Hunley, Lowell Grant 'Bill'

1924 - 2011  (86 years)

• Name	Hunley, Lowell Grant 'Bill'
  Birth	10 Apr 1924	Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Census		1930 Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, page 06b 1930 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 0003) (Village), image 12, page 06b
  Occupation	Retired Heavy Equipment Operator  [1]
  Reference Number	HUNL.L008
  _FGRAVE	65422122
  Death	9 Feb 2011	Richland County Memorial Hospital, Olney, Richland County, Illinois   [1, 2, 6, 7]
  Funeral	12 Feb 2011	Community Southern Baptist Church, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  Military Service	World War II, Corporal, 1244th Military Police Company (Aviation), United States Army  [1, 8, 9]
  	Entered active service as a draftee on March 4th, 1943 at Chicago, Illinois. Selected for the Air Corps, completed basic training and qualified in the military occupational specialty of Military Policeman (677). Departed the Continental U.S. oon January 2, 1944 bound for Honolulu, Hawaii territory. Assigned to and served with the 1244th Military Police Company (Aviation). Earned the Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal and the WWII Victory Medal. Honorably discharged as a Corporal on November 21 at the Army Air Forces Separation Center, Santa Anna, California. 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: http://www.wwiimemorial.com/Registry/plaque.aspx?honoreeID=2184447
  		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…
  		Lowell Grant 'Bill' Hunley (1924-2011)
  		United States Army Air Forces (1941–1947)
  		United States Army Air Forces
  		Corporal, United States Army and United States Army Air Forces (Sep 1942-Aug 1948)
  		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
  		Military Service Ribbons, Lowell Grant 'Bill' Hunley (1924-2011) Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
  		Good Conduct Medal, United States Army
  		Good Conduct Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		American Campaign Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		American Campaign Medal, United States
  		Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  		Brochure, World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois, Nov 11, 2007 On Veterans' Day, 2005, the city of Flora, Illinois dedicated a memorial to all known Clay County, Illinois World War II Veterans. Located on the south side of the city library, this is a copy of the brochure honoring that event. This 2007 brochure adds a matrix for locating the memorial brick that was laid in honor of each veteran. …
  		World War II Honoree, Hunley, Lowell G. (1924-2011)
  		Brochure, World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois, Nov 11, 2007, page 01 of 26 pages On Veterans' Day, 2005, the city of Flora, Illinois dedicated a memorial to all known Clay County, Illinois World War II Veterans. Located on the south side of the city library, this is a copy of the brochure honoring that event. This 2007 brochure adds a matrix for locating the memorial brick that was laid in honor of each veteran. This…
  		Brochure, World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois, Nov 11, 2007, page 02 of 26 pages On Veterans' Day, 2005, the city of Flora, Illinois dedicated a memorial to all known Clay County, Illinois World War II Veterans. Located on the south side of the city library, this is a copy of the brochure honoring that event. This 2007 brochure adds a matrix for locating the memorial brick that was laid in honor of each veteran. This…
  		Brochure, World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois, Nov 11, 2007, page 03 of 26 pages On Veterans' Day, 2005, the city of Flora, Illinois dedicated a memorial to all known Clay County, Illinois World War II Veterans. Located on the south side of the city library, this is a copy of the brochure honoring that event. This 2007 brochure adds a matrix for locating the memorial brick that was laid in honor of each veteran. This…
  		Brochure, World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois, Nov 11, 2007, page 14 of 26 pages On Veterans' Day, 2005, the city of Flora, Illinois dedicated a memorial to all known Clay County, Illinois World War II Veterans. Located on the south side of the city library, this is a copy of the brochure honoring that event. This 2007 brochure adds a matrix for locating the memorial brick that was laid in honor of each veteran. This…
  		At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.
  Burial	12 Feb 2011	Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [2]
  Person ID	I18903	Carl Wayne Gray Research | Hunley - Pryor Archibald Henry 'Arch' Hunley and Nancy Ellen Pryor Descendants, Patridge - Travis Frank Patridge and Florence Anna Travis Descendants
  Last Modified	24 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	Hunley, James Grant 'Jimmy',   b. 7 Apr 1889, Clay County, Illinois d. 20 Apr 1969, Richland County Memorial Hospital, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 80 years)
  Mother	Patridge, Edna Mae,   b. 15 Dec 1893, Illinois d. 25 Dec 1978, Flora Care Center, Flora, Clay County, Illinois (Age 85 years)
  Marriage	11 Nov 1911	Louisville, Clay County, Illinois   [3, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14]
  Age at Marriage	He : 22 years and 7 months - She : 17 years and 11 months.
  Family ID	F7978	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Gray, Wilma Josephine 'Jo',   b. 8 Jun 1922, Lawrence County, Illinois d. 10 Jul 2013, Richland County Memorial Hospital, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 91 years)
  Marriage	4 Jun 1948	Lawrence County, Illinois   [7]
  Age at Marriage	He : 24 years and 2 months - She : 26 years.
  Children	+ 1. Gray, Robert Bruce 'Bob',   b. 5 Feb 1944, Chauncey, Lawrence County, Illinois d. 12 Nov 2014, Select Hospital, Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana (Age 70 years) + 2. Hunley, Patricia Ann 'Patti',   b. 6 Aug 1948, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois d. 20 Jan 1991, Greencastle, Putnam County, Indiana (Age 42 years)   3. Hunley, Rebecca Jean,   b. 14 Jul 1961   d. 14 Jul 1961 (Age 0 years)
  Family ID	F8550	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 10 Apr 1924 - Clay City, Clay County, Illinois Marriage - 4 Jun 1948 - Lawrence County, Illinois Death - 9 Feb 2011 - Richland County Memorial Hospital, Olney, Richland County, Illinois Funeral - 12 Feb 2011 - Community Southern Baptist Church, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois Burial - 12 Feb 2011 - Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos

  Lowell Grant 'Bill' Hunley (1924-2011) From the Dorothy Lois 'Dot' (McDowell) Bricker (1927-2004) collection Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray

  
  

• Notes

  Clay City, Ill. — Lowell "Bill" Hunley, 86, of Clay City, died at 1:57 p.m. Wednesday, February 9, 2011, at Richland Memorial Hospital in Olney. Mr. Hunley was born on April 10, 1924, in Clay City, the son of James and Edna (Patridge) Hunley. He married Wilma Josephine Gray on June 4, 1948, in Lawrence County. She survives. He was a retired heavy equipment operator. He was a member of Community Southern Baptist Church in Clay City and a member of Flora Masonic Lodge. Mr. Hunley is survived by his wife, Jo Hunley; son, Robert Gray; four grandchildren, Tracy Pearson, Lori Clark, Kelly Hildebrand, and Michael Peterson; six great-grandchildren, Andy Hildebrand, Kyle Pearson, Lindsay Pearson, Reed Clark, Avery Gardner and Grant Gardner; brother, Robert Hunley; and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, James and Edna Hunley; daughter, Rebecca; daughter, Patricia Ann; brother, Buck Hunley; brother, John Thomas Hunley; brother, Jack Hunley; sister, Evelyn Welch; and sister, Thelma Burkett. Memorials can be made to the Community Southern Baptist Church Building Fund. Funeral services were held at Community Southern Baptist Church in Clay City with Brother Dustin Belcher and Brother Charlie Allen presiding. Full military rites were conducted by the Clay City veterans. A Masonic Service was held at the funeral home. Summers-Kistler Funeral Home in Clay City was in charge of arrangements.

  
  

• Sources

  [S5042] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Hunley, Lowell 'Bill', (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSsr=1201&GScid=105163&GRid=65422122&), none. (Reliability: 2). [S5049] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Hunley, L. G. "Bill", Wilma J. and Rebecca J., (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=pv&GRid=65422122&PIpi=58127861), none. (Reliability: 2). [S2817] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 13-3) (Village), image 32, page 61a, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2442/M-T0627-00769-00053?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.as) (Reliability: 3). [S2764] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 0003) (Village), image 12, page 6b, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/6224/4584337_00604?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.aspx%3fd), none. (Reliability: 2). [S1784] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 13-3) (Village), image 27, page 13b, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2442/M-T0627-00769-00052?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.as) (Reliability: 3). [S5050] Summers and Kistler Funeral Home (Olney, Illinois, Obituary, Gray, Robert Bruce "Bob", 70, (http://www.summers-kistler.com/obituaries/obituary-listings?obId=358058#/obituaryInfo), none. (Reliability: 2). [S5051] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Hunley, Wilma Josephine, 91, (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSsr=1201&GScid=105163&GRid=113773781&CScn=Clay+City&CScntry=4&CSst=16&), none. (Reliability: 2). [S14797] World War II Honoree, Lowell G. Hunley, (https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=2184447) (Reliability: 2). [S5052] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Hunley, L. G. "Bill", Wilma J. and Rebecca J., (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSsr=1201&GScid=105163&GRid=65422122&), none. (Reliability: 2). [S5040] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Hunley, James G., 80, (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=24068302), none. (Reliability: 2). [S5043] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Hunley, Edna M. , 85, (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSsr=1201&GScid=105163&GRid=34953274&), none. (Reliability: 2). [S5041] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Hunley, Edna M. and James G., (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Hunley&GSiman=1&GScid=105163&GRid=24068302&), none. (Reliability: 2). [S9] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 0003) (Village), image 11, page 6a, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/6224/4584337_00604?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.aspx%3fd), none. (Reliability: 2). [S4438] Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, Enumeration District 3, Page 8B, (http://search.ancestry.com/content/viewer.aspx?dbid=6061&iid=4300174_00623&sid=&gskw=) (Reliability: 2).