"Winnie"
Dau of William G Borchelt
Wife of Richard E Byers, divorced
Wife of Charles E. Bowyer, married 1906, divorced 1911. Lived in Charleston, IL, at this time.
Mother of Helen Byers Jones
Grandmother of four
Was house matron of Pemberton Hall (the only girls dormitory at that time) at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, Illinois, for many years.
Lived with her only daughter Helen her whole life, even after Helen married V.A. Jones. She was her grandchildren's one and only nanny and was a major part of their lives.
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Newton, Ill. - Mrs. Alvena Amelia Byers, who formerly lived near Charleston, died a few days ago at the home of her daughter, Mrs. V. A. Jones, in this city. Mrs. Byers had made her home with Mrs. Jones for some time. She was 69 years old.
The funeral was held here. Burial was at Charleston.
Journal Gazette, Mattoon, IL, Mar 19, 1940 p 8
Dau of William G Borchelt
Wife of Richard E Byers, divorced
Wife of Charles E. Bowyer, married 1906, divorced 1911. Lived in Charleston, IL, at this time.
Mother of Helen Byers Jones
Grandmother of four
Was house matron of Pemberton Hall (the only girls dormitory at that time) at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, Illinois, for many years.
Lived with her only daughter Helen her whole life, even after Helen married V.A. Jones. She was her grandchildren's one and only nanny and was a major part of their lives.
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Newton, Ill. - Mrs. Alvena Amelia Byers, who formerly lived near Charleston, died a few days ago at the home of her daughter, Mrs. V. A. Jones, in this city. Mrs. Byers had made her home with Mrs. Jones for some time. She was 69 years old.
The funeral was held here. Burial was at Charleston.
Journal Gazette, Mattoon, IL, Mar 19, 1940 p 8
"Winnie"
Dau of William G Borchelt
Wife of Richard E Byers, divorced
Wife of Charles E. Bowyer, married 1906, divorced 1911. Lived in Charleston, IL, at this time.
Mother of Helen Byers Jones
Grandmother of four
Was house matron of Pemberton Hall (the only girls dormitory at that time) at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, Illinois, for many years.
Lived with her only daughter Helen her whole life, even after Helen married V.A. Jones. She was her grandchildren's one and only nanny and was a major part of their lives.
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Newton, Ill. - Mrs. Alvena Amelia Byers, who formerly lived near Charleston, died a few days ago at the home of her daughter, Mrs. V. A. Jones, in this city. Mrs. Byers had made her home with Mrs. Jones for some time. She was 69 years old.
The funeral was held here. Burial was at Charleston.
Journal Gazette, Mattoon, IL, Mar 19, 1940 p 8
Dau of William G Borchelt
Wife of Richard E Byers, divorced
Wife of Charles E. Bowyer, married 1906, divorced 1911. Lived in Charleston, IL, at this time.
Mother of Helen Byers Jones
Grandmother of four
Was house matron of Pemberton Hall (the only girls dormitory at that time) at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, Illinois, for many years.
Lived with her only daughter Helen her whole life, even after Helen married V.A. Jones. She was her grandchildren's one and only nanny and was a major part of their lives.
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Newton, Ill. - Mrs. Alvena Amelia Byers, who formerly lived near Charleston, died a few days ago at the home of her daughter, Mrs. V. A. Jones, in this city. Mrs. Byers had made her home with Mrs. Jones for some time. She was 69 years old.
The funeral was held here. Burial was at Charleston.
Journal Gazette, Mattoon, IL, Mar 19, 1940 p 8
