Pflaum, John Columbus (1924 - 2008): Carl Wayne Gray Genealogies

1924 - 2008 (84 years)

Name	Pflaum, John Columbus
Birth	1 Jul 1924	Noble, Richland County, Illinois [1, 2, 3]
Gender	Male
Occupation	Carpenter [2]
Reference Number	PFLA.J002
_FGRAVE	60111936
Funeral	10 Sep 2008	Stasi-Grove Funeral Home, Olney, Richland County, Illinois [2]
Military Service	World War II, Private First Class, United States Army [2, 4, 5]
	Served as a Combat Engineer. Fought in Africa, Italy, Germany, France, Austria. Served 25-1/2 months overseas .Source: http://www.wwiimemorial.com/Registry/plaque.aspx?honoreeID=508305 Notes from obituary: "He was a World War II Army veteran, serving in five major battles during the war, including the Battle of the Bulge. He was awarded four Bronze Stars for his bravery in service and a presidential commendation..."
		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
		Private First Class, United States Army and United States Army Air Fores (Sep 1942-Aug 1948)
		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
		World War II (1939-1945)
Death	7 Sep 2008	Noble, Richland County, Illinois [2, 3, 6]
Death	died at his residence, Noble, Richland County, Illinois
Burial	10 Sep 2008	Noble Prairie Cemetery, Noble, Richland County, Illinois [2, 3, 4]
		Headstone, Pflaum, John C.
		Headstone, Pflaum, John C.
Person ID	I556	Carl Wayne Gray Research \| Wells - Hough James Wells and Mary Elizabeth Hough Descendants
Last Modified	3 Jul 2021

Father	Pflaum, Ralph Ernest, b. 21 Dec 1890, Noble, Richland County, Illinois d. 7 Jun 1972, Noble, Richland County, Illinois (Age 81 years)
Mother	Barnett, Minerva Luella, b. 17 Dec 1887, Richland County, Illinois d. 11 Oct 1982, Richland County Memorial Hospital, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 94 years)
Marriage	1909	Noble, Richland County, Illinois [7, 8, 9]
Age at Marriage	He : ~ 18 years - She : ~ 21 years.
Family ID	F429	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family WELLS, Bernice 'Randi', b. 5 Feb 1933, Richland County, Illinois d. 27 Feb 2015, Burgin Manor Nursing Home, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 82 years)

Marriage 20 Oct 1972 Newton, Jasper County, Illinois [4, 6, 10]

Age at Marriage He : 48 years and 3 months - She : 39 years and 8 months.

Children

+	1. Pflaum, J.J.
+	2. Pflaum, R.
+	3. Pflaum, S.
+	4. Wells, V.L.G.

Family ID F584 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 31 Jan 2023

Notes

John C. Pflaum, 84, of Noble, went home to be with his Lord on Sunday, September 7, 2008 at his residence in Noble.

Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. Tuesday at Stasi-Grove Funeral Home in Olney. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Cornerstone Community Church in Noble with Rev. Berton Heleine officiating. Burial will be in Noble Cemetery with full military rites at the graveside conducted by Richland County veterans organizations.

John was born July 1, 192 in Noble, the son of Ralph and Minerva (Barnett) Pflaum. He later married Bernice Wells on October 20, 1972, and she survives.

He was a carpenter by trade, Church of Christ by faith, and a member of the Olney American Legion post and Veterans of Foreign Wars post. He was a World War II Army veteran, serving in five major battles during the war, including the Battle of the Bulge. He was awarded four Bronze Stars for his bravery in service and a presidential commendation. He will be sadly missed by his family, friends and all who knew him.

John is survived by one son, Johnny Pflaum and his wife, Angie of Olney daughters, Randy Bourne and her husband, Darrell of Huntsville, Ala., and Susie Triplett and her husband, Bret of Washington, Mo.; two stepdaughters, Virginia Ashley and her husband, Roger of Mulberry, Kan., and Lois Dink Wyatt and her husband, Archie of Mulberry, Kan.; one brother, Robert Bob Pflaum and his wife, Mary of Noble; eight grandchildren, Johns children, Audra and Jonathon C. Pflaum, Randys children, Lori (Bourne) Abbott and Eric Bourne, Susies child, Nikki Shaffer, Loiss child, Adam Neff and Virginias children, Allen Hemrich and Jennifer (Hemrich) Bates; eight great-grandchildren and his beloved dog, Jimmy

He was preceded in death by his parents, Ralph and Minerva Pflaum; three brothers, Raymond, Frank and Myron Pflaum; and four sisters, Evelyn Lincoln, Alice Levin, Betty Allard and another sister, Leona

Memorials may be made to donors choice.

The Olney Daily Mail, September 2008

Sources

[S506] Ancestry.com, 1930 Federal Census, Noble, Richland County, Illinois, District 11, page 7a, (http://search.ancestry.com/Browse/BookView.aspx?dbid=6224&iid=4584635_00139&sid=&gskw=), none. (Reliability: 2).
[S653] Olney Daily Mail (Olney, Richland County, Illinois), Obituary, Pflaum, John C., 84, (Olney Daily Mail (Olney, Richland County, Illinois), September 08, 2008), none. (Reliability: 2).
[S654] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Allard, Gordon L. and Elizabeth E., (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=60111260), none. (Reliability: 2).
[S15363] Findagrave.com, Obituary, Pflaum, John C., 84, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/60111936/john-columbus-pflaum), none. (Reliability: 2).
[S552] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Pflaum, John C., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/60111936/john-columbus-pflaum), none. (Reliability: 2).
[S655] Summers-Kistler Funeral Homes, Obituary, Pflaum, Bernice "Randi", (http://www.summers-kistler.com/obituaries/obituary-listings?obId=416322#/obituaryInfo), none. (Reliability: 2).
[S223] Ancestry.com, 1930 Federal Census, Noble, Richland County, Illinois, District 11, page 6b, (http://search.ancestry.com/Browse/BookView.aspx?dbid=6224&iid=4584635_00138&sid=&gskw=), none. (Reliability: 2).
[S641] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Pflaum, Ralph E. and Minerva L., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/51164509/ralph-ernest-pflaum), none. (Reliability: 2).
[S643] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Pflaum, Minerva, 94, (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=51164527), none. (Reliability: 2).
[S649] Olney Daily News (Olney, Richland County, Illinois), Obituary, Pflaum, Willard "Myron", 85, (Olney Daily News (Olney, Richland County, Illinois), 16 January 2006), none. (Reliability: 2).