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LAENNA CEMETERY

Laenna Cemetery, located in Aetna Township, Section 33, Logan County, Illinois, has three entrances from the south. The lane farthest east will be the boundary for Section A. The grassy lane where the flag pole is located is the eastern boundary for Section B. Section C is the section farthest west, set off by two lanes. Read and transcribed by Mary Ann Radtke, Spring 2000. Laenna is an active cemetery. Corrections to Cheryl Rothwell.

Section A: Facing west, Left to Right:
Row 1:
1-1	Hatchett, Eugene L. "Son"
		1900-1934
A-1-2	Hatchett
		Father, Samuel
		1875-1956
		Mother, Cora
		1880-1963
A-1-3	McVicker, Lewis A.
		1882-1946
A-1-4	McVicker, Julia A.
		1885-1964
A-1-5	McVicker, Archie D.
		1910-1968
A-1-6	Sharp, Eric Carl
		1971-1971
A-1-7	Roos-Parents of Christopher Alan + Jennifer Rae
A-1-8	Roos, Christopher Alan
		Sept. 23, 1963-March 26, 1998
		"I will turn their mourning into joy and will
		comfort them and make them rejoice from their
		sorrow." Jer. 31:13
A-1-9	Simkins, Katherine Elizabeth "Daughter"
		1961-1979
A-1-10	Simkins
Row 2:
A-2-1	Myrick,Gerald Dean
		Sgt. US Army Air Corps
		WWII Korea
		March 20, 1920-Sept. 15, 1996
Row 3:
A-3-1	Brown, G. Hobart
		Feb. 20, 1899-Sept. 30, 1900
A-3-2	Brown, J. Albert
		June 9, 1896-Aug. 9, 1920
A-3-3	Brown
A-3-4	Troop, Thomas B.
		Nov. 23, 1867-April 5, 1919
		Lulu, His wife
		Nov. 10, 1869-Jan. 9, 1960
A-3-5	Heft, Everett H.-Son of H. + I. Heft
		Aug. 25, 1909-Sept. 13, 1910
A-3-6	Myrick, Dean
		1889-1960
A-3-7	Myrick, Lulu Laverne-Dau. of D. + M.L. Myrick
		1913-1913
A-3-8	Myrick, Minnie
		1895-1983
A-3-9	Myrick, Hobart Thomas
		CMCS U.S. Navy
		WWII Korea Vietnam
		1914-1990
A-3-10	Roos
		Elmer M.
		1895-1971
		Florence A.
		1899-1977
A-3-11	Wrage
		John Henry
		1890-1979
		Alma Louise
		1896-1973
Row 4:
A-4-1	Bapst Family Stone
Row 5:
A-5-1	Can't Read
A-5-2	Bapst, Wm.
		1858-1915
A-5-3	Bapst, Magdalena
		1864-1914
A-5-4	Bapst, Ray M-Son of Wm. + M. Bapst
		Dec. 25, 1900-Dec. 27, 1906
A-5-5	Bapst, Edna-Dau. of Wm. + M. Bapst
		Aug. 11, 1899
A-5-6	Bapst, Leah W.-Dau. of Wm. + M. Bapst
		Died Jan. 21, 1896
		Aged 3m, 27 d
A-5-7	Infant
A-5-8	Mother
A-5-9	Letterly, Michael
		1860-1930
		Rosa, His wife,
		1863-1913
A-5-10	Father
A-5-11	Richner, Henry A
		Father
		1867-1930
A-5-12	Richner, Emma C.
		Mother
		1874-1941
A-5-13	Richner Family Stone
A-5-14	Wrage
		Herbert A.
		May 12, 1923
		Blanche, B.
		Dec. 26, 1919
A-5-15	Infant Dau.of H.A. + B. Wrage
		Jan. 5, 1947
A-5-16	Leasman
		Leanore C.-daughter
		March 4, 1911-July 3, 1997
		Carrie M. -Mother
		Aug. 5, 1887-Jan. 30, 1952
A-5-17	Leasman, Emma D.
		Jan. 3, 1862-Sept. 30, 1962
Row 6:
A-6-1	Meacham, Ansel
		1843-1925
		Ann, His wife
		1845-1922
A-6-2	Meacham
Row 7:
A-7-1	Hatchett
	William H. Hatchett
		Oct. 10, 1850-Sept. 1, 1915
	Mary E. Hatchett
		Dec. 2, 1851-May 5, 1909
A-7-2	Israel, Mich L.
		Co E. 106th Ill INF
A-7-3	Father (Goes with Meacham in Row 6)
A-7-4	Mother (Goes with Meacham in Row 6)
A-7-5	Meacham
		Florence S.-Dau. of Mr. + Mrs. Ansel Meacham
		Died Dec. 23, 1894
		Aged 21 y, 4m, 12 d
A-7-6	Meacham, Wilbur H. -Son of E. + C. Meacham
		June 28, 1906-June 14, 1909
A-7-7	Meacham, Christina
		Sept. 18, 1868-April 4, 1955
A-7-8	Meacham,Eliza
		Nov. 24, 1868-Aug. 6, 1949
A-7-9	Vestal, Claude-Son of W.H. + M. Vestal
		June 16, 1889-Jan. 23, 1906
A-7-10	Buehler, Emiel F. "Father"
		1865-1951
A-7-11	Buehler, Sarah R. "Mother"
		1863-1921
A-7-12	Laramee
		Edward A.
		1905-1999
		Verna M.
		1911-1988
A-7-13	Laramee, Ronald Ray
	Laramee, Arnold Lee
		Children of E. A. + V. M. Laramee
		Aug. 18, 1935
A-7-14	Laramee
		Duane
		Oct. 30, 1932-Nov. 8, 1995
		E. Jean
		Oct. 13, 1942
		Heaven is our Home. Endless love-Nov. 15, 1978
		Foot marker:
		Duane Edward Laramee
		CPL US Army Korea
		Oct. 30, 1932-Nov. 8, 1995
Row 8:
A-8-1	Can't read
A-8-2	Aughenbaugh, Lula Ellen
		1869-1933
	Aughenbaugh, Abraham L.
		1861-1931
A-8-3	Stanfield, Louisa J. Wife of C.S. Stanfield
		Died Dec. 11, 1888
		Aged 40 years
A-8-4	Morgan, Walter
		1870-1952
A-8-5	Morgan, Ella
		1854-1942
A-8-6	Aughenbaugh, Clifford
		1900-1973
	Aughenbaugh, Florence M.
		1901-
A-8-7	Schaffenacker, Eduard (Yes, U-not a w)
		1875-Father-1934
A-8-8	Schaffenacker,Lucy
		1880-Mother-1963
A-8-9	Schaffenacker,Cora Olga-Dau. of Ed + Lucy Schaffenacker
		1903-1904
A-8-10	Schaffenacker, Mary W.
		1878-1964
	Schaffenacker, William G.
		1871-1933
A-8-11	Beil, Rev. E. "Father"
		1856-1927
A-8-12	Beil, Anna Barbara "Mother
		1855-1931
A-8-13	Haering, June A. "Daughter"
		1919-1928
A-8-14	Haering, Edgar "Father"
		1878-1930
A-8-15	Haering, Olga Clara "Mother"
		1883-1962
Row 9:
A-9-1	Paxton, Arminta W.
		April 23, 1871- July 20, 1903
A-9-2	Grace-Dau. of
A-9-3	Heinle, Louisa M.
		1858-1946
A-9-4	Heinle, Christ
		1840-1911
	Heinle, Louise, His wife
		1858-
A-9-5	Humphrey, Hazel M. "Infant"
		Died 1908
A-9-6	Schaffenacker, George
		Died March 18, 1895
		Aged 75 y, 3m, 18d
	Catherine, His wife
		Died Sept. 30, 1902
		Aged 67y, 6m, 15 d
		Foot stones: Mother, Father
A-9-7	Ogden, J.E.
A-9-8	Sheridan,Mrs. Ella
		June 12, 1867-March 13, 1940
A-9-9	Sheridan, Homer
		1893-1896
	Sheridan, Walter
		1900-1909
	Sheridan, Mel
		1857-1917
	Sheridan, Bryan
		1897-1931
A-9-10	Stoll, Lena
		1879-1965
	Stoll, Chas, E.
		1878-1954
A-9-11	Stoll, Theckla M.
		1913-
A-9-12	Stoll, Erhart W.C.
		Oct. 6, 1905-Oct. 9, 1905
		Unser Liebling
A-9-13	McCann, Miriam I.
		1904-1982 Hazelwood
	McCann, Keith O.
		1907-1939
A-9-14	Myrick, Ruth E.
		1876-1970
	Myrick, Ezra C.
		1877-1942
A-9-15	Myrick, Bernice R.
		Sept. 13, 1903-Feb. 28, 1986
		Dau. of Ruth E. + Ezra C.
A-9-16	Hazelwood, Thomas R.
		May 10, 1878-June 5, 1954
A-9-17	Myrick, Vesta Turner
		1905-1974
		Myrick, Burdell M.
		1902-1960
A-9-18	Myrick, Mildred A.
		1912-1986
	Myrick, Francis H.
		1911-1989
Row 10:
A-10-1	Richner, Betty Joan
		Sept. 27, 1930
A-10-2	Richner, Josephine
		1908-1992
	Richner, Walter H.
		1903-1960
A-10-3	Gannon, Roscoe-son of E. H. + M. J. Gannon
		Died Sept. 2, 1882
		1y, 15 d
A-10-4	Lakin, Percy E.
		Aug. 6, 1888-July 8, 1958
A-10-5	Lakin, Alzoie
		July 17, 1891-July 24, 1978
A-10-6	Can't read
A-10-7	Kinder, George A. "Father"
		Nov. 27, 1853-Feb.24, 1932
A-10-8	Kinder, Lovina "Mother"
		Jan. 16, 1862-March 14, 1948
A-10-9	Allen, Bernard B.-son of W. B. + M. E. Allen
		Died April 25, 1901
		Aged 2y, 6m, 21 d
A-10-10	Benson, Carl H. son of John + Laura Benson
		Died Sept. 13, 1890
		7y, 10m, 14d
A-10-11	Benson, John
		1853-1928
	Benson,Laura A.
		1857-1931
	Benson,Ola M.
		1875-1927
A-10-12	McCann, William Charles
		Dec. 9, 1864-April 27, 1927
	McCann, Nora E. Ogden
		Oct. 1, 1869-March 28, 1928
		Family Stone Also
A-10-13	Roos, Norman-son of C. G.+ A.C. Roos
		Died Feb. 6, 1909
		6 months
A-10-14	Roos, Christian G.
		1860-1943
	Roos, Anna C.
		1868-1936
A-10-15	French-Schutt
	Julia Imogene
		1897-1976
	Arthur J.
		1905-1980
	Paul Page
		1894-1980
	Doris M.
		1902-1982
		The Lord watch between me and thee,
		When we are absent one from another.
Row 11:
A-11-1	Alexander, Henry
		1832-1908
	Sarah E. Peddicord, His wife
		1864-1948
A-11-2	Kuntzi, John C.
		1861-1934
	Rosa E. Fultz-His wife
		1869-1910
A-11-3	Can't read
A-11-4	Schmidt, Gilbert
		1886-1948
A-11-5	Schmidt, Esther
		1893-1956
A-11-6	Whalen, E. J.
		1847-1911
A-11-7	Whalen, Deliah A.-wife of E.J. Whalen "Mother"
		Feb. 13, 1867-March 3, 1905
A-11-8	Robb, Wealthy Lowry
		1851-1905
	Robb, William T.
		1848-1926
A-11-9	Benson, Chas E.
		1883-1892
A-11-10	Anderson, Alma J.
		1873-1941
	Anderson, Henning
		1872-1956
A-11-11	Anderson, Rudolf (Rudy) A.
		Feb. 24, 1913-Oct. 31, 1981
A-11-12	Anderson, Elizabeth
		Nov. 10, 1910-Dec. 7, 1997
A-11-13	Ayres, Alfred
		1829-1907
	Nellie, His wife
		1839-1921
A-11-14	Bland, Addie E.
		1892-1958
Row 12:
A-12-1	West, J.C.
		1829-1886
	Augusta M. His wife
		1839-1894
		Our Parents
A-12-2	Williams, Sarah A.-wife of R. Williams
		Died Dec. 27, 1888
		Aged 67y, 7m 18d
		Mother is Gone
	Williams, Roley
		Died Dec. 26, 1893
		Aged 71 y, 4m, 9d
		Father is Gone
A-12-3	Grant, Clara A.
		1878-1967
	Grant, Selden B.
		1870-1937
A-12-4	Grant, Homer Hale
		Sept. 3, 1899-May 13, 1913
A-12-5	Poff, Sara J. "Mother"
		1841-1892
A-12-6	Poff, Elmer A. "Brother"
		March 11, 1870-Jan. 30, 1901
A-12-7	Watson, Lina J.
		1871-1961
	Watson, James A.
		1866-1942
A-12-8	Watson, Nell H.
		1904-1999
A-12-9	Laughery, Isaac
		1882-1926
A-12-10	Laughery, James S.
		1879-1918
A-12-11	Laughery, James A.
		1851-1902
	Laughery, Mary V. His wife
		1854-1912
A-12-12	Laughery, Alpheus A.
		1876-1899
A-12-13	Jackson, William Levi
		1880-1966
Row 13:
A-13-1	Father
A-13-2	Turley, Ethel M.
		1907-1908
A-13-3	Turley Family Stone
Row 14:
A-14-1	Baker, Samuel
		March 14, 1819-May 10, 1915
		Co E 106 Ill Vol. INFT.
A-14-2	Baker, Mary-wife of Samuel Baker
		Died Jan. 25, 1883
		Aged 65 y.
A-14-3	Baker, Sarah A.
		1852-Mother-1926
A-14-4	Baker, James M.
		1849-1923
		Baker, Cordelia, His wife
		1853-1915
A-14-5	Rentschler,Johann G.
		Geb (born) Oct. 27, 1849
		Gest (died) March 22, 1901
A-14-6	Anna Maria
		Geborne Schmierle
		The frau of Joh. Georg
		Born Sept. 11, 1860
		Died July 23, 1899
A-14-7	Can't read
A-14-8	Steenrod, Hiram
		Born Dec. 26, 1840
		Died Sept. 10, 1913
		Gone but not forgotten
A-14-9	Obery, Elsie-dau. of Mr. + Mrs. John Obery
		1900-1914
A-14-10	Obery, Elvira
		1858-1920
A-14-11	Obery,John
		1847-1930
	Obery, Elizabeth, His wife
		1857-1895
A-14-12	McMahan,George W.
		Died March 28, 1892
		Aged 58 y, 2m, 27 d
		In Memory of Our Father
		To die is to gain
		Footmarker: Father-in Row 13
A-14-13	Turley, Edith L.
		1869-1945
A-14-14	Turley, J. Frank
		1869-1916
A-14-15	Dial, Mary F.
		1899-1930
A-14-16	Turley, Hazel J.
		1920-1937
A-14-17	Walker,John
		Born Feb. 24, 1816
		Died Aug. 1, 1895
A-14-18	Pitts, Harry-son of J.M. + C.E. Pitts
		Died Oct. 18, 1897
		5m, 23d
A-14-19	Skinner, Effie Waddell
		1881-1931
A-14-20	Waddell, Leonard Harrison
		July 21, 1905
		Aug.4, 1906
A-14-21	Walker, Corpl. James
		Co. K 48 IND INF
A-14-22	Walker, Mary Jane
		March 6, 1851-Aug. 10, 1926
A-14-23	Walker, Lloyd K.
		Illinois Corp U.S. Army
		April 13, 1931
A-14-24	Cruse, Lula
		Oct. 1896-May 13, 1941
A-14-25	Bland, William H.
		1889-1952
A-14-26	Bland, Pearl M.
		1891-1944
Row 15:
A-15-1	Morris, Hamilton M.
		Co K 31st Ohio VI
		1844-1927
	Morris, Araminta T. Dement, His wife
		1847-1888
		Heaven is sweeter since they are there.
A-15-2	Morris, Elizabeth-Dau. of F.L. + M. Tobias
		Widow of Hamilton Morris
		1851-1939
A-15-3	Ayres, R.F.
		Born May 18, 1825
		Died April 30, 1882
	Ayres, Eudocia, His wife
		Nov. 17, 1833
		Dec. 19, 1913
A-15-4	Long, David W.
		Dec. 8, 1856-March 31, 1924
A-15-5	Long, Ada L. Ayers
		Feb. 6, 1857-Dec. 13, 1940
A-15-6	No Words
A-15-7	Norton, J. D.
		Co B 32rd Ill INF
A-15-8	Kennedy, Kenneth A.-son of S. O. + E.V. Kennedy
		Died Aug. 3, 1894
		Aged: 13 days
A-15-9	Lakin, Alexander J.
		1851-1914
		Lakin, Celestia, His wife
		1860-1937
A-15-10	McMahan, Harrison-son of W.T. + A. McMahan
		Feb.23, 1882
		Aged: 5 months
A-15-11	McMahan, Charles H.
		Died Aug. 18, 1882
		Aged 48 y, 2 m.
A-15-12	Matheny, Robert D., was murdered Aug. 18, 1882
		Aged 20y, 8m, 10d
		Dearest brother, thou hast left us, Here thy loss we
		deeply feel, But tis God that hath bereft us, He can
		all our sorrows heel.
A-15-13	Carlock, John H.
		Aug. 18, 1882
		Aged 17 y.
		Erected by T. F. Dickey of Fairfield, Ill..
		"Brutally murdered on the night of Aug. 18, 1882"
A-15-14	Stanfield, David A.-son of J. + M.E. Stanfield
		Aug. 3, 1885 1y, 11m, 22d
A-15-15	Stanfield, Jacob
		1849-1929
		Stanfield, Elizabeth
		1855-1935
A-15-16	Stanfield, William H.
		1879-1956
A-15-17	Walker, Frona
		1876-1924
A-15-18	Can't read
A-15-19	Walker, Burton W.
		Died Dec. 3, 1896
		Aged 14y, 28 d
		Asleep in Jesus
A-15-20	Walker, Walter
		Born Aug. 22, 1879
		Died Jan. 14, 1896
Row 16: Grassy lane with flag pole and pump.