Farris, Lowell A.

1912 - 2007  (95 years)

• Name	Farris, Lowell A.
  Birth	8 Jun 1912	Wayne County, Illinois   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	FARR.L001
  _FGRAVE	29560815
  Military Service	World War II, Staff Sergeant, United States Army
  		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. …
  		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
  		Presidential Unit Citation, United States Army Originally called the Distinguished Unit Citation
  		Good Conduct Medal, United States Army
  		American Campaign Medal, United States Military
  		European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, United States
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		American Campaign Medal, United States
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  		American Defense Service Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, United States
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  Death	27 Dec 2007	Marion County, Illinois   [1]
  Burial	Elmwood Cemetery, Flora, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  Person ID	I43561	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	27 May 2023

  
  

• Notes

  Lowell A. Farris, 95, of Flora, IL died at 1:30 PM Thursday, December 27, 2007 at the Marion V.A. Hospital in Marion, IL. He was born June 8, 1912 in Wayne County, IL to William & Alice (Trotter) Farris. He married Mary Pruitt on September 14, 1946 in Morganfield, KY. She preceded him in death on November 3, 2004. Lowell served in the U.S. Army during WWII and was a Purple Heart recipient as well as a P.O.W. He was retired from Wayne-White Electric R.E.A. in Fairfield and also worked at Southern Lumber in Cisne. He was a past member of Flora VFW Post #3999 and Flora American Legion Post #14. Lowell enjoyed playing the violin. He is survived by a brother: Everett Farris of Peoria; sister: Ruth Fender of Grayville; and several nieces and nephews. Graveside services will be held at 1 PM Sunday, December 30, 2007 at Elmwood Cemetery in Flora with military honors. Visitation will be held from 12(noon) until service time on Sunday at Frank & Bright Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to D.A.V. and may be received at the funeral home.

  
  

• Sources

  [S15633] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Farris, Lowell, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/29560815/lowell-a-farris), none. (Reliability: 2).