Living married MCKINNDY R.E. [Group Sheet]

Living married Living [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Lester attended S. I. U., Carbondale, Illinois, where he starred in basketball. Has his degree and master's from the U. of Illinois School of Business in Accounting. He was teacher and coach of Waltonville, Illinois, High School for several years, after which he accepted a position at Proviso Community H. S., Maywood, Illinois, where he taught for more than 25 years, having been honored and given a gold watch for 25 years service to that school.
They spent a number of sumemrs managing a church camp near Bridgman, Mich. He retired from teaching in 1968 and they now live in Franklin, Indiana in a Methodist retirement center, were they recently built a new home.
From "Hoffmans 1662 - 1972"
Compiled by Bernice Reinhardt

ALVA married GREEN ARLEEN MARIE. ARLEEN (daughter of GREEN GEORGE A. and HOHMAN CLARA MATILDA) was born on 7 Sep 1907; died on 15 Oct 1990; was buried in Evangelical Cemetery, Nashville, Washington Co., IL.. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

After Lester retired from teaching at Proviso East High School, Maywood, IL., they moved to a Methodist Retirement Center at Franklin, Indiana, where many years of retirement were enjoyed.
Bernice Reinhardt 3/2000

Arleen attended MacMurray College, Jacksonville, Illinois 2 years. Graduated from the U. of Illinois - B.A. degree - also has master's from Illinois. Taught English and History in Nashville High School 5 years before marriage and directed plays.

Per Narratives of Randolph County, Sparta, Illinois library, they had a son George Fred Frye b. January 11, 1943. Is this the same as George Lester Fry?

Notes:

George graduated from St. Louis Colleg of Physicians and Surgeons, having worked his way through college. He was a Railroad telegrapher in Wyoming, Montana and E. St. Louis before entering medical school, nites, and in summer. After graduation he opened an office for the practice of medicine at Hoyleton, Illinois, in June of 1906 and practiced there until 1920. His office in Hoyleton was in the home and the front room, which was the office, boasted of a dental chair, in addition to medical equipment. Dr. Edward Hohman, who was a dentist in Nashville, Illinois, and his brother-in-law, arrived each Tuesday to take care of dental problems. Emergencies that arose between these visits, had to be coped with by the doctor as best he could.
In those early years Dr. Green was a familiar sight riding around the country-side on horseback, ministering to his patients.
He moved to Nashville in November of 1920 and continued to practice there until his death, Jan. 6, 1948.
Like his father, who served as treasurer of Washington Co., and his brother Will who was Co. Judge for 40 years and his brother, Hugh, who served several terms in the Illinois House of Representatives, he was a staunch Republican and was completing his third term as Coroner of Washington County, when he died suddenly, slumped over the steering wheel of his car.
After the death of his wife, his sister, Martha Darrow, who was a widow, kept house for him for about 2 years until he married Mae Ankershiel Muenter.
From "Hoffmans 1662 - 1972"
Compiled by Bernice Reinhardt

GEORGE married HOHMAN CLARA MATILDA on 16 Sep 1905. CLARA (daughter of HOHMAN ERNST HENRY FREDERICK and HOFFMAN CAROLINE WILHEMINE) was born on 7 Nov 1878; died on 1 Feb 1938. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Clara attended the old "cow-bell" school and was only 14 when her mother had a stroke which paralyzed her and made her an invalid for the last 10 years of her life. Her father passed away 5 years before her mother of what was believed to be cancer. Clara continued to live in the home and help care for her mother till she died and then her brothers until they married or left home. She then held a position in the local post office and the year before her marriage went to Vandalia to live with her sister Ida and work in the Atkinson-Brink Store.
From "Hoffmans 1662 - 1972"
Compiled by Bernice Reinhardt

Per Narratives of Randolph County, Sparta, Illinois library, her last name was spelled Holeman.