Carl Wayne Gray Genealogies
Maynard, Wiley Francis

-
Name Maynard, Wiley Francis Birth 24 Apr 1916 Bell City, Stoddard County, Missouri [1, 2, 3]
- His obituary says he was born on April 20, 1916, his military headstone says he was born on April 24, 1916
Gender Male Occupation Laborer on Fruit Farm, Retired Barber [1, 3] Reference Number MAYN.W001 _FGRAVE 18348862 Funeral 4 Nov 1993 (77 years) Summers-Kistler Funeral Home, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois [1]
Military Service World War II, United States Merchant Marines [2] United States Merchant Marine United States Merchant Marines World War II
(1939-1945)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 2 Nov 1993 Clay County Hospital (Old Location), Flora, Clay County, Illinois [1, 2, 4]
Burial 4 Nov 1993 Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois [1, 2]
Headstone, Maynard, Wiley F.
Displayed with permission of Lady in Black
Headstone, Maynard, Wiley F. Person ID I12226 Carl Wayne Gray Research Last Modified 21 Aug 2023
Father Maynard, Robert Walter 'Jack', b. 1887 d. 1917 (Age 30 years) Mother Bethell, Pearl L. 'Pearly', b. Jul 1899, Bell City, Stoddard County, Missouri d. 4 Aug 1955, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan
(Age 56 years)
Marriage 22 Apr 1914 Clay County, Arkansas [5]
Family ID F5761 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Brainard, Pansy M., b. 6 Jun 1915, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois d. 29 Mar 1994, Clay County Hospital (Old Location), Flora, Clay County, Illinois
(Age 78 years)
Marriage Y [1] Family ID F5730 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 31 Jan 2023
-
Event Map = Link to Google Earth
-
Photos Wiley Maynard (1916-1993) Contributed by Barbara Julien
-
Notes - 1930 Clay City, Illinois census shows him living with his grandparents, David and Mary Soules
====================
Herald & Review (Decatur, IL) - Thursday, November 4, 1993
CLAY CITY -Wiley Maynard, 77, Clay City, retired barber, died Tuesday (Nov. 2, 1993).
Member: Pleasant Grove Methodist Church, Bell City, Mo.
Survivors: wife, Pansy, Clay City. Preceded: parents, one sister.
Graveside services: 10 a.m. Thursday, Clay City Cemetery. No visitation.
Memorials: donor's choice. Arrangements: Summers-Kistler Funeral Home, Clay City.
- 1930 Clay City, Illinois census shows him living with his grandparents, David and Mary Soules
-
Sources - [S3211] The Clay County Daily Advocate-Press, Obituary, Maynard, Wiley, (The Clay County Daily Advocate-Press), none. (Reliability: 2).
- [S3212] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Maynard, Wiley F., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18348862/wiley-francis-maynard), none. (Reliability: 2).
- [S37] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 0003) (Village), image 13, page 7a, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/6224/4584337_00604?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.aspx%3fd), none. (Reliability: 2).
- [S3195] The Clay County Daily Advocate-Press, Obituary, Maynard, Pansy M., (The Clay County Daily Advocate-Press), none. (Reliability: 2).
- [S816] Mary Giera, Descendants of Johannes "John" Schilt Sr., e-mailed to Carl W. Gray, 13 July 2008., (13 March 2007), none. (Reliability: 2).
- [S3211] The Clay County Daily Advocate-Press, Obituary, Maynard, Wiley, (The Clay County Daily Advocate-Press), none. (Reliability: 2).