King, Robert Lee

1922 - 1989  (66 years)

• Name	King, Robert Lee
  Birth	14 Nov 1922	Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	KING.R003
  _FGRAVE	97215330
  Military Service	World War II, Corporal, 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
  		Corporal, United States Army and United States Army Air Forces (Sep 1942-Aug 1948)
  		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  Death	12 May 1989	Mattoon, Coles County, Illinois
  	Robert Lee King, 66, Mattoon, Illinois died May 12, 1989 at his home.
  Burial	Rest Haven Memorial Gardens, Lafayette Township, Coles County, Illinois
  Person ID	I43344	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	18 Feb 2021

  
  

  Family	Crosby, Mary Byers,   b. 1923   d. 2000 (Age 77 years)
  Marriage	1942
  Age at Marriage	He was ~ 19 years and 1 month - She was ~ 19 years.
  Children	+ 1. King, Sherlyn A.,   b. 24 May 1944, Sacremento, Sacramento County, California d. 20 Nov 2018, Carle Richland Memorial Hospital, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 74 years)   2. King, Elaine R.,   b. 16 Sep 1948, Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois d. 6 Dec 2017 (Age 69 years)   3. King, Karen Sue,   b. 17 Mar 1957, Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois d. 27 Jan 2014, Urbana, Champaign County, Illinois (Age 56 years)
  Family ID	F16768	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 14 Nov 1922 - Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois Death - 12 May 1989 - Mattoon, Coles County, Illinois Burial - - Rest Haven Memorial Gardens, Lafayette Township, Coles County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  He was the owner-operator of Bob's Market in Stewardson, Illinois and was a meatcutter, was a member of Stewardson Masonic Lodge 541 AF & AM, and a former member of the Stewardson lions Club and American Legion.