Andrews, John Harlan

1894 - 1971  (77 years)

• Name	Andrews, John Harlan
  Birth	19 Feb 1894	Olney, Richland County, Illinois
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	ANDR.J004
  _FGRAVE	54287271
  Military Service	World War I,
  		List of Richland County, Illinois World War I Veterans Contributed by Kaleb Beavers
  Death	5 Nov 1971	St. Marys Hospital, Decatur, Macon County, Illinois
  Burial	Greenhill Cemetery, Sullivan, Moultrie County, Illinois
  Person ID	I54750	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	9 Mar 2024

  
  

  Family	Elder, Donna Opal,   b. 16 Dec 1894, Sullivan, Moultrie County, Illinois d. 4 Nov 1987, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan (Age 92 years)
  Family ID	F19882	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Birth - 19 Feb 1894 - Olney, Richland County, Illinois Death - 5 Nov 1971 - St. Marys Hospital, Decatur, Macon County, Illinois Burial - - Greenhill Cemetery, Sullivan, Moultrie County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  John Harlon Andrews, 77, of Decatur and a native of Olney, died Friday night at St. Mary's Hospital in Decatur. Funeral services were held this afternoon in Decatur, IL. with burial in Greenhill Cemetery in Sullivan. Mr. Andrews was born in Olney, a son of George and LaVina McGee Andrews. He was a member of St. Paul's Methodist Church and was a veteran of World War I. He was a retired mechanic and a member of Castle Williams Post 105 of the American Legion. He married Opal Elder in Sullivan on January 20, 1923. Surviving are his wife; son, William E. of Farmington, Mich.; brother, Wesley of Calhoun; sisters, Mrs. Harvey (Josephine) Farris and Mrs. Ronald (Thelma) Wright, both of Olney; Mrs. Martha Turpin of Flora; Bertha Andrews of West Salem; and two granddaughters. Taken from an Olney, IL area newspaper November 8, 1971 (per B. Bromm)