Edmiston, Maurice A. 'Greek'

1918 - 1969  (50 years)

• Name	Edmiston, Maurice A. 'Greek'
  Birth	2 Apr 1918	Claremont, Richland County, Illinois
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	EDMI.M002
  _FGRAVE	25980462
  Military Service	World War II, Technician Fifth Grade, 3505th Base Unit, United States Army Air Forces
  		Technician Fifth Grade, United States Army and United States Army Air Forces (Sep 1942-Aug 1948) This insignia was worn during World War II. The Technician ranks were removed from the U.S. Army rank system in 1948, although the concept was brought back with the Specialist ranks in 1955.
  		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,…
  		Technician Fifth Grade, United States Army and United States Army Air Forces (Sep 1942-Aug 1948) This insignia was worn during World War II. The Technician ranks were removed from the U.S. Army rank system in 1948, although the concept was brought back with the Specialist ranks in 1955.
  		United States Army
  		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  		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	22 Jan 1969	Richland County Memorial Hospital, Olney, Richland County, Illinois
  Burial	Odd Fellows Cemetery, Xenia, Clay County, Illinois
  Person ID	I43637	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	5 May 2024

  
  

  Father	Edmiston, Lloyd Henry,   b. 1894   d. 1951 (Age 57 years)
  Mother	Ware, Mary Ann,   b. 1898   d. 1966 (Age 68 years)
  Family ID	F19220	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Caudle, Juanita Ursula,   b. 6 Nov 1919, Clay County, Illinois d. 22 Oct 2013, Helia Healthcare, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 93 years)
  Family ID	F19221	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  M. A. Edmiston, 5O, Mayor of Noble and County Director of Civil Defense, passed away early this morning at Richland Memorial Hospital, where he was taken just prior to his death. Mr. Edmiston was an employee of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad for over 30 years. Learning telegraphy at Xenia, where his late father, Lloyd Edmiston was B. and 0. agent for many years, Mr. Edmiston came to Noble as station agent on May 12, 1947. He served as Noble station agent until the depot closed on July 16, 1968. For the past six months he has been first trick telegrapher at Lawrenceville, maintaining his residence in Noble. He was a 20 year member of the Noble Lions Club. He had served as County Defense Director for the past five years and had performed his duties very creditably. He had served the past four years as Mayor of Noble and his term would have expired on April 30, this year. Funeral services will be held at the Noble Funeral Home at 10 a.m. Thursday with Brother Joe Eggebrecht in charge. Burial will be at the Odd Fellows Cemetery at Xenia. Friends may call at the funeral home after 4 p.m. today. The deceased is survived by his wife, Juanita; a daughter, Mrs. Carol Ann Wimberly of 0lney, and a grandson, Jeffrey. Three brothers, Jim of St. Louis, Louis of Washington, Ind., and Bill of Flora also survive. Obit from an Olney, IL newspaper