Shafer, Vonda

1888 - 1945  (57 years)

• Name	Shafer, Vonda
  Birth	30 Jan 1888	Richland County, Illinois   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	SHAF.V004
  _FGRAVE	35455316
  Military Service	World War I,  [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,…
  		World War I (1914 - 1918)
  Death	Jun 1945	Jacksonville, Morgan County, Illinois   [1]
  Burial	Haven Hill Cemetery, Olney, Richland County, Illinois   [1]
  	Vonda Shafer, 57, a veteran of World War I passed away Sunday morning at a veterans' hospital at Jacksonville, IL
  		Headstone, Shafer, Vonda
  		Headstone, Shafer, Vonda
  Person ID	I37492	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	6 Sep 2023

  
  

  Family	Fisher, Sarah Jane,   b. Mar 1892, Richland County, Illinois d. 1971 (Age 78 years)
  Children	> 1. Shafer, William M.,   b. 29 Mar 1911, Illinois d. 10 Jul 1997, Crown Point, Lake County, Indiana (Age 86 years) + 2. Shafer, Virgil D.,   b. 8 Apr 1913   d. 3 Aug 1993, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois (Age 80 years)
  Family ID	F11524	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 30 Jan 1888 - Richland County, Illinois Death - Jun 1945 - Jacksonville, Morgan County, Illinois Burial - - Haven Hill Cemetery, Olney, Richland County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Vonda Shafer, 57, a veteran of World War I passed away Sunday morning at a veterans' hospital at Jacksonville, IL He is the son of W. S. Shafer of Olney. He was born in Richland County on January 30, 1888. Besides his father he leaves two sons, W. M. Shafer of Lake Bluff, IL and Virgil D. Shafer of the U. S. Navy, now in the Pacific. Also a sister, Mrs. Floy Adamson of Claremont, and a brother Joy Shafer of Robinson, and three grandchildren. Funeral services were held Tuesday with interment at Haven Hill Cemetery.

  
  

• Sources

  [S12093] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Shafer, Vonda, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/35455316/vonda-shafer), none. (Reliability: 2). [S12094] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Shafer, Vonda, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/35455316/vonda-shafer), none. (Reliability: 2).