Mitchell, Evelyn Joyce

1930 - 2001  (70 years)

• Name	Mitchell, Evelyn Joyce
  Birth	26 May 1930	Mount Erie, Wayne County, Illinois   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  Reference Number	MITC.E010
  _FGRAVE	41764133
  Death	8 Jan 2001	Eastview Terrace Nursing Home, Sullivan, Moultrie County, Illinois   [1, 2]
  	Cause: Diabetes
  	Evelyn J. Young, 70, of Sullivan, formerly of Clay City, died at 4:05 p.m. Monday January 8, 2001 at Eastview Terrace Nursing home in Sullivan. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Summers-Kistler Funeral Home in Clay City. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at the funeral home with Pastor Duane Sodvic officiating. Burial will be in Clay City Cemetery. Mrs. Young was born on May 26, 1930 in Mt. Erie, the daughter of James and Myrtle (Penrod) Mitchell. She married Virgil L. Gray in 1952. He preceded her in death in 1959. She later married Carol Young in 1963. He preceded her in death in 1981. She was a member of Clay City Church of God in Clay City. Mrs. Young is survived by two sons, Leroy Gray of Uncasville, Conn. and Randall Gray of Glendale, Ariz.; four daughters, Donna Young of Clay City, Nova Lantis of Glendale, Ariz., Pearl Brown of Waco, Texas and Kim Scroggins of Altamont; three step-sons, Billy Young of Oregon, Everett Young of Flora and Danny Young of Oregon; six step-daughters, Florene Sharp of Flora, Luella Justice of Mattoon, Velda Lambrith of Flora, Ida Vaslaskia of Lake Station, Ind., Linda Pruitt of Flora and Charolette Hill of Flora; two sisters, Lucille Sheraden of Fairfield and Luella Sharp of Clay City; a brother, Garry Mitchell of Findley; 43 grandchildren and several great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, husbands, two sisters, four brothers, one step-son and one grandson. Memorials may be made to the Diabetes Association. The Olney Daily Mail, January 2001
  Funeral	12 Jan 2001	Summers-Kistler Funeral Home, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [2]
  Burial	12 Jan 2001	Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [1, 2]
  Person ID	I6528	Carl Wayne Gray Research | Mitchell - ? James Mitchell and ? Descendants, Mitchell - Pendleton Joseph Henry 'Joe' Mitchell and Elizabeth Anna Pendleton Descendants, Pendleton - Wilson Jonathan Pendleton and Eliza Ann Wilson Descendants
  Last Modified	7 Aug 2023

  
  

  Father	Mitchell, James Calvin 'Jim',   b. 30 Nov 1897, Illinois d. 2 Oct 1964, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois (Age 66 years)
  Mother	Penrod, Myrtle,   b. 22 Oct 1899   d. 13 Oct 1985, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 85 years)
  Marriage	21 Oct 1916  [3, 4, 5]
  	Wayne County, Volume E, Page 178, License# 360
  Age at Marriage	He : 18 years and 11 months - She : 17 years.
  Family ID	F48	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1
  Children	+ 1. Mitchell, Donna Marie > 2. Mitchell, Nova
  Family ID	F1142	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Gray, Virgil Leroy,   b. 18 Oct 1909, Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana d. 4 Nov 1959, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois (Age 50 years)
  Marriage	14 Sep 1953	Morrison, Whiteside County, Illinois   [2, 6, 7]
  Age at Marriage	She : 23 years and 4 months - He : 43 years and 11 months.
  Children	+ 1. Gray, Calvin Leroy   2. Gray, Kevin + 3. Gray, Randall E. 'Randy',   b. 24 Mar 1956, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois d. 1 Aug 2009, Missouri (Age 53 years)
  Family ID	F1135	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 3	Young, Carol Eugene 'Curley',   b. 2 Sep 1914   d. 4 Sep 1981, Clay County, Illinois (Age 67 years)
  Marriage	1963  [2]
  Age at Marriage	She : ~ 32 years and 7 months - He : ~ 48 years and 3 months.
  Children	+ 1. Young, Winona Pearl,   b. 9 Oct 1958, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois d. 11 Sep 2025, Axiom Health Care, Flora, Clay County, Illinois (Age 66 years) > 2. Young, Kimberly Raye 'Kim',   b. 23 Jun 1964, Flora, Clay County, Illinois d. 10 Jan 2016, Texico, Jefferson County, Illinois (Age 51 years)
  Family ID	F1138	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 26 May 1930 - Mount Erie, Wayne County, Illinois Marriage - 14 Sep 1953 - Morrison, Whiteside County, Illinois Death - Cause: Diabetes - 8 Jan 2001 - Eastview Terrace Nursing Home, Sullivan, Moultrie County, Illinois Funeral - 12 Jan 2001 - Summers-Kistler Funeral Home, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois Burial - 12 Jan 2001 - Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Headstones

  Headstone, Young, Evelyn J. Gray

  
  

• Sources

  [S2308] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Young, Evelyn J. Gray, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/41764133/evelyn-j-gray_young), none. (Reliability: 2). [S1048] https://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Young, Evelyn J.. 70, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/41764133/evelyn-j-gray_young), none. (Reliability: 2). [S14341] Illinois Statewide Marriage Index 1763-1900, Marriage Index,, (http://www.ilsos.gov/isavital/marriagesrch.jsp) (Reliability: 2). [S95] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Mitchell, Myrtle and James C., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/24199872/james-calvin-mitchell), none. (Reliability: 2). [S96] Obituary, Mitchell, Jim, 66, none. (Reliability: 2). [S1046] State of Illinois Coroner's Certificate of Death, Death Certificate, Gray, Virgil Leroy (1909-1959), (29 December 1959), none. (Reliability: 3). [S1047] Ancestry.com, Help with the Grays Family Tree (Public Tree), (http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/32142044/family?cfpid=18192222774) (Reliability: 2).