Tibbs, Charles Henry 'Hank'

1926 - 2012  (86 years)

• Name	Tibbs, Charles Henry 'Hank'
  Birth	8 Apr 1926	Fairfield, Wayne County, Illinois   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	TIBB.H001
  _FGRAVE	98048965
  Funeral	Summers-Kistler Funeral Home, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  	Visitation and a Masonic Service was held at the Summers Kistler Funeral Home in Clay City.
  Military Service	World War II, Private First Class, United States Army Air Forces  [1, 3]
  		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 Army Air Forces (1941–1947)
  		United States Army Air Forces
  		Private First Class, United States Army and United States Army Air Fores (Sep 1942-Aug 1948)
  		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  		Brochure, World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois, Nov 11, 2007, page 23 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…
  Death	30 Sep 2012  [3]
  	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.
  Burial	Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [1, 2]
  	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.
  		Headstone, Tibbs, Wanda M. and Charles H.
  Person ID	I20129	Carl Wayne Gray Research | Murbarger - Harrison John Harrison Murbarger and Martha A. Harrison Descendants, Patridge - Hough Elmer Newell Patridge and Amanda Hough Descendants
  Last Modified	20 Jul 2023

  
  

  Father	Tibbs, Charlie   d. Bef 30 Sep 2012
  Mother	Walter, Camille   d. Bef 30 Sep 2012
  Family ID	F9044	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Murbarger, Wanda Maxine,   b. 17 May 1925, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois d. 30 Jul 2013, Clay County, Illinois (Age 88 years)
  Marriage	27 May 1947	Kentucky   [1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Age at Marriage	He : 21 years and 1 month - She : 22 years.
  Children	> 1. Tibbs, Linda > 2. Tibbs, Rhonda > 3. Tibbs, Tina + 4. Tibbs, Barbara,   b. 18 Jul 1950   d. 22 Sep 2015, St. John's Hospice, (Age 65 years)
  Family ID	F9043	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 8 Apr 1926 - Fairfield, Wayne County, Illinois Funeral - - Summers-Kistler Funeral Home, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois Marriage - 27 May 1947 - Kentucky Burial - - Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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