Colclasure, Calvin Earl (b. 29 Jul 1924 - d. 9 May 2009): Carl Wayne Gray Genealogies

Carl Wayne Gray Genealogies

1924 - 2009 (84 years)

Name	Colclasure, Calvin Earl
Birth	29 Jul 1924	Flora, Clay County, Illinois [1]
Gender	Male
Reference Number	COLC.C006
_FGRAVE	41575571
Funeral	15 May 2009 (84 years) [1]
	Funeral services were May 14 at the Bailey Funeral Home in Vienna with Rev. Jeff Lowery officiating.
Military Service	United States Navy [1]
		Calvin Earl Colclasure (1924-2009)
		United States Navy
		United States Navy
		United States of America Flag, 48 Stars (1912-1959) In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959,…
Death	9 May 2009	Banner Baywood Hospital, Mesa, Maricopa County, Arizona [2]
Burial	Wise-Robinson Cemetery, Ozark, Johnson County, Illinois [3]
	Burial was in Wise Robinson Cemetery in Ozark, with military rites by Beggs-Gurley VFW Post.
		Headstone, Colclasure, Calvin
Person ID	I11475	Carl Wayne Gray Research
Last Modified	12 Oct 2023

Father	Colclasure, Charles Earl 'Charley', b. 26 Jan 1892, Illinois d. 4 Oct 1973, Cass County, Illinois (Age 81 years)
Mother	Clement, Ruth M., b. 5 May 1892 d. 15 Nov 1963 (Age 71 years)
Family ID	F5471	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family	Tanner, Violet Ruth, b. 29 Sep 1932, Johnson County, Illinois d. 23 Nov 2003, Provena Pine View Care Center, Saint Charles, Kane County, Illinois (Age 71 years)
Marriage	Y [1]
Family ID	F5473	Group Sheet \| Family Chart
Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

Event Map

	Birth - 29 Jul 1924 - Flora, Clay County, Illinois
	Death - 9 May 2009 - Banner Baywood Hospital, Mesa, Maricopa County, Arizona
	Burial - - Wise-Robinson Cemetery, Ozark, Johnson County, Illinois

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Notes

Calvin Colclasure, 84, of Mesa, Arizona, formerly of the Flora area, died at Banner Baywood Hospital in Mesa, AZ.

Funeral services were May 14 at the Bailey Funeral Home in Vienna with Rev. Jeff Lowery officiating.

Burial was in Wise Robinson Cemetery in Ozark, with military rites by Beggs-Gurley VFW Post.

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Calvin lied about his age, as a teen, in order to join the navy, and he made the Navy his career. He was married 3 times, the first two times to pretty women who didn't take to taking care of the homeplace while he sailed away for months at a time. There were jokes about him having 'a woman in every port' - which could have been true or not. He had 2 children by each wife (including 1 adoption). His third wife, Violet, was a big, homely, cheerful, jolly, likeable woman who could sing and play the piano and organ like nobody's business. She worked in an office and gave organ lessons on the side. She was a spinster and Calvin married her, when he left the Navy, because of her personality; he loved music and laughing and a good time. They adopted Ruth Ann, then had Jamie, who had health issues, and as a result, never worked, except for a short time once as a night watchman in a job Calvin found for him. Although I liked Calvin a lot and he could be great fun, his comedy and silliness could become wearing, and he didn't always behave seriously or responsibly. Violet was a pretty steady type and I think she was the making of their marriage.

Steve and Jackie were the issue of his first marriage, and Matt and Brigette were the children of his 2nd marriage.

After retiring from the Navy at 30-something, Calvin worked as a welder and claimed that he worked on the Sears tower in Chicago. He and Violet were involved with Eastern Star and the Masons, and he worked his way up to the Shriners, becoming a Shriner clown, riding in a mini-clown car and making balloon animals for various events. Calvin was always involved in something or other. One of his boys was into music and I recall Calvin in

Sources

[S3052] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Colclasure, Calvin Earl, 84, (https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=pv&GRid=41575571&PIpi=150707674), none. (Reliability: 2).
[S3049] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Colclasure, Verna Mae, 87, (http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=51206657), none. (Reliability: 2).
[S3053] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Colclasure, Calvin, (https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Colclasure&GSiman=1&GScid=261647&GRid=41575571&), none. (Reliability: 2).