Van Gundy Family Tree

Ralph Clement POWELL [Parents] was born on 24 Mar 1898 in Sullivan, Moultrie Co, IL. He died on 27 Sep 1994 in Decatur, Macon Co, IL, St Mary's Hospital. He was buried in Greenhill Cem, Sullivan, Moultrie Co, IL. He married Sylvia Marie HOSPODKA on 7 Oct 1950 in Oak Park, Il.

Other marriages:
BUTLER, Louella

He served in the Army Air Force during WWII.

Residences & events:

1944 Chicago, Cook Co, IL

1945 Forest Park, IL, was his residence immediately after his
marriage to Louella. He was an account for Western Electric Co in
Chicago for 35 years.

1953 N Riverside, IL

Sullivan, Moultrie Co, IL. Following retirement he returned to his
family, joined Jonathan Creek Christian Church which is located just
across the road from his house, and was active in several local
organizations, including the Moultrie Co, IL, Geneological Society,
Kiwanis Club, Farm Bureau, Illinois Rifle Assn, American Legion, and
Telephone Pioneers of America.

Ralph had been in a nursing home for quite some time before he died.
It was his second confinement there after suffering a stroke several
years earlier which left him in a dazed, confused, and sometimes
almost comitose, state. However, while in the nursing home, he was
accidentally bumped on the head, which instead of complicating the
illness, brought about a miraculous recovery. He returned home in
perfect health for his age.

Ralph's funeral was held on Thursday at 10:30 AM at the Reed Funeral Home of Sullivan, IL. Pallbearers were: nephews, Rick, Dale, and Greg Crawford; neighbors, Paul and John Shuman; and Dave Walker.

He was buried with military rites.

Sylvia Marie HOSPODKA was born on 2 May 1912 in Chicago, Cook Co, IL. She married Ralph Clement POWELL on 7 Oct 1950 in Oak Park, Il.

Sylvia collects bells, everything from cow bells to elaborate bells
from other countries, and although she has never traveled to the
countries of origin of most of them, she continues to add to the
collection through the generosity of friends and relatives.

Dewey Turner DECKARD was born on 28 Oct 1900 in Gamaliel, KY. He died on 20 Apr 1963 in Decatur, Macon Co, IL. He was buried in Greenhill Cem, Sullivan, Moultrie Co, IL. He married Geraldine Stokes. Dewey resided in 1937.

Other marriages:
POWELL, Enola Grace

Dewey was a foreman at the A.E. Staley Co, in Decatur, IL, and a
member of the Prairie Ave Baptist Church and the Staley Fellowship
Club.

The cause of his death was a self inflicted gunshot wound, the coroner
said he apparently had been despondent.

Funeral services were held at the Dawson & Wikoff Funeral Home in
Decatur at 1 PM on Tuesday. He was buried alongside his wife, Grace.
The whereabouts of his second wife are unknown.

Geraldine Stokes.Geraldine married Dewey Turner DECKARD.

Gilbert Reuble CRAWFORD was born on 8 May 1919 in Clinton, De Witt Co, IL. He married Frances Marian POWELL on 16 Jun 1943 in Moultrie Co, IL.

Residences & events:

1944 Springfield, Sangamon Co, IL, was their address while Gil was stationed in the service there as a clerk.

Moultrie Co, IL, near Sullivan. He worked as a farmer for several years, farming not only his own ground but his in-laws' land as well.

Frances Marian POWELL [Parents] was born on 3 Apr 1924 in Moultrie Co, IL. She married Gilbert Reuble CRAWFORD on 16 Jun 1943 in Moultrie Co, IL.

She was a school teacher and following retirement continued to be
involved in community groups as well as being a part time genealogist,
helping to put this book together.