Pflaum, John Columbus

1924 - 2008  (84 years)

• Name	Pflaum, John Columbus
  Birth	1 Jul 1924	Noble, Richland County, Illinois   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Carpenter  [2]
  Reference Number	PFLA.J002
  _FGRAVE	60111936
  Funeral	10 Sep 2008	Stasi-Grove Funeral Home, Olney, Richland County, Illinois   [2]
  Military Service	World War II, Private First Class, United States Army  [2, 4, 5]
  	Served as a Combat Engineer. Fought in Africa, Italy, Germany, France, Austria. Served 25-1/2 months overseas .Source: http://www.wwiimemorial.com/Registry/plaque.aspx?honoreeID=508305 Notes from obituary: "He was a World War II Army veteran, serving in five major battles during the war, including the Battle of the Bulge. He was awarded four Bronze Stars for his bravery in service and a presidential commendation..."
  		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
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  Death	7 Sep 2008	Noble, Richland County, Illinois   [2, 3, 6]
  	died at his residence, Noble, Richland County, Illinois
  Burial	10 Sep 2008	Noble Prairie Cemetery, Noble, Richland County, Illinois   [2, 3, 4]
  		Headstone, Pflaum, John C.
  		Headstone, Pflaum, John C.
  Person ID	I556	Carl Wayne Gray Research | Wells - Hough James Wells and Mary Elizabeth Hough Descendants
  Last Modified	3 Jul 2021

  
  

  Father	Pflaum, Ralph Ernest,   b. 21 Dec 1890, Noble, Richland County, Illinois d. 7 Jun 1972, Noble, Richland County, Illinois (Age 81 years)
  Mother	Barnett, Minerva Luella,   b. 17 Dec 1887, Richland County, Illinois d. 11 Oct 1982, Richland County Memorial Hospital, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 94 years)
  Marriage	1909	Noble, Richland County, Illinois   [7, 8, 9]
  Age at Marriage	He was ~ 18 years - She was ~ 21 years.
  Family ID	F429	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Wells, Bernice 'Randi',   b. 5 Feb 1933, Richland County, Illinois d. 27 Feb 2015, Burgin Manor Nursing Home, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 82 years)
  Marriage	20 Oct 1972	Newton, Jasper County, Illinois   [4, 6, 10]
  Age at Marriage	He was 48 years and 3 months - She was 39 years and 8 months.
  Children	+ 1. Pflaum, J.J. + 2. Pflaum, R. + 3. Pflaum, S. + 4. Wells, V.L.G.
  Family ID	F584	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1 Jul 1924 - Noble, Richland County, Illinois Marriage - 20 Oct 1972 - Newton, Jasper County, Illinois Death - 7 Sep 2008 - Noble, Richland County, Illinois Funeral - 10 Sep 2008 - Stasi-Grove Funeral Home, Olney, Richland County, Illinois Burial - 10 Sep 2008 - Noble Prairie Cemetery, Noble, Richland County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  John C. Pflaum, 84, of Noble, went home to be with his Lord on Sunday, September 7, 2008 at his residence in Noble. Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. Tuesday at Stasi-Grove Funeral Home in Olney. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Cornerstone Community Church in Noble with Rev. Berton Heleine officiating. Burial will be in Noble Cemetery with full military rites at the graveside conducted by Richland County veterans organizations. John was born July 1, 192 in Noble, the son of Ralph and Minerva (Barnett) Pflaum. He later married Bernice Wells on October 20, 1972, and she survives. He was a carpenter by trade, Church of Christ by faith, and a member of the Olney American Legion post and Veterans of Foreign Wars post. He was a World War II Army veteran, serving in five major battles during the war, including the Battle of the Bulge. He was awarded four Bronze Stars for his bravery in service and a presidential commendation. He will be sadly missed by his family, friends and all who knew him. John is survived by one son, Johnny Pflaum and his wife, Angie of Olney’ daughters, Randy Bourne and her husband, Darrell of Huntsville, Ala., and Susie Triplett and her husband, Bret of Washington, Mo.; two stepdaughters, Virginia Ashley and her husband, Roger of Mulberry, Kan., and Lois “Dink” Wyatt and her husband, Archie of Mulberry, Kan.; one brother, Robert “Bob” Pflaum and his wife, Mary of Noble; eight grandchildren, John’s children, Audra and Jonathon C. Pflaum, Randy’s children, Lori (Bourne) Abbott and Eric Bourne, Susie’s child, Nikki Shaffer, Lois’s child, Adam Neff and Virginia’s children, Allen Hemrich and Jennifer (Hemrich) Bates; eight great-grandchildren and his beloved dog, “Jimmy” He was preceded in death by his parents, Ralph and Minerva Pflaum; three brothers, Raymond, Frank and Myron Pflaum; and four sisters, Evelyn Lincoln, Alice Levin, Betty Allard and another sister, Leona Memorials may be made to donors choice. The Olney Daily Mail, September 2008

  
  

• Sources

  [S506] Ancestry.com, 1930 Federal Census, Noble, Richland County, Illinois, District 11, page 7a, (http://search.ancestry.com/Browse/BookView.aspx?dbid=6224&iid=4584635_00139&sid=&gskw=), none. (Reliability: 2). [S653] Olney Daily Mail (Olney, Richland County, Illinois), Obituary, Pflaum, John C., 84, (Olney Daily Mail (Olney, Richland County, Illinois), September 08, 2008), none. (Reliability: 2). [S654] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Allard, Gordon L. and Elizabeth E., (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=60111260), none. (Reliability: 2). [S15363] Findagrave.com, Obituary, Pflaum, John C., 84, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/60111936/john-columbus-pflaum), none. (Reliability: 2). [S552] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Pflaum, John C., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/60111936/john-columbus-pflaum), none. (Reliability: 2). [S655] Summers-Kistler Funeral Homes, Obituary, Pflaum, Bernice "Randi", (http://www.summers-kistler.com/obituaries/obituary-listings?obId=416322#/obituaryInfo), none. (Reliability: 2). [S223] Ancestry.com, 1930 Federal Census, Noble, Richland County, Illinois, District 11, page 6b, (http://search.ancestry.com/Browse/BookView.aspx?dbid=6224&iid=4584635_00138&sid=&gskw=), none. (Reliability: 2). [S641] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Pflaum, Ralph E. and Minerva L., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/51164509/ralph-ernest-pflaum), none. (Reliability: 2). [S643] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Pflaum, Minerva, 94, (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=51164527), none. (Reliability: 2). [S649] Olney Daily News (Olney, Richland County, Illinois), Obituary, Pflaum, Willard "Myron", 85, (Olney Daily News (Olney, Richland County, Illinois), 16 January 2006), none. (Reliability: 2).