Grace Amis was born on Oct. 25, 1900 in Chicago, the daughter of Guy S. Johnson and Martha Burgess. On June 29, 1921 she married Richard Smith Amis in Morrison. He preceded her on Oct. 4, 1978. She attended Morrison grade schools and was a Morrison High School graduate. She was a life time member of the Order of the Eastern Star and a member of the DAR. She was a former member of the First Presbyterian Church, Morrison. She had resided in Morrison until her marriage in 1921.
Surviving are two daughters, Daughter Harriett Amis Johnson, Chicago, and Mrs. Dorothy Schapfel, PonteVedra Beach, Fla.; four grandchildren and six great grandchildren; two sisters Stella Johnson, Morrison and Mrs. Ruth Knapp, Bradenton Fla. Preceding her in death were her husband, two sisters, Harriet Johnson and Beatrice Ritchie and one brother, Roy Johnson.
Obit from IL Genealogy Trails - Contributed by Melva L. Taylor - The Daily Gazette, Sterling-Rock Falls, Illinois October 5, 1984 - Friday, pg A4
Grace Amis was born on Oct. 25, 1900 in Chicago, the daughter of Guy S. Johnson and Martha Burgess. On June 29, 1921 she married Richard Smith Amis in Morrison. He preceded her on Oct. 4, 1978. She attended Morrison grade schools and was a Morrison High School graduate. She was a life time member of the Order of the Eastern Star and a member of the DAR. She was a former member of the First Presbyterian Church, Morrison. She had resided in Morrison until her marriage in 1921.
Surviving are two daughters, Daughter Harriett Amis Johnson, Chicago, and Mrs. Dorothy Schapfel, PonteVedra Beach, Fla.; four grandchildren and six great grandchildren; two sisters Stella Johnson, Morrison and Mrs. Ruth Knapp, Bradenton Fla. Preceding her in death were her husband, two sisters, Harriet Johnson and Beatrice Ritchie and one brother, Roy Johnson.
Obit from IL Genealogy Trails - Contributed by Melva L. Taylor - The Daily Gazette, Sterling-Rock Falls, Illinois October 5, 1984 - Friday, pg A4
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