Eckelberry, James Oren 'Jim'

1945 - 2018  (72 years)

• Name	Eckelberry, James Oren 'Jim'
  Birth	18 Dec 1945	Rinard, Wayne County, Illinois   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	ECKE.J007
  _FGRAVE	193079522
  Death	10 Sep 2018	Mount Vernon, Jefferson County, Illinois   [2]
  	72 year-old James O. “Jim” Eckelberry of rural Mount Vernon, Illinois, died at 6:38 P.M. Monday, September 10 at his home.
  Burial	East Salem Cemetery, Jefferson County, Illinois   [3]
  		Headstone, Eckelberry, James O. "Jim"
  Person ID	I46076	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	14 Apr 2022

  
  

  Father	Eckelberry, Joseph Martin,   b. 1901   d. 1967 (Age 66 years)
  Mother	Plumley, Addy Ozella,   b. 10 Jul 1913, Pike County, Indiana d. 5 Aug 1979, Flora, Clay County, Illinois (Age 66 years)
  Marriage	Y  [4]
  Family ID	F9831	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Thompson, Francis
  Family ID	F17093	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Oct 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 18 Dec 1945 - Rinard, Wayne County, Illinois Death - 10 Sep 2018 - Mount Vernon, Jefferson County, Illinois Burial - - East Salem Cemetery, Jefferson County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Jim was an active member of Old Union Missionary Baptist Church in Mount Vernon. He had served as a volunteer firefighter with both the Cisne and Dix Fire Departments. Jim enjoyed singing with the gospel group, Men of the King. He was an avid hunter and fisherman and enjoyed spending time with the Alabama boys. Jim also enjoyed selling watermelon and all other kinds of produce. He loved and enjoyed spending time with his family, but his grandchildren were the apple of his eye.

  
  

• Sources

  [S13839] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Eckelberry, James O. "Jim", 72, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/193079522), none. (Reliability: 2). [S6086] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Eckelberry, Joseph Robert, 81, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/201317076), none. (Reliability: 2). [S13840] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Eckelberry, James O. "Jim", (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/193079522), none. (Reliability: 2). [S13837] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Eckelberry, A. Ozella and Joseph M., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6316638/joseph-martin-eckelberry), none. (Reliability: 2).