| 10. |  Mears, James Benjamin was born on 7 Mar 1920 in Kenney, DeWitt County, Illinois (son of Mears, Raymond Stanley 'Ray' and Walters, Opal); died on 15 May 1968; was buried in Macon County Memorial Park, Harristown, Macon County, Illinois. Other Events and Attributes:
- Reference Number: MEAR.J001
- _FGRAVE: 39505662
- Military Service: World War II, Technician Fourth Grade, 385th Signal Company, 101st Avaiation, United States Army
Notes:
Funeral services for James B. Mears of 2521 E. Eldorado St. will be at 1 p.m. Friday Brintlinger's Funeral Home, with burial in Macon County Memorial Park. Friends may call in the funeral home after 4 p.m. today.
Mr. Mears, 48, died in St. Mary's Hospital at 7:15 a.m. Wednesday.
Mr. Mears was born March 7, 1920, in Kenney, a son of Ray S. and Opal Walters Mears. He married Jean Bertrang Oct. 27, 1945 in Mount Pulaski. She survives. He moved to Decatur from Lincoln 20 years ago.
He was a truck driver for Purity Baking Co. He served with the Army in World War II. He was affiliated with St. Paul's United Methodist Church and Kenney American Legion Post.
Mr. Mears leaves his mother, Mrs. Opal Mears, Linton; four daughters, Mrs. Everett (Barbara) Shingleton and Mrs. William (Gloria) Reynolds, both of Decatur, and donna Lynn and Penni Sue at home; four sons, William James, Dale Ray, Roger Kent and Glen Allen, all at home; three sisters, Mrs. Kermit (Eva) Wright, Warrensburg; Mrs. Viola Anderson and Mrs. William (Sharon) Stephenson, both of Clinton; a brother, Eldon Mears, Decatur; and one grandson. One brother preceded him in death.
The Decatur Herald (Decatur, Illinois)-Thu., May 16, 1968 - Page 22
Our Mom Ellen Jean Bertrang Mears is now next to our dad
She was B 3-3-1920 D 1-13-2012 at Penni Olson's house in Cisco
Brother Dale Ray Mears is buried about 20 feet southwest of our parents in Macon County Memorial Park.
Funeral:
Funeral services for James B. Mears of 2521 E. Eldorado St. will be at 1 p.m. Friday Brintlinger's Funeral Home, with burial in Macon County Memorial Park. Friends may call in the funeral home after 4 p.m. today.
Military Service:
per his daughter Barbara, he served with the 101st Airborne Division
James married Bertrang, Ellen Jean on 27 Oct 1945 in Mount Pulaski, Logan County, Illinois. Ellen (daughter of Bertrang, William Christian and Shull, Hallie) was born on 3 Mar 1921 in Lincoln, Logan County, Illinois; died on 13 Jan 2012 in Cisco, Piatt County, Illinois; was buried in Macon County Memorial Park, Harristown, Macon County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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Bertrang, Ellen Jean was born on 3 Mar 1921 in Lincoln, Logan County, Illinois (daughter of Bertrang, William Christian and Shull, Hallie); died on 13 Jan 2012 in Cisco, Piatt County, Illinois; was buried in Macon County Memorial Park, Harristown, Macon County, Illinois. 
