Sarah Elizabeth Gregory

Sarah married William Henry Bedenbender 30 Dec 1896, Woodstock, Schuyler Co., IL. William was born 14 Sep 1870, Woodstock, Schuyler Co., IL; died 25 Nov 1934, Woodstock, Schuyler Co., IL. [Group Sheet]

Floyd married Maxine Pearl Steadman 23 Mar 1938, Palmyra, Marion Co., MO. Maxine (daughter of John Franklin Steadman and Anna Belle "Annie" Wright) was born 5 Sep 1920, Rushville, Schuyler Co., IL; died 5 Jul 2001, Littleton, Schuyler Co., IL; was buried 8 Jul 2001, Brooklyn Cemetery, Brooklyn, Schuyler Co., IL. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Obituary: 22 Nov 2000, Peoria, Peoria Co., IL; Peoria Journal Star
• Obituary: 29 Nov 2000, Rushville, Schuyler Co., IL; The Rushville Times

Notes:

Obituary:
JOANN MORGAN

BROOKLYN - JoAnn Morgan, 61, of Brooklyn died at 2 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2000, at St. John's Hospital in Springfield.

Born March 1, 1939, in Rushville to Floyd and Maxine Steadman Bedenbender, she married Ed Morgan in 1982 in Palmyra, Mo. He survives.

Also surviving are her mother of Littleton; one son, Roger Wheeler of Rushville; two daughters, Heidi (and Scott) Van DeVenter of Versailles and Cindy (and Randy) Rhoades of Littleton; one stepson, Joe Morgan of Rushville; and four grandchildren.
Her father and one son, Mike Wheeler, preceded her in death.

She was an aide and drove a bus for handicapped children for the Schuyler School District for several years. She also had been a nurse's aide at Culbertson Memorial Hospital in Rushville for many years, retiring in 1998.

She was a member of Brooklyn United Methodist Church, where services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday. The Rev. Joe Tomich will officiate. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at Wood-Roby Funeral Chapel in Rushville. Burial will be in Brooklyn Cemetery.

Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society or to Cass-Schuyler Area Hospice.

Obituary:
JoAnn Morgan

JoAnn Morgan, 61, of Brooklyn, died Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2000, at St. John's Hospital in Springfield.

She was born March 1, 1939, in Rushville, the daughter of Floyd and Maxine (Steadman) Bedenbender. She married Ed Morgan in Palmyra, Mo., in 1982. He survives.

Also surviving are her mother of Littleton; one son, Roger Wheeler (and friend Teddye Jones) of Rushville; two daughters, Heidi Van DeVenter (husband Scott) of Versailles, and Cindy Rhoades (husband Randy) of Littleton; one step-son, Joe Morgan (and friend Tina Montague); and seven grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her father and one son, Mike Wheeler.

She was an aid and drove a bus for handicapped children in the Schuyler School District for several years. She retired from Culbertson Memorial Hospital in July 1998, after working as a nurse's aid for many years. She attended the Brooklyn United Methodist Church.

She enjoyed crafting, sewing and traveling. She was very active and loved getting out and spending time with family and friends.
Funeral services were Saturday at the Brooklyn United Methodist Church in Brooklyn with Rev. Joe Tomich officiating. Burial was in the Brooklyn Cemetery. Wood-Roby Funeral Chapel in Rushville was in charge of services.

Memorials may be given to the American Cancer Society or the Cass-Schuyler Area Hospice.

Sandra — Mister Wheeler. Mister died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

Sandra married Edwin F. "Ed" Morgan 1982, Palmyra, Marion Co., MO. Edwin was born 23 Sep 1921, Montezuma, Poweshiek Co., IA; died 11 Aug 2011, Quincy, Adams Co., IL; was buried 14 Aug 2011, Brooklyn Cemetery, Brooklyn, Schuyler Co., IL. [Group Sheet]

Heidi — Scott Van DeVenter. [Group Sheet]

Cindy — Randy Rhoades. [Group Sheet]