The Shemwell Family

Kay Rosalynn ChurchmanAge: 60 years1938–1998

Name
Kay Rosalynn Churchman
Given names
Kay Rosalynn
Surname
Churchman
Birth April 13, 1938 34 33
Death of a maternal grandmotherNancy Anna Painter
September 11, 1938 (Age 4 months)
Death of a paternal grandfatherOtto Henry Churchman
February 22, 1940 (Age 22 months)
Census April 1, 1940 (Age 23 months)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 3 years)

Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II
Census April 1950 (Age 11 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherNora Maize Troutman
June 21, 1950 (Age 12 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 11 years)
Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War
Death of a fatherRoscoe Sylvan Churchman
December 3, 1954 (Age 16 years)
Death of a motherCecelia Marie Mahoney
October 16, 1969 (Age 31 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 7 years)
Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War
Death August 9, 1998 (Age 60 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Calvary Cemetery
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father
mother
Marriage: about 1924 — Illinois, United States
17 months
elder sister
Eileen Mary Churchman
Birth: May 30, 1925 21 20 — Illinois, United States
Death: November 11, 2004 — Mattoon, Coles, Illinois, United States
5 years
elder sister
Shirley Ann Churchman
Birth: January 30, 1930 26 25 — Illinois, United States
Death: February 15, 2016 — Illinois, United States
8 years
herself
Kay Rosalynn Churchman
Birth: April 13, 1938 34 33 — Illinois, United States
Death: August 9, 1998 — Illinois, United States

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Roscoe Sylvan Churchman - Household

Mattoon, Coles, Illinois, United States

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Churchman, RoscoeheadMW36MNoILExpress MessengerRailwayPW512100
Churchman, CeceliaxwifeFW38MNoIL00
Churchman, EileendaughterFW14SYesIL00
Churchman, ShirleydaughterFW10SYesIL
Churchman, KaydaughterFW1SNoIL

Census1950 United States - Census transcript - Roscoe Sylvan Churchman - Household

Mattoon, Coles, Illinois, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPNatDoing last weekHours WorkedOccupationIndustryClass
Churchman, Roscoe SheadMW46ILWK35Railway Express MessengerRailroadP
Churchman, Cecelia MwifeFW48ILH
Churchman, Shirley AdaughterFW20ILWK40SecretaryAdjustment CompanyP
Churchman, Kay RdaughterFW11IL

Name
Eileen Snowden (nee Churchman) Obituary and Family Listing Eileen Snowden Obituary MATTOON -- Eileen Snowden, age 79, of rural Mattoon, passed away at 7:58 a.m. on Thursday, November 11, 2004, at her residence. Funeral Mass of Christian Burial celebrating her life will begin at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday at the Immaculate Conception Roman Catholic Church with Father Dennis Kollross celebrating. Burial will follow in the Calvary Cemetery. Visitation for family and friends will be held from 5:00-8:00 p.m. this (Friday) evening at the Schilling Funeral Home with a Biblical Wake service at 7:30 p.m. Eileen was born May 30, 1925, in Decatur, a daughter of Roscoe S. and Cecelia Marie (Mahoney) Churchman. She married her sweetheart, Ivan Thomas "Tom" Snowden Jr. on April 24, 1948. Survivors include her loving husband, Tom Snowden of rural Mattoon; her six sons, Dr. Ivan Thomas Snowden III and wife Marianne of Charleston, John Douglas Snowden and wife Brenda of Sneedville, Tennessee, William Snowden and wife Sandra, Dr. Richard Michael Snowden and wife Elizabeth, Robert Lee Snowden and wife Jean, and David Snowden and wife Kimberly, all of Mattoon; her sister, Shirley Anderson of DesPeres, Missouri; fourteen grandchildren, Angie Jordan of Mattoon, Sean Snowden of Boston, Massachusetts, Jonathan Snowden of Frankfurt, West Germany, Amanda "Mandy" Newlin and husband Bill of Mattoon, Tony Mathias and wife Jennifer of Cooks Mills, Toby Snowden of San Diego, California, Andy Snowden of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Brian Snowden and Alexandra Snowden, both of Mattoon, Ryan Snowden of Centralia, Patric Snowden and Ian Snowden, both of Mattoon, Brendan Snowden of Equador, and Bart Snowden of Urbana; six great-grandchildren, Paige Jordan, Mia Cunningham and Connor Evans, all of Mattoon and Abigail Mathias, Jacob Mathias and Alyssa Mathias, all of Cooks Mills. She was preceded in death by her parents and one sister, Kay Probst. Mrs. Snowden served as a cadet nurse in the Navy during World War II. She received her training as a Registered Nurse in Pediatrics at St. John's Hospital in Springfield, serving for twenty years at both the Mattoon Memorial Hospital and Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center. She was a member of the Immaculate Conception Roman Catholic Church and the Daughters of Isabella. Eileen was very devoted to her husband, children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She also enjoyed watching birds and all forms of wildlife around her rural home. Memorial gifts in her honor are suggested to the American Diabetes Association. To sign the online guestbook, go to www.jg-tc.com and click on obituaries. Published by Journal Gazette & Times-Courier on Nov. 12, 2004. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/192429320/mary-eileen-snowden