Maynard, Wiley Francis

1916 - 1993  (77 years)

• Name	Maynard, Wiley Francis
  		Wiley Maynard (1916-1993) Contributed by Barbara Julien
  Birth	24 Apr 1916	Bell City, Stoddard County, Missouri   [1, 2, 3]
  	His obituary says he was born on April 20, 1916, his military headstone says he was born on April 24, 1916
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Laborer on Fruit Farm, Retired Barber  [1, 3]
  Reference Number	MAYN.W001
  _FGRAVE	18348862
  Funeral	4 Nov 1993	Summers-Kistler Funeral Home, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  Military Service	World War II, United States Merchant Marines  [2]
  		United States Merchant Marine
  		United States of America Flag, 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,…
  		United States Merchant Marines
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  Death	2 Nov 1993	Clay County Hospital (Old Location), Flora, Clay County, Illinois   [1, 2, 4]
  Burial	4 Nov 1993	Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [1, 2]
  		Headstone, Maynard, Wiley F. Displayed with permission of Lady in Black
  		Headstone, Maynard, Wiley F.
  Person ID	I12226	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	21 Aug 2023

  
  

  Father	Maynard, Robert Walter 'Jack',   b. 1887   d. 1917 (Age 30 years)
  Mother	Bethell, Pearl L. 'Pearly',   b. Jul 1899, Bell City, Stoddard County, Missouri d. 4 Aug 1955, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan (Age 56 years)
  Marriage	22 Apr 1914	Clay County, Arkansas   [5]
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 27 years and 4 months - She : 14 years and 9 months.
  Family ID	F5761	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Brainard, Pansy M.,   b. 6 Jun 1915, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois d. 29 Mar 1994, Clay County Hospital (Old Location), Flora, Clay County, Illinois (Age 78 years)
  Marriage	Y  [1]
  Family ID	F5730	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 24 Apr 1916 - Bell City, Stoddard County, Missouri  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  1930 Clay City, Illinois census shows him living with his grandparents, David and Mary Soules ==================== Herald & Review (Decatur, IL) - Thursday, November 4, 1993 CLAY CITY -Wiley Maynard, 77, Clay City, retired barber, died Tuesday (Nov. 2, 1993). Member: Pleasant Grove Methodist Church, Bell City, Mo. Survivors: wife, Pansy, Clay City. Preceded: parents, one sister. Graveside services: 10 a.m. Thursday, Clay City Cemetery. No visitation. Memorials: donor's choice. Arrangements: Summers-Kistler Funeral Home, Clay City.

  
  

• Sources

  [S3211] The Clay County Daily Advocate-Press, Obituary, Maynard, Wiley, (The Clay County Daily Advocate-Press), none. (Reliability: 2). [S3212] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Maynard, Wiley F., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18348862/wiley-francis-maynard), none. (Reliability: 2). [S37] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 0003) (Village), image 13, page 7a, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/6224/4584337_00604?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.aspx%3fd), none. (Reliability: 2). [S3195] The Clay County Daily Advocate-Press, Obituary, Maynard, Pansy M., (The Clay County Daily Advocate-Press), none. (Reliability: 2). [S816] Mary Giera, Descendants of Johannes "John" Schilt Sr., e-mailed to Carl W. Gray, 13 July 2008., (13 March 2007), none. (Reliability: 2).