Edmiston, Glenn F.

1894 - 1968  (73 years)

• Name	Edmiston, Glenn F.
  Birth	22 Aug 1894
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Dentist
  Reference Number	EDMI.G001
  _FGRAVE	40373983
  Military Service	World War I, Private, United States Army  [1]
  		World War I (1914 - 1918)
  		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…
  Death	12 Apr 1968
  Burial	Noble Prairie Cemetery, Noble, Richland County, Illinois
  Person ID	I31632	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	4 Apr 2025

  
  

  Family	Schwartz, Addie,   b. 8 Sep 1900   d. 15 May 1980 (Age 79 years)
  Family ID	F13250	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Burial - - Noble Prairie Cemetery, Noble, Richland County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Dr. Glenn F. Edmiston, 73, prominent Noble dentist, passed away this morning at Richland Memorial Hospital. Surviving are his wife, Addie; a son, Glenn F. Jr. of Olney; a daughter, Mrs. Edwin (Jane Ann) Whitmer of Lawrenceville; and six grandchildren. Also surviving are two brothers, Walter Edmiston of Olney and Kenneth Edmiston of Chicago; and a sister, Mrs. Helen LaVange Neil of Washington, D.C. Mr. Edmiston started his dental practice in Noble many years ago and this has been his lifelong occupation. He was a veteran of World War I, and a member of the Richland Barracks of World War I Veterans, the American Legion, and Noble Christian Church. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at the First Christian Church in Noble with Bro. Joe Eggebrecht and Bro. Edward Dowden officiating. Burial will be in the Noble Cemetery. Friends may call at the Noble Funeral Home after 10 a.m. Sunday. Obit from an Olney, IL newspaper

  
  

• Sources

  [S15884] Kaleb Beavers, List of Richland County World War I Veterans, Compiled by Kaleb Beavers, (24 October 2018) (Reliability: 2).