Sons, Lowell B.

1931 - 2016  (84 years)

• Name	Sons, Lowell B.
  		Lowell B. Sons (1931-2016)
  Birth	17 Jul 1931	Cisne, Wayne County, Illinois   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	SONS.L001
  _FGRAVE	159596964
  Funeral	19 Mar 2016 (84 years)	Frank & Bright Funeral Home, Flora, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  Military Service	United States Army  [3]
  		United States Army
  Death	15 Mar 2016	Twin Willows Nursing Center, Salem, Marion County, Illinois   [1, 3]
  Burial	East Lawn Cemetery, Salem, Marion County, Illinois   [2]
  	Was he cremated?
  Person ID	I802	Carl Wayne Gray Research | Frank - Chasteen Samuel W. 'Sammie' Frank Sr. and Ethel Chasteen Descendants, Sons - Laird James Elias Sons Sr. and Ellen Laird Descendants
  Last Modified	22 Jun 2023

  
  

  Father	Sons, Beryl Wayne,   b. 20 Jan 1895, Illinois d. 14 Nov 1971 (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Howe, Lela,   b. 8 Aug 1905, Wayne County, Illinois d. 11 Feb 1960 (Age 54 years)
  Family ID	F356	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Cook, Barbara Lucille,   b. 9 Dec 1936, Hoosier Township, Clay County, Illinois d. 23 Dec 2019, Kell, Marion County, Illinois (Age 83 years)
  Marriage	11 Jun 1955	Flora, Clay County, Illinois   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Children	> 1. Sons, J.J. > 2. Sons, G. > 3. Sons, C.   4. Sons, W.
  Family ID	F792	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 17 Jul 1931 - Cisne, Wayne County, Illinois Marriage - 11 Jun 1955 - Flora, Clay County, Illinois Death - 15 Mar 2016 - Twin Willows Nursing Center, Salem, Marion County, Illinois Funeral - 19 Mar 2016 - Frank & Bright Funeral Home, Flora, Clay County, Illinois Burial - - East Lawn Cemetery, Salem, Marion County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Lowell B. Sons, age 84, of Salem, Illinois, formerly of Flora, passed away Tuesday, March 15, 2016, at Twin Willows Nursing Center in Salem, with family and his wife of 60 years by his side. Lowell was born July 17, 1931 in Cisne, the son of Beryl Wayne and Lela (Howe) Sons. He married Barbara Cook on June 11, 1955, in Flora. Lowell served in the U.S. Army and was a cook at Fort Lewis, Washington, and later served in the Reserves for 8 years. His working experience included driving trucks for Flora Pure Milk Company for 5 years, shoe factory, Vaughn Furniture, Petrolane, and was a guard at Jenmar. Lowell really enjoyed listening to music at the Flora HUB, and traveling to other music spots in the area. He is survived by his wife: Barbara Sons of Salem; four children: Jeffrey Sons (Paula) of Salem, Gary Sons (Cindy) of Woodbridge, VA, Carol Pruitt (Ron) of Kell, and Walter Sons (companion Teresa) of Cisne; twelve grandchildren: Amy Hawkins (Randy), Crystal Sons, Angela Smith (Matt), Nicci Sons, Stephanie Sons, Samantha Sons, Christopher Sons, Jeannie Sons, Amy Pruitt, Ronnie Pruitt Jr., Caleb Pruitt, and Jarod Sons; six great-grandchildren; and a sister: Donna Kay Taylor (Rick) of Edinburg, IN. He was preceded in death by his parents, a sister: Betty Caldwell, a brother: Galen Sons, and a sister: Patty Ann Thomas. A funeral service for Lowell Sons will be 3 p.m. Saturday, March 19, 2016, at Frank & Bright Funeral Home in Flora, with visitation from 1-3 p.m. on Saturday at the funeral home. Military honors will be presented prior to the funeral service. The family has requested that memorial donations be given to a group that assists Veterans, such as D.A.V. or Wounded Warriors.

  
  

• Sources

  [S790] Frank & Bright Funeral Home, Flora, Illinois, Obituary, Sons, Lowell B., 84, (http://www.frankandbright.com/obituaries/obit/469/), none. (Reliability: 2). [S15620] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Sons, Lowell B. and Barbara L., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/159596964/lowell-beryl-sons) (Reliability: 2). [S14940] https://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Sons, Lowell B., 84, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/159596964/lowell-beryl-sons), none. (Reliability: 2). [S812] htttp://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Thomas, Patty A., 63, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/65278295/patty-a_-thomas), none. (Reliability: 2). [S2369] Frank & Bright Funeral Home, Obituary, Sons, Barbara Lucille, 83, (http://www.frankandbright.com/obituaries/obit/929/), none. (Reliability: 2). [S15565] https://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Sons, Barbara Lucille, 83, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/205728157/barbara-lucille-sons), none. (Reliability: 2).