Mears, Howard E.

1920 - 2010  (90 years)

• Name	Mears, Howard E.
  		Howard E. Mears (1929-2010)
  Birth	14 Jul 1920	Maroa, Macon County, Illinois   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	MEAR.H003
  _FGRAVE	62996616
  Funeral	Calvert Funeral Home, Clinton, DeWitt County, Illinois   [3]
  Military Service	World War II, USS Circe, United States Navy
  		United States Navy
  		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,…
  		Howard E. Mears (1929-2010)
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  		Howard E. Mears (1929-2010)
  		United States Navy
  		United States Navy Enlisted Rates
  		USS Circe (AKA-25), United States Navy
  Death	15 Dec 2010	Chenoa, McLean County, Illinois   [3]
  Burial	Pleasant Valley Cemetery, Kenney, DeWitt County, Illinois   [2, 3]
  		Headstone, Mears, Howard E., Ruby M., and C. Reed
  Person ID	I15995	Carl Wayne Gray Research | Mears - Spurgeon William M. 'Uncle Billy' Mears and Cynthia Ann Spurgeon Descendants
  Last Modified	23 Oct 2023

  
  

  Father	Mears, Arnold,   b. 12 Oct 1893, Shelby County, Illinois d. 18 Dec 1989, Dr. John Warner Hospital, Clinton, DeWitt County, Illinois (Age 96 years)
  Mother	York, Cora,   b. 7 Apr 1894, Chrisney, Spencer County, Indiana d. 31 Mar 1986, Dr. John Warner Hospital, Clinton, DeWitt County, Illinois (Age 91 years)
  Marriage	1913	Clinton, DeWitt County, Illinois   [3, 4, 5, 6]
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 19 years and 2 months - She : ~ 18 years and 8 months.
  Family ID	F6773	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Goodman, Ruby May,   b. 26 Feb 1926   d. 10 Oct 1997, Kenney, DeWitt County, Illinois (Age 71 years)
  Marriage	1 Apr 1946  [2]
  Age at Marriage	He : 25 years and 9 months - She : 20 years and 2 months.
  Children	1. Mears, H. + 2. Mears, Clarence Reed,   b. 21 Mar 1949, Bloomington, McLean County, Illinois d. 30 Aug 1993, Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois (Age 44 years)
  Family ID	F7350	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Funeral - - Calvert Funeral Home, Clinton, DeWitt County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S210] Maglone, Barbara Jean (Mears), Maglone Gedcom, (Maglone, Barbara Jean (Mears), "Maglone,", 23 March 2001., . Revised 05 May 2006), none. (Reliability: 2). [S4007] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Mears, Howard E., Ruby M., and C. Reed, (https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=pv&GRid=62996616&PIpi=44824824), none. (Reliability: 2). [S4008] https://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Mears, Howard, 90, (https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=pv&GRid=62996616&PIpi=44824824), none. (Reliability: 2). [S4026] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Mears, Mrs. Arnold (Cora York), 91, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/32962832/cora-mears), none. (Reliability: 2). [S4025] https://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Mears, Arnold, 96, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/55193481/arnold-mears), none. (Reliability: 2). [S4024] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Mears, Cora York and Arnold, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/55193481/arnold-mears), none. (Reliability: 2).