Lame, Alfred 'Cactus' Jr.

1925 - 1996  (71 years)

• Name	Lame, Alfred 'Cactus'
  Suffix	Jr.
  Birth	22 Apr 1925	Richland County, Illinois   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	LAME.A002
  _FGRAVE	39875563
  Funeral	4 Dec 1996	Summers-Kistler Funeral Home, Olney, Richland County, Illinois   [1]
  Military Service	World War II, Technician Fifth Grade, United States Army  [1, 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
  		Technician Fifth Grade, United States Army and United States Army Air Forces (Sep 1942-Aug 1948) This insignia was worn during World War II. The Technician ranks were removed from the U.S. Army rank system in 1948, although the concept was brought back with the Specialist ranks in 1955.
  		Technician Fifth Grade, United States Army and United States Army Air Forces (Sep 1942-Aug 1948) This insignia was worn during World War II. The Technician ranks were removed from the U.S. Army rank system in 1948, although the concept was brought back with the Specialist ranks in 1955.
  		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  Death	1 Dec 1996	Parkersburg, Richland County, Illinois   [1]
  	Alfred "Cactus" Lame Jr., 71, of Parkersburg, died at 12:45 p.m. Sunday Dec. 1, 1996 at his residence.
  Burial	4 Dec 1996	Oak Hill Cemetery, Parkersburg, Richland County, Illinois   [1, 3]
  		Headstone, Lame, Alfred and Grace
  		Headstone, Lame, Alfred Jr.
  Person ID	I3468	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	27 Oct 2022

  
  

  Father	Lame, Alfred Sr.,   b. 26 May 1880, Clinton County, Indiana d. 27 Oct 1953, Richland County, Illinois (Age 73 years)
  Mother	Woodruff, Zelmer,   b. 17 Apr 1889, Edwards County, Illinois d. 5 Apr 1968, Richland County Memorial Hospital, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 78 years)
  Marriage	Y  [4]
  Family ID	F760	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Tracy, Grace,   b. 23 May 1929, Richland County, Illinois d. 16 Oct 2008, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 79 years)
  Marriage	1948  [1, 3, 5]
  Age at Marriage	He was ~ 22 years and 8 months - She was ~ 18 years and 7 months.
  Children	1. Lame, J.D. + 2. Lame, S.
  Family ID	F2190	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 22 Apr 1925 - Richland County, Illinois Death - 1 Dec 1996 - Parkersburg, Richland County, Illinois Funeral - 4 Dec 1996 - Summers-Kistler Funeral Home, Olney, Richland County, Illinois Burial - 4 Dec 1996 - Oak Hill Cemetery, Parkersburg, Richland County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  He retired in 1988 after 37 years as a service technician at GTE. He was a member of Parkersburg United Methodist church, was a U.S. Army veteran and was a member of the American Legion and National Rifle Association.

  
  

• Sources

  [S1849] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Lame, Alfred "Cactus" Jr., 71, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/39875563), none. (Reliability: 2). [S1851] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Lame, Alfred Jr., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/39875563) (Reliability: 2). [S1850] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Lame, Alfred and Grace, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/39875563) (Reliability: 2). [S1412] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Lame, Alfred and Zelmer, (https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Lame&GSiman=1&GScid=2262518&GRid=67038772&), none. (Reliability: 2). [S2794] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Lame, Grace, 79, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/30639197/grace-lame), none. (Reliability: 2).