Notes: Carl Wayne Gray Genealogies

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251	4220th Quartermaster Service Company. Baker and Cook Source: http://www.wwiimemorial.com/Registry/plaque.aspx?honoreeID=508708	Jones, James Leroy (I29081)
252	43N Robert Lee Harmon	Hart, Louise (I40951)
253	4th Ad N. tree row, Lot 328, Grave #1	Pemberton, Janet F. (I29520)
254	4th Ad N. Tree Row, Low 337, Grave #2	Dulaney, Alcium Warren (I53751)
255	4th Ad. South Tree Row Lot 319 Grave #1	Bradley, Anna Jane (I18758)
256	5 months	Boyles, Lillian (I29603)
257	59-year-old Fairfield resident, Steve Warren died at 11:55 a.m. Thursday, March 8 at Cisne Health Care and Rehabilitation.	Warren, Steve W. (I36493)
258	5th Armored Division, US Army, World War II	Lame, Irl Vernon (I3491)
259	At least one living or private individual is linked to this note - Details withheld.	Living (I3)
260	6 East- Lot- 19- Space- 4	Fraser, Jeanne Leora (I33568)
261	At least one living or private individual is linked to this note - Details withheld.	Living (I23114)
262	At least one living or private individual is linked to this note - Details withheld.	Living (I16299)
263	At least one living or private individual is linked to this note - Details withheld.	Living (I19165)
264	6 years, 5 months, 13 days	Meyer, Bertha (I13692)
265	61st & 65th	Dow, Peter B. (I55386)
266	61st Regiment, Illinois Infantry Organized at Carrollton, Ill., and mustered in February 5, 1862. Moved to Benton Barracks, Mo., February 21, and duty there till March 26. Moved to Pittsburg Landing, Tenn., March 26-30. Attached to 2nd Brigade, 6th Division, Army of the Tennessee, to April, 1862. 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, Army Tennessee, to July, 1862. 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, District of Jackson, Tenn., to September, 1862. Unattached, District of Jackson, Tenn., to November, 1862. Post of Bolivar, District of Jackson, Tenn., 13th Army Corps (Old), Dept. of the Tennessee, to December, 1862. Post of Bolivar, District of Jackson, 16th Army Corps, to March, 1863. 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, 16th Army Corps, to May, 1863. 1st Brigade, Kimball's Provisional Divvision, 16th Army Corps, to July, 1863. 1st Brigade, Kimball's Division, District of Eastern Arkansas, to August, 1863. 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, Arkansas Expedition, to November, 1863. 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, Arkansas Expedition, to January, 1864. 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, 7th Army Corps, Dept. of Arkansas, to May, 1864. 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 7th Army Corps, August, 1864. Veteran furlough, Dept. of Missouri, October-November, 1864. Veterans. 1st Brigade, Nashville and Chattanooga R. R., Dept. of the Cumberland, to February, 1865. Veterans, Unattached, 4th Division, 20th Army Corps, Dept. of the Cumberland, to March, 1865. 2nd Sub-District, Middle Tennessee, Dept. of the Cumberland, to September, 1865. SERVICE.-Battle of Shiloh, Tenn., April 6-7, 1862. Advance on and siege of Corinth, Miss., April 29-May 30. Moved to Bethel, thence to Jackson and Bolivar, Tenn., June 6-17. Duty at Bolivar till May, 1863. March to support of Rosecrans, at Iukaka, Miss., September 16-22, 1862. Grant's Central Mississippi Campaign. Operations against Forest, in West Tennessee, December 18, 1862-January 3, 1863. Action at Salem Cemetery, near Jackson, December 19, 1862. Moved to Memphis, Tenn., thence to Vicksburg, Miss., May 31-June 3, 1863. Expedition up the Yazoo to Satartia June 2-8. Action at Satartia, Mechanicsburg, June 4. Moved to Haines' Bluff June 6. Siege of Vicksburg, Miss., June 9-July 4. Moved to Black River Bridge July 17, thencce to Helena, Ark., July 27-31. Steele's Expedition against Little Rock, Ark., August 1-September 10. Bayou Fourche and capture of Little Rock September 19. Duty at Little Rock and Duvall's Bluff, Ark., till August, 1864. Expedition to Clarendon, Ark., June 25-29, 1864. Action at Clarendon June 25-26. Veterans on furlough August 14 to September. Company "K" joined Regiment from Camp Butler, Ill., March 20, 1864, and remained with Recruits at Duvall's Bluff, Ark., till February, 1865. Joined Regiment at Murfreesboro, Tenn., February 4, 1865. Veterans halted at St. Louis while returning to Arkansas. Companies "B," "D" and "G" guard river at Chester, Ill., till October 14, then joined Regiment at St. Louis. March through Missoururi in pursuit of Price October 16-November 6. Moved to Paducah, Ky., November 6-11, thence to Nashville and Murfreesboro, Tenn., November 24-28. Action at Overall's Creek December 4. Hood's attack on Murfreesboro December 5-12. Wilkinson's Pikee, near Murfreesboro, "The Cedars," December 7. Action with Forest near Murfreesboro December 15. Duty at Murfreesboro till March 21, 1865. Moved to Franklin, Tenn., and duty there till September. Mustered out at Nashville, Tenn., September 8 and discharged at Camp Butler, Ill., September 27, 1865. Regiment lost during service 3 Officers and 34 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 4 Officers and 183 Enlisted men by disease. Total 224.	Henderson, Wiley L. (I347)
267	64-year-old former Flora resident, Harla J. Wehde of Fairfield died at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 24 at her home. Surviving are her two daughters, Christinia (Eric) Roddiger of Houston, TX and Rebecca (T.J.) Vaughan of Fairfield, two grandchildren Grace Frey and Shannon Vaughan, three brothers Bill (Sue) Collins of Puryear, Tennessee, James (Diana) Collins of St. Charles, Missouri, and Tom Collins of Flora, IL, one sister Claudia (Don) Piepers of St. Charles, Missouri, four nieces and nephews, and 12 great nieces and nephews. Services for Harla J. Wehde will be 10 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 30 at the Johnson & Vaughn Funeral Home in Fairfield with burial in Elmwood Cemetery in Flora. Visitation will be from 5 7 Tuesday evening, Oct. 29 at the Johnson & Vaughn Funeral Home in Fairfield. Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association and will be accepted at the Johnson & Vaughn Funeral Home in Fairfield.	Collins, Harla J. (I51992)
268	68-year-old Ella Mae Mix of Cisne, went to her heavenly home on Monday, November 18 with her sons by her side at Cisne Rehabilitation Health Care Center. Ella was born March 28, 1951 to Bennie and Vivian Grace (Bricker) Simpson at Flora, Illinois. She married Ronald L. Mix June 27, 1969 in Flora, Illinois and they enjoyed 40 years together, he preceded her in death February 8, 2009. Ella loved helping people and was a registered nurse in Texas and Clay County. She enjoyed taking photos and studying genealogy. She was often requested to bake cakes for friends and family. Ella would often set for hours watching the familys horses. She was a member of Cisne Christian Church and strong supporter of Clay County Relay for Life. Ella is survived by three sons, Travis (Shannon) Mix of Cisne, Illinois, Justin Mix of Iuka, Illinois and Jed (Hope) Mix of Jonesboro, Illinois; one sister Pattie (Eber) Bright of Cisne, Illinois; three brothers Herbert (Lois) Simpson and Thomas (Margaret) Simpson both of Flora, Illinois and Robert Speed (Lisa) Simpson of Ingraham, Illinois. Nine grandchildren, two great grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews also survive. Ella was preceded in death by her parents and her husband Ronald. Funeral service will be 12:00p.m. Saturday, November 23rd at Cisne Christian Church. Visitation will be from 10:00 to 12:00 at the church. Burial will be in Bunker Cemetery. Memorials may be given to Clay County Cancer Crusaders.	Simpson, Ella Mae (I702)
269	689 18332	Family: Fitzgerald, Alta Marion / Gray, Hester Lucille (F29)
270	6th Grade Education	Pinkston, Herbert W. (I27110)
271	At least one living or private individual is linked to this note - Details withheld.	Living (I17226)
272	At least one living or private individual is linked to this note - Details withheld.	Living (I33335)
273	71-year-old Fairfield resident, Paul N. Bennett, died at 6:48 p.m. Thursday, August 16th at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, MO. He had retired from the Marines after serving 20 years having served two tours in Vietnam. After retirement Paul spent 20+ years as the Transportation Director at North Wayne Unit School District as well as Janitor at the Middle School. He was also a Funeral Assistant at Hosselton Funeral Home in Cisne and a member of the Jasper Baptist Church in Fairfield. Paul was born in Fairfield on April 18th, 1947 to Charles and Lillian (Bain) Bennett. He married Debbie Markham on February 16th, 1993. Paul is survived by his wife Debbie of Fairfield; daughters, Samantha Bennett and Crystal (Thomas) Tullis both of Fairfield; a son, Jessie (Candi) Young of Fairfield; six grandchildren; a brother, Daniel of Fairfield; sisters, Mary Lewis, Martha Young and Jean Walker all of Fairfield, Ruth Ann Tondini of California, and Becky Thomason of Cisne. Paul was preceded in death by his parents, one brother, two sisters, and one son, Donovan Bennett. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday, August 22nd at the Johnson and Vaughn Funeral Home in Fairfield. Burial will be in Maple Hill Cemetery with full military rites. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. until the time of service at the Johnson and Vaughn Funeral Home in Fairifield, which is in charge of the arrangements.	Bennett, Paul N. (I53649)
274	72 year-old James O. Jim Eckelberry of rural Mount Vernon, Illinois, died at 6:38 P.M. Monday, September 10 at his home.	Eckelberry, James Oren 'Jim' (I46076)
275	72-year-old Cisne resident, Harold R. Flexter Sr., died at 5:37 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 13, at Clay County Hospital in Flora. He was retired from farming and Minwax, and previously worked for Valley Steel for 35 years. He was also a veteran, having served in the U.S. Army. Surviving are his wife Roberta Roberts of Cisne; three daughters, Evelyn Flexter of Clay City, Brenda Flexter of Geff and Christie Corry of Flora; two sons, Harold R. Flexter Jr. of Cisne and Jerry Flexter of Flora; one sister, Eva Richardson of Lebanon, MO; one brother, Jimmy Flexter of Flora; thirteen grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Funeral services for Harold R. Flexter Sr. will be at at 11 a.m. Friday, Feb. 16, at the Hosselton Funeral Home in Cisne. Burial will be in Gunion Cemetery, with military services at the gravesite. Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 15, at the Hosselton Funeral Home in Cisne. Memorials may be made to the Gunion Christian Church, and envelopes will be available at the Hosselton Funeral Home in Cisne.	Flexter, Harold Ray Sr. (I61159)
276	77th Naval Construction Battalion. (This information has been posted on the National World War II Memorial's Registry of Remembrances website by Robert Medley Gatewood. It is entered here with his permission.) Source: https://www.wwiimemorial.com/Registry/plaque.aspx?honoreeID=597047	Brewer, Charles David (I43255)
277	78-year-old Noble resident, Dean Ray Summers, died at 10:38 a.m. Saturday, July 24, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Vincennes, IN. Funeral services for Dean Ray Summers will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday, July 27, at the Summers-Kistler Funeral Home in Noble. Burial will be in Hanna Cemetery at Noble. Full military rites will be conducted by the Sailor Springs Veterans. Visitation will be from 5-8 p.m. Monday, July 26, at the Summers-Kistler Funeral Home in Noble. Memorials may be made to the Glenwood Church or Hanna Cemetery Fund.	Summers, Dean Ray (I3098)
278	At least one living or private individual is linked to this note - Details withheld.	Living (I29985)
279	80 year-old Bill Dehart of Clay City, died on August 18 at his home in Clay City with his family by his side.	DeHart, Bill Dean (I601)
280	80-year-old Cisne resident, Bennie Robert "Bob" Case, died at 5:05 a.m. Tuesday, May 18, at Clay County Hospital in Flora. Bob was born May 13, 1930 at Johnsonville, IL to Arthur Buel and Martha Gertrude (Long) Case. He married Mary Lou Kirkpatrick March 9, 1953 at Fairfield, IL and she survives. Bob retired in 1991 as a Mechanical Engineer for the North Wayne School District. After retirement, he worked part time at Hosselton Funeral Home. He was a veteran of the U. S. Air Force and served 1951 1955 during the Korean Conflict. He was a member of the Blue Point Free Will Baptist Church, Cisne American Legion, and the Central Illinois Harley-Davidson Dresser Club FLH-FLT. He was a true friend to everyone. Bob belonged to The Weakenders Camping Club and enjoyed camping with his friends. He loved his family and treasured the time with them. Surviving are his wife Mary Lou Case of Cisne; two daughters, Terry Lynn Atwood of Mount Erie and Teresa Lee Walker of Cisne; his mother-in-law, Nora Murphy of Fairfield; five grandchildren and four great-grandsons also survive, along with several nieces and nephews. Funeral services for Bennie Robert "Bob" Case will be at 11 a.m. Friday, May 21, at the Hosselton Funeral Home in Cisne. Burial will be in Cisne Cemetery with full military honors. Visitation will be from 5-8 p.m. Thursday, May 20, at the Hosselton Funeral Home in Cisne. Memorials may be made to Clay County Home Health, and will be accepted at the Hosselton Funeral Home in Cisne.	Case, Bennie Robert 'Bob' (I55090)
281	81 years after he died, Staff Sergeant Alvin R. Scarborough's remains were identified on 21 September 2023. A "Rosette" was placed beside his name on the Tablets of the Missing at the Manila American Cemetery to signify that his remains were recovered and mark that the person now rests in a known gravesite. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Alvin R. Scarborough Service #: 7009322 Rank: Staff Sergeant, U.S. Army Air Forces Unit: 454th Ordnance Company, Aviation, 27th Bombardment Group (Light), V Bomber Command Entered Service From: Mississippi Date of Death: 28 July 1942, from malaria and dysentery in the Japanese POW Camp 1, Cabanatuan, Nueva Province, Luzon, Philippines 15-121. Status: Missing In Action. Buried as a 'Unknown" in the Manila American Cemetery. Memorialized: Tablets of the Missing United States Army and Army Air Forces at the Manila American Cemetery in the Philippines. Update: The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced on 09 August 2024 that U.S. Army Air Forces Staff Sergeant Alvin R. Scarborough, 22, of Dossville, Mississippi, who was captured and died as a prisoner of war during World War II, was accounted for 21 September 2023. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1930 United States Federal Census (10 April 1930): Beat 1, Attala County, Mississippi (sheet 7A, family 133, 131 McAdams Road) Alvin R. Scarborough (9 Mississippi). 1940 United States Federal Census (22 April 1940): Beat 2, Leake County, Mississippi (sheet 11A, household 175, Sanders Crossing Road) Robert A. Scarborough (19 Mississippi). His family had lived in the same house in 1945. Alvin had completed four years of high school. Alvin R. Scarborough, (1920 Mississippi) a resident of Leake County, Mississippi enlisted as a Private (S/N 7009322) in the U.S. Army on 21 May of 1940 in Jackson, Mississippi. 48 JOIN ARMY AT JACKSON OFFICE Forty-eight young Mississippians during the past week enlisted in the United States army at the Jackson office, Lieutenant Colonel Charles C. Clifford, Calvary, U.S. Army recruiting officer for Mississippi and Louisiana, announced yesterday...Young men who enlisted in the army here this week with their home address and stations to which they were sent are as follows: For Barksdale Field, Louisiana: ... Alvin R. Scarborough, Dossville; ... Source: Clarion-Ledger (Jackson, Mississippi) Saturday, 25 May 1940, page 10. After completing his basic training, he was assigned to the 454th Ordnance Company, Aviation, 27th Bombardment Group (Light), U.S. Army Air Corps, based at the Savannah Air Base in Savannah, Georgia. Alvin Robert Scarborough married Gladys Pearl Turner on 23 December 1940 in Madison, Mississippi. Less than a year later, with the dark clouds of war looming on the horizon, they were sent to the Philippine Islands. The 454 Ordnance Company left San Francisco, California on 01 November 1941 aboard the S.S. President Coolidge (passenger ship turned troop transport). On board with the 454 Ordnance were the squadrons of the 27th Bombardment Group; the 16th Bomb Squadron, 17th Bomb Squadron, 91st Bomb Squadron, Headquarters Squadron and the 48th Material Squadron, plus a chemical detachment. Also on board were the following units: 5th Air Base Group and the 1st and 34th Pursuit Squadrons. The Coolidge arrived in Manila on a clear sunny Thanksgiving Thursday, 20 November (via Hawaii and Guam). "The men were disembarked off the Coolidge as a Philippine military band played patriotic music. Trucks were lined up waiting to transport the men to Fort McKinley. The Coolidge was the last desperately needed reinforcement for General McArthur." The 454 Ordnance Company numbered six officers and 180 enlisted men. Just three weeks later war came to the Philippines on 08 December 1941. Japanese forces began a full-scale invasion of Luzon on 22 December. In response, General Douglas MacArthur, ordered their withdrawal to the Bataan peninsula to be a part of the Bataan Defense Force. The 454th assisted in the evacuation of Clark Field to Bataan Field and then were stationed at Mariveles Field on the western tip of Bataan. With no planes, they took care of artillery ordnance, 155 projectiles and propellants, and 75mm and 37mm and machine gun ammunition and spare parts for all the guns. They loaded bombs and ammunition and send it to the front line. The men were also issued .45's pistols and .30 caliber M1 rifles and given responsibility for part of the beach defenses on Bataan. They were never in the actual fighting. On 06 January the battle for Bataan began. From the very beginning, Bataan men were cut to 1/2 rations, and very soon, to 1/4 rations. About four weeks later, they were living on 1/8 rations, that is, when food was available to them. Towards the end, it was changed to 1/16th of their rations...Quite often, they would go several days with no food, unless they could catch something in the jungle." Source: Federico Baldassarre letter In the wake of starvation came diseases, such as malaria, dengue, scurvy, beriberi and amebic dysentery. The average American soldier lost 15-25 pounds and malaria was as high as 35 percent among front line units. On Good Friday, 03 April 1942, General Homma, with the addition of fresh troops, began an all-out offensive on Bataan. By the evening of April 8, the situation was clearly hopeless. With ammunition, rations and supplies practically exhausted and most of his best units destroyed, Major General Edward P. King, commander of the forces on Bataan, was convinced his troops could not physically resist any more and decided to surrender to prevent further loss of life. On 09 April 1942, Maj. Gen. King surrendered the Luzon Force to the Japanese. Before the surrender the men of the 454th were ordered to destroy their guns and disable their trucks so that the Japanese couldn't use them. Sgt. Alvin R. Scarborough along with 75,000 American and Filipino prisoners of war captured by the Japanese, were subjected to the infamous Bataan Death March. When the Fil-American soldiers began the Death March they were in terrible physical condition. For 6 to 9 days (depending on their starting point) they were forced to walk the roughly sixty-five miles to San Fernando, enduring abuse by Japanese guards and seeing the deaths of thousands of fellow soldiers. At San Fernando, the Japanese stuffed about 100 men into steel-sided boxcars for the twenty-five-mile trip to Capas. The scorching hot boxcars were packed so tight that the men could not even sit down. When the train arrived at Capas the POW's were offloaded and marched the final nine miles to Camp O'Donnell. Surviving the brutal treatment by the Japanese at Camp O'Donnell (about 1500 American and 22,000 Filipino prisoners of war died in just three months) Sgt. Scarborough was transferred to the Cabanatuan POW Camp No. 1, approximately 8 kilometers east of the town by the same name. In early June of 1942, prisoners from Camp O'Donnell began to stream into Camp No. 1, joining the men captured on Corregidor. Most of the POWs were assigned to work details and farm labor. Because of the poor health of the men from O'Donnell, the death rate at Camp #1 soared. His brother, Corporal Carlton Eugene "Gene" Scarborough, was with Company "B", First Battalion, Fourth Marines on Corregidor. He was wounded in action on 24 April 1942 and recuperating in hospital when the island surrendered. Also taken to Cabanatuan Prison, Gene was able to see Alvin a few days before he died. Sergeant Alvin R. Scarborough died on 28 July 1942, of malaria and dysentery, at the Cabanatuan Prison Camp #1 in Nueva Ecija Province, Luzon, Philippines 15-121. He was one of 22 men to die that day. In all 786 men died in Cabanatuan during the month of July, 1942. By the time the camp was liberated on 30 January 1945, 2,764 Americans had died at Cabanatuan in 2½ years. 90% of the POW deaths in Cabanatuan were men who were captured on Bataan. He was buried in a communal grave (No. 215) in the camp cemetery along with other deceased American POWs who died that day. Initially, Cabanatuan burial details interred all POWs who died within a given twenty-four-hour period in one mass grave. Between 03 June 1942 and 25 September 1942, one burial day was defined as occurring from noon on one day until the following noon. After the war, all the remains in the Cabanatuan Prison cemetery that could be found were disinterred (between December 1945 - February 1946) and brought to 7747 USAF Cemetery, Manila #2, Philippine Islands. The deceased in Manila #2 (over 11,000 American soldiers) rested there until their removal to the American Graves Registration Service Manila Mausoleum in the summer of 1948 for positive identification. Five sets of remains from Common Grave 215 were identified, but the rest were declared unidentifiable. Unfortunately, no clothing, personal effects nor any other means of identification were found for Alvin and his remains could not be associated with any remains recovered from Cabanatuan. He was one of four "unknowns" from Grave 215. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ HEADQUARTERS AMERICAN GRAVES REGISTRATION SERVICE PHILCOM ZONE. APO 900 11 August 1949 CASE HISTORY FOR REMAINS CONSIDERED NON-RECOVERABLE BISHOP, George F. Sgt. 6 567 320 HINSON, Cecil T. Pvt. 14 037 802 ROPP, John W. Pvt. 19 056 758 SCARBOROUGH, Alvin R. S/Sgt. 7 009 322 BASIS FOR DECLARING REMAINS NON-RECOVERABLE 1. According to available information on the attached extract copy of the "Cabanatuan POW Camp Death Report", death occurred while the above named personnel were prisoners of war at Cabanatuan POW Camp, Province of Nueva Ecija, Luzon Island, Philippine Islands. 2. Investigation of the case reveals only four (4) unknowns, which were disinterred from Grave 215, Row 0, Plot 2, Cabanatuan POW Cemetery, could possibly be associated with the above named personnel. However, after a thorough analysis of the case, the incomplete dental data available for the above listed men and the absence of any positive information which may definitely associate them with subject remains precluded either individual or group identification of said remains to be those of the subject personnel. 3. Findings and recommendations are based on all presently available information. 4. It is recommended that the remains of the subject personnel be considered non-recoverable and that all records pertaining to search and recovery of their remains be closed. RECOMMEND APPROVAL: Signed by these three men WILBUR G. HOBBS JOHN SHYPULA HAROLD B. McNEMAR 1st Lt., Infantry 1st Lt., Infantry Captain, QMC O-887 555 O-1 307 091 O-507 074 Member Member Member ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Alvin was buried in the Manila American Cemetery as a "Known but to God". There were 953 men like S/Sgt. Scarborough who were not identified after the war, "unknowns", permanently interred in the Manila American Cemetery from Cabanatuan. "HERE RESTS IN HONORED GLORY A COMRADE IN ARMS KNOWN BUT TO GOD" Staff Sergeant Alvin Robert Scarborough is memorialized at Tablets of the Missing United States Army and Army Air Forces at the Manila American Cemetery, Manila in the Philippines. He also has a cenotaph in the Corinth Baptist Church Cemetery, Carthage, Leake County, Mississippi. IN MEMORY OF ALVIN R. SCARBOROUGH 1920 1942 THO HIS BODY LIES IN AN ALIEN GRAVE, HE GAVE HIS LIFE OUR LAND TO SAVE. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Press Release \| Aug. 9, 2024 Airman Accounted for from WWII (Scarborough, A.) Washington The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that U.S. Army Air Forces Staff Sgt. Alvin R. Scarborough, 22, of Dossville, Mississippi, who was captured and died as a prisoner of war during World War II, was accounted for Sept. 21, 2023. In late 1942, Scarborough was a member of 454th Ordnance Company (Aviation), when Japanese forces invaded the Philippine Islands in December. Intense fighting continued until the surrender of the Bataan peninsula on April 9, 1942, and of Corregidor Island on May 6, 1942. Thousands of U.S. and Filipino service members were captured and interned at POW camps. Scarborough was among those reported captured when U.S. forces in Bataan surrendered to the Japanese. They were subjected to the 65-mile Bataan Death March and then held at the Cabanatuan POW camp. More than 2,500 POWs perished in this camp during the war. According to prison camp and other historical records, Scarborough died July 28, 1942, and was buried along with other deceased prisoners in the local Cabanatuan Camp Cemetery in Common Grave 215. Following the war, American Graves Registration Service (AGRS) personnel exhumed those buried at the Cabanatuan cemetery and relocated the remains to a temporary U.S. military mausoleum near Manila. In 1947, the AGRS examined the remains in an attempt to identify them. Five sets of remains from Common Grave 215 were identified, but the rest were declared unidentifiable. The unidentified remains were buried at the Manila American Cemetery and Memorial (MACM) as Unknowns. In early 2018, the remains associated with Common Grave 215 were disinterred and sent to the DPAA laboratory for analysis. To identify Scarborough's remains, scientists from DPAA used anthropological analysis, as well as circumstantial evidence. Additionally, scientists from the Armed Forces Medical Examiner System used mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) analysis. Although interred as an Unknown in MACM, Scarborough's grave was meticulously cared for over the past 70 years by the American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC). Scarborough will be buried in Carthage, Mississippi, on a date to be determined. DPAA is grateful to the ABMC and the United States Army for their partnership in this	Scarborough, Alvin Robert (I59060)
282	85-year-old Xenia Resident, Norma J. McGivney, died at 4:56 a.m. on Monday, December 20th at her home. She had been an employee of International shoe factory in Flora, supervisor at Clay County Rehab, and a member of Wabash Baptist Church. Survivors include: two sons, John McGivney and Payton James McGivney, both of Louisville, IL; four daughters, Angela Pennington and Joy Boston, both of Xenia, Jane Albert of Iuka, and Kathy Riley of Forest, IL; one sister, Berdella Loosier of Benton, IL; 13 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; and a companion and special friend, Glen Beard of Louisville, IL. Funeral Services for Norma J. McGivney will be on Wednesday, December 22nd, at 1:00 p.m. at the Neal Funeral Home in Louisville, IL with burial in the Christian Home Cemetery in rural Louisville. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, December 21st at the Neal Funeral Home in Louisville.	Aldrich, Norma J. 'Jackie' (I61020)
283	86-year-old Clay City resident, Charles H. "Hank" Tibbs died at 3:25 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 30 at his home. Charles was born on April 8, 1926 in Fairfield, Illinois, the son of Charlie Tibbs and Camille (Walter). He married Wanda Maxine Murbarger on May 26, 1944 in Wayne City, Illinois. Charles was a United States Air Force Veteran and a member of Clay City Christian Church. He is survived by his wife, Maxine Tibbs; daughter, Linda Riley; daughter, Barbara Heath; daughter, Rhonda Weidner; daughter, Tina Hopson; brothers, John Tibbs, Delbert Tibbs, Robert Tibbs, Tom Tibbs, Ronnie Tibbs and Walter Ray Tibbs; sisters, Laura Mae Wynn, Clidella Graves, Rose Dixon, Marsha Janes and Sandy Rubel; ten Grand kids, fourteen Great Grandkids and one on the way. He was preceded in death by his parents, mother, Dorothy Tibbs, brothers, Van Tibbs and Billy Tibbs, sisters Lou Clark and Jeanie Borah, and granddaughter, Pamela Heath. Services for Charles H. "Hank" Tibbs were held at the Summers Kistler Funeral Home in Clay City with burial in Clay City Cemetery with full military honors. Visitation and a Masonic Service was held at the Summers Kistler Funeral Home in Clay City. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Shiners Children's Hospital.	Tibbs, Charles Henry 'Hank' (I20129)
284	86-year-old Mt. Vernon, Illinois resident, Billie Eugene Fatheree, died on February 24th at Fairfield Memorial Hospital. He served in the US Army during WWII and was owner of Ace Cleaners in Wayne City and Courtesy Cleaners in Mt. Vernon. He was a member of the Wayne City Masonic Lodge, past president of the Mt. Vernon Optimists Club, a member of Central Christian Church in Mt. Vernon, a past member of the First Christian Church of Wayne City, and a member of the Little Egypt Roadrunners Camping Club. Survivors include: two sons, Billy Ray Fatheree of Mt. Vernon, IL, and Keith Alan Fatheree of Girard, IL; one daughter, Lanna Kay Logan of Centralia; nine grandchildren; one great-grandson; and a loving friend, Eva Lane of Fairfield and her caring family. Funeral Services for Billie Eugene Fatheree will held on Saturday, February 26th at the First Christian Church in Wayne City with burial in the Olive Branch Cemetery.	Fatheree, Billie E. (I43677)
285	8th Grade Education	?, Fanstino (I27111)
286	9-AA-259	Levitt, Carl E. (I15713)
287	97-year-old Sarah "Wilhelmine" Taylor of Clay City, died at 5:45 p.m. Tuesday, October 15 at Helia Healthcare Center in Olney, Illinois.	Hubble, Sarah Wilhemine (I46459)
288	Any markers on this grave are long gone. It is rumored to be the final resting place of an unwanted stillborn baby.	Unknown (I32170)
289	At least one living or private individual is linked to this note - Details withheld.	Living (I20719)
290	A 1933 graduate of the University of Illinois, entered active service as a draftee on October 14, 1942 at Chicago, Illinois. Honorably discharged as a Corporal from Company Z, 3rd Engineer School Regiment on June 8, 1943 by reason of desire to accept a commission. On June 9, 1943, entered the Officer Candidate School program. Attended the Corps of Engineers Officer Candidate School at Fort Belvoir, Virginia; the Heavy Equipment School at Richmond, Virginia; and the Fire Prevention School at New Orleans. Departed the Continental U.S. on November 14, 1943 bound for the European Theater of Operations. Served overseas as a fire fighting unit commander and later, stateside, as an aviation engineering unit commander. Earned The American Campaign Medal, The European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal and The WWII Victory Medal. Honorably separated from active duty as a First Lieutenant with the 246th Army Air Force Base Unit on March 19, 1946 at Patterson Field, Ohio. Source: http://www.wwiimemorial.com/Registry/plaque.aspx?honoreeID=1923858	Kinnaman, Paul Donald (I27698)
291	A 39-year-old former Clay City resident was shot and killed in an apparent robbery at 8:40 p.m. Sunday in Broward County, near Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Paul Ronald Hunley, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., died from bullet wounds in his chest and arm following the apparent robbery. He was found in the front seat of his car in a darkened field near the Parkway Middle School in an unincorporated area of Broward County. The neighborhood was described as a "ghetto area" by a reporter for the Fort Lauderdale News and Sun-Sentinel. It was located about three miles from Mr. Hunley's middle class neighborhood home, the reporter said. According to the reporter, Mr. Hunley had left his house to visit friends. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Hunley of Clay City, were visiting him at his Fort Lauderdale home at the time. The newspaper account reported that Mr. Hunley's wallet had been scattered and his money was missing. He also had beating marks, indicating that he struggled with his assailant before he was shot. Mr. Hunley had been employed as an interior decorator for Modernage in North Miami, Fla. Prior to that, he operated his own business, Interior Design by Paul Hunley. Mr. Hunley's obituary appears on page 3. According to the reporter, Fort Lauderdale Police are looking for a suspect, but no arrests have been made.	Hunley, Paul Ronald (I22001)
292	A 68 year old Olney man, Harl Petty, who was born in Mt. Erie, died at Richland Memorial Hospital in Olney following a lengthy illness. He was born in Mt. Erie, the son of William F. & Mary Blakley Petty. He married Alta Huston in 1934. He is survived by a sister, Mrs. Leone Totten, of Mt. Erie, and numerous other relatives. Funeral arrangements were handled by an Olney Funeral home. ______________________________________________________________________ Harl Petty, 68, well known resident of Olney, passed away last night at the Richland Memorial Hospital following a lengthy illness. The family residence is at 405 W. St. John Street. Mr. Petty was a native of Wayne County and was born at Mt. Erie the son of William F. Petty and Mary Blakley Petty. He was married to Alta Huston on November 5, 1934. He operated a cafe in Olney for several years. Surviving are his wife, Alta, and the following children: Harl Petty Jr. of Cheyenne, Wyo., William D. Petty of Claremont, Clinton Petty of Great Bend, Kansas, Mrs. Patricia Ann Jackson and Gerald Petty, both of Pleasantville, N. Y., Alta Lou Petty, at home and Mrs. Harla Sue Lenear of Olney Rt. 3. There are 11 grandchildren. Also surviving are the following sisters: Mrs. Jennie Bentz of Olney, Mrs. Leone Totten of Mt. Erie, Mrs. Lillian McCleary of Akron, Ohio and Mrs. Sarah L. Best of Granite City. He has been preceded in death by his parents, three brothers and three sisters: Mrs. Nellie Taylor, Mrs. Ina Newton, Mary Petty, Raul Petty, Adlai Petty and Grover Petty. Funeral arrangements are being completed at the Summers-Rainey Funeral Home. Taken from the Olney Daily Mail, Olney, IL, January, 1971.	Petty, Harl (I18470)
293	A 68 year old Olney man, Harl Petty, who was born in Mt. Erie, died at Richland Memorial Hospital in Olney following a lengthy illness.	Petty, Harl (I18470)
294	A 68-year-old resident of 1307 Sixth Street in Lawrenceville Mr Hampton died in his home about 10:00 Sunday morning.	Hampton, Andrew Cecil (I38735)
295	A 79-year-old Claremont resident, Mrs. Hasler died about 6:30 Sunday evening in the Burgin Nursing Manor in Olney.	Fletcher, Clara Fay (I1257)
296	A Celebration of Life for Arthur B. Greathouse will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, March 28, 2015 at the Community of Christ church in Mountain Home, Arkansas. Art Greathouse passed away on March 11, 2015 at Cox South Regional Medical Center in Springfield, MO several days after a car accident. He lived a full life of 85 years. Art was born in Wayne County, Illinois to Keith J. and Maude (Holler) Greathouse on Nov. 8, 1929. He grew up on a farm and became a rough-neck in the oil fields before marrying the love of his life, Dorothy (Milner) Greathouse in 1950. Art joined the U.S. Air Force in 1951 and later graduated Graceland College and the University of Missouri at Columbia where he received his degree in Chemical Engineering. Art and Dottie were house parents for the medical fraternity and Art was president of the Honorary Chemical Society, Alpha Chi Sigma. Art worked for Exxon Mobile until his retirement in 1986. During his career Art was the head of Process Engineering at the refinery in Bayonne, N.J. He was advisor to the Junior Achievement Program. In Billings, MT he was in charge of bringing the refinery into compliance with federal, state, and local environmental regulations. He was the team captain to recruit professional graduates from four North Central universities. In Simi Valley, CA he served as Exxon Mobile's public affairs executive. He has been publicly acknowledged for his work with federal, state and local officials, as well as launching a program which awards grants to public school teachers. The positive ramifications of his professional work led to numerous accomplishments which are still in effect today and will continue long into the future. In addition to raising a family and pursuing his career, Art's service to the Lord and his church was a priority. He was known for being generous with both his time and resources as well as for his integrity and honor. Art retired in 1986, moved to Mountain Home, Arkansas in 1990 and built a home filled with light and love on Norfork Lake. Numerous projects and entertaining his grandsons, nieces and nephews on the lake brought endless days of joy and laughter to the family. He continued to serve his church, was pastor for several years and ordained an evangelist. Preceding him in death were two older siblings, Stanley E. Greathouse and Wanda Ires, his wife Dorothy, and two sons, John Alan (infant) and Keith Greathouse (42 yrs.). Art is survived by his daughter, Beth Lindley of Ventura, CA and three grandsons, Dale Lindley (Fresno, CA), Dylan Lindley (Beaverton, OR), and Devon Lindley (Ventura, CA) as well as many other close family and friends. He will be deeply missed and will live in their hearts forever. A Gathering of Friends and Family will be held following Art's Celebration of Life at the Community of Christ church in Mountain Home, AR. Memorials may be made to the Art and Dottie Greathouse Endowed Scholarship Fund for Graceland University.	Greathouse, Arthur Burl (I56411)
297	A Celebration of Life Service for 77-year-old Lois Allen Isle was held at the Clay City Cemetery. Lois Isle died at Good Shepherd Hospice in Auburndale, FL. Her body was cremated. Lois grew up in Clay City, IL, graduated from Clay City High School in 1953. She worked as a Secretary at Fairfield Community High School and as Office Manager at Wayne County Broadcasting Co, Inc. She is survived by her husband of 29+ years, Norman Isle; three sons, Mark, Scott, and Doug Strange; and step-daughter Kathy Isle Hill; one sister, Crystal Allen; and one brother in law, James Isle; seven grandchildren, Katina Strange Boergerhoff; Trevor Strange, Dustin Strange, Deseree Strange Price; and Andrea Strange; and Brian Allen & Dusty Hill; and three great-grandchildren. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial donations be made to the Good Shepherd Hospice at 105 Arneson Avenue in Auburndale, FL or St. Jude's Children's Hospital.	Allen, Lois (I28758)
298	A celebration of life service will be at 6 p.m., Wednesday, December 12, 2018, at Transformation Church of God in Clay City, IL.	Basinger, Vicky (I10339)
299	A Celebration of Life Service will be held at 4:30 p.m. Saturday, October 6, 2018, at First United Methodist Church in Flora. Anthony donated his remains to Science Care for medical research. Memorials may be made to the First United Methodist Church of Flora.	Kesterson, Anthony Robert (I41882)
300	A Celebration of Life will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, May 5, 2018, at Flora First United Methodist Church, with visitation beginning at 10:30 a.m. In lieu of customary remembrances, the family requests with gratitude that memorial donations be given to either Clay County Cancer Support Group or Clay County Hospice. Frank & Bright Funeral Home in Flora assisted the family with arrangements.	Travis, George Lee (I40890)

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59-year-old Fairfield resident, Steve Warren died at 11:55 a.m. Thursday, March 8 at Cisne Health Care and Rehabilitation.

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Organized at Carrollton, Ill., and mustered in February 5, 1862. Moved to Benton Barracks, Mo., February 21, and duty there till March 26. Moved to Pittsburg Landing, Tenn., March 26-30. Attached to 2nd Brigade, 6th Division, Army of the Tennessee, to April, 1862. 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, Army Tennessee, to July, 1862. 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, District of Jackson, Tenn., to September, 1862. Unattached, District of Jackson, Tenn., to November, 1862. Post of Bolivar, District of Jackson, Tenn., 13th Army Corps (Old), Dept. of the Tennessee, to December, 1862. Post of Bolivar, District of Jackson, 16th Army Corps, to March, 1863. 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, 16th Army Corps, to May, 1863. 1st Brigade, Kimball's Provisional Divvision, 16th Army Corps, to July, 1863. 1st Brigade, Kimball's Division, District of Eastern Arkansas, to August, 1863. 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, Arkansas Expedition, to November, 1863. 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, Arkansas Expedition, to January, 1864. 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, 7th Army Corps, Dept. of Arkansas, to May, 1864. 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 7th Army Corps, August, 1864. Veteran furlough, Dept. of Missouri, October-November, 1864. Veterans. 1st Brigade, Nashville and Chattanooga R. R., Dept. of the Cumberland, to February, 1865. Veterans, Unattached, 4th Division, 20th Army Corps, Dept. of the Cumberland, to March, 1865. 2nd Sub-District, Middle Tennessee, Dept. of the Cumberland, to September, 1865.

SERVICE.-Battle of Shiloh, Tenn., April 6-7, 1862. Advance on and siege of Corinth, Miss., April 29-May 30. Moved to Bethel, thence to Jackson and Bolivar, Tenn., June 6-17. Duty at Bolivar till May, 1863. March to support of Rosecrans, at Iukaka, Miss., September 16-22, 1862. Grant's Central Mississippi Campaign. Operations against Forest, in West Tennessee, December 18, 1862-January 3, 1863. Action at Salem Cemetery, near Jackson, December 19, 1862. Moved to Memphis, Tenn., thence to Vicksburg, Miss., May 31-June 3, 1863. Expedition up the Yazoo to Satartia June 2-8. Action at Satartia, Mechanicsburg, June 4. Moved to Haines' Bluff June 6. Siege of Vicksburg, Miss., June 9-July 4. Moved to Black River Bridge July 17, thencce to Helena, Ark., July 27-31. Steele's Expedition against Little Rock, Ark., August 1-September 10. Bayou Fourche and capture of Little Rock September 19. Duty at Little Rock and Duvall's Bluff, Ark., till August, 1864. Expedition to Clarendon, Ark., June 25-29, 1864. Action at Clarendon June 25-26. Veterans on furlough August 14 to September. Company "K" joined Regiment from Camp Butler, Ill., March 20, 1864, and remained with Recruits at Duvall's Bluff, Ark., till February, 1865. Joined Regiment at Murfreesboro, Tenn., February 4, 1865. Veterans halted at St. Louis while returning to Arkansas. Companies "B," "D" and "G" guard river at Chester, Ill., till October 14, then joined Regiment at St. Louis. March through Missoururi in pursuit of Price October 16-November 6. Moved to Paducah, Ky., November 6-11, thence to Nashville and Murfreesboro, Tenn., November 24-28. Action at Overall's Creek December 4. Hood's attack on Murfreesboro December 5-12. Wilkinson's Pikee, near Murfreesboro, "The Cedars," December 7. Action with Forest near Murfreesboro December 15. Duty at Murfreesboro till March 21, 1865. Moved to Franklin, Tenn., and duty there till September. Mustered out at Nashville, Tenn., September 8 and discharged at Camp Butler, Ill., September 27, 1865.

Regiment lost during service 3 Officers and 34 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 4 Officers and 183 Enlisted men by disease. Total 224.

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64-year-old former Flora resident, Harla J. Wehde of Fairfield died at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 24 at her home.

Surviving are her two daughters, Christinia (Eric) Roddiger of Houston, TX and Rebecca (T.J.) Vaughan of Fairfield, two grandchildren Grace Frey and Shannon Vaughan, three brothers Bill (Sue) Collins of Puryear, Tennessee, James (Diana) Collins of St. Charles, Missouri, and Tom Collins of Flora, IL, one sister Claudia (Don) Piepers of St. Charles, Missouri, four nieces and nephews, and 12 great nieces and nephews.

Services for Harla J. Wehde will be 10 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 30 at the Johnson & Vaughn Funeral Home in Fairfield with burial in Elmwood Cemetery in Flora.

Visitation will be from 5 7 Tuesday evening, Oct. 29 at the Johnson & Vaughn Funeral Home in Fairfield.

Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association and will be accepted at the Johnson & Vaughn Funeral Home in Fairfield.

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68-year-old Ella Mae Mix of Cisne, went to her heavenly home on Monday, November 18 with her sons by her side at Cisne Rehabilitation Health Care Center.

Ella was born March 28, 1951 to Bennie and Vivian Grace (Bricker) Simpson at Flora, Illinois. She married Ronald L. Mix June 27, 1969 in Flora, Illinois and they enjoyed 40 years together, he preceded her in death February 8, 2009.

Ella loved helping people and was a registered nurse in Texas and Clay County. She enjoyed taking photos and studying genealogy. She was often requested to bake cakes for friends and family. Ella would often set for hours watching the familys horses. She was a member of Cisne Christian Church and strong supporter of Clay County Relay for Life.

Ella is survived by three sons, Travis (Shannon) Mix of Cisne, Illinois, Justin Mix of Iuka, Illinois and Jed (Hope) Mix of Jonesboro, Illinois; one sister Pattie (Eber) Bright of Cisne, Illinois; three brothers Herbert (Lois) Simpson and Thomas (Margaret) Simpson both of Flora, Illinois and Robert Speed (Lisa) Simpson of Ingraham, Illinois. Nine grandchildren, two great grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews also survive.

Ella was preceded in death by her parents and her husband Ronald.

Funeral service will be 12:00p.m. Saturday, November 23rd at Cisne Christian Church. Visitation will be from 10:00 to 12:00 at the church. Burial will be in Bunker Cemetery.

Memorials may be given to Clay County Cancer Crusaders.

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71-year-old Fairfield resident, Paul N. Bennett, died at 6:48 p.m. Thursday, August 16th at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, MO.

He had retired from the Marines after serving 20 years having served two tours in Vietnam. After retirement Paul spent 20+ years as the Transportation Director at North Wayne Unit School District as well as Janitor at the Middle School. He was also a Funeral Assistant at Hosselton Funeral Home in Cisne and a member of the Jasper Baptist Church in Fairfield.

Paul was born in Fairfield on April 18th, 1947 to Charles and Lillian (Bain) Bennett. He married Debbie Markham on February 16th, 1993.

Paul is survived by his wife Debbie of Fairfield; daughters, Samantha Bennett and Crystal (Thomas) Tullis both of Fairfield; a son, Jessie (Candi) Young of Fairfield; six grandchildren; a brother, Daniel of Fairfield; sisters, Mary Lewis, Martha Young and Jean Walker all of Fairfield, Ruth Ann Tondini of California, and Becky Thomason of Cisne.

Paul was preceded in death by his parents, one brother, two sisters, and one son, Donovan Bennett.

Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday, August 22nd at the Johnson and Vaughn Funeral Home in Fairfield. Burial will be in Maple Hill Cemetery with full military rites.

Visitation will be from 11 a.m. until the time of service at the Johnson and Vaughn Funeral Home in Fairifield, which is in charge of the arrangements.

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72 year-old James O. Jim Eckelberry of rural Mount Vernon, Illinois, died at 6:38 P.M. Monday, September 10 at his home.

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72-year-old Cisne resident, Harold R. Flexter Sr., died at 5:37 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 13, at Clay County Hospital in Flora. He was retired from farming and Minwax, and previously worked for Valley Steel for 35 years. He was also a veteran, having served in the U.S. Army.

Surviving are his wife Roberta Roberts of Cisne; three daughters, Evelyn Flexter of Clay City, Brenda Flexter of Geff and Christie Corry of Flora; two sons, Harold R. Flexter Jr. of Cisne and Jerry Flexter of Flora; one sister, Eva Richardson of Lebanon, MO; one brother, Jimmy Flexter of Flora; thirteen grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

Funeral services for Harold R. Flexter Sr. will be at at 11 a.m. Friday, Feb. 16, at the Hosselton Funeral Home in Cisne. Burial will be in Gunion Cemetery, with military services at the gravesite.

Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 15, at the Hosselton Funeral Home in Cisne.

Memorials may be made to the Gunion Christian Church, and envelopes will be available at the Hosselton Funeral Home in Cisne.

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78-year-old Noble resident, Dean Ray Summers, died at 10:38 a.m. Saturday, July 24, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Vincennes, IN.

Funeral services for Dean Ray Summers will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday, July 27, at the Summers-Kistler Funeral Home in Noble.

Burial will be in Hanna Cemetery at Noble. Full military rites will be conducted by the Sailor Springs Veterans.

Visitation will be from 5-8 p.m. Monday, July 26, at the Summers-Kistler Funeral Home in Noble.

Memorials may be made to the Glenwood Church or Hanna Cemetery Fund.

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80 year-old Bill Dehart of Clay City, died on August 18 at his home in Clay City with his family by his side.

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80-year-old Cisne resident, Bennie Robert "Bob" Case, died at 5:05 a.m. Tuesday, May 18, at Clay County Hospital in Flora.

Bob was born May 13, 1930 at Johnsonville, IL to Arthur Buel and Martha Gertrude (Long) Case. He married Mary Lou Kirkpatrick March 9, 1953 at Fairfield, IL and she survives.

Bob retired in 1991 as a Mechanical Engineer for the North Wayne School District. After retirement, he worked part time at Hosselton Funeral Home. He was a veteran of the U. S. Air Force and served 1951 1955 during the Korean Conflict. He was a member of the Blue Point Free Will Baptist Church, Cisne American Legion, and the Central Illinois Harley-Davidson Dresser Club FLH-FLT. He was a true friend to everyone. Bob belonged to The Weakenders Camping Club and enjoyed camping with his friends. He loved his family and treasured the time with them.

Surviving are his wife Mary Lou Case of Cisne; two daughters, Terry Lynn Atwood of Mount Erie and Teresa Lee Walker of Cisne; his mother-in-law, Nora Murphy of Fairfield; five grandchildren and four great-grandsons also survive, along with several nieces and nephews.

Funeral services for Bennie Robert "Bob" Case will be at 11 a.m. Friday, May 21, at the Hosselton Funeral Home in Cisne. Burial will be in Cisne Cemetery with full military honors.

Visitation will be from 5-8 p.m. Thursday, May 20, at the Hosselton Funeral Home in Cisne.

Memorials may be made to Clay County Home Health, and will be accepted at the Hosselton Funeral Home in Cisne.

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81 years after he died, Staff Sergeant Alvin R. Scarborough's remains were identified on 21 September 2023. A "Rosette" was placed beside his name on the Tablets of the Missing at the Manila American Cemetery to signify that his remains were recovered and mark that the person now rests in a known gravesite.

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Alvin R. Scarborough

Service #: 7009322

Rank: Staff Sergeant, U.S. Army Air Forces

Unit: 454th Ordnance Company, Aviation, 27th Bombardment Group (Light), V Bomber Command

Entered Service From: Mississippi

Date of Death: 28 July 1942, from malaria and dysentery in the Japanese POW Camp 1, Cabanatuan, Nueva Province, Luzon, Philippines 15-121.

Status: Missing In Action. Buried as a 'Unknown" in the Manila American Cemetery.

Memorialized: Tablets of the Missing United States Army and Army Air Forces at the Manila American Cemetery in the Philippines.

Update: The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced on 09 August 2024 that U.S. Army Air Forces Staff Sergeant Alvin R. Scarborough, 22, of Dossville, Mississippi, who was captured and died as a prisoner of war during World War II, was accounted for 21 September 2023.

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1930 United States Federal Census (10 April 1930): Beat 1, Attala County, Mississippi (sheet 7A, family 133, 131 McAdams Road) Alvin R. Scarborough (9 Mississippi).

1940 United States Federal Census (22 April 1940): Beat 2, Leake County, Mississippi (sheet 11A, household 175, Sanders Crossing Road) Robert A. Scarborough (19 Mississippi). His family had lived in the same house in 1945. Alvin had completed four years of high school.

Alvin R. Scarborough, (1920 Mississippi) a resident of Leake County, Mississippi enlisted as a Private (S/N 7009322) in the U.S. Army on 21 May of 1940 in Jackson, Mississippi.

48 JOIN ARMY AT JACKSON OFFICE

Forty-eight young Mississippians during the past week enlisted in the United States army at the Jackson office, Lieutenant Colonel Charles C. Clifford, Calvary, U.S. Army recruiting officer for Mississippi and Louisiana, announced yesterday...Young men who enlisted in the army here this week with their home address and stations to which they were sent are as follows:

For Barksdale Field, Louisiana: ... Alvin R. Scarborough, Dossville; ... Source: Clarion-Ledger (Jackson, Mississippi) Saturday, 25 May 1940, page 10.

After completing his basic training, he was assigned to the 454th Ordnance Company, Aviation, 27th Bombardment Group (Light), U.S. Army Air Corps, based at the Savannah Air Base in Savannah, Georgia.

Alvin Robert Scarborough married Gladys Pearl Turner on 23 December 1940 in Madison, Mississippi.

Less than a year later, with the dark clouds of war looming on the horizon, they were sent to the Philippine Islands. The 454 Ordnance Company left San Francisco, California on 01 November 1941 aboard the S.S. President Coolidge (passenger ship turned troop transport). On board with the 454 Ordnance were the squadrons of the 27th Bombardment Group; the 16th Bomb Squadron, 17th Bomb Squadron, 91st Bomb Squadron, Headquarters Squadron and the 48th Material Squadron, plus a chemical detachment. Also on board were the following units: 5th Air Base Group and the 1st and 34th Pursuit Squadrons. The Coolidge arrived in Manila on a clear sunny Thanksgiving Thursday, 20 November (via Hawaii and Guam). "The men were disembarked off the Coolidge as a Philippine military band played patriotic music. Trucks were lined up waiting to transport the men to Fort McKinley. The Coolidge was the last desperately needed reinforcement for General McArthur."

The 454 Ordnance Company numbered six officers and 180 enlisted men. Just three weeks later war came to the Philippines on 08 December 1941. Japanese forces began a full-scale invasion of Luzon on 22 December. In response, General Douglas MacArthur, ordered their withdrawal to the Bataan peninsula to be a part of the Bataan Defense Force.

The 454th assisted in the evacuation of Clark Field to Bataan Field and then were stationed at Mariveles Field on the western tip of Bataan. With no planes, they took care of artillery ordnance, 155 projectiles and propellants, and 75mm and 37mm and machine gun ammunition and spare parts for all the guns. They loaded bombs and ammunition and send it to the front line. The men were also issued .45's pistols and .30 caliber M1 rifles and given responsibility for part of the beach defenses on Bataan. They were never in the actual fighting.

On 06 January the battle for Bataan began.

From the very beginning, Bataan men were cut to 1/2 rations, and very soon, to 1/4 rations. About four weeks later, they were living on 1/8 rations, that is, when food was available to them. Towards the end, it was changed to 1/16th of their rations...Quite often, they would go several days with no food, unless they could catch something in the jungle." Source: Federico Baldassarre letter

In the wake of starvation came diseases, such as malaria, dengue, scurvy, beriberi and amebic dysentery. The average American soldier lost 15-25 pounds and malaria was as high as 35 percent among front line units.

On Good Friday, 03 April 1942, General Homma, with the addition of fresh troops, began an all-out offensive on Bataan. By the evening of April 8, the situation was clearly hopeless. With ammunition, rations and supplies practically exhausted and most of his best units destroyed, Major General Edward P. King, commander of the forces on Bataan, was convinced his troops could not physically resist any more and decided to surrender to prevent further loss of life. On 09 April 1942, Maj. Gen. King surrendered the Luzon Force to the Japanese. Before the surrender the men of the 454th were ordered to destroy their guns and disable their trucks so that the Japanese couldn't use them.

Sgt. Alvin R. Scarborough along with 75,000 American and Filipino prisoners of war captured by the Japanese, were subjected to the infamous Bataan Death March. When the Fil-American soldiers began the Death March they were in terrible physical condition. For 6 to 9 days (depending on their starting point) they were forced to walk the roughly sixty-five miles to San Fernando, enduring abuse by Japanese guards and seeing the deaths of thousands of fellow soldiers. At San Fernando, the Japanese stuffed about 100 men into steel-sided boxcars for the twenty-five-mile trip to Capas. The scorching hot boxcars were packed so tight that the men could not even sit down. When the train arrived at Capas the POW's were offloaded and marched the final nine miles to Camp O'Donnell.

Surviving the brutal treatment by the Japanese at Camp O'Donnell (about 1500 American and 22,000 Filipino prisoners of war died in just three months) Sgt. Scarborough was transferred to the Cabanatuan POW Camp No. 1, approximately 8 kilometers east of the town by the same name.

In early June of 1942, prisoners from Camp O'Donnell began to stream into Camp No. 1, joining the men captured on Corregidor. Most of the POWs were assigned to work details and farm labor. Because of the poor health of the men from O'Donnell, the death rate at Camp #1 soared.

His brother, Corporal Carlton Eugene "Gene" Scarborough, was with Company "B", First Battalion, Fourth Marines on Corregidor. He was wounded in action on 24 April 1942 and recuperating in hospital when the island surrendered. Also taken to Cabanatuan Prison, Gene was able to see Alvin a few days before he died.

Sergeant Alvin R. Scarborough died on 28 July 1942, of malaria and dysentery, at the Cabanatuan Prison Camp #1 in Nueva Ecija Province, Luzon, Philippines 15-121. He was one of 22 men to die that day. In all 786 men died in Cabanatuan during the month of July, 1942. By the time the camp was liberated on 30 January 1945, 2,764 Americans had died at Cabanatuan in 2½ years. 90% of the POW deaths in Cabanatuan were men who were captured on Bataan. He was buried in a communal grave (No. 215) in the camp cemetery along with other deceased American POWs who died that day.

Initially, Cabanatuan burial details interred all POWs who died within a given twenty-four-hour period in one mass grave. Between 03 June 1942 and 25 September 1942, one burial day was defined as occurring from noon on one day until the following noon.

After the war, all the remains in the Cabanatuan Prison cemetery that could be found were disinterred (between December 1945 - February 1946) and brought to 7747 USAF Cemetery, Manila #2, Philippine Islands. The deceased in Manila #2 (over 11,000 American soldiers) rested there until their removal to the American Graves Registration Service Manila Mausoleum in the summer of 1948 for positive identification. Five sets of remains from Common Grave 215 were identified, but the rest were declared unidentifiable. Unfortunately, no clothing, personal effects nor any other means of identification were found for Alvin and his remains could not be associated with any remains recovered from Cabanatuan. He was one of four "unknowns" from Grave 215.

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HEADQUARTERS

AMERICAN GRAVES REGISTRATION SERVICE

PHILCOM ZONE. APO 900 11 August 1949

CASE HISTORY FOR REMAINS CONSIDERED NON-RECOVERABLE

BISHOP, George F. Sgt. 6 567 320

HINSON, Cecil T. Pvt. 14 037 802

ROPP, John W. Pvt. 19 056 758

SCARBOROUGH, Alvin R. S/Sgt. 7 009 322

BASIS FOR DECLARING REMAINS NON-RECOVERABLE

1. According to available information on the attached extract copy of the "Cabanatuan POW Camp Death Report", death occurred while the above named personnel were prisoners of war at Cabanatuan POW Camp, Province of Nueva Ecija, Luzon Island, Philippine Islands.

2. Investigation of the case reveals only four (4) unknowns, which were disinterred from Grave 215, Row 0, Plot 2, Cabanatuan POW Cemetery, could possibly be associated with the above named personnel. However, after a thorough analysis of the case, the incomplete dental data available for the above listed men and the absence of any positive information which may definitely associate them with subject remains precluded either individual or group identification of said remains to be those of the subject personnel.

3. Findings and recommendations are based on all presently available information.

4. It is recommended that the remains of the subject personnel be considered non-recoverable and that all records pertaining to search and recovery of their remains be closed.

RECOMMEND APPROVAL:

Signed by these three men

WILBUR G. HOBBS JOHN SHYPULA HAROLD B. McNEMAR

1st Lt., Infantry 1st Lt., Infantry Captain, QMC

O-887 555 O-1 307 091 O-507 074

Member Member Member

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Alvin was buried in the Manila American Cemetery as a "Known but to God". There were 953 men like S/Sgt. Scarborough who were not identified after the war, "unknowns", permanently interred in the Manila American Cemetery from Cabanatuan.

"HERE RESTS IN HONORED GLORY A COMRADE IN ARMS KNOWN BUT TO GOD"

Staff Sergeant Alvin Robert Scarborough is memorialized at Tablets of the Missing United States Army and Army Air Forces at the Manila American Cemetery, Manila in the Philippines.

He also has a cenotaph in the Corinth Baptist Church Cemetery, Carthage, Leake County, Mississippi.

IN MEMORY OF

ALVIN R.

SCARBOROUGH

1920 1942

THO HIS BODY LIES IN AN

ALIEN GRAVE, HE GAVE HIS

LIFE OUR LAND TO SAVE.

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Press Release | Aug. 9, 2024

Airman Accounted for from WWII (Scarborough, A.)

Washington

The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that U.S. Army Air Forces Staff Sgt. Alvin R. Scarborough, 22, of Dossville, Mississippi, who was captured and died as a prisoner of war during World War II, was accounted for Sept. 21, 2023.

In late 1942, Scarborough was a member of 454th Ordnance Company (Aviation), when Japanese forces invaded the Philippine Islands in December. Intense fighting continued until the surrender of the Bataan peninsula on April 9, 1942, and of Corregidor Island on May 6, 1942.

Thousands of U.S. and Filipino service members were captured and interned at POW camps. Scarborough was among those reported captured when U.S. forces in Bataan surrendered to the Japanese. They were subjected to the 65-mile Bataan Death March and then held at the Cabanatuan POW camp. More than 2,500 POWs perished in this camp during the war.

According to prison camp and other historical records, Scarborough died July 28, 1942, and was buried along with other deceased prisoners in the local Cabanatuan Camp Cemetery in Common Grave 215.

Following the war, American Graves Registration Service (AGRS) personnel exhumed those buried at the Cabanatuan cemetery and relocated the remains to a temporary U.S. military mausoleum near Manila. In 1947, the AGRS examined the remains in an attempt to identify them. Five sets of remains from Common Grave 215 were identified, but the rest were declared unidentifiable. The unidentified remains were buried at the Manila American Cemetery and Memorial (MACM) as Unknowns.

In early 2018, the remains associated with Common Grave 215 were disinterred and sent to the DPAA laboratory for analysis.

To identify Scarborough's remains, scientists from DPAA used anthropological analysis, as well as circumstantial evidence. Additionally, scientists from the Armed Forces Medical Examiner System used mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) analysis.

Although interred as an Unknown in MACM, Scarborough's grave was meticulously cared for over the past 70 years by the American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC).

Scarborough will be buried in Carthage, Mississippi, on a date to be determined.

DPAA is grateful to the ABMC and the United States Army for their partnership in this

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85-year-old Xenia Resident, Norma J. McGivney, died at 4:56 a.m. on Monday, December 20th at her home. She had been an employee of International shoe factory in Flora, supervisor at Clay County Rehab, and a member of Wabash Baptist Church.

Survivors include: two sons, John McGivney and Payton James McGivney, both of Louisville, IL; four daughters, Angela Pennington and Joy Boston, both of Xenia, Jane Albert of Iuka, and Kathy Riley of Forest, IL; one sister, Berdella Loosier of Benton, IL; 13 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; and a companion and special friend, Glen Beard of Louisville, IL.

Funeral Services for Norma J. McGivney will be on Wednesday, December 22nd, at 1:00 p.m. at the Neal Funeral Home in Louisville, IL with burial in the Christian Home Cemetery in rural Louisville.

Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, December 21st at the Neal Funeral Home in Louisville.

Aldrich, Norma J. 'Jackie' (I61020)

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86-year-old Clay City resident, Charles H. "Hank" Tibbs died at 3:25 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 30 at his home.

Charles was born on April 8, 1926 in Fairfield, Illinois, the son of Charlie Tibbs and Camille (Walter). He married Wanda Maxine Murbarger on May 26, 1944 in Wayne City, Illinois.

Charles was a United States Air Force Veteran and a member of Clay City Christian Church.

He is survived by his wife, Maxine Tibbs; daughter, Linda Riley; daughter, Barbara Heath; daughter, Rhonda Weidner; daughter, Tina Hopson; brothers, John Tibbs, Delbert Tibbs, Robert Tibbs, Tom Tibbs, Ronnie Tibbs and Walter Ray Tibbs; sisters, Laura Mae Wynn, Clidella Graves, Rose Dixon, Marsha Janes and Sandy Rubel; ten Grand kids, fourteen Great Grandkids and one on the way.

He was preceded in death by his parents, mother, Dorothy Tibbs, brothers, Van Tibbs and Billy Tibbs, sisters Lou Clark and Jeanie Borah, and granddaughter, Pamela Heath.

Services for Charles H. "Hank" Tibbs were held at the Summers Kistler Funeral Home in Clay City with burial in Clay City Cemetery with full military honors.

Visitation and a Masonic Service was held at the Summers Kistler Funeral Home in Clay City.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Shiners Children's Hospital.

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86-year-old Mt. Vernon, Illinois resident, Billie Eugene Fatheree, died on February 24th at Fairfield Memorial Hospital.

He served in the US Army during WWII and was owner of Ace Cleaners in Wayne City and Courtesy Cleaners in Mt. Vernon.

He was a member of the Wayne City Masonic Lodge, past president of the Mt. Vernon Optimists Club, a member of Central Christian Church in Mt. Vernon, a past member of the First Christian Church of Wayne City, and a member of the Little Egypt Roadrunners Camping Club.

Survivors include: two sons, Billy Ray Fatheree of Mt. Vernon, IL, and Keith Alan Fatheree of Girard, IL; one daughter, Lanna Kay Logan of Centralia; nine grandchildren; one great-grandson; and a loving friend, Eva Lane of Fairfield and her caring family.

Funeral Services for Billie Eugene Fatheree will held on Saturday, February 26th at the First Christian Church in Wayne City with burial in the Olive Branch Cemetery.

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8th Grade Education

?, Fanstino (I27111)

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9-AA-259

Levitt, Carl E. (I15713)

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97-year-old Sarah "Wilhelmine" Taylor of Clay City, died at 5:45 p.m. Tuesday, October 15 at Helia Healthcare Center in Olney, Illinois.

Hubble, Sarah Wilhemine (I46459)

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Any markers on this grave are long gone. It is rumored to be the final resting place of an unwanted stillborn baby.

Unknown (I32170)

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At least one living or private individual is linked to this note - Details withheld.

Living (I20719)

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A 1933 graduate of the University of Illinois, entered active service as a draftee on October 14, 1942 at Chicago, Illinois. Honorably discharged as a Corporal from Company Z, 3rd Engineer School Regiment on June 8, 1943 by reason of desire to accept a commission. On June 9, 1943, entered the Officer Candidate School program. Attended the Corps of Engineers Officer Candidate School at Fort Belvoir, Virginia; the Heavy Equipment School at Richmond, Virginia; and the Fire Prevention School at New Orleans. Departed the Continental U.S. on November 14, 1943 bound for the European Theater of Operations. Served overseas as a fire fighting unit commander and later, stateside, as an aviation engineering unit commander. Earned The American Campaign Medal, The European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal and The WWII Victory Medal. Honorably separated from active duty as a First Lieutenant with the 246th Army Air Force Base Unit on March 19, 1946 at Patterson Field, Ohio.

Source: http://www.wwiimemorial.com/Registry/plaque.aspx?honoreeID=1923858

Kinnaman, Paul Donald (I27698)

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A 39-year-old former Clay City resident was shot and killed in an apparent robbery at 8:40 p.m. Sunday in Broward County, near Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

Paul Ronald Hunley, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., died from bullet wounds in his chest and arm following the apparent robbery. He was found in the front seat of his car in a darkened field near the Parkway Middle School in an unincorporated area of Broward County.

The neighborhood was described as a "ghetto area" by a reporter for the Fort Lauderdale News and Sun-Sentinel. It was located about three miles from Mr. Hunley's middle class neighborhood home, the reporter said.

According to the reporter, Mr. Hunley had left his house to visit friends. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Hunley of Clay City, were visiting him at his Fort Lauderdale home at the time.

The newspaper account reported that Mr. Hunley's wallet had been scattered and his money was missing. He also had beating marks, indicating that he struggled with his assailant before he was shot.

Mr. Hunley had been employed as an interior decorator for Modernage in North Miami, Fla. Prior to that, he operated his own business, Interior Design by Paul Hunley.

Mr. Hunley's obituary appears on page 3.

According to the reporter, Fort Lauderdale Police are looking for a suspect, but no arrests have been made.

Hunley, Paul Ronald (I22001)

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A 68 year old Olney man, Harl Petty, who was born in Mt. Erie, died at Richland Memorial Hospital in Olney following a lengthy illness.

He was born in Mt. Erie, the son of William F. & Mary Blakley Petty.
He married Alta Huston in 1934.

He is survived by a sister, Mrs. Leone Totten, of Mt. Erie, and numerous other relatives.

Funeral arrangements were handled by an Olney Funeral home.
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Harl Petty, 68, well known resident of Olney, passed away last night at the Richland Memorial Hospital following a lengthy illness. The family residence is at 405 W. St. John Street.

Mr. Petty was a native of Wayne County and was born at Mt. Erie the son of William F. Petty and Mary Blakley Petty. He was married to Alta Huston on November 5, 1934. He operated a cafe in Olney for several years.

Surviving are his wife, Alta, and the following children: Harl Petty Jr. of Cheyenne, Wyo., William D. Petty of Claremont, Clinton Petty of Great Bend, Kansas, Mrs. Patricia Ann Jackson and Gerald Petty, both of Pleasantville, N. Y., Alta Lou Petty, at home and Mrs. Harla Sue Lenear of Olney Rt. 3. There are 11 grandchildren. Also surviving are the following sisters: Mrs. Jennie Bentz of Olney, Mrs. Leone Totten of Mt. Erie, Mrs. Lillian McCleary of Akron, Ohio and Mrs. Sarah L. Best of Granite City.

He has been preceded in death by his parents, three brothers and three sisters: Mrs. Nellie Taylor, Mrs. Ina Newton, Mary Petty, Raul Petty, Adlai Petty and Grover Petty.

Funeral arrangements are being completed at the Summers-Rainey Funeral Home.

Taken from the Olney Daily Mail, Olney, IL, January, 1971.

Petty, Harl (I18470)

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A 68 year old Olney man, Harl Petty, who was born in Mt. Erie, died at Richland Memorial Hospital in Olney following a lengthy illness.

Petty, Harl (I18470)

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A 68-year-old resident of 1307 Sixth Street in Lawrenceville Mr Hampton died in his home about 10:00 Sunday morning.

Hampton, Andrew Cecil (I38735)

295

A 79-year-old Claremont resident, Mrs. Hasler died about 6:30 Sunday evening in the Burgin Nursing Manor in Olney.

Fletcher, Clara Fay (I1257)

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A Celebration of Life for Arthur B. Greathouse will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, March 28, 2015 at the Community of Christ church in Mountain Home, Arkansas.

Art Greathouse passed away on March 11, 2015 at Cox South Regional Medical Center in Springfield, MO several days after a car accident. He lived a full life of 85 years.

Art was born in Wayne County, Illinois to Keith J. and Maude (Holler) Greathouse on Nov. 8, 1929. He grew up on a farm and became a rough-neck in the oil fields before marrying the love of his life, Dorothy (Milner) Greathouse in 1950. Art joined the U.S. Air Force in 1951 and later graduated Graceland College and the University of Missouri at Columbia where he received his degree in Chemical Engineering. Art and Dottie were house parents for the medical fraternity and Art was president of the Honorary Chemical Society, Alpha Chi Sigma.

Art worked for Exxon Mobile until his retirement in 1986. During his career Art was the head of Process Engineering at the refinery in Bayonne, N.J. He was advisor to the Junior Achievement Program. In Billings, MT he was in charge of bringing the refinery into compliance with federal, state, and local environmental regulations. He was the team captain to recruit professional graduates from four North Central universities. In Simi Valley, CA he served as Exxon Mobile's public affairs executive. He has been publicly acknowledged for his work with federal, state and local officials, as well as launching a program which awards grants to public school teachers. The positive ramifications of his professional work led to numerous accomplishments which are still in effect today and will continue long into the future. In addition to raising a family and pursuing his career, Art's service to the Lord and his church was a priority. He was known for being generous with both his time and resources as well as for his integrity and honor.

Art retired in 1986, moved to Mountain Home, Arkansas in 1990 and built a home filled with light and love on Norfork Lake. Numerous projects and entertaining his grandsons, nieces and nephews on the lake brought endless days of joy and laughter to the family. He continued to serve his church, was pastor for several years and ordained an evangelist.

Preceding him in death were two older siblings, Stanley E. Greathouse and Wanda Ires, his wife Dorothy, and two sons, John Alan (infant) and Keith Greathouse (42 yrs.). Art is survived by his daughter, Beth Lindley of Ventura, CA and three grandsons, Dale Lindley (Fresno, CA), Dylan Lindley (Beaverton, OR), and Devon Lindley (Ventura, CA) as well as many other close family and friends. He will be deeply missed and will live in their hearts forever.

A Gathering of Friends and Family will be held following Art's Celebration of Life at the Community of Christ church in Mountain Home, AR.

Memorials may be made to the Art and Dottie Greathouse Endowed Scholarship Fund for Graceland University.

Greathouse, Arthur Burl (I56411)

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A Celebration of Life Service for 77-year-old Lois Allen Isle was held at the Clay City Cemetery.

Lois Isle died at Good Shepherd Hospice in Auburndale, FL. Her body was cremated.

Lois grew up in Clay City, IL, graduated from Clay City High School in 1953. She worked as a Secretary at Fairfield Community High School and as Office Manager at Wayne County Broadcasting Co, Inc.

She is survived by her husband of 29+ years, Norman Isle; three sons, Mark, Scott, and Doug Strange; and step-daughter Kathy Isle Hill; one sister, Crystal Allen; and one brother in law, James Isle; seven grandchildren, Katina Strange Boergerhoff; Trevor Strange, Dustin Strange, Deseree Strange Price; and Andrea Strange; and Brian Allen & Dusty Hill; and three great-grandchildren.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial donations be made to the Good Shepherd Hospice at 105 Arneson Avenue in Auburndale, FL or St. Jude's Children's Hospital.

Allen, Lois (I28758)

298

A celebration of life service will be at 6 p.m., Wednesday, December 12, 2018, at Transformation Church of God in Clay City, IL.

Basinger, Vicky (I10339)

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A Celebration of Life Service will be held at 4:30 p.m. Saturday, October 6, 2018, at First United Methodist Church in Flora. Anthony donated his remains to Science Care for medical research. Memorials may be made to the First United Methodist Church of Flora.

Kesterson, Anthony Robert (I41882)

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A Celebration of Life will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, May 5, 2018, at Flora First United Methodist Church, with visitation beginning at 10:30 a.m. In lieu of customary remembrances, the family requests with gratitude that memorial donations be given to either Clay County Cancer Support Group or Clay County Hospice. Frank & Bright Funeral Home in Flora assisted the family with arrangements.

Travis, George Lee (I40890)

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