Hemphill, William John 'Bill'

1934 - 1997  (63 years)

• Name	Hemphill, William John 'Bill'
  Birth	14 May 1934	Overland, St. Louis County, Missouri   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	HEMP.W001
  _FGRAVE	18009091
  Funeral	Frank & Bright Funeral Home, Flora, Clay County, Illinois   [2]
  Military Service	Korean War,
  		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,…
  		Korean War (1950-1953)
  		Korea
  Death	18 May 1997	Veterans Administration Medical Center, Marion, Williamson County, Illinois   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Burial	Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [1, 2]
  		Headstone, Hemphill, William J. and Dallas J. Displayed with permission of Lady in Black
  		Headstone, Hemphill, William J. and Dallas J.
  Person ID	I23113	Carl Wayne Gray Research | Hunley - Pryor Archibald Henry 'Arch' Hunley and Nancy Ellen Pryor Descendants
  Last Modified	9 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	Hemphill, Harry,   b. 1902   d. 1956 (Age 54 years)
  Mother	Martin, Iris,   b. 1903   d. 1964 (Age 61 years)
  Family ID	F10208	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Franklin, Dallas Jean,   b. 10 Sep 1939, Sailor Springs, Clay County, Illinois d. 3 Jan 2022, Flora, Clay County, Illinois (Age 82 years)
  Marriage	11 Jan 1958	Flora, Clay County, Illinois
  Children	1. Hemphill, Diane,   b. 14 May 1934   d. 18 May 1997 (Age 63 years)   2. Hemphill, Linda,   b. 14 May 1934   d. 18 May 1997 (Age 63 years)   3. Hemphill, Stacey,   b. 14 May 1934   d. 18 May 1997 (Age 63 years)
  Family ID	F10191	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 14 May 1934 - Overland, St. Louis County, Missouri Funeral - - Frank & Bright Funeral Home, Flora, Clay County, Illinois Marriage - 11 Jan 1958 - Flora, Clay County, Illinois Death - 18 May 1997 - Veterans Administration Medical Center, Marion, Williamson County, Illinois Burial - - Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  William "Bill" Hemphill, 63, of Flora, died May 18, 1997, at Marion Veterans Hospital. Hemphill was born May 14, 1934, in Overland, MO, the son of Harry and Iris Martin Hemphill. He married Dallas Franklin January 11, 1958, in Flora. He was a Korean War veteran, an area brick mason, and a member of the Flora American Legion Post, Flora Elks Lodge and Bricklayers Local #8 of Illinois. He is survived by his wife; three daughters, Diane Hemphill, Linda Knapp, and Stacey Earleywine; two brothers, Harry and Harold; a sister, Marie Lamonds; and three grandsons. He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Charles Hemphill. Services were held at Frank & Bright Funeral Home in Flora with burial in Clay City Cemetery. Memorials can be made to Veterans Hospital. (Published Olney Daily Mail)

  
  

• Sources

  [S6355] https://www.findagrave.com/, Headstone, Hemphill, William J. and Dallas J., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18009091/william-john-hemphill), none. (Reliability: 2). [S6356] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Hemphill, William "Bill", 63, (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSsr=1041&GScid=105163&GRid=18009091&), none. (Reliability: 2). [S5024] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Franklin, Doris E., 92, (http://www.findagrave.com), none. (Reliability: 2). [S13452] Frank & Bright Funeral Home, Flora, Illinois, Obituary, Hemphill, Dallas Jean Franklin, 82, (https://www.frankandbright.com/obituaries/obit/1206/), none. (Reliability: 2).