Zora Fern Moreland was the only child born to Andy and Lottie Osman Moreland. She was born in Edgewood, Illinois on 20 May 1904. For many years of her life, she grew up in that same area.
At the age of 11, she may have been living in Colorado for a time. Her father had TB and spent some time in a sanitarium in Woodman, Colorado. Later, it appears that the whole family was living in Ft. Collin, Colorado. A letter written to Andy and Lottie was sent to that location.
At one point in her life, she was living in a home in Effingham, Illinois as well.
When she was 17, she married Lester Ora Towles...the father of her 7 children.
EFFINGHAM DAILY NEWS---NOVEMBER 1985
Fern Towles
Edgewood--Mrs. Lester (Fern Z. Moreland) Towles, 81 of Edgewood died at 7:40 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 26, 1985, at St. Anthony's Memorial Hospital, Effingham.
The funeral will be at 1:30 p.m. Friday at the Edgewood Christian Church, with burial in Wabash Cemetery, near Edgewood. Visitation will be after 4 p.m. Thursday at Pagel Funeral Home, Edgewood, and after noon Friday at the church. Memorials may be made to the Wabash Cemetery Fund.
Mrs. Towles was born May 20, 1904, in Edgewood, the daughter of Andrew and Lottie (Osman) Moreland. She married Lester O. Towles in 1921. He died in 1977.
She was a member of the Edgewood Christian Church.
Surviving are her sons, Darrel G. of Greenwood, Ind., Clifford L. Of Oblong, Glen D. of Minooka; daughters, Mrs. Glen (Lois) Sporleder of Kinmundy, Mrs. Charles (Peggy) Eident of Watson; 21 grandchildren; and 39 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by one daughter and one grandchild.
At the age of 11, she may have been living in Colorado for a time. Her father had TB and spent some time in a sanitarium in Woodman, Colorado. Later, it appears that the whole family was living in Ft. Collin, Colorado. A letter written to Andy and Lottie was sent to that location.
At one point in her life, she was living in a home in Effingham, Illinois as well.
When she was 17, she married Lester Ora Towles...the father of her 7 children.
EFFINGHAM DAILY NEWS---NOVEMBER 1985
Fern Towles
Edgewood--Mrs. Lester (Fern Z. Moreland) Towles, 81 of Edgewood died at 7:40 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 26, 1985, at St. Anthony's Memorial Hospital, Effingham.
The funeral will be at 1:30 p.m. Friday at the Edgewood Christian Church, with burial in Wabash Cemetery, near Edgewood. Visitation will be after 4 p.m. Thursday at Pagel Funeral Home, Edgewood, and after noon Friday at the church. Memorials may be made to the Wabash Cemetery Fund.
Mrs. Towles was born May 20, 1904, in Edgewood, the daughter of Andrew and Lottie (Osman) Moreland. She married Lester O. Towles in 1921. He died in 1977.
She was a member of the Edgewood Christian Church.
Surviving are her sons, Darrel G. of Greenwood, Ind., Clifford L. Of Oblong, Glen D. of Minooka; daughters, Mrs. Glen (Lois) Sporleder of Kinmundy, Mrs. Charles (Peggy) Eident of Watson; 21 grandchildren; and 39 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by one daughter and one grandchild.
Zora Fern Moreland was the only child born to Andy and Lottie Osman Moreland. She was born in Edgewood, Illinois on 20 May 1904. For many years of her life, she grew up in that same area.
At the age of 11, she may have been living in Colorado for a time. Her father had TB and spent some time in a sanitarium in Woodman, Colorado. Later, it appears that the whole family was living in Ft. Collin, Colorado. A letter written to Andy and Lottie was sent to that location.
At one point in her life, she was living in a home in Effingham, Illinois as well.
When she was 17, she married Lester Ora Towles...the father of her 7 children.
EFFINGHAM DAILY NEWS---NOVEMBER 1985
Fern Towles
Edgewood--Mrs. Lester (Fern Z. Moreland) Towles, 81 of Edgewood died at 7:40 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 26, 1985, at St. Anthony's Memorial Hospital, Effingham.
The funeral will be at 1:30 p.m. Friday at the Edgewood Christian Church, with burial in Wabash Cemetery, near Edgewood. Visitation will be after 4 p.m. Thursday at Pagel Funeral Home, Edgewood, and after noon Friday at the church. Memorials may be made to the Wabash Cemetery Fund.
Mrs. Towles was born May 20, 1904, in Edgewood, the daughter of Andrew and Lottie (Osman) Moreland. She married Lester O. Towles in 1921. He died in 1977.
She was a member of the Edgewood Christian Church.
Surviving are her sons, Darrel G. of Greenwood, Ind., Clifford L. Of Oblong, Glen D. of Minooka; daughters, Mrs. Glen (Lois) Sporleder of Kinmundy, Mrs. Charles (Peggy) Eident of Watson; 21 grandchildren; and 39 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by one daughter and one grandchild.
At the age of 11, she may have been living in Colorado for a time. Her father had TB and spent some time in a sanitarium in Woodman, Colorado. Later, it appears that the whole family was living in Ft. Collin, Colorado. A letter written to Andy and Lottie was sent to that location.
At one point in her life, she was living in a home in Effingham, Illinois as well.
When she was 17, she married Lester Ora Towles...the father of her 7 children.
EFFINGHAM DAILY NEWS---NOVEMBER 1985
Fern Towles
Edgewood--Mrs. Lester (Fern Z. Moreland) Towles, 81 of Edgewood died at 7:40 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 26, 1985, at St. Anthony's Memorial Hospital, Effingham.
The funeral will be at 1:30 p.m. Friday at the Edgewood Christian Church, with burial in Wabash Cemetery, near Edgewood. Visitation will be after 4 p.m. Thursday at Pagel Funeral Home, Edgewood, and after noon Friday at the church. Memorials may be made to the Wabash Cemetery Fund.
Mrs. Towles was born May 20, 1904, in Edgewood, the daughter of Andrew and Lottie (Osman) Moreland. She married Lester O. Towles in 1921. He died in 1977.
She was a member of the Edgewood Christian Church.
Surviving are her sons, Darrel G. of Greenwood, Ind., Clifford L. Of Oblong, Glen D. of Minooka; daughters, Mrs. Glen (Lois) Sporleder of Kinmundy, Mrs. Charles (Peggy) Eident of Watson; 21 grandchildren; and 39 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by one daughter and one grandchild.
Inscription
TOWLES
Lester O.
June 21, 1903
Jan. 11, 1977
Fern Z.
May 20, 1904
Nov 26, 1985
Family Members
Sponsored by Ancestry
Advertisement
Explore more
Sponsored by Ancestry
Advertisement
