Mrs. Ida Belle Aldridge, until recently a resident of Mattoon, died early today at the home of her son, Merlin, in Indianapolis at the age of 72. She was the sister of Ben F. and Edward J. Ely of Mattoon.
The body will be brought to Mattoon Saturday. Burial will be in Dodge Grove cemetery.
Mrs. Aldridge was born in Moultrie county, a daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Ben Ely, and came with her parents to Mattoon when she was a small girl. She was married to J.C. Aldridge, a Big Four railroad hostler, who died six years ago. In 1942, she left Matttoon to make her home in Indianapolis.
Surviving besides her son and her two brothers are a sister, Mrs. Loren Scott of Indianapolis; a grandson, Jack Aldridge of Indianapolis, and two granddaughters, Marilyn Aldridge and Mrs. Marguerite Hendrichs, also of that city.
Mattoon, Il. Daily Journal Gazette Fri. Dec. 3, 1943
The body will be brought to Mattoon Saturday. Burial will be in Dodge Grove cemetery.
Mrs. Aldridge was born in Moultrie county, a daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Ben Ely, and came with her parents to Mattoon when she was a small girl. She was married to J.C. Aldridge, a Big Four railroad hostler, who died six years ago. In 1942, she left Matttoon to make her home in Indianapolis.
Surviving besides her son and her two brothers are a sister, Mrs. Loren Scott of Indianapolis; a grandson, Jack Aldridge of Indianapolis, and two granddaughters, Marilyn Aldridge and Mrs. Marguerite Hendrichs, also of that city.
Mattoon, Il. Daily Journal Gazette Fri. Dec. 3, 1943
Mrs. Ida Belle Aldridge, until recently a resident of Mattoon, died early today at the home of her son, Merlin, in Indianapolis at the age of 72. She was the sister of Ben F. and Edward J. Ely of Mattoon.
The body will be brought to Mattoon Saturday. Burial will be in Dodge Grove cemetery.
Mrs. Aldridge was born in Moultrie county, a daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Ben Ely, and came with her parents to Mattoon when she was a small girl. She was married to J.C. Aldridge, a Big Four railroad hostler, who died six years ago. In 1942, she left Matttoon to make her home in Indianapolis.
Surviving besides her son and her two brothers are a sister, Mrs. Loren Scott of Indianapolis; a grandson, Jack Aldridge of Indianapolis, and two granddaughters, Marilyn Aldridge and Mrs. Marguerite Hendrichs, also of that city.
Mattoon, Il. Daily Journal Gazette Fri. Dec. 3, 1943
The body will be brought to Mattoon Saturday. Burial will be in Dodge Grove cemetery.
Mrs. Aldridge was born in Moultrie county, a daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Ben Ely, and came with her parents to Mattoon when she was a small girl. She was married to J.C. Aldridge, a Big Four railroad hostler, who died six years ago. In 1942, she left Matttoon to make her home in Indianapolis.
Surviving besides her son and her two brothers are a sister, Mrs. Loren Scott of Indianapolis; a grandson, Jack Aldridge of Indianapolis, and two granddaughters, Marilyn Aldridge and Mrs. Marguerite Hendrichs, also of that city.
Mattoon, Il. Daily Journal Gazette Fri. Dec. 3, 1943
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