Lame, Irl Vernon

1910 - 2003  (93 years)

• Name	Lame, Irl Vernon
  Birth	28 Jun 1910	Richland County, Illinois   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Farmer  [1]
  Reference Number	LAME.I001
  Funeral	22 Aug 2003 (93 years)	Summers-Kistler Funeral Home, Olney, Richland County, Illinois   [1]
  Military Service	World War II, Corporal, 5th Armored Division, United States Army  [1, 2]
  	5th Armored Division, US Army, World War II
  		5th Armored Division ("Victory"), United States Army
  		5th Armored Division ("Victory"), United States Army
  		Corporal, United States Army and United States Army Air Forces (Sep 1942-Aug 1948)
  		United States Army
  		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 Enlisted Rank Insignia
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  Death	20 Aug 2003	Richland County Memorial Hospital, Olney, Richland County, Illinois   [1, 2]
  Burial	Marion Cemetery, Bennington, Edwards County, Illinois   [1, 2]
  		Headstone, Lame, Irl V.
  		Headstone, Lame, Irl V.
  Person ID	I3491	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	18 Feb 2021

  
  

  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  [3]
  Family ID	F760	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 28 Jun 1910 - Richland County, Illinois Death - 20 Aug 2003 - Richland County Memorial Hospital, Olney, Richland County, Illinois Funeral - 22 Aug 2003 - Summers-Kistler Funeral Home, Olney, Richland County, Illinois Burial - - Marion Cemetery, Bennington, Edwards County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Irl Vernon Lame, 93 Irl Vernon Lame, 93, of Olney, died at 6:15 a.m. Wednesday, August 20, 2003, at Richland Memorial Hospital in Olney after a lengthy illness. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Summers-Kistler Funeral Home in Olney. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at the funeral home with Pastor Nathan Killion and Reverend Mike Baker officiating. Burial with full military rites will be in Marion Cemetery in rural West Salem. Mr. Lame was born on June 28, 1910, in Richland County, the son of Alfred and Zelmer (Woodruff) Lame. He was a lifelong resident of Richland County, having lived his entire life on the Lame homestead where he was born. He served his country during World War II as a member of the Fifth Armored Division taking part in the invasion of Normandy and several other major campaigns. He received the Silver Star and the World War II Victory Medal. He was a farmer and enjoyed Indian arrow-head hunting, trapping, walking in the woods and being with family. He was also a member of the VFW and enjoyed attending reunions until the last few years. Mr. Lame is survived by a brother, Clarence Lame, of Olney; a sister, Trella Lomas, of Parkersburg; and 15 nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, four brothers, Rollis, Herb, Ellis and Alfred Lame Jr., two sisters, Bessie Aileen Holtz and Elizabeth Maddox, and an infant sister, Elsie. Source: http://www.olneydailymail.com/articles/2003/08/21/obituaries/obit02.txt, August 21, 2003.

  
  

• Sources

  [S1414] Olney Daily News (Olney, Richland County, Illinois), Obituary, Lame, Irl Vernon, 93, (Olney Daily News (Olney, Richland County, Illinois), 21 August 2003), none. (Reliability: 2). [S1861] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Lame, Irl V., (https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=67039065), none. (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).