Moseley, Donald Wayne

1928 - 2002  (73 years)

• Name	Moseley, Donald Wayne
  Birth	3 Jun 1928	Clay County, Illinois   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Census		1940 Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, page 09a 1940 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 13-3) (Village), image 18, page 09a The writing in the 1940 Federal census for Clay City, Illinois is sometimes difficult to read. Ancestry.com has attempted to index this census, but there are many transcription errors.
  		1930 Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, page 04b 1930 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 0003) (Village), image 08, page 04b
  Reference Number	MOSE.D004
  _FGRAVE	26564040
  Death	17 Jan 2002	Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [1, 2, 5]
  	onald W. Moseley, 73, of Clay City, died at 1:32 p.m. Thursday, January 17, 2002, at his residence. Visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m. Monday at Summers-Kistler Funeral Home in Clay City. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at the funeral home with Minister Carson Root officiating. Burial will be in Clay City Cemetery. Mr. Moseley was born on June 3, 1928, in, Clay County, the son of Nicholas and Verona (Prosser) Moseley. He married Bette Marie Willis on March 22, 1967. She preceded him in death on December 24, 1992. He was a parts manager and service manager in an auto dealership. He was a Marine veteran of the Korean War. Mr. Moseley is survived by two brothers, Norman Moseley and his wife, Nadine, of Sailor Springs, and Gerald Moseley and his wife, Maria, of Austin, Texas. He was preceded in death by his parents and wife, Bette Marie. The Olney (IL) Daily Mail, January 2002
  Funeral	21 Feb 2002	Summers-Kistler Funeral Home, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  Military Service	Korean War, Sergeant, United States Marine Corps,  [1, 6]
  		Flag of the United States, 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, a…
  		United States Marine Corps (USMC) Shield
  		United States Marine Corps
  		Sergeant (Sgt.), United States Marine Corps Pre-1918-1959
  		United States Marine Corps Rank Insignia
  		Military Service Ribbons, Korean War (Generic) NOTE: This is a generic list of awards for Korean War Veterans This veteran may be entitled to fewer or more awards than shown here Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
  		Korean War (1950-1953)
  		Korea
  Burial	21 Feb 2002	Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [1, 2]
  		Headstone, Moseley, Bette M. and Donald W.
  Person ID	I18777	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2026

  
  

  Father	Moseley, Nicholas,   b. 15 Dec 1901, Illinois d. 10 Jul 1980, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois (Age 78 years)
  Mother	Prosser, Verona Bertha,   b. 15 Dec 1905, Illinois d. 13 Oct 1985 (Age 79 years)
  Marriage	Y  [3, 4, 7]
  Family ID	F8480	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Willis, Bette Marie,   b. 4 Mar 1929   d. 21 Dec 1992 (Age 63 years)
  Marriage	22 Mar 1967  [2, 8]
  Age at Marriage	He : 38 years and 9 months - She : 38 years.
  Family ID	F8481	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 3 Jun 1928 - Clay County, Illinois Death - 17 Jan 2002 - Clay City, Clay County, Illinois Funeral - 21 Feb 2002 - Summers-Kistler Funeral Home, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois Burial - 21 Feb 2002 - Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S4960] Obituary, Moseley, Donald W., 73, none. (Reliability: 2). [S4961] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Moseley, Bette M. and Donald W., (http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSsr=1561&GScid=105163&GRid=26564040&), none. (Reliability: 2). [S1149] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 13-3) (Village), image 18, page 9a, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2442/M-T0627-00769-00053?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.as) (Reliability: 3). [S877] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 0003) (Village), image 08, page 4b, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/6224/4584337_00604?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.aspx%3fd), none. (Reliability: 2). [S4962] Obituary, Moseley, Norman D., 72, none. (Reliability: 2). [S4963] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Moseley, Donald W., (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Moseley&GSiman=1&GSsr=1&GScid=105163&GRid=26564040&), none. (Reliability: 2). [S4959] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Moseley, Verona B. and Nicholas, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5966705/nicholas-moseley), none. (Reliability: 2). [S14482] Obituary, Mosely, Donald W., 73, none. (Reliability: 2).