Neff, Mildred

1928 - 2016  (87 years)

• Name	Neff, Mildred
  Birth	28 Sep 1928	Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Census		1940 Census, Stanford Township, Clay County, Illinois, page 12a 1940 United States Federal Census, Stanford Township, Clay County, Illinois, (District 13-20), image 24, page 12a
  Reference Number	NEFF.M002
  _FGRAVE	162186499
  Death	6 May 2016	Flora, Clay County, Illinois   [2]
  Burial	Kneff Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [3]
  		Headstone, Hamilton, Mildred Neff
  Person ID	I45397	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	1 Dec 2023

  
  

  Father	Neff, Frank A. Jr.,   b. 17 Mar 1892   d. 30 Nov 1977 (Age 85 years)
  Mother	Bates, Minnie L.,   b. 16 Jun 1902, Clay County, Illinois d. 7 Mar 1995, Clay County Hospital (Old Location), Flora, Clay County, Illinois (Age 92 years)
  Marriage	1921  [1, 4]
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 28 years and 9 months - She : ~ 18 years and 6 months.
  Family ID	F11293	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Hamilton, Earl Eldon 'Hambone',   b. 5 Oct 1929, Clay County, Illinois d. 30 Oct 2017, St. Johns Hospital, Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois (Age 88 years)
  Marriage	18 Oct 1947
  Age at Marriage	She : 19 years and 1 month - He : 18 years.
  Children	1. Hamilton, Mike > 2. Hamilton, Ava > 3. Hamilton, Trudy > 4. Hamilton, Greg > 5. Hamilton, Kim
  Family ID	F18188	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Oct 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 28 Sep 1928 - Clay City, Clay County, Illinois Death - 6 May 2016 - Flora, Clay County, Illinois Burial - - Kneff Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Mildred Hamilton, 87, passed away peacefully at her home on Friday, May 6, 2016. Mildred was born in Clay City, Illinois, on September 28, 1928, the daughter of Frank A. Neff Jr. and Minnie (Bates) Neff. She attended a small one room school house until high school where she graduated from Clay City High School with a Home Economics Award in 1946. She married Earl “Hambone” Hamilton on October 18, 1947, and they had five children who were raised on a small farm north of Flora. Mildred loved her family so much that she would tell everyone how many children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and great-great-grandchildren that she had. Cooking for them and having them all around her made her the happiest. She was baptized into Christ in 1943 and was a life-long member of Bethlehem Christian Church. With her passion of cooking and entertaining she would have the preachers and their families over for Sunday dinner. She is survived by children: Mike Hamilton, Ava Siterlet, Trudy (David) Koontz, Greg (Deanna) Hamilton, and Kim (Shari) Hamilton; one sister: Leone (the late Charles W.) Cox; along with 17 grandchildren, 27 great-grandchildren, one great-great-grandchild, and several nieces and nephews. Preceding her in death were her parents: Frank and Minnie Neff, and sisters: Hazel Neff and Velma (Dale) Frost. A funeral service for Mildred Hamilton will be held 10 a.m. Tuesday, May 10, 2016, at Frank & Bright Funeral Home, Flora, with Mark Luzadder officiating. Burial will be in Kneff Cemetery, Flora. Memorial donations in Mildred’s memory may be given to Bethlehem Christian Church or Oil Belt Christian Service Camp.

  
  

• Sources

  [S361] http://www.findagrave.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Stanford Township, Clay County, Illinois, (District 13-20), image 24, page 12a, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2442/M-T0627-00769-00480?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.as) (Reliability: 2). [S15745] Frank & Bright Funeral Home, Flora, Illinois, Obituary, Cox, Leone (Neff), (https://www.frankandbright.com/obituaries/obit/1467/), none. (Reliability: 2). [S15794] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Hamilton, Mildred Neff, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/162186499/mildred-hamilton), none. (Reliability: 2). [S7346] https://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Neff, Minnie, 92, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/20432439/minnie-l-neff), none. (Reliability: 2).