- Date Of Birth: November 15, 1906
- Date Of Death: February 26, 2011
- State: Illinois
AmboyHertha “Gram” L. McCracken, 104, of Amboy passed away on February 26, 2011, at Amboy Rehabilitation and Nursing Center.
Hertha was born November 15, 1906, in West Brooklyn, Il., the daughter of Frank and Vernena Yocum. She married Byron McCracken in November 1929 in Frankiln Grove, Il. Hertha enjoyed making quilts, crocheting, and raising African Violets, and was a member of the D.A.R.
She is survived by her daughter, Mildred (Francis) Andrus of Wilber, NE.; two sons, Howard (Carol) McCracken of Belvidere, IL. And Robert(Jane) McCracken of FL.; one sister, Leda Cage of Paradise, CA.; seventeen grandchildren; thirty great-grandchildren and twelve great-great-grandchildren.
She is preceded in death by her husband, Byron; son, Russell, daughter, Mary LeFevre, brothers, Vernon, Ralph, and Dale, and sisters, Hilda and Edna.
