Oma Ola Gross was born February 20, 1890 at Moroa twp., Macon Co., Illinois. She married W.W. Gross Jr. in Huron, South Dakota in 1918*. They lived in Beadle County until moving to Hand County in 1928. She returned to Huron after the death of her husband in 1968 and has been a nursing home resident since 1974. She died October 30, 1975 at the Violet Tschetter Nursing Home in Huron.

Funeral services were conducted at the Coleman-Thelen Funeral Home in Redfield November 4, with Charles Middleswarth officiating. Burial was in the Burdette Cemetery. Pallbearers were Jerry Bales, Delbert Bushong, Byman Downing, D.D. Nicholson, Wally Olson, and John Peterman.

Survivors include two sons, William of Huron and Charles of Monterey, California, a daughter, Mrs. Lucille Hanson of Paulina, Iowa; 32 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren.

Her husband, William Gross, a son* and a daughter* preceded her in death.
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**See husband's obit for more info.

* The "son" is "Jake" (see son William "Bud" Gross obit) and "daughter" would be "Violet Lee" Harmon.
Note rec'd:
RH on 25 Apr 2019

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I was recently going through some memorials of my family. I noticed that on my Aunt's memorial, you have that she was preceded in death by a son "Jake"...his actual name was Velma George Harmon. Don't ask me why in the world they named a male child Velma, but they did. We always called him "Jake", because of this.
RH

Name: Oma O Davis
Age: 10
Birth Date: Feb 1890
Birthplace: Illinois
Home in 1900: Maroa, Macon, Illinois
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Marital Status: Single
Father's name: Charles W Davis
Father's Birthplace: Illinois
Mother's name: Ida M Davis
Mother's Birthplace: Illinois

Household Members:
Name Age
Charles W Davis 38
Ida M Davis 35
Velma G Davis 16
Verda L Davis 14
Nita N Davis 12
Oma O Davis 10
Cecil W Davis 8
Hazel F Davis 2
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Name: Oma O Harmon
Age in 1910: 20
Birth Year: abt 1890
Birthplace: Illinois
Home in 1910: Hickory Point, Macon, Illinois
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Newt Harmon
Father's Birthplace: Illinois
Mother's Birthplace: Illinois
Native Tongue: English
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Years Married: 1
Number of Children Born: 1
Number of Children Living: 1

Household Members:
Name Age
Newt Harmon 24
Oma O Harmon 20
Violet L Harmon 0
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To explain the reference to "step-son" in husband, William Gross, obit: Oma's first husband, "Newt": He apparently remarried as well.

William Newton Harmon
in the Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947

Name: William Newton Harmon
Birth Date: 26 Jul 1886
Birth Place: Washington Tenn
Death Date: 5 May 1940
Death Place: Decatur, Macon, Illinois
Burial Date: 8 May 1940
Burial Place: Greenville, Greene, Tenn.
Cemetery Name: Local
Death Age: 53
Occupation: Salesman, Insurance
Race: White
Marital Status: W
Gender: Male
Residence: Forsyth, Macon, Ill.
Father Name: Harmon
Father Birth Place: , Green, Tenn.
Mother Name: Jane Broyles
Mother Birth Place: , Washington, Tenn.
FHL Film Number: 1831997