Harmon, Neil Owen Andrew

1942 - 1999  (57 years)

• Name	Harmon, Neil Owen Andrew
  Birth	2 Jun 1942	Olney, Richland County, Illinois   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	HARM.N002
  _FGRAVE	6548906
  Military Service	Specialist Fourth Class, United States Army  [1]
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  Death	7 Nov 1999	Olney, Richland County, Illinois   [1]
  Burial	Crest Haven Memorial Park, Claremont, Richland County, Illinois   [1]
  		Headstone, Harmon, Neil O. A.
  Person ID	I40967	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	9 Nov 2022

  
  

  Father	Harmon, Pearl 'Shorty',   b. 24 Aug 1902, Richland County, Illinois d. 9 Aug 1987, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 84 years)
  Mother	Dunlap, Violet Ellen,   b. 16 Feb 1915, Olney, Richland County, Illinois d. 1 Nov 2008, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 93 years)
  Marriage	22 Mar 1930	Clay County, Illinois
  Age at Marriage	He : 27 years and 7 months - She : 15 years and 1 month.
  Family ID	F5055	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Neil O.A. Harmon, 57, of Olney died at 1:12 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 7, 1999, at home. Mr. Harmon was born June 2, 1942, in Olney, the son of Pearl and Violet (Dunlap) Harmon. He married Kathleen Pittman in 1971. He was a retired employee of Prairie Farms in Olney with 20 years of service; member of American Legion Post 30 and Masonic Lodge 140, both of Olney, and Shriners Ainad Temple, East St. Louis; and was a U.S. Army veteran. Survivors include his wife; mother of Calhoun; four stepchildren; brothers, Robert of Calhoun, Raymond of Olney; sisters, Juanita Runyon and Linda Jackson, both of Olney, Ruby Haws of Calhoun, Anneda Govers, Rosemary Bass of Albion; two grandchildren; seven stepgrandchildren; and one great-stepgrandchild. He was preceded in death by his father, one brother and one sister.

  
  

• Sources

  [S12986] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Harmon, Neil O. A., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6548906/neil-owen_andrew-harmon), none. (Reliability: 2).