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1. Title:   Obituary
Page:   MT MORRIS TIMES 7-11-1968
Publication:   see notes
2. Title:   Notes passed down from Sylvester Wakenight
3. Title:   Tombstone

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a. Note:   Mount Morris War Book LlOYD W. WAKENIGHT SI/c Lloyd Wakenight was Inducted into the Navy in August, 1943, at Chicago and recieved his basic training at Farragut, Idaho. He was then assigned to armed assigned unit ships in the Pacific, serving as navel gunner, assigned trips to Hawaii and Philippines. He was discharged in January, 1946, at Great lakes Ill. Lloyd is the son of S. M. and Vernie Wakenight, and was born in Pine Creek Township, May 29, 1918. He is married and has a son, James William. He is employed at the pressroom at the Kable plant. LLOYD AND MARY WAKENIGHT FIVE KILLED IN TUESDAY CRASH MT MORRIS TIMES 7-11-1968 Polo � Five persons, including two children, were killed Tuesday night as the result of a two car collision four miles northwest of here. Another person is reported in critical condition at Dixon Public Hospital this morning. Killed in the crash were Thomas Joseph McCue IV, 12, and his sister, Carol Ann McCue, 15. The two McCue children were riding in a car driven by their mother, Mrs. Miriam E. McCue, 34, who was injured and take to the Dixon hospital. The McCue family recently moved to Sterling from Freeport . Dead in the second car were the driver, Mrs. Wayne (Gloria) Ballard, and two passengers, Lloyd W. Wakenight, 50, and his wife, Mrs. Mary E. Wakenight, 43. all three person were Mount Morris residents. State police said that the crash occurred at 9:15 p.m. at the intersection of Ill. 64 and a blacktop road. The junction is located in Ogle County about two miles from the intersection of Rt. 64 and Ill. 26. According to sate police report, the accident was a �right angle collision.� authorities have been unable as yet to determine the direction of the two cars involved. Reports from the scene of the crash said that state police required almost two hours to remove the bodies from the wreckage. State police set the damage to Mrs. McCue�s auto at $1,500, while the care driven by Mrs. Ballard sustained $2,000 damage. The five fatalities make a total of seven auto accident deaths with in the last three days in the local area. Lloyd Wakenight of 202 W. Brayton RD., Mt. Morris, was born 5-29-1918 in Pine Creek Twp, son of Sylvester and Vernie Mae Wakenight. He married Mary Hambley on Sept. 18th, 1949 in Dixon IL. Wakenight was employed by Kable printing as an assistant pressman and had been a lifetime resident of Mt. Morris. He is survived by a son, James of Oregon, two grandchildren, his father, and two sisters . Mr. And Mrs. Wakenight were members of the Church of Brethren in Mt. Morris. He was also a long time member of the Moose 1551, VFW, and American Legion. Mrs. Mary E. Wakenight was born on 1-19-1925 in Polo. The daughter of Albert and Verna Smyth Hambley. She was also employed by Kable news as a secretary. Besides her son and grandchildren, Mrs. Wakenight is survived by her father living in Freeport, eight brothers, Willard of Davis, Albert of Ovando MT, Lawrence of Milltown MT, Paul and Oscar of Freeport, Llewellyn of Davis, Earl of Oregon, and John of Dixon. Also eight sisters. There will be a double funeral for the couple in the Church Of the Brethren on Sunday at 2 p.m. Conducted by Rev. Warren Hoover with interment in Oakwood Cemetery.


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