McDowell, Clayton Roy

1923 - 2011  (87 years)

• Name	McDowell, Clayton Roy
  		Clayton Roy McDowell (1923-2011)
  Birth	19 May 1923	West Salem, Edwards County, Illinois   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	MCDO.C028
  _FGRAVE	67725551
  Military Service	World War II, Corporal, 187th Infantry Regiment, 11th Airborne Division, United States Army  [1, 3, 4]
  		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
  		Corporal, United States Army and United States Army Air Forces (Sep 1942-Aug 1948)
  		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  		187th Infantry Regiment, United States Army
  		World War II Honoree, McDowell, Clayton
  Death	29 Mar 2011	West Salem, Edwards County, Illinois   [1, 2]
  Burial	Shiloh Cemetery, Samsville, Edwards County, Illinois   [1, 2]
  		Headstone, McDowell, Clayton R. and Marjorie E.
  Person ID	I51529	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	17 Jul 2023

  
  

  Father	McDowell, Clifton E.,   b. 24 Feb 1903   d. 12 Feb 1973 (Age 69 years)
  Mother	Robinson, Emily P.,   b. 29 Oct 1907   d. 17 Feb 1975 (Age 67 years)
  Marriage	Y  [5]
  Family ID	F18670	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Over, Marjorie Ellen,   b. 6 Mar 1923, Belmont, DuPage County, Illinois d. 26 Dec 2015, West Salem, Edwards County, Illinois (Age 92 years)
  Marriage	Y  [1, 2]
  Children	+ 1. McDowell, Linda
  Family ID	F18671	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Oct 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 19 May 1923 - West Salem, Edwards County, Illinois Death - 29 Mar 2011 - West Salem, Edwards County, Illinois Burial - - Shiloh Cemetery, Samsville, Edwards County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  1923-2011 Clayton Roy McDowell, 87, of West Salem, passed away Tuesday March 29, 2011 at his home. Visitation will be held from noon-2 p.m. Friday at Ingram Funeral Home in West Salem. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial with full military rites will be in Shiloh Cemetery. Clayton was born May 19, 1923 in West Salem to Emily (Robinson) and Clifton McDowell. He married Marjorie Over on June 28, 1947 in Golden Gate. He was a family man who loved his family. He was an avid horseman - training and raising horses - and a lover of dogs who enjoyed bird hunting and coon hunting. He truly was a "jack of all trades"...and master of many. He served in the Army and was a member of the 187th Paratrooper Division in World War II, stationed in Okinawa and occupied Japan. Clayton is survived by his wife, Marjorie, of West Salem; one daughter, Linda (Ed) Merrick of West Salem; two grandsons, Lewis (Kim) Merrick of West Salem and Clayton Merrick of Albion. He is also survived by one sister, Ruthie (Don) Parker of Mt. Carmel and one brother, Richard (Jeanette) McDowell of West Salem. He was preceded in death by his parents, Emily and Clifton McDowell; one brother, James McDowell; and one sister, Patsy Kitchene. Online condolences may be made at www.ingramfh.net. Published in the Olney Daily Mail on March 31, 2011

  
  

• Sources

  [S14941] https://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, McDowell, Clayton Roy, 87, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/67725551/clayton-roy-mcdowell), none. (Reliability: 2). [S16360] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, McDowell, Clayton R. and Marjorie E., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/67725551/clayton-roy-mcdowell), none. (Reliability: 2). [S14955] World War II Honoree, Clayton McDowell, (https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=1617027) (Reliability: 2). [S16361] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, McDowell, Clayton Roy, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/67725551/clayton-roy-mcdowell), none. (Reliability: 2). [S16362] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, McDowell, Clifton E. and Emily P., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/92434431/clifton_e_mcdowell), none. (Reliability: 2).