The daughter of James P. Tannehill and Sarah Ellen Reeves, Trena married Elmer Caver Meekins on 31 Aug 1921 in Calhoun County, Illinois. He was a farmer, and they lived in Hardin. The couple did not have any children.
Elmer died in 1943.
Children from first marriage: None.
She later married James Simpson. He was the father of 4 children from a previous marriage.
James passed away in October of 1979.
Children from second marriage: 2 step-daughters, 2 step-sons.
Trena died 2 months later at Calhoun Care Center. At the time of her death, she was 83 years, 11 months and 18 days old.
She was survived by 2 step-daughters, Rita Morrison of East Alton, Illinois, and Ellen Ridenhower of Alton, Illinois; 2 step-sons, Melvin Simpson of Edwardsville, Illinois, and James Simpson of East Alton; 1 sister, Frederica Sanders of Foley, Missouri; and 2 half-sisters, Luella Funk of Hardin, Illinois, and Rebecca Caselton of Seattle, Washington.
Funeral services were conducted at Hanks Funeral Home in Hardin.
Step-mother of:
Rita Simpson Morrison
Ellen Simpson Ridenhower
Melvin Simpson
James Simpson (Jr.)
She was buried next to her first husband, Elmer, who passed away in 1943.
Trena's siblings:
Alfred Tannehill
Zuby Tannehill
George "Edward" Tannehill
Ida Zoe Tannehill Schuster
Ina Belle Tannehill Schuster
Andrew Samuel Wilkins Tannehill
Frederica "Ishe" Tannehill Sanders
Trena's half-sisters:
Luella Jane Wilson Mager Funk
Rebecca E. Wilson Snyder Caselton
Elmer died in 1943.
Children from first marriage: None.
She later married James Simpson. He was the father of 4 children from a previous marriage.
James passed away in October of 1979.
Children from second marriage: 2 step-daughters, 2 step-sons.
Trena died 2 months later at Calhoun Care Center. At the time of her death, she was 83 years, 11 months and 18 days old.
She was survived by 2 step-daughters, Rita Morrison of East Alton, Illinois, and Ellen Ridenhower of Alton, Illinois; 2 step-sons, Melvin Simpson of Edwardsville, Illinois, and James Simpson of East Alton; 1 sister, Frederica Sanders of Foley, Missouri; and 2 half-sisters, Luella Funk of Hardin, Illinois, and Rebecca Caselton of Seattle, Washington.
Funeral services were conducted at Hanks Funeral Home in Hardin.
Step-mother of:
Rita Simpson Morrison
Ellen Simpson Ridenhower
Melvin Simpson
James Simpson (Jr.)
She was buried next to her first husband, Elmer, who passed away in 1943.
Trena's siblings:
Alfred Tannehill
Zuby Tannehill
George "Edward" Tannehill
Ida Zoe Tannehill Schuster
Ina Belle Tannehill Schuster
Andrew Samuel Wilkins Tannehill
Frederica "Ishe" Tannehill Sanders
Trena's half-sisters:
Luella Jane Wilson Mager Funk
Rebecca E. Wilson Snyder Caselton
The daughter of James P. Tannehill and Sarah Ellen Reeves, Trena married Elmer Caver Meekins on 31 Aug 1921 in Calhoun County, Illinois. He was a farmer, and they lived in Hardin. The couple did not have any children.
Elmer died in 1943.
Children from first marriage: None.
She later married James Simpson. He was the father of 4 children from a previous marriage.
James passed away in October of 1979.
Children from second marriage: 2 step-daughters, 2 step-sons.
Trena died 2 months later at Calhoun Care Center. At the time of her death, she was 83 years, 11 months and 18 days old.
She was survived by 2 step-daughters, Rita Morrison of East Alton, Illinois, and Ellen Ridenhower of Alton, Illinois; 2 step-sons, Melvin Simpson of Edwardsville, Illinois, and James Simpson of East Alton; 1 sister, Frederica Sanders of Foley, Missouri; and 2 half-sisters, Luella Funk of Hardin, Illinois, and Rebecca Caselton of Seattle, Washington.
Funeral services were conducted at Hanks Funeral Home in Hardin.
Step-mother of:
Rita Simpson Morrison
Ellen Simpson Ridenhower
Melvin Simpson
James Simpson (Jr.)
She was buried next to her first husband, Elmer, who passed away in 1943.
Trena's siblings:
Alfred Tannehill
Zuby Tannehill
George "Edward" Tannehill
Ida Zoe Tannehill Schuster
Ina Belle Tannehill Schuster
Andrew Samuel Wilkins Tannehill
Frederica "Ishe" Tannehill Sanders
Trena's half-sisters:
Luella Jane Wilson Mager Funk
Rebecca E. Wilson Snyder Caselton
Elmer died in 1943.
Children from first marriage: None.
She later married James Simpson. He was the father of 4 children from a previous marriage.
James passed away in October of 1979.
Children from second marriage: 2 step-daughters, 2 step-sons.
Trena died 2 months later at Calhoun Care Center. At the time of her death, she was 83 years, 11 months and 18 days old.
She was survived by 2 step-daughters, Rita Morrison of East Alton, Illinois, and Ellen Ridenhower of Alton, Illinois; 2 step-sons, Melvin Simpson of Edwardsville, Illinois, and James Simpson of East Alton; 1 sister, Frederica Sanders of Foley, Missouri; and 2 half-sisters, Luella Funk of Hardin, Illinois, and Rebecca Caselton of Seattle, Washington.
Funeral services were conducted at Hanks Funeral Home in Hardin.
Step-mother of:
Rita Simpson Morrison
Ellen Simpson Ridenhower
Melvin Simpson
James Simpson (Jr.)
She was buried next to her first husband, Elmer, who passed away in 1943.
Trena's siblings:
Alfred Tannehill
Zuby Tannehill
George "Edward" Tannehill
Ida Zoe Tannehill Schuster
Ina Belle Tannehill Schuster
Andrew Samuel Wilkins Tannehill
Frederica "Ishe" Tannehill Sanders
Trena's half-sisters:
Luella Jane Wilson Mager Funk
Rebecca E. Wilson Snyder Caselton
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