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- Census: 7 JAN 1920 Athens, Menard County, Illinois
Census: 1930 (Frances Bruce) Springfield, Sangamon County, IL
Frances I. Baumgardner Mrs. Frances Irene Baumgardner, 79, of Springfield died at 9:10 a.m. Sunday at St. John's Hospital.
Mrs. Baumgardner was born in Athens on Nov. 23, 1910, the daughter of Henry and Margaret Hornback Cronister. She married Taylor T. Baumgardner in 1934 and he died in 1983. She was a member of Third Presbyterian Church.
A resident of Springfield most of her life, she was employed for 35 years by Sangamo Weston.
Preceding her in death were one daughter, Dorothy Yustus; four brothers, Hank, Les and William Cronister and Abel Everhart; and one sister, Helen Gravett.
Surviving are one son, William Bruce Sr.; two daughters, Betty Claycomb of St. Peter and Esther Badger of Chico, Calif.; one brother, John Cronister of Las Vegas, Nev.; one sister, Nellie Sims of Springfield, Ark.; 14 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews.
Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at Vancil Memorial Funeral Chapel, with Dr. Robert Langworthy officiating. Burial will be in Oak Ridge Cemetery.
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1910 - 1990 (79 years)
