Toler, William Densmore

1902 - 1953  (51 years)

• Name	Toler, William Densmore
  Birth	1902  [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	TOLE.W003
  _FGRAVE	24145888
  Funeral	Clay City Baptist Church, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [2]
  Military Service	World War II, Lieutenant, United States Navy Reserves  [1]
  		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 Navy Reserve
  		United States Navy Reserve
  		Lieutenant (LT) (O-3), United States Navy
  		United States Navy Officer 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	27 Mar 1953  [1, 2, 3]
  	Cause: Car-train accident
  Burial	Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  		Headstone, Toler, William D.
  		Headstone, Toler, William D., LT Displayed with permission of Lady in Black
  Person ID	I22561	Carl Wayne Gray Research | McCracken - ? John McCracken and Nancy ? Descendants
  Last Modified	3 Jun 2024

  
  

  Father	Toler, Wesley Wilson,   b. 1878   d. 24 Apr 1964 (Age 86 years)
  Mother	Evans, Helen Madeline,   b. 26 Dec 1904, Illinois d. 10 Jan 2003 (Age 98 years)
  Marriage	Y  [4]
  Family ID	F6317	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Campbell, Kathleen C.,   b. 2 Dec 1918, Quinton, Pittsburg County, Oklahoma d. 25 Jun 1998, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois (Age 79 years)
  Children	1. Toler, K.   2. Toler, D.D. + 3. Toler, George G.,   b. 28 Jan 1945, Mena, Polk County, Arkansas d. 10 Jun 2004, Saint Marys Hospital, Decatur, Macon County, Illinois (Age 59 years)   4. Toler, M.D.
  Family ID	F9998	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Funeral - - Clay City Baptist Church, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois Burial - - Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S6173] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Toler, William D., (http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=24145888), none. (Reliability: 2). [S15543] https://www.newspapers.com/clip/111044403/herald-and-review/#, Obituary, Toler, William D., 37, (Herald and Review, Decatur, Illinois, 28 Mar 1953, page 1), none. (Reliability: 2). [S6174] Obituary, Toler, Kathleen D., 79 (Reliability: 2). [S2172] Obituary, Wilson, Irene, 93, none. (Reliability: 2).