Lillie Belle Johnson married Ira Ellis Smiser, July 1, 1897, in Menard Co., Ill. They appear to have divorced.
She is the mother of Ethel, Lester, Mabel, and Julia.
She then married Thomas Turner as seen in the 1920 census in Menard County, Ill. She had the following children with him: Emma, Mildred, Thomas, and William.
She then married the widower, Claude Edward LeSeure, Dec. 23, 1935, in Pekin.
She is survived by three daughters, Miss Julia Smiser, Mrs. Mabel Meyer, and Mrs. Millie Barr, all of Peoria; three sons, William and Thomas W. Turner, both of Peoria, and Les Smiser of Phoenix, Ariz. Three step-daughters and one step-son also survive. Two daughters preceded her in death.
Some info from the Peoria Journal Star, Mon., July 24, 1961, a.m. edition, page A-4.
Obituary located by Mel Slane.
Buried with her daughter, Julia.
Lillie Belle Johnson married Ira Ellis Smiser, July 1, 1897, in Menard Co., Ill. They appear to have divorced.
She is the mother of Ethel, Lester, Mabel, and Julia.
She then married Thomas Turner as seen in the 1920 census in Menard County, Ill. She had the following children with him: Emma, Mildred, Thomas, and William.
She then married the widower, Claude Edward LeSeure, Dec. 23, 1935, in Pekin.
She is survived by three daughters, Miss Julia Smiser, Mrs. Mabel Meyer, and Mrs. Millie Barr, all of Peoria; three sons, William and Thomas W. Turner, both of Peoria, and Les Smiser of Phoenix, Ariz. Three step-daughters and one step-son also survive. Two daughters preceded her in death.
Some info from the Peoria Journal Star, Mon., July 24, 1961, a.m. edition, page A-4.
Obituary located by Mel Slane.
Buried with her daughter, Julia.
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