Runyon, Harold Henry

1897 - 1989  (92 years)

• Name	Runyon, Harold Henry
  Birth	23 Jan 1897	Noble, Richland County, Illinois
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	RUNY.H004
  _FGRAVE	33044256
  Military Service	World War I, Private First Class, United STates Army  [1]
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  		World War I (1914 - 1918)
  Death	13 May 1989	Richland County Memorial Hospital, Olney, Richland County, Illinois
  Burial	Crest Haven Memorial Park, Claremont, Richland County, Illinois
  Person ID	I43160	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	4 May 2025

  
  

  Family	Stanley, Della May
  Children	1. Runyon, Delbert Harold,   b. 1919   d. 1968 (Age 49 years)   2. Runyon, Alice Ellen 'Sallie',   b. 1920   d. 1964 (Age 44 years) > 3. Runyon, Robert Lee 'Bob',   b. 1 Aug 1924, Noble, Richland County, Illinois d. 17 Apr 2020, Helia Healthcare, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 95 years) + 4. Runyon, Lenard Leland 'Cy',   b. 13 Jul 1926, Noble, Richland County, Illinois d. 23 Apr 2013 (Age 86 years) + 5. Runyon, Bonnie C.,   b. 10 Nov 1927, Noble, Richland County, Illinois d. 17 Jul 2000, Richland County Memorial Hospital, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 72 years)   6. Runyon, Donald Marion,   b. 1931   d. 1931 (Age 0 years)   7. Runyon, Evelena May,   b. 10 Oct 1932   d. 22 Aug 2017 (Age 84 years)
  Family ID	F3804	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Oct 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 23 Jan 1897 - Noble, Richland County, Illinois Death - 13 May 1989 - Richland County Memorial Hospital, Olney, Richland County, Illinois Burial - - Crest Haven Memorial Park, Claremont, Richland County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Harold H. Runyon, 92, of Noble died at 12:20 p.m., Saturday, May 13, 1989 at Richland Memorial Hospital, Olney, IL. Mr. Runyon was born in Noble, the son of Henry H. and Alice McWilliams Runyon. He married Della May Stanley in 1918. She died in 1965. He then married Effie Badger in 1966. She died in 1977. Mr. Runyon was a retired farmer, a member of the Noble American Legion, Olney Church of the Nazarene and World War 1 Veteran. Surviving are his sons, Robert and Lenard, both of Noble; daughters, Bonnie McKnight of Noble, and Evelena Brotherton of Taylorville; stepsons, Donald Badger of Mobile, AL; Charles Badger of Worth; stepdaughters Mary Ellen Toliver of Overbrook, KS; Shirley Schnell and Ruby Van-Blaricum, both of Noble; Connie Helm of Manteno; Doris Nease of Atwood; 19 grandchildren; 37 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; 25 step-grandchildren and 42 step-great-grandchildren. Mr. Runyon was preceded in death by his wife Della May Stanley Runyon and Effie Badger Runyon; his two sons, Donald Marion - an infant - and Delbert H. Runyon of Olney, IL; and a daughter, Alice E. Runyon Gifford. Services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday in the Hosselton, Brookhout and Engelmeier Funeral Home, Noble. Burial will be in Crest Haven Cemetery, Claremont.

  
  

• Sources

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