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Harris, Lloyd Russell

Harris, Lloyd Russell

Male 1911 - 2007  (96 years)


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  • Name Harris, Lloyd Russell 
    Birth 11 Jul 1911  Clay County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender Male 
    Reference Number HARR.L011 
    _FGRAVE 22889358 
    Funeral Summers-Kistler Funeral Home, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home with Minister Darrell Brandon officiating.
    Military Service World War II, Lieutenant, United States Navy  [3] 
    • Enlisted and accepted a commission as a Lieutenant, Junior Grade in 1943 at Anacostia, Virginia. Trained as a Gunnery Officer at Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire. Served as such in the Panama Canal Zone for most of his tour of duty. Earned the American Campaign Medal and the WWII Victory Medal. Separated from active service in 1945 at Norfolk, Virginia.

      This information has been posted on the National World War II Memorial's Registry of Remembrances website by Robert Medley Gatewood. It is entered here with his permission.

      Source: https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=1932939
    		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. …
    Lloyd Russell Harris (1911-2007)    		 Lloyd Russell Harris (1911-2007)


    World War II, United States Navy
    World War II Honoree, Harris, Lloyd Russell (1911-2007)    		 World War II Honoree, Harris, Lloyd Russell (1911-2007)
    		American Campaign Medal, United States
    Military Service Ribbons, Harris, Lloyd Russell (1911-2007)    		 Military Service Ribbons, Harris, Lloyd Russell (1911-2007)


    Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
    Panama Canal Zone    		 Panama Canal Zone
    Lloyd Russell Harris (1911-2007)    		 Lloyd Russell Harris (1911-2007)
    		United States Navy
    		American Campaign Medal, United States Military
    United States Navy Officer Rank Insignia    		 United States Navy Officer Rank Insignia
    Lieutenant (LT) (O-3), United States Navy    		 Lieutenant (LT) (O-3), United States Navy
    		World War II
    (1939-1945)
    		United States Navy
    		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
    		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
    		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,…
    Death 12 Nov 2007  Flora Healthcare Center, Flora, Clay County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Burial Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    • Burial with full military rites will be in Clay City Cemetery.

      Lot 11 - 2 Add - Row 15
    Headstone, Harris, L. Russell and E. Frances    		 Headstone, Harris, L. Russell and E. Frances
    Headstone, Harris, Lloyd Russell    		 Headstone, Harris, Lloyd Russell


    Displayed with permission of Lady in Black
    Person ID I26724  Carl Wayne Gray Research
    Last Modified 19 May 2023 

    Father Harris, Walker,   b. 24 Sep 1886, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Feb 1971, Clay County Hospital (Old Location), Flora, Clay County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years) 
    Mother Crackel, Lida,   b. 1881, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1973 (Age 92 years) 
    Marriage Y  [4, 5] 
    Family ID F11487  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Batchelor, Erma Frances,   b. 4 Feb 1917, Sharpsburg, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Oct 2010, St. Anthony's Memorial Hospital, Effingham, Effingham County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 93 years) 
    Marriage 10 Jun 1939  Sharpsburg, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Children 
    >1. Harris, L.C.
    +2. Harris, R.W.
    +3. Harris, George Michael 'Mick',   b. 2 Sep 1946, Rocky Mount, Nash County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Dec 2020, St. Francis Hospital, Litchfield, Montgomery County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years)
    >4. Harris, F.W.F.
    >5. Harris, T.R.T.
    Family ID F9785  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 11 Jul 1911 - Clay County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsFuneral - - Summers-Kistler Funeral Home, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 10 Jun 1939 - Sharpsburg, North Carolina Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 12 Nov 2007 - Flora Healthcare Center, Flora, Clay County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Documents At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.

  • Notes 
    • Lloyd Russell Harris, 96, of Clay City, died at 11:45 a.m. Monday, November 12, 2007, at Flora Healthcare Center in Flora.

      Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. Wednesday at Summers-Kistler Funeral Home in Clay City. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home with Minister Darrell Brandon officiating. Burial with full military rites will be in Clay City Cemetery.

      Mr. Harris was born July 11, 1911, in Clay County, the son of Walter and Lida (Crackel) Harris. He married Frances Batchelor on June 10, 1939, in Sharpsburg, N.C. She survives.

      He was a graduate of Eastern Illinois Teachers College with a degree in Industrial Arts. He taught in Rocky Mount, N.C. and at Clay City High School. He was also a retired farmer.

      Mr. Harris was a member of Sailor Springs Christian Church and Clay City Christian Church. His memberships included the Sailor Springs Post of the American Legion, serving in the U.S. Navy during World War II as a lieutenant; past president of the Clay County Farm Bureau; charter member of the Sailor Springs Ruritan; charter member of the Sailor Springs Historic Foundation; Clay County Health Department Board.

      He is survived by his wife, Frances Harris, of Clay City; daughter, Linda Davidson and her husband, Leon, of Sailor Springs; sons, Robert Wayne Harris and his wife, Josephine, of Clay City, George Michael Harris and his wife, Trudy, of Mt. Olive, Fredrick William Harris and his wife, Peggy, of Clay City, and Thomas R. Harris and his wife, Gayle, of Clay City; sister, Maytle Marie Harris, of Flora; brother-in-law, Arthur Laughton, of Clay City; seven grandchildren; four step-grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and five step-great-grandchildren.

      Mr. Harris was preceded in death by his parents; sister, Helen Laughton; and daughter-in-law, Bonnie Harris.

      Memorials may be made to Clay City Christian Church Building Fund.

  • Sources 
    1. [S7514] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Harris, Erma Frances, 93, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/60018875/erma-frances-harris) (Reliability: 2).

    2. [S7515] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Harris, L. Russell and E. Frances, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/22889358/lloyd-russell-harris) (Reliability: 2).

    3. [S7503] https://www.wwiimemorial.com/, World War II Honoree, Lloyd Russell Harris, (https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=1932939) (Reliability: 2).

    4. [S7517] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Harris, Lida and Walker, (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Harris&GSiman=1&GScid=108285&GRid=18661541&), none. (Reliability: 2).

    5. [S2119] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Pixley Township, Clay County, Illinois, District 13-18, image 01, page 1a, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2442/M-T0627-00769-00441?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.as) (Reliability: 2).


 

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