 2024, Carle Richland Memorial Hospital, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 78 years)   2. Luke, Donald R. 'Donnie',   b. 26 Oct 1951, Olney, Richland County, Illinois d. 10 Sep 2024, Carle Richland Memorial Hospital, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 72 years) > 3. Living
  Family ID	F130	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 17 Jun 1921 - Clay County, Illinois Marriage - 9 Jul 1941 - St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri Death - Cause: Pneumonia - 7 Dec 1983 - Clay County Hospital (Old Location), Flora, Clay County, Illinois Funeral - 10 Dec 1983 - Hosselton-Bookout-Engelmeier Funeral Home, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois Burial - 10 Dec 1983 - Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Thelma Morris and Grace McDowell From the Dorothy Lois 'Dot' (McDowell) Bricker (1927-2004) collection Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
  		Nella Mason, Mindy Pflaum, Iva Pettyjohn, John Luke, Grace Luke Contributed by Barbara Louise 'Barb' (McDowell) House (1935-2020)
  		Clay City Elementary School, 1st Grade 1928 1st grade Apr 20, 1928 Front: Mildred Wilson, Mary Barbara Ausbrook, Sadie Marie Crackel, Rosie Mae Wiese, Grace McDowell, Georgia Helen Scrugham, Charles William Hohlbauch, Gerald Murvin. Back row: teacher, Amy Dean, Fay Brainard, Sylvester Braden, John McIlvain, Harold Ray Cox, James Gipson. Contributed by Doris (Mayo)…

  
  

• Notes

  Grace I. Luke, 62, Clay City, died at 8:30 a.m. Wednesday in Clay County Hospital in Flora. Services will be in the Hosselton-Bookhout-Engelmeier Funeral Home in CLay City. Visitation will be in the funeral home and a Rebekah Service. Burial will be in Clay City Cemetery. Mrs. Luke was born June 17, 1921, in Clay County, the daughter of Edbert and Martha Sheets McDowell. She married John Luke July 9, 1941, and he survives. Other survivors include three sons, Tom, Clay City; John, Olney; and Donald, Flora; a brother, Jackie McDowell, Dundas; two sisters, Lois Wille, Clay City; and Nancy Wiseman, Flat Rock; and a half-sister, Thelma Tomsoh, Claremont. She was preceded in death by her parents; a brother; two sisters; and two half-brothers. Taken from the Olney Daily Mail, Olney, IL, 1983.

  
  

• Sources

  [S253] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Luke, Grace I. and John W., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/36880768/john-woodrow-luke), none. (Reliability: 2). [S412] Ancestry.com, 1930 Federal Census, Noble, Richland County, Illinois, District 11, page 3a, (http://search.ancestry.com/Browse/BookView.aspx?dbid=6224&iid=4584635_00131&sid=&gskw=), none. (Reliability: 2). [S555] Funeral Card, Luke, Grace I, none. (Reliability: 2). [S255] The Daily Clay County Advocate Press (Flora, Clay County, Illinois), Obituary, Luke, John W., (The Daily Clay County Advocate Press (Flora, Clay County, Illinois), date unknown), none. [S555] Funeral Card, Luke, Grace I, none. [S15426] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Luke, Grace I. and John W., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/37012115/grace-ilene-luke), none. (Reliability: 2). [S1327] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, McDowell, Jack Lee, 70, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/25361121/jack-lee-mcdowell), none. (Reliability: 2). [S1120] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, McDowell, Martha E. and Edbert G., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/44794506/edbert-g_-mcdowell), none. (Reliability: 2). [S186] Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, Enumeration District 3, Page 6A, (http://search.ancestry.com/content/viewer.aspx?dbid=6061&iid=4300174_00618&noredir=true&sid=&gskw=) (Reliability: 2). [S1133] https://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, McDowell, Mrs. Martha Ellen, 53, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/44794529/martha-ellen-mcdowell), none. (Reliability: 2). [S213] Luke, Stephen Gregory 'Steve' (1947-2002), Luke.GED, (Luke, Stephen Gregory 'Steve' (1947-2002), 01 July 2001) (Reliability: 2).