Who Was Who II of Hanover, IL - Grant Home

Arnold, Mabelle Claire was born April 12, 1877 in Hanover and was the daughter of
William and Anna (McAllister) Arnold. Mabelle graduated from Hanover High School
in 1894. Mabelle died September 21, 1958 in Los Angeles, California.
Artman, Ruth Marilyn (Flury) was born April 27, 1926 in Hanover and was the
daughter of Glenn and Dorothy Alma (Wadleigh) Flury. She graduated from Hanover
High School in 1944. Ruth married William “Bill” Francis Artman on March 10, 1951
in Savanna and this union gave her one stepdaughter, Lynette (Artman) Haislet, and two
children were born to this union: Wayne Edward Artman and Nancy Sue (Artman)
Voss. The family lived in Freeport, Illinois and Ruth’s employment included Northwest
Telephone, Western State Insurance Company, Montgomery Ward, and the Freeport
School District. William died January 19, 2004 and Ruth died April 4, 2007. They are
both buried in Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens, Freeport.
Atkins, Elvira Ellen (Bender) Lampe was born December 18, 1900 in Sabula, Iowa
and was the daughter of Hiram John and Emily May Melvina (Connett) Bender. Elvira
was educated in the rural Clinton County, Iowa schools. She married Loyal Lampe in
1918 in Maquoketa, Iowa. She later married George Atkins on March 28, 1937 in
Clinton, Iowa. Elvira had seven children: Roberta (Lampe) Saylor, Laneda (Lampe)
Greenwaldt, Ardelle Betty Maxine (Lampe) Kramer, Thelma (Lampe) VanZuiden, Rita
(Lampe) Bentley-Garshok, Fred Lampe, and Richard Lampe. Elvira and George farmed
in rural Hanover and Galena for a number of years and later moved to Fulton, Illinois.
Elvira died July 1, 1985 and is buried in Evergreen Cemetery.
Bailey, Betty I. (Hoy) was born November 21, 1921 in Thomson, Illinois and was the
daughter of Clem and Esther B. (Plattenberger) Hoy. She graduated from York
Community High School in 1939. Betty married Lyle E. Bailey on March 26, 1940 in
Savanna and two children were born to this union: Gary Bailey and Sandra A. (Bailey)
Miller. Betty managed the Savanna school lunch program for 13 years. Betty died
September 18, 2009; she was cremated and buried in Lost Mound Cemetery.
Bailey, Carl was born February 3, 1930 in Taskee, Missouri and was the son of
Columbus Jefferson and Mae (Kellums) Bailey. He was a Veteran of the U.S. Army
serving during the Korean War. Carl married Kay Arleen Miller and five children were
born to this union: Carlene (Bailey) Wickler, Cheryl Bailey, Douglas Bailey, Gregory
Bailey, and Georgina Bailey. He was a timber man working in the Hanover and
Savanna area for more than 30 years. Carl died June 5, 2003 and is buried in Evergreen
Cemetery.
Bailey, Dorothy Irene (Quackenbush) was born September 19, 1917 in Grand
Meadow, Minnesota and was the daughter of Lambert William and Amy Eunice (Tabor)
Quackenbush. She married Glenn Rolland Bailey and three children were born to this
union: Rolland Bailey, Kay (Bailey) Topham, and Glenna Bailey. Dorothy lived in
Blanding,Illinois, Savanna, Illinois, and later in Boonville, Arkansas. Dorothy died
April 15, 1982; she was cremated and buried in Lost Mound Cemetery.
Bailey, Genevieve Virginia (Garrow) was born April 13, 1915 in Savanna, Illinois and
was the daughter of Alvin “Crappie” Austin and Mettie Ione (Lego) Garrow. The
family moved to rural Hanover in 1924 and to the village of Hanover in 1933.
Genevieve married Leslie Lester Bailey and three children were born to this union:
Patsy (Bailey) Raab, Wesley Bailey, and Richard Bailey. Genevieve and Leslie later
divorced. She worked for the telephone company in Savanna until she retired in 1977.
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