Holman, Bertie B.

1873 - 1963  (89 years)

• Name	Holman, Bertie B.
  Birth	21 Aug 1873	Wayne County, Illinois
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	HOLM.B005
  _FGRAVE	58374251
  Military Service	World War II, United States Army Air Forces  [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,…
  		United States Army Air Forces
  		United States Army Air Forces
  		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	12 Aug 1963	Mount Vernon, Jefferson County, Illinois
  Burial	Powers Cemetery, Garden Hill Township, Wayne County, Illinois
  Person ID	I43955	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	20 Jul 2023

  
  

  Family	Forth, Amanda Frances,   b. 16 Feb 1876, Illinois d. 30 Nov 1953, Garden Hill Township, Wayne County, Illinois (Age 77 years)
  Children	1. Holman, Ghent Benson,   b. 1898   d. 1961 (Age 63 years)   2. Holman, Mable J.,   b. 1901   d. 1948 (Age 47 years)   3. Holman, Velma J.,   b. 1906   d. 2003 (Age 97 years)   4. Holman, Edith E.,   b. 1909   d. 2010 (Age 101 years)   5. Holman, Bert B.,   b. 1914   d. 1998 (Age 84 years)
  Family ID	F19388	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 21 Aug 1873 - Wayne County, Illinois Death - 12 Aug 1963 - Mount Vernon, Jefferson County, Illinois Burial - - Powers Cemetery, Garden Hill Township, Wayne County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Mt. Vernon Register-News Tuesday, August 13, 1963, page 2Birtie Holman Dies At Age 89; Rites WednesdayBirtie B. Holman, Sr., of Salem, died at 11:10 am Monday at Goodo Smaritan Hospital, where he had been a ptient for the past four weeks.Mr. Holman, a retired farmer and merchant, would have been 90 years old on August 21.The body will lie in state at Myers Chapel, where friends may call after 4:00 pm today. At noon Wednesday the body will be taken to Powers church, south of Xenia, where funeral services will be conducted at 2:00 pm by the Rev. W. A. Perry of Salem.Burial will be in Powers Garden cemetery.Mr. Holman was born August 21, 1873 in Wayne county, the son of Gilbert and Jennie (Cox) Holman.He was married to Amanda Frances Forth, who preceded him in death in 1953.Mr. Holman was a member of the Salem Church of God.He is survived by two sons, Bert B. Holman, Jr. of Mt. Vernon and Bob Holman of Phoenix, Arizona; two daughters, Mrs. Velma Talbott of Flagstaff, Arizona, and Mrs. Edith Bradley of Askhum, Ill.; a half-brother, Roy Holman of Arlington, Texas; a half-sister, Faudie Taylor of Phoenix, Arizona; 14 grandchildren and 16 great grandchildren

  
  

• Sources

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