Orus William Piper Born: Oct 4, 1879 Died: Aug 3, 1941 Plot:
Where born: IL Where died: Lawrence Co IL Son of: Newton Oliver Piper* & Ellen Sayre* Married: 1902 Lawrence Co IL Cora May Staats* Lived at: 1900-20 Claremont- Richland Co IL 1930-40 Christy twp - Lawrence Co IL Children: - Burnis Verl* (12 Apr 1904 IL) -
Chloe Irene (18 Jul 1907 Richland Co IL-6 Apr 1995 buried Derr Cem m: John F Highsmith) -
Ethel M* (15 Dec 1905 IL m: Omer T Shick) -
Reba V* (8 Sep 1909 IL m: Elmer John Bealer) -
Raymond O (28 Nov 1911-30 Nov 1989 buried Claremont- Richland Co IL) -
Thelma (4 Oct 1915 Richland Co IL-23 Jan 2016 buried Claremont- Richland Co IL m: Chester Crawford) -
Cecil Roy* (30 Jun 1917) -
Robert Paul* (30 Jun 1924 Claremont- Richland Co IL) -
Carroll William (1 Sep 1921 Richland Co IL-22 Jun 1990 VA). (obit of Burnis)
* indicates buried with Orus William Piper in Sumner Cemetery.
About Sumner Cemetery:
Sumner Cemetery is the second largest cemetery in Lawrence county. Located on the east edge of Sumner, on the southside of Route 250. Other cemeteries in the vicinity: Christy Cenetery, Hopewell Cemetery and Lone Tree Cemetery. Burials: 4772 Location: 1000N, Sumner, Lawrence County, Illinois
