Lents, John R. (1924 - 2002): Carl Wayne Gray Genealogies

1924 - 2002 (78 years)

Name	Lents, John R.
Name		John Lents, Earl Lents, John Pettyjohn Contributed by Paul Wilder
Birth	15 Jul 1924	Vincennes, Knox County, Indiana [1, 2, 3]
Gender	Male
Reference Number	LENT.J006 [1]
_FGRAVE	18364160
Funeral	15 Oct 2002	Summers-Kistler Funeral Home, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois [1]
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)
		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. …
		Headstone, Lents, John R.
Death	14 Oct 2002	Good Samaritan Hospital, Mount Vernon, Jefferson County, Illinois [1, 2, 4]
Burial	15 Oct 2002	Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois [2, 5]
	Plot: Lot 1 - Div. 2 - Blk 4
		Headstone, Lents, John R. Displayed with permission of Lady in Black
Person ID	I873	Carl Wayne Gray Research \| Jauch - Hasler Jacob Jauch and Margaret 'Margret' Hasler Descendants, Hasler - ? Mr. Hasler and ? Descendants, Lents - Seal Jacob Lents and Elizabeth 'Betsy' Seal Descendants, Jauch - Birk Christian 'Heitl' Jauch and Maria Birk Descendants
Last Modified	24 Jul 2023

Father	Lents, Charles Ernest, b. 6 Mar 1885, Loogootee, Martin County, Indiana d. 2 Sep 1949, Salem, Marion County, Illinois (Age 64 years)
Mother	Cole, Gertrude Alice, b. 8 Jan 1887 d. 18 Jan 1938 (Age 51 years)
Family ID	F528	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family	Wease, Geneva Dell, b. 5 Apr 1919, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois d. 9 Jan 2011, Richland County Memorial Hospital, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 91 years)
Marriage	28 May 1958 [4]
Age at Marriage	He : 33 years and 10 months - She : 39 years and 1 month.
Family ID	F269	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Notes

John was adopted by Charles Ernest Lents and Gertrude Cole and given the LENTS surname.

John R. Lents, 78, of Clay City, died at 3:59 p.m. Monday, October 14, 2002, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Mt. Vernon.

Mr. Lents was born July 15, 1924, in Vincennes, Ind., the son of Charles and Gertrude (Cole) Lents. He married Geneva Wease on May 28, 1958 in Clay County. He was a member of Clay City Christian Church.

Survivors include his wife, Geneva Lents of Clay City; seven daughters and Sons-in-law, Rena and Don Thomas of Flora, Karen and Phillip Marlow of Dix, Carol and Ronald Raley of Flora, Donna Given of Mouldin, S.C., Noma and Bob Monical of Noble, and Terry and Dr. Geoffrey Jahan-tigh of Houston, Texas; one son and daughter-in-law, Richard and Tine Lents of Bridgeport; 29 grandchildren; 48 geat-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; and several nieces and nephews.

Preceding him in death were his parents, one step-son, Dale Eugene Lents, one brother, Earl Lents, and one sister, Pauline Weeks.

Privae graveside services were held Tuesday, Oct. 15, at Clay City Cemetery, and Bro. Neal Kenley officiating. Summers Kistler Funeral Home in Clay City was in charge of arrangements.

Sources

[S862] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Lents, John R., 78, (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSsr=1321&GScid=105163&GRid=18364160&), none.
[S863] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Lents, John R., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18364160/john-r.-lents), none. (Reliability: 2).
[S361] http://www.findagrave.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Stanford Township, Clay County, Illinois, (District 13-20), image 24, page 12a, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2442/M-T0627-00769-00480?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.as) (Reliability: 2).
[S359] httsp://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Lents, Geneva Dell, 91, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/63967555/geneva-dell-lents), none. (Reliability: 2).
[S862] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Lents, John R., 78, (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSsr=1321&GScid=105163&GRid=18364160&), none. (Reliability: 2).