Totten, James Franklin 'Jim'

1919 - 2015  (95 years)

• Name	Totten, James Franklin 'Jim'
  		James Franklin "Jim" Totten (1919 - 2015)
  Birth	5 Oct 1919	Bicknell, Knox County, Indiana   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	TOTT.J007
  _FGRAVE	145146152
  Funeral	22 Apr 2015	Antioch Christian Church, Olney, Richland County, Illinois   [1]
  	Funeral Services are being heing by Summers-Kistler Funeral Home in Olney at 11:00 AM, Wednesday, April 22, 2015 at Antioch Christian Church.
  Military Service	World War II, United States Army Air Forces  [1]
  	He served in the US Army Air Force from 1941-1945. James was a crew chief on the C-47 and served in China-Burma-India Theater during World War II. As part of his job he traveled with his aircraft and had flown over the "Hump".
  		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,…
  		United States Army Air Forces
  		United States Army Air Forces
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  Death	17 Apr 2015	Richland County Memorial Hospital, Olney, Richland County, Illinois   [1]
  Burial	22 Apr 2015	Olive Branch Cemetery, Olney, Richland County, Illinois   [3]
  		Headstone, Totten, James F.
  Person ID	I15364	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	29 May 2024

  
  

  Father	Totten, Dewey Hobart,   b. 11 Mar 1899, Illinois d. 21 Mar 1983, Richland County Memorial Hospital, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 84 years)
  Mother	Ingram, Lillie Esther,   b. 9 May 1896, Knox County, Indiana d. 24 Nov 1984 (Age 88 years)
  Marriage	23 Jan 1919  [1, 2, 4, 5]
  Age at Marriage	He : 19 years and 10 months - She : 22 years and 8 months.
  Family ID	F4360	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	PICKEL, M.
  Children	+ 1. PICKEL, James Franklin 'Jim'   d. Apr 1979
  Family ID	F7128	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

  Family 2	Shrader, Lena Bell,   b. 2 Aug 1926, Richland County, Illinois d. 25 Oct 1983, Richland County Memorial Hospital, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 57 years)
  Marriage	29 May 1945  [1]
  Age at Marriage	He : 25 years and 7 months - She : 18 years and 9 months.
  Children	1. Totten, L.   2. Totten, L.   3. Totten, George A.,   b. 12 Jun 1946, Olney, Richland County, Illinois d. 13 Jun 2016, Richland County Memorial Hospital, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 70 years)   4. Totten, James Manford,   b. 27 Jul 1950, Richland County, Illinois d. 29 Oct 1951, Richland County, Illinois (Age 1 year)   5. Totten, LeRoy D.,   b. 8 Jul 1954, Illinois d. 25 Apr 2006, Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana (Age 51 years)   6. Totten, David W.,   b. 28 Aug 1956, Olney, Richland County, Illinois d. 19 Mar 2012, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 55 years)
  Family ID	F7127	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

  Family 3	Hamilton, Leona Marie,   b. 3 Jan 1924, Goodwin, St. Francis County, Arkansas d. 15 Jun 2021, Flora Gardens Care Center, Flora, Clay County, Illinois (Age 97 years)
  Marriage	29 Jun 1985  [1, 6, 7]
  Age at Marriage	He : 65 years and 8 months - She : 61 years and 5 months.
  Family ID	F3727	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 5 Oct 1919 - Bicknell, Knox County, Indiana Funeral - 22 Apr 2015 - Antioch Christian Church, Olney, Richland County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  James was a retired farmer. He served in the US Army Air Force from 1941-1945. James was a crew chief on the C-47 and served in China-Burma-India Theater during World War II. As part of his job he traveled with his aircraft and had flown over the 'Hump". James enjoyed bowling, pitching horseshoes, and working with wood. He was a member of the VFW and the American Legion. He held a church membership at Antioch Christian Church.

  
  

• Sources

  [S2572] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Totten, James F., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/145146152/james-franklin-totten) (Reliability: 2). [S1453] Ancestry.com, 1930 Federal Census, Noble, Richland County, Illinois, District 11, page 4a, (http://search.ancestry.com/Browse/BookView.aspx?dbid=6224&iid=4584635_00133&sid=&gskw=), none. (Reliability: 2). [S3870] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Totten, James F., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/145146152/james-franklin-totten) (Reliability: 2). [S2574] Summers-Kistler Funeral Homes, Obituary, Totten, Melvin Dean, (http://www.summers-kistler.com/obituaries/obituary-listings?obId=508995#/obituaryInfo), none. (Reliability: 2). [S2575] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Totten, Dewey H. and Lillie E., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/32518268/dewey-hobart-totten), none. (Reliability: 2). [S2009] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, McCracken, Vickie S., 53, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/128296445/vickie-s.-mccracken), none. (Reliability: 2). [S10139] https://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Totten, Leona M. Pemberton, (http://www.frankandbright.com/obituaries/obit/1133/), none. (Reliability: 2).