1913 - 1980 (66 years)
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| Name |
Bushong, Joe Orbit |
| Birth |
13 Sep 1913 |
Wayne County, Illinois  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Reference Number |
BUSH.J003 |
| _FGRAVE |
30068568 |
| Military Service |
World War II, Machinists Mate First Class, United States Navy |
| Death |
31 Jul 1980 |
White County, Illinois |
| Burial |
Maple Hill Cemetery, Fairfield, Wayne County, Illinois |
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| Person ID |
I55526 |
Carl Wayne Gray Research |
| Last Modified |
9 Dec 2024 |
| Father |
Bushong, James Lincoln, b. 27 Nov 1866, Indiana d. 19 Sep 1946, Jackson Hospital, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 79 years) |
| Mother |
McDowell, Nellie May, b. 1 Oct 1880, Edwards County, Illinois d. 8 Jan 1966, Fairfield, Wayne County, Illinois (Age 85 years) |
| Family ID |
F20139 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Notes |
- FINAL RITES HELD FOR
JOE BUSHONG
Funeral services for Joe Bushong, 66, of Springerton, a former Fairfield man, were conducted at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Nales Funeral Home in Fairfield.
Rev. Thomas Moore of Springerton officiated. Burial was in Veterans Cemetery in Fairfield. Military rites were conducted at the graveside.
In Poor Health. Mr. Bushong died at 2:35 p.m. Wednesday in Fairfield Memorial Hospital. He had been in very poor health and had been in and out of area hospitals. He suffered a stroke a few days before he died.
Mr. Bushong was born in Wayne County on Sept. 13, 1913, the son of James and Nellie (McDowell) Bushong. He was once married to Leona Madding, the marriage ended in divorce, no issue.
Was A Veteran. He worked in construction and was a used-car salesman. He was a veteran of World War II, and was a member of the American Legion.
His only survivor, Mrs. Ovella Cloninger, of Fairfield, died Thursday, the day after his death.
Preceding him in death were his parents; a brother, Clayton Bushong and a sister, Mrs. Mary Yohe.
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