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Lela Mae <I>McKnight</I> Gordon

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Lela Mae McKnight Gordon

Birth
Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois, USA
Death
13 Apr 2005 (aged 86)
Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois, USA
Burial
Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section A, Garden of Roses, Lot 774, Grave 5
Memorial ID
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Lela Mae Gordon, 86, of Springfield died Wednesday, April 13, 2005.

She was born April 13, 1919, in Chatham, the daughter of James L. and Myrtle Frey McKnight.

She married Oliver B. Gordon in 1940; he died in 1988.

Mrs. Gordon and her husband owned and operated Ollie and Mae's Tavern for 22 years.

Survivors: three sisters, Mary (husband, Dick) Carlson of Phoenix, Verna Hoskinson and Eileen Matula, both of Springfield; and several nieces, nephews and cousins.

Services: 10 a.m. Saturday, Staab Funeral Home, Charles Lee officiating.

Burial: Roselawn Memorial Park.

State Journal-Register, The (Springfield, IL) - Friday, April 15, 2005
Page: 28
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Date Of Burial: 04/16/2005
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Lela Mae Gordon, 86, of Springfield died Wednesday, April 13, 2005.

She was born April 13, 1919, in Chatham, the daughter of James L. and Myrtle Frey McKnight.

She married Oliver B. Gordon in 1940; he died in 1988.

Mrs. Gordon and her husband owned and operated Ollie and Mae's Tavern for 22 years.

Survivors: three sisters, Mary (husband, Dick) Carlson of Phoenix, Verna Hoskinson and Eileen Matula, both of Springfield; and several nieces, nephews and cousins.

Services: 10 a.m. Saturday, Staab Funeral Home, Charles Lee officiating.

Burial: Roselawn Memorial Park.

State Journal-Register, The (Springfield, IL) - Friday, April 15, 2005
Page: 28
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Date Of Burial: 04/16/2005
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