Frank, Galen

1927 - 1976  (49 years)

• Name	Frank, Galen
  		Double Funeral Yesterday For Mother and Daughter, Car-Tractor Accident Victims.
  Birth	1 Jun 1927	Clay County, Illinois   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	FRAN.G003
  _FGRAVE	18662675
  Military Service	World War II, Seaman First Class, USS Point Cruz, United States Navy  [4, 5]
  	Served in Pacific aboard USS Point Cruz. Member of original crew. Sourrce: https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=411593
  		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 Navy
  		United States Navy
  		United States Navy Enlisted Rates
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  		USS Point Cruz (CVE-119), United States Navy
  		List of Hull Classifications, United States Navy
  		Brochure, World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois, Nov 11, 2007 On Veterans' Day, 2005, the city of Flora, Illinois dedicated a memorial to all known Clay County, Illinois World War II Veterans. Located on the south side of the city library, this is a copy of the brochure honoring that event. This 2007 brochure adds a matrix for locating the memorial brick that was laid in honor of each veteran. …
  		World War II Honoree, Frank, Galen (1927-1976)
  Death	12 Jun 1976  [1, 6]
  Burial	Smith Cemetery, Sailor Springs, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  		Headstone, Frank, Galen and Patsy A.
  Person ID	I17695	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	12 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Frank, Samuel W. 'Sammie' Sr.,   b. 1890, Illinois d. 1969 (Age 79 years)
  Mother	Montgomery, Mary Catherine "Katie",   b. 1893, Illinois d. 1966 (Age 73 years)
  Marriage	Y  [2, 3, 7, 8]
  Family ID	F7139	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	McBride, Patsy Ann,   b. 20 Jan 1938, Arkansas d. 28 Jan 2017, Flora, Clay County, Illinois (Age 79 years)
  Marriage	Y  [9]
  Children	1. Frank, B.   2. Frank, N.   3. Frank, S.   4. Frank, C.   5. Frank, R.   6. Frank, Debbie   d. Bef 31 Mar 2017 + 7. Frank, Candra,   b. 1 Mar 1967, Flora, Clay County, Illinois d. 14 Nov 2019, Flora Healthcare Center, Flora, Clay County, Illinois (Age 52 years)
  Family ID	F5839	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

  Family 2	Holcomb, Inez Alta,   b. 10 Nov 1927, Vincennes, Knox County, Indiana d. 16 Aug 2002, Xenia, Clay County, Illinois (Age 74 years)
  Marriage	1946  [10]
  Age at Marriage	He was ~ 18 years and 6 months - She was ~ 18 years and 1 month.
  Divorce	Y  [10]
  Children	+ 1. Frank, David Kent,   b. 9 Mar 1947, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois d. 31 Mar 2017, Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana (Age 70 years) + 2. Frank, Beverly Gayle,   b. 15 May 1949, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois d. 6 May 1968, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois (Age 18 years)
  Family ID	F7888	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1 Jun 1927 - Clay County, Illinois Burial - - Smith Cemetery, Sailor Springs, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Galen Frank, 49, of Clay City, died Saturday at his home. Funeral services were held in the Cardascio-Easley Funeral Home, Clay City, with burial in Smith Cemetery, near Clay City, with full military rites. Mr. Frank was born in Clay County, son of Samuel and Mary Frank. He was a member of the Clay City Baptist Church, a veteran of World War II and a member of the Flora VFW. He married Patsy McBride. Surving are his wife; sons, Bill, Sam, Christopher, Richard all at home; David of Olney; daughters, Debra, Naomi, and Candra, all at home; brothers, Robert of Phoenix, Ariz.; Sam Jr. of Decatur; sisters, Mrs. Alberta Gumble of Louisville; Mrs. Bonnie Gill of Clay City; Mrs. Blanche Crouse of New Concord, Ohio; Mrs. Kathryn Milner of San Diego, Calif.; Mrs. Faye Franklin of Flora; Mrs. Deanne Moseley of Urbana: Mrs. Mary Hulsey of St. Louis, Mo.; Shirley Schnautz of Clay City; three grandchildren. One daughter and one brother preceded him in death. Taken from the Olney Daily Mail, Olney, IL, Jun, 1976. Contributor: Barbara Bromm (47643809) • tgram63@outlook.com

  
  

• Sources

  [S4356] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Frank, Galen and Patsy A., (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=18662675), none. (Reliability: 2). [S3275] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Illinois, (District 13-4) (Township), image 22, page 11b, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2442/M-T0627-00769-00087?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.as) (Reliability: 3). [S2304] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 0004) (Township), image 11, page 6a, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/6224/4584337_00620?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.aspx%3fd), none. (Reliability: 2). [S4357] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Frank, Galen, (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=18662675), none. (Reliability: 2). [S14784] World War II Honoree, Galen Frank, (https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=411593), none. (Reliability: 2). [S4339] Obituary, Schnautz, Shirley Anne, 60, none. (Reliability: 2). [S4341] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Frank, Mary C. and Sam W. Sr., (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=18662698), none. (Reliability: 2). [S3884] Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, Enumeration District 3, Page 6B, (http://search.ancestry.com/content/viewer.aspx?dbid=6061&iid=4300174_00619&noredir=true&sid=&gskw=) (Reliability: 2). [S3238] Kistler-Patterson Funeral Home, Obituary, Frank, Candra, 52, (https://www.kistler-patterson.com/obituaries/obituary-listings?obId=8945902), none. (Reliability: 2). [S5507] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Neumann, Inez Alta, (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=140123150) (Reliability: 2).