Bickers, William Dale 'Heavy'

1919 - 1991  (72 years)

• Name	Bickers, William Dale 'Heavy'
  Birth	17 Apr 1919	Champaign County, Illinois   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	BICK.W002
  Military Service	World War II, Private, United States Army  [2]
  		No Rank Insignia Applies to Private, Airman, Seaman Recruit
  		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	27 Apr 1991	Newton Rest Haven Nursing Home, Newton, Jasper County, Illinois   [1, 2, 3]
  Burial	Headyville McQueen Cemetery, Newton, Jasper County, Illinois   [2]
  		Headstone, Bickers, William Dale
  Person ID	I36347	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	28 May 2022

  
  

  Father	Bickers, Perry,   b. 1894   d. 1990 (Age 96 years)
  Mother	Galloway, Susie Olive,   b. 1898   d. 1984 (Age 86 years)
  Family ID	F14678	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Warren, Geneva Mary,   b. 17 Jun 1934   d. 18 Jun 2016, Deaconess Gateway Heart Hospital, Newburgh, Warrick County, Indiana (Age 82 years)
  Children	1. Bickers, R.D.   2. Bickers, M.   3. Bickers, B.   4. Bickers, T.   5. Bickers, R.
  Family ID	F14675	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

• Notes

  William Dale "Heavy" Bickers, 72, of Newton, died April 27, 1991 at Newton Rest Haven. Mr. Bickers was born April 17, 1919 in Champaign County, the son of Perry and Susie Olive Galloway Bickers. He attended Calvary Baptist Church and was a member of Sailor Springs Christian Church. He was a member of Richland Post #30, American Legion and Olney Memorial Post #4226 Veterans of Foreign Wars. Mr. Bickers is survived by one son, Randall D. Bickers; four daughters, Marlene Ellison, Brenda Sloan, Terrie Pickerel, and Rhonda Bickers;a brother, Samuel Bickers; one sister, Wanda Green; seven grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents and an infant sister. Funeral services were held at the chapel of Zirkle Funeral Home with burial and full military rites at Headyville Cemetery. Military rites provided by the Olney Veterans organizations.

  
  

• Sources

  [S11592] https://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Bickers, William Dale "Heavy", 72, (https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=21515361), none. (Reliability: 2). [S11593] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Bickers, William Dale, (https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=21515361), none. (Reliability: 2). [S11588] https://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Elliott, Geneva Mary (Warren), (https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=165359410), none. (Reliability: 2).