Elva Iverna Titus
(1917-1981)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Edgar Ora Yocum

Elva Iverna Titus

  • Born: 13 May 1917, Cumberland County, Illinois, United States 1
  • Marriage (1): Edgar Ora Yocum
  • Died: 21 Jun 1981, Mattoon, Coles, Illinois, United States at age 64 1
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bullet  Noted events in her life were:

• Obituary: Herald and Review, 23 Jun 1981, Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States. 2

Yocum
Mrs. Edgar (Elva Iverna Titus) Yocum, 64, of Gol-
conda, formerly of Toledo, died Sunday evening (June
21, 1981) in Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Ceneter, Coles
County.
Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Wednesday in Barkley
Funeral Home, Toledo, with visitation 6 to 8 p.m.
Tuesday. Burial will be in Toledo Cemetery.
Mrs. Yocum was born in Cumberland County, daugh-
ter of Oren and Bertha Titus. She was a member of
Mounty Olive Baptist Church, Eldorado. She married Ed-
gar Yocum in 1940. He died in 1975.
Surviving are her son, Robert of Golconda; brothers,
Ellsworth and Harold Titus, both of Toledo; Harry Titus
of Mattoon; sisters, Freda Bortz of Toledo, Ohio, Mild-
red Leming and Etta McDowell, both of Toledo; Viola
Roberts of Albertville, Ala.; one grandchild.
One brother preceded her in death.

• Obituary: Journal Gazette, 23 Jun 1981, Mattoon, Coles, Illinois, United States. 3

ELVA IVERNA YOCUM
TOLEDO - The funeral for
Mrs. Edgar (Elva Iverna)
Yocum will be held at 1 p.m.
Wednesday in Barkley
Funeral Home, Toledo, with
the Rev. Lewis Russell
officiating.
Burial will be in Toledo
Cemetery. Friends may call
at the funeral home from 6 to
8 p.m. today.
Mrs. Yocum, 64, of
Golconda, formerly of
Toledo, died Sunday evening
(June 21, 1981) in Sarah Bush
Lincoln Health Center, Mat-
toon.
She was born May 13m 1917,
in Cumberland Country, a
daughter of Oren and Bertha
Russell Titus. She was mar-
ried to Edgar Yocum in 1940.
He died in 1975. Mrs. Yocum
was a member of Mount Olive
Baptist Church at Eldorado.
She is survived by a son,
Robert of Golconda; three
brothers, Harry Titus of Mat-
toon and Harold and
Ellsworth Titus, both of
Toledo; four sisters, Etta
McDowell and Mildred Lem-
ing, both of Toledom Freda
Bortz of Toledo, Ohio, and
Viola Roberts of Albertville,
Ala.; and one grandchild.
She was preceded in death
by one brother.


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Elva married Edgar Ora Yocum, son of James Robert Yocum and Minnie Evelyn Ray. (Edgar Ora Yocum was born on 21 Jun 1911 in Toledo, Cumberland, Illinois, United States 4 5 and died on 10 Dec 1975 in Eldorado, Saline, Illinois, United States 4.)


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Sources


1 <i>U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014</i> (Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2014.),

Name: Iverna Yocum
SSN: 355-09-7569
Last Residence: 62938 Golconda, Pope, Illinois, USA
BORN: 13 May 1917
Died: Jun 1981
State (Year) SSN issued: Illinois (Before 1951).

2 <i>Herald & Review</i>, 23 Jun 1981, online archives, p. A9, col. 3.

3 <i>Journal Gazette</i>, 23 Jun 1981, p. 5, col. 5; digital images.

4 <i>U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014</i> (Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2014.),

Name: Edgar Yocum
SSN: 356-09-7842
Last Residence: 62930 Eldorado, Saline, Illinois, United States of America
Born: 21 Jun 1911
Died: Dec 1975
State (Year) SSN issued: Illinois (Before 1951).

5 "U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947," database, <i>Ancestry.com</i> (http://www.ancestry.com/ : accessed 3 Mar 2019);

Name: Edgar Ora Yocum
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 29
Birth Date: 21 Jun 1911
Birth Place: Toledo, Illinois, USA
Residence Place: Toledo, Cumberland, Illinois, USA
Registration Date: 16 Oct 1940
Employer: L E Myers
Weight: 145
Complexion: Light
Eye Color: Gray
Hair Color: Brown
Height: 5 8
Next of Kin: Iverna Yocum


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