Mrs. Ida Acree, 90, of 103 Riverview Avenue, died May 1, 1978 at Jane Todd Crawford Memorial Hospital after a long illness. She was born in Green County June 26, 1887, the daughter of the late Felix Landis and Evelyn Bingham Landis. She was a lifelong resident of the county and a member of the Summershade United Methodist Church. Mrs. Acree is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Lela Bagby and Mrs. Mavis Kelly of Greensburg; a brother, Joe Landis, Pekin, Illinois; two sisters, Mrs. Alice Edwards, Pekin, Illinois and Mrs. Irene Humphrey, Greensburg; 11 grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren and 7 great-great-grandchildren. Funeral services were held Wednesday, May 3, at 1 p.m. at the Foster-Jones Funeral Home. Officiating ministers were the Reverends Gary Ervin and Ivan Jones. Pallbearers were six of her grandsons: James A. Kelly, Robert Bagby, James W. Bagby, Ellis Bagby, Rupert Bagby, and Vernon Bagby. Burial was in Coffey Cemetery. Foster-Jones Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.
Transcribed by Wanda Bagby Carlson for Karen Jorgensen.
Obituaries of Green Co. Ky. Vol. I, compiled by Eunice Montgomery Wright, p. 114
Mrs. Ida Acree, 90, of 103 Riverview Avenue, died May 1, 1978 at Jane Todd Crawford Memorial Hospital after a long illness. She was born in Green County June 26, 1887, the daughter of the late Felix Landis and Evelyn Bingham Landis. She was a lifelong resident of the county and a member of the Summershade United Methodist Church. Mrs. Acree is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Lela Bagby and Mrs. Mavis Kelly of Greensburg; a brother, Joe Landis, Pekin, Illinois; two sisters, Mrs. Alice Edwards, Pekin, Illinois and Mrs. Irene Humphrey, Greensburg; 11 grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren and 7 great-great-grandchildren. Funeral services were held Wednesday, May 3, at 1 p.m. at the Foster-Jones Funeral Home. Officiating ministers were the Reverends Gary Ervin and Ivan Jones. Pallbearers were six of her grandsons: James A. Kelly, Robert Bagby, James W. Bagby, Ellis Bagby, Rupert Bagby, and Vernon Bagby. Burial was in Coffey Cemetery. Foster-Jones Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.
Transcribed by Wanda Bagby Carlson for Karen Jorgensen.
Obituaries of Green Co. Ky. Vol. I, compiled by Eunice Montgomery Wright, p. 114
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