PADGETT, James Lowell 'Whitey' (1914 - 2002): Carl Wayne Gray Genealogies

1914 - 2002 (87 years)

Name	PADGETT, James Lowell 'Whitey'
Birth	25 Aug 1914	Mount Erie, Wayne County, Illinois [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
Gender	Male
Reference Number	PADG.J001
_FGRAVE	18363980
Funeral	20 Jan 2002	Clay City United Methodist Church, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois [2]
Military Service	World War II, Chief Pharmacists Mate, Mobile Hospital 9, United States Navy [1, 3]
		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,…
		World War II (1939-1945)
		United States Navy
		United States Navy Enlisted Rates
		Brochure, World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois, Nov 11, 2007 On Veterans' Day, 2005, the city of Flora, Illinois dedicated a memorial to all known Clay County, Illinois World War II Veterans. Located on the south side of the city library, this is a copy of the brochure honoring that event. This 2007 brochure adds a matrix for locating the memorial brick that was laid in honor of each veteran. …
Death	16 Jan 2002	Flora Pavilion Nursing Center, Flora, Clay County, Illinois [1, 2, 3]
Burial	20 Jan 2002	Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois [2, 3]
	Burial will be in the Clay City Cemetery, with full military rites.
		Headstone, Padgett, J. Lowell Displayed with permission of Lady in Black
Person ID	I20182	Carl Wayne Gray Research
Last Modified	27 Nov 2022

Father	PADGETT, Roy Roscoe, b. 1888, Illinois d. 1936 (Age 48 years)
Mother	PORTERFIELD, Lura Price, b. 22 Jan 1888, Illinois d. 18 Jun 1919, Illinois (Age 31 years)
Marriage	Y [6]
Family ID	F8511	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family HENDERSON, Geneva June, b. 25 Jun 1917, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois d. 26 Feb 2001, St. Johns Hospital, Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois (Age 83 years)

Marriage 31 Aug 1939 Clay City, Clay County, Illinois [1, 4, 7]

Age at Marriage He : 25 years - She : 22 years and 2 months.

Children

	1. PADGETT, J.M.
	2. Padgett, P.P.
	3. PADGETT, J.

Family ID F8387 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 31 Jan 2023

Notes

He was a co-owner and operator of Easley and Padgett Funeral Home and Furniture Store for many years in Clay City. He was a member of the Clay City United Methodist Church, and the Sailor Springs American legion[sic] Post 840. He had also served in the United States Navy during World War II in the Pacific Theatre.

Sources

[S4885] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Padgett, James Lowell "Whitey", 87, (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Padgett&GSiman=1&GScid=105163&GRid=18363980&), none. (Reliability: 2).
[S5529] Funeral Card, Padgett, James Lowell 'Whitey', none. (Reliability: 2).
[S5530] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Padgett, J. Lowell, (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Padgett&GSiman=1&GScid=105163&GRid=18363980&), none. (Reliability: 2).
[S3999] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 13-3) (Village), image 24, page 12a, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2442/M-T0627-00769-00053?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.as) (Reliability: 3).
[S670] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 0003) (Village), image 09, page 5a, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/6224/4584337_00604?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.aspx%3fd), none. (Reliability: 2).
[S5580] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Padgett, Lura P., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19620828/lura-price-padgett), none. (Reliability: 2).
[S4884] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Padgett, G. June, (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Padgett&GSiman=1&GScid=105163&GRid=18363971&), none. (Reliability: 2).