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Isabel <I>Taylor</I> Lanham

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Isabel Taylor Lanham

Birth
Middleburg, Casey County, Kentucky, USA
Death
27 Nov 1946 (aged 75)
Decatur, Macon County, Illinois, USA
Burial
Decatur, Macon County, Illinois, USA GPS-Latitude: 39.8615051, Longitude: -88.9772794
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"Mrs. Isabell Lanham, 75, 2402 East Wood street, a resident of Decatur for 25 years, died at 11 a.m. Wednesday in St Mary's hospital. She had been ill for several years and had been confined to the hospital since last Saturday.

Mrs. Lanham was born the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gale Taylor on July 20, 1871, in Middleburg, Ky. She lived in Kentucky for several years and moved to Bloomington before coming to Decatur. Her first husband, Jeff Short, died 55 years ago. She later married Elzie Lanham, who is living in Decatur. She was a member of the Church of God in Decatur.

She leaves four children, Mrs. Maud Emmett of Peoria, V. S. Short of Brookfield, Mo., Taylor Lanham of St Louis and Marvin Lanham of Cincinnati, Ohio. She also leaves one sister, Mrs. Mary Allen of Dayton, Ky., and one brother, F. W. Taylor of Gastonia, N. C.

The body is at the Moran and Sons funeral home where friends may call. Funeral services will be held at Moran's at 3 p.m. Saturday. Burial will be in Graceland cemetery." The Decatur Daily Review (Decatur, Illinois), November 29, 1946
"Mrs. Isabell Lanham, 75, 2402 East Wood street, a resident of Decatur for 25 years, died at 11 a.m. Wednesday in St Mary's hospital. She had been ill for several years and had been confined to the hospital since last Saturday.

Mrs. Lanham was born the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gale Taylor on July 20, 1871, in Middleburg, Ky. She lived in Kentucky for several years and moved to Bloomington before coming to Decatur. Her first husband, Jeff Short, died 55 years ago. She later married Elzie Lanham, who is living in Decatur. She was a member of the Church of God in Decatur.

She leaves four children, Mrs. Maud Emmett of Peoria, V. S. Short of Brookfield, Mo., Taylor Lanham of St Louis and Marvin Lanham of Cincinnati, Ohio. She also leaves one sister, Mrs. Mary Allen of Dayton, Ky., and one brother, F. W. Taylor of Gastonia, N. C.

The body is at the Moran and Sons funeral home where friends may call. Funeral services will be held at Moran's at 3 p.m. Saturday. Burial will be in Graceland cemetery." The Decatur Daily Review (Decatur, Illinois), November 29, 1946


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  • Maintained by: Tressia
  • Originally Created by: CJ
  • Added: Oct 20, 2007
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/22328146/isabel-lanham: accessed ), memorial page for Isabel Taylor Lanham (20 Jul 1871–27 Nov 1946), Find a Grave Memorial ID 22328146, citing Graceland Cemetery, Decatur, Macon County, Illinois, USA; Maintained by Tressia (contributor 47642449).