Mears, Eldon Lee Sr.

1923 - 1982  (59 years)

• Name	Mears, Eldon Lee
  Suffix	Sr.
  Birth	30 May 1923	Kenney, DeWitt County, Illinois   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	MEAR.E008
  _FGRAVE	40291158
  Military Service	World War II, Private, United States Army  [2]
  		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	30 Jul 1982	Shelbyville, Shelby County, Illinois   [2, 3]
  Burial	Pleasant Valley Cemetery, Kenney, DeWitt County, Illinois   [2, 3]
  		Headstone, Mears, Eldon Lee Sr.
  Person ID	I16527	Carl Wayne Gray Research | Mears - Spurgeon William M. 'Uncle Billy' Mears and Cynthia Ann Spurgeon Descendants
  Last Modified	18 Feb 2021

  
  

  Father	Mears, Raymond Stanley 'Ray',   b. 8 May 1895, Herrick, Shelby County, Illinois d. 19 Sep 1967, Clinton, DeWitt County, Illinois (Age 72 years)
  Mother	Walters, Opal,   b. 1900, Chrisney, Spencer County, Indiana d. 28 Feb 1984, Clinton, DeWitt County, Illinois (Age 84 years)
  Marriage	Y  [4]
  Family ID	F3157	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Atkenson, Bertha Leone,   b. 12 Jun 1914   d. 29 Jun 1977, Shelby County, Illinois (Age 63 years)
  Family ID	F7202	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

  Family 2	Roeder, N.
  Children	1. Mears, E.L. Jr.   2. Mears, D.F.   3. Mears, A.
  Family ID	F7494	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

  Family 3	May, A.
  Family ID	F7495	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

  Family 4	Welch, Bonnie Dell,   b. 8 Jul 1929, Lane, DeWitt County, Illinois d. 13 Jul 2017 (Age 88 years)
  Children	1. Mears, K.
  Family ID	F7496	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 30 May 1923 - Kenney, DeWitt County, Illinois Death - 30 Jul 1982 - Shelbyville, Shelby County, Illinois Burial - - Pleasant Valley Cemetery, Kenney, DeWitt County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S210] Maglone, Barbara Jean (Mears), Maglone Gedcom, (Maglone, Barbara Jean (Mears), "Maglone,", 23 March 2001., . Revised 05 May 2006), none. [S4063] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Mears, Eldon Lee Sr., (https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=40291158), none. (Reliability: 2). [S210] Maglone, Barbara Jean (Mears), Maglone Gedcom, (Maglone, Barbara Jean (Mears), "Maglone,", 23 March 2001., . Revised 05 May 2006), none. (Reliability: 2). [S3802] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Mears, Opal and Ray S., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/24958056/raymond-stanley-mears), none. (Reliability: 2).