HARGRAVE, Oakley E. 'Jack'

1918 - 2007  (88 years)

• Name	HARGRAVE, Oakley E. 'Jack'
  Birth	31 Dec 1918	Johnsonville, Wayne County, Illinois
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	HARG.O001
  _FGRAVE	19934471
  Military Service	World War II, United States Army  [1]
  		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 II (1939-1945)
  		Brochure, World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois, Nov 11, 2007 On Veterans' Day, 2005, the city of Flora, Illinois dedicated a memorial to all known Clay County, Illinois World War II Veterans. Located on the south side of the city library, this is a copy of the brochure honoring that event. This 2007 brochure adds a matrix for locating the memorial brick that was laid in honor of each veteran. …
  Death	16 Jun 2007	Johnsonville, Wayne County, Illinois
  Burial	Johnsonville Cemetery, Johnsonville, Wayne County, Illinois
  Person ID	I43854	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	6 Jan 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 31 Dec 1918 - Johnsonville, Wayne County, Illinois Death - 16 Jun 2007 - Johnsonville, Wayne County, Illinois Burial - - Johnsonville Cemetery, Johnsonville, Wayne County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Rev. O.E. "Jack" Hargrave, 88, of Johnsonville, IL died at 4:10 AM Saturday, June 16, 2007 at his home surrounded by his family. He was born December 31, 1918 in Johnsonville to Walter & Maud (Bratton) Hargrave. He married Maxine Clements on November 19, 1942 in St. Louis, MO. Jack was an area farmer, a local General Baptist minister and a rural mail carrier for over 30 years and retired as Clay City Postmaster. He served in the U.S. Army Infantry in the European Theatre during WWII and was awarded two Bronze Stars and a Purple Heart. He received an Honorary Doctorate of Divinity from Oakland City University. Jack pastored 8 local General Baptist Churches of the Union Grove Association during his 54 years of ministry and was a member of the Providence General Baptist Church in Johnsonville. Jack valued God, his family, his country, and hard work. He also enjoyed woodworking. He is survived by his wife: Maxine Hargrave of Johsonville; daughter: Kay (Ron) Hampton of Poole, KY; sons: Daryl (Mary Kay) Hargrave of Johnsonville and Alan Hargrave of Muncie, IN; 5 grandchildren: Tim (Amanda Jane) Hampton, Amanda Hampton, Jo Ann (Greg) Atwood, Lee Hargrave & Lindsey (Wade) Vangilder; 2 great-grandchildren: Blake & Layton Atwood; 2 sisters: Elfra McGrew of Flora and Darlene Geyer of Ambia, IN. He was preceded in death by his parents, infant daughter (Janet Lynn), brother (Perry Hargrave) and sisters (Lola Frala, Clela Griffith, Evadell Robertson & Letha Hargrave). Funeral services will be held at 10:30 AM Tuesday, June 19, 2007 at Providence General Baptist Church in Johsonville. Burial will be in Johnsonville Cemetery. Visiation will be from 5-8 PM Monday at Frank & Bright Funeral Home in Flora and after 9:30 AM Tuesday until time of service at the church. Memorials may be made to Oakland City University Scholarship Fund for Ministerial Students and may be received at the funeral home.

  
  

• Sources

  [S137] World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois (Reliability: 2).