DeMaire, Eddie F.

1927 - 2007  (79 years)

• Name	DeMaire, Eddie F.
  Birth	1 Aug 1927	Mindenmines, Barton County, Missouri   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Retired school custodian  [1]
  Reference Number	DEMA.E001
  Death	3 Jan 2007	Freeman Health Systems, Joplin, Missouri   [1, 2]
  Funeral	5 Jan 2007	Konantz-Warden Funeral Home, Lamar, Barton County, Missouri   [1]
  Military Service	Korean War, Sergeant, United States Army  [1]
  		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 Emblem Prior to the establishment of the "Department of the Army Emblem", there was no official display item to identify the Army. The Seal had traditionally been used to authenticate documents only and was not authorized for public display. In recognizing the need to provide a display item, the Secretary of the Army approved the emblem design as the…
  		United States Army
  		Sergeant (Sgt.), United States Army (Combat Arms) (Aug 1948-Feb 1951) During the Korean War era, this rank was called "Sergeant". There was no 3 stripe Sergeant insignia during this period.
  		United States Army Enlisted 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	5 Jan 2007	Rosebank Cemetery, Mulberry, Crawford County, Kansas   [1]
  Person ID	I26873	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	16 Jan 2024

  
  

  Father	DeMaire, Roy F.
  Mother	Philippart, Josephine G.
  Family ID	F11555	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Radford, Shirley,   b. 22 Aug 1934, Olney, Richland County, Illinois d. 5 Jan 1987, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 52 years)
  Marriage	Y  [1]
  Children	1. DeMaire, Eddie J. Sr. > 2. DeMaire, Debra   d. Bef 3 Jan 2007   3. DeMaire, Glen R.,   b. 1 Nov 1963   d. 3 Jan 1994, Illinois (Age 30 years)
  Family ID	F11554	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Johnson, Geneva L.,   b. 5 Apr 1925, Louisville, Clay County, Illinois d. 6 Oct 2013, Alton, Madison County, Illinois (Age 88 years)
  Marriage	10 Oct 1988	Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [1, 2, 3]
  Age at Marriage	He : 61 years and 2 months - She : 63 years and 6 months.
  Family ID	F10155	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1 Aug 1927 - Mindenmines, Barton County, Missouri Marriage - 10 Oct 1988 - Clay City, Clay County, Illinois Death - 3 Jan 2007 - Freeman Health Systems, Joplin, Missouri Funeral - 5 Jan 2007 - Konantz-Warden Funeral Home, Lamar, Barton County, Missouri Burial - 5 Jan 2007 - Rosebank Cemetery, Mulberry, Crawford County, Kansas  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  He lived in Lamar for 15 years, moving from Olney, Illinois. He was a retired custodian of Lamar R-1 Schools, Lamar, Mo. He was a Sgt. in the Army from 1950 to 1952 in the Korean Conflict. He was a member of the First Christian Church of Lamar. He had been the present commander of Jesse O. Raines American Legion Post No. 209; member of the Lamar VFW Post No. 3691; member of the Masonic Lodge No. 292, past master in year of 2000; member of the Nevada Shrine Club where he was a Rajah; member of the Abou Ben Adam Temple of Springfield; and a member of the Mirza Shrine of Pittsburg.

  
  

• Sources

  [S7643] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, DeMaire, Eddie F., (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=80258905), none. (Reliability: 2). [S4898] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Hohlbauch, Geneva L., (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=118297658), none. (Reliability: 2). [S7641] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Brown, Elaine, 91, (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Johnson&GSiman=1&GScid=105786&GRid=74442641&), none. (Reliability: 2).