LEVIN, Edward Allen

1922 - 1975  (52 years)

• Name	LEVIN, Edward Allen
  Birth	11 Apr 1922	St. Clair County, Illinois   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	LEVI.E001
  _FGRAVE	43568037
  Death	12 Jan 1975	Gilbertsville, Marshall County, Kentucky   [2]
  	Edward Levin, 48, son-in-law of Mrs. Minerva Pflaum and the late Ralph Pflaum of Noble, drowned in Kentucky LakeSunday as the result of a boating accident. A lO-year-old boy died as a result of the same accident. Levin, a resident of Gilbertsville, Ky, near Kentucky Dam, was duck hunting with two other men and a boy, when the boat overturned Sunday morning. The boy, William Alexander, 10, of Paducah, Ky, and the other two men managed to hang onto the boat. The Alexander boy was taken to Benton, Ky. Municipal Hospital as soon as the three were rescued, but he died 45 minutes after being admitted. Authorities said his death was the result of exposure to the freezing water.The other two men apparently were recovering from the ordeal. Edward Levin was not seen after the boat tipped oyer, and the Marshall County Rescue Squad started dragging operations Immediately. The rescue effort was called off at sunset Sunday because of the freezing temperatures and resumed Monday morning. Levin's body was found later Monday. Mr. Levin's wife, now deceased, was the former Alice Pflaum, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Ralph Pflaum.
  Burial	Marshall County Memory Gardens Cemetery, Benton, Marshall County, Kentucky   [1]
  		Headstone, Levin, Edward H. and Alice M.
  Person ID	I3487	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	26 Mar 2021

  
  

  Family	PFLAUM, Alice Marie,   b. 9 Sep 1927, Noble, Richland County, Illinois d. 30 Oct 1972, Paducah, McCracken County, Kentucky (Age 45 years)
  Marriage	Y  [1]
  Children	1. LEVIN, Mark Alan,   b. 18 Jul 1957, Murray, Calloway County, Kentucky d. 13 Sep 2010, Dyer, Lake County, Indiana (Age 53 years)
  Family ID	F1546	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 11 Apr 1922 - St. Clair County, Illinois Death - 12 Jan 1975 - Gilbertsville, Marshall County, Kentucky Burial - - Marshall County Memory Gardens Cemetery, Benton, Marshall County, Kentucky  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S14609] http://findagrave.com, Headstone, Levin, Edward H. and Alice M., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/43568037/edward-allen-levin), none. (Reliability: 2). [S14608] http://findagrave.com, Obituary, Levin, Edward , 48, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/43568037/edward-allen-levin), none. (Reliability: 2).