Billingsley, Carrol E. Eldon

1921 - 2004  (82 years)

• Name	Billingsley, Carrol E. Eldon
  Birth	17 Nov 1921	Mount Erie, Wayne County, Illinois   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	BILL.C001
  _FGRAVE	17372801
  Military Service	World War II, First Sergeant, United States Army
  		First Sergeant (1st Sgt), United States Army and United States Army Air Forces (Sep 1942-Aug 1948)
  		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 Army
  		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  Death	4 Jul 2004	Lawrence County Memorial Hospital, Lawrenceville, Lawrence County, Illinois
  Burial	Lawrenceville City Cemetery, Lawrenceville, Lawrence County, Illinois
  Person ID	I15862	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	28 May 2022

  
  

  Father	Billingsley, Roy Gardner,   b. 1891, Kentucky d. 1970 (Age 79 years)
  Mother	Mayo, Rosalee,   b. 1896, Illinois d. 1954 (Age 58 years)
  Marriage	22 Jan 1940  [1, 2]
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 49 years and 1 month - She : ~ 44 years and 1 month.
  Family ID	F7313	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Pierce, Virginia Leigh,   b. 1924   d. 2008 (Age 84 years)
  Family ID	F19061	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  C.E. "Eldon" Billingsley, Rural Route 3, Lawrenceville, IL, died Sunday, July 4, 2004, at the Lawrence County Memorial Hospital in Lawrenceville, IL. He was 82. Born in Mt. Erie, IL, on November 17, 1921, he was the son of Roy Gardner Billingsley and Rosalee Mayo Billingsley. He married Virginia Pierce Billingsley on November 14, 1942 and she survives. He was owner and operator of C.E. Billingsley Oil Drilling Company for over 40 years; was a World War II Army Veteran; attended Central Christian Church; a member of the Elks, VFW, American Legion, Lawrence County Country Club. Survivors include his wife, Virginia Pierce Billingsley, of Rural Route 3, Lawrenceville; two sons, Larry Billingsley and his wife, Gayle of rural Lawrenceville and Chuck Billingsley of rural Lawrenceville; one brother, Lowell Billingsley of Flora; one sister, Eloise Kitten of Flora; three grandchildren, Jason and Dala Billingsley, Shelly and Peyton Billingsley and Eli Billingsley; three great-grandchildren, Emily, Jaedyn, Garrett Billingsley. He was preceded in death by parents and one sister. Graveside services and burial were held Wednesday, July 7, 2004, at the Lawrenceville City Cemetery. Emmons-Macey & Steffey Funeral in Lawrenceville, IL, are in charge of arrangements. Donations may be made to the Lawrence County Humane Society through the funeral home. The Sumner Press- July 8, 2004

  
  

• Sources

  [S3994] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Stanford Township, Clay County, Illinois, (District 13-20), image 28, page 14a, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2442/M-T0627-00769-00480?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.as) (Reliability: 2). [S850] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 0004) (Township), image 03, page 2a, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/6224/4584337_00620?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.aspx%3fd), none. (Reliability: 2).