Age 89 Born & Died: Wabash Co IL Daughter of: Joseph S Birkla* & Vada P Ruley* (m2: Wilbur Moudy) Married 1st: 3 Feb 1937 Wabash Co IL Jon Chapman (1914-7 Jul 1917 Evansville IN); divorced 1963 Married 2nd: 16 Jul 1963 Mt Carmel Howard Ellsworth Leach* (17 Sep 1915-30 Oct 1991) Married 3rd: Herschel K Williams; Chapman ch: Jo Etta* (28 Sep 1942 Mt Carmel m: Larry Briggs*) & Jon K (m: Shirley- Mt Carmel IL) & Florence P (m: Herbert Strickland-San Antonio TX). (obit and obit of Jo Etta)
* indicates buried with Thelma Pauline (Birkla) Leach Chapman in Highland Memorial Cemetery.
About Highland Memorial Cemetery:
Highland Memorial Cemetery, founded in 1916, is the largest cemetery in Wabash County and receives more interments each year than all other cemeteries in the Mt Carmel area. Other cemeteries in Mt Carmel include Sand Hill Cemetery, Rose Hill Cemetery, St Mary's Cemetery and Simonds Cemetery. Burials: 8587 Location: 1827 College Drive, Mt Carmel, Illinois - Wabash County
