Osborn, Everett Waynerd 'Tooter'

1938 - 2012  (74 years)

• Name	Osborn, Everett Waynerd 'Tooter'
  Birth	21 Jul 1938	Creek County, Oklahoma   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	OSBO.E001
  _FGRAVE	96017271
  Military Service	Airman First Class United States Air Force  [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,…
  		Everett Waynerd "Tooter" Osborn (1938-2012)
  		United States Air Force
  		United States Air Force
  		Airman First Class (abbreviated as A1C) (paygrade E-3), United States Air Force From 1947 to 1952, this rank was known as an Air Force Corporal, and from 1952 to 1967 it was called an Airman Second Class. Also during this time frame, the E-4 paygrade rank, now known as Senior Airman, was called Airman First Class.
  		United States Air Force Enlisted Rank Insignia
  Death	26 Aug 2012	Houston Medical Center, Warner Robins, Houston County, Georgia   [1, 2]
  Burial	Floral Garden of Memories Cemetery, Flora, Clay County, Illinois   [2]
  	A graveside service for Everett was held at Floral Garden of Memories, Flora, with military honors presented by Flora American Legion Post #14 and Flora VFW Post #3999. Frank & Bright Funeral Home, Flora was in charge.
  		Headstone, Osborn, Everett W.
  		Headstone, Osborn, Everett W. Displayed with permission of Lady in Black
  Person ID	I30686	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	6 Aug 2023

  
  

  Father	Osborn, Lewis Everett 'Lew',   b. 1 Oct 1912, Mounds, Creek County, Oklahoma d. 5 Jan 1966, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois (Age 53 years)
  Mother	Broadway, Yvonne Jenella,   b. 6 Mar 1917, Oilton, Creek County, Oklahoma d. 16 Jun 2003, Mount Vernon, Jefferson County, Illinois (Age 86 years)
  Marriage	14 May 1937	Medicine Lodge, Barber County, Kansas
  Age at Marriage	He was 24 years and 7 months - She was 20 years and 2 months.
  Family ID	F12886	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 21 Jul 1938 - Creek County, Oklahoma Death - 26 Aug 2012 - Houston Medical Center, Warner Robins, Houston County, Georgia Burial - - Floral Garden of Memories Cemetery, Flora, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Everett W. Osborn, (E. W. or "Tooter") age 74, of Warner Robins, GA died at 11:24 AM on Sunday, August 26, 2012 at Houston Medical Center in Warner Robins, GA. He was born on July 21, 1938 in Creek County, OK to Lewis Everett Osborn and Yvonne Jenella (Broadway) Osborn. He was never married. He & his parents moved to Illinois when he was a young boy where "Lew" was able to find work in the oil fields. With several moves the family settled in Clay County where the kids attended school. E. W. graduated from Clay City High School in 1956 & immediately enlisted in the USAF. He served four years there & then returned home to work in the oil field for a short time & at Sparton Mfg. Company before being hired by General Electric to work in the electronics field. His work took him to Turkey (3 years), Alaska (a year) and Europe. After his retirement from GE he lived for awhile in Florida where he got his pilots license & owned a small airplane which he flew home many times. He eventually took a job in Civil Service at the Warner Robins AFB in Georgia, he retired there & continued to live in Warner Robins until the time of his death. He is survived by a sister: Kaaren Bangert; a brother: Larry Osborn; and two nieces, two nephews, a great niece, five great nephews, and twin great-great nieces. A graveside service for Everett was held at Floral Garden of Memories, Flora, with military honors presented by Flora American Legion Post #14 and Flora VFW Post #3999. Frank & Bright Funeral Home, Flora was in charge. Memorials were made to donor's choice of Veteran Service Organization.

  
  

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