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Cailteux, Sophie Caroline

Cailteux, Sophie Caroline

Female 1897 - 2005  (107 years)


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  • Name Cailteux, Sophie Caroline 
    Sophia Wilfong Celebrates 103rd Birthday January 17    		 Sophia Wilfong Celebrates 103rd Birthday January 17
    Triple Funeral Marks End of Tragedy    		 Triple Funeral Marks End of Tragedy
    How Times have changed, Wilfong Recalls 102 years in Clay County    		 How Times have changed, Wilfong Recalls 102 years in Clay County
    Birth 21 Dec 1897  Clifton, Iroquois County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] 
    Gender Female 
    Reference Number CAIL.S001 
    _FGRAVE 18083532 
    Funeral Summers-Kistler Funeral Home, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Death 8 Mar 2005  Flora Healthcare Center, Flora, Clay County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 7] 
    Burial Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 8] 
    • Lot 1 - Div 3 - Blk. 36
    Headstone, Sullens, Sophia C. and John R.    		 Headstone, Sullens, Sophia C. and John R.


    Displayed with permission of Lady in Black
    Headstone, Sullens, Sophia C. and John R.    		 Headstone, Sullens, Sophia C. and John R.
    Person ID I11228  Carl Wayne Gray Research | Sullens - Dunagan

    John Benjamin Sullens and Mary Jane 'Polly' Dunagan Descendants
    Last Modified 13 Jul 2023 

    Father Cailteux, Francois Emile,   b. 1 Feb 1857, Signeulx, Canton de Virton, Luxembourg, Belgium Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Mar 1913, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 56 years) 
    Mother Rabideau, Josephine Julia,   b. 5 Feb 1873   d. 30 May 1964, Richland County Memorial Hospital, Olney, Richland County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 91 years) 
    Marriage 15 Jul 1889  [9] 
    Family ID F5384  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Sullens, John Roland,   b. 25 Jun 1895, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Nov 1941 (Age 46 years) 
    Marriage 23 Aug 1914  Sailor Springs, Clay County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 10] 
    Children 
    +1. Sullens, Herman Elmer,   b. 27 Feb 1915, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Dec 2007, Clay County Hospital, Flora, Clay County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 92 years)
    +2. Sullens, Merlin Raymond,   b. 8 Aug 1917, Clay County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Jan 2006, Richland County Memorial Hospital, Olney, Richland County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 88 years)
     3. Sullens, Geneve M.,   b. 25 Feb 1922   d. 14 Sep 1924 (Age 2 years)
     4. Sullens, John Jr.,   b. 1924, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 8 Dec 2007 (Age < 83 years)
    Family ID F1736  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 31 Jan 2023 

    Family 2 Wilfong, Forest Earl,   b. 12 Jun 1892, Wayne County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Dec 1970, Richland County Memorial Hospital, Olney, Richland County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years) 
    Marriage 11 Dec 1943  Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3] 
    Family ID F5383  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 21 Dec 1897 - Clifton, Iroquois County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsFuneral - - Summers-Kistler Funeral Home, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 23 Aug 1914 - Sailor Springs, Clay County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 11 Dec 1943 - Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 8 Mar 2005 - Flora Healthcare Center, Flora, Clay County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Sophia Caroline Wilfong, 107, of Clay City died in Flora Healthcare Center. Services will be at Summers/Kistler Funeral home with Jimmie Thomas officiating. Visitation will be one hour before services. Burial in Clay City Cemetery.

      Mrs. Wilfong was born Dec. 21, 1897, in Clifton, the daughter of Emile and Josephine Rabideau Cailteux. She was a homemaker and member of the Baptist faith. She enjoyed her family and life in general. Whe was always willing to volunteer at the Golden Circle Nutrition Program, which she enjoyed very much.

      She married John Sullens August 23, 1914, in Sailor Springs. He preceded her in death in 1941. She later married Forrest Wilfong who died in 1970.

      Surviving are her sons, Herman Sullens and wife Evelyn; Merlin and wife Vivian;

      She was preceded in death by her parents; two husbands; daughter, Geneva; son, John; brothers George, Frank, Henry, John, Harry, and Earl; sister, Rosa; and grandson John.

  • Sources 
    1. [S1370] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Wilfong, Forest Earl, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/26914567/forest-earl-wilfong), none. (Reliability: 2).

    2. [S2969] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Sullens, Sophia C. and John R., (hhttps://www.findagrave.com/memorial/24145903/john-roland-sullens), none. (Reliability: 2).

    3. [S2971] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Wilfong, Sophia Caroline, 107, (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Cailteux&GSiman=1&GScid=105163&GRid=18083532&), none. (Reliability: 2).

    4. [S365] Ancestry.com, 1930; Census Place: Stanford Township (District 18), Clay County, Illinois, (http://www.ancestry.com), Page 9a, none. (Reliability: 2).

    5. [S1345] Clay County Genealogical Society, 1930 Federal Census, Stanford Township, Clay County, Illinois, (Clay County Genealogical Society, 2003), Page ST615, Family #196.

    6. [S1345] Clay County Genealogical Society, 1930 Federal Census, Stanford Township, Clay County, Illinois, (Clay County Genealogical Society, 2003), Page ST615, Family #196 (Reliability: 2).

    7. [S1582] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Sullens, Herman Elmer, 92, (http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSsr=2281&GScid=105163&GRid=23444595&), none. (Reliability: 2).

    8. [S15479] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Sullens, Sophia C. and John R., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18083532/sophia-caroline-wilfong), none. (Reliability: 2).

    9. [S7751] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Cailteux, Francois Emile, (https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=74856965), none. (Reliability: 2).

    10. [S2970] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Stanford Township, Clay County, Illinois, (District 13-20), image 05, page 2b, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2442/M-T0627-00769-00480?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.as) (Reliability: 2).


 

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