Sessions, Charles Nelson 'Ike'

1918 - 2014  (96 years)

• Name	Sessions, Charles Nelson 'Ike'
  		Charles Nelson 'Ike' Sessions (1918-2014)
  Birth	22 May 1918	Wayne County, Illinois
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	SESS.C001
  _FGRAVE	131220136
  Military Service	World War II, United States Army  [1]
  		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. …
  		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)
  Death	10 Jun 2014	Flora Gardens Care Center, Flora, Clay County, Illinois
  Burial	Elmwood Cemetery, Flora, Clay County, Illinois
  Person ID	I44600	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

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  Birth - 22 May 1918 - Wayne County, Illinois Death - 10 Jun 2014 - Flora Gardens Care Center, Flora, Clay County, Illinois Burial - - Elmwood Cemetery, Flora, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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• Notes

  Charles N. "Ike" Sessions, age 96, of Flora, Illinois passed away on Wednesday, June 10, 2014 at Flora Gardens Care Center in Flora. Ike was born May 22, 1918 in Wayne County to James E. and Isabell (Stoops) Sessions. He married Coleen Deain on December 24, 1946 in Xenia. She preceded him in death on February 23, 2013. Ike served in the U.S. Army for 5 years and during WWII was an anti-aircraft machine gunner. During his life he worked in oil fields, helped build power plants, and did highway construction. Ike was a member of McCabe Baptist Church and American Legion Post and enjoyed fishing, camping, and taking care of a garden every year. He is survived by his son: Jay (Karen) Sessions of Cisne; grandson: Cory (Kristina) Sessions of Geff; great-granddaughter: Jasmine Sessions of Geff; along with several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, wife, grandson (Chris Sessions), and 7 siblings (Kenneth Sessions, Mildred Galbraith, Imogene Harrell, Virgil "Bud" Sessions, Velma Williams, Opal Markham, and Bertie Taylor). The funeral service for Charles "Ike" Sessions will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, June 13, 2014 at Frank & Bright Funeral Home in Flora. Interment will follow in Elmwood Cemetery, Flora, with military honors. Visitation will be from 9-11 a.m. Friday at Frank & Bright Funeral Home. Memorial donations may be made to Flora Gardens Activity Fund and will be accepted at the funeral home.

  
  

• Sources

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