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Walston, Rolla John 'R. J.'
1894 - 1981 (87 years)-
Name Walston, Rolla John 'R. J.' Birth 1894 Gender Male Reference Number WALS.R003 _FGRAVE 34295812 Military Service World War I, [1] 
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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, a…
World War I (1914 - 1918)
Death 1981 Burial Green Hill Cemetery, Noble, Richland County, Illinois 
[2] Person ID I48473 Carl Wayne Gray Research Last Modified 8 May 2025
Father Walston, Noah K., b. 1870 d. 1925 (Age 55 years) Mother Foll, Victoria Viola, b. 1875 d. 1920 (Age 45 years) Family ID F3614 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Burial - - Green Hill Cemetery, Noble, Richland County, Illinois 
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Notes - Rolla J. Walston, 87, Noble, died at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday Dec. 29, 1981 in Burgin Manor II, Olney, Illinois.
Services will be Saturday at 3 p.m. in the Summers Funeral Home with Pastor Loy Foll presiding. Visitation will be 6-9 p.m. Friday. Burial will be in Greenhill Cemetery.
Mr. Walston was born Sept. 2, 1894, the son of Viola Foll. He married Lola Morgan in Vincennes, Ind. in 1917 and she preceded him in death in 1970.
He was a retired school teacher and was affiliated with the Seventh Day Adventist Church.
Survivors include two sons, Linden, Noble and Lindell, Niles, Mich.; a brother Frank, Danville; two sisters, Genieve Irvin, Chicago and Flossie Henderson, Watseka; three grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
From obituary in The Olney Daily Mail.
- Rolla J. Walston, 87, Noble, died at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday Dec. 29, 1981 in Burgin Manor II, Olney, Illinois.
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