Eastin, Richard Calvin

1928 - 2000  (71 years)

• Name	Eastin, Richard Calvin
  Birth	2 Oct 1928	Bible Grove, Clay County, Illinois
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	EAST.R008
  _FGRAVE	5023290
  Military Service	World War II, Private First Class, United States Army
  		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
  		Private First Class, United States Army and United States Army Air Fores (Sep 1942-Aug 1948)
  		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  		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. …
  Death	27 Jun 2000	Woodward, Woodward County, Oklahoma   [1]
  Burial	Elmwood Cemetery, Woodward, Woodward County, Oklahoma
  Person ID	I29972	Carl Wayne Gray Research | Shock - Belt John Shock and Sarah Jane Belt Descendants, Shock - Travis John Sherman Shock and Nell H. Travis Descendants
  Last Modified	8 Aug 2022

  
  

  Father	Eastin, William Hamilton,   b. 16 Apr 1878, Bible Grove, Clay County, Illinois d. 13 Jan 1954, Rinard, Wayne County, Illinois (Age 75 years)
  Mother	Debusk, Sarah Irene,   b. 12 Jul 1895, Clay County, Illinois d. 29 May 1974, Flora, Clay County, Illinois (Age 78 years)
  Family ID	F12663	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Hilderbrand, Betty Jean,   b. 4 Apr 1931, Illinois d. 28 Mar 2022, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma (Age 90 years)
  Children	1. Eastin, Connie Jean,   b. 22 Jan 1955   d. 13 Sep 1991 (Age 36 years)
  Family ID	F12659	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 2 Oct 1928 - Bible Grove, Clay County, Illinois Death - 27 Jun 2000 - Woodward, Woodward County, Oklahoma Burial - - Elmwood Cemetery, Woodward, Woodward County, Oklahoma  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Richard was born to William and Sarah Irene (DeBusk) Eastin. He grew up in the Clay County, Illinois area. Richard was inducted into the U.S. Army in 1946 and was honorably discharged in 1947. On June 5, 1953, he married Betty Hilderbrand Snell, and with this marriage, he also took her two children to raise and love as his own. To this union were born two daughters, Sharon Ashlock and Connie Thomas. The family moved to Oklahoma in 1959 where Richard worked in the oil field for 40 years. He was active in the Moose Lodge and helped with the Special Olympics for 10 years. Richard enjoyed racing stock cars and dune buggy activities. He was baptized in the Baptist Church at the age of 11. His oldest daughter, Linda Snell, went to her heavenly home in 1967, and his youngest daughter, Connie Thomas, left this world in 1991. Her remains were placed with her father for a final resting place.

  
  

• Sources

  [S6181] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Hilderbrand, Gerald A. 'Jerry', (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/131268528/gerald-a-hilderbrand), none. (Reliability: 2).