Beeson, James Jasper

1917 - 1998  (81 years)

• Name	Beeson, James Jasper
  Birth	17 Jan 1917	Illinois
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	BEES.J001
  _FGRAVE	17152222
  Military Service	World War II, Seaman Second Class, United Sttes Navy
  		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,…
  Death	6 Feb 1998	Veterans Administration Medical Center, Marion, Williamson County, Illinois
  Burial	Oak Valley Cemetery, Wayne County, Illinois
  Person ID	I54762	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	14 Mar 2024

  
  

  Family	Milner, Juanita Rosalie,   b. 9 Jun 1921, Illinois d. 8 Feb 2005, Fairfield, Wayne County, Illinois (Age 83 years)
  Children	1. Beeson, Phillip L.,   b. 28 Jun 1954, Fairfield, Wayne County, Illinois d. 27 Jul 2010 (Age 56 years)
  Family ID	F19875	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Birth - 17 Jan 1917 - Illinois Death - 6 Feb 1998 - Veterans Administration Medical Center, Marion, Williamson County, Illinois Burial - - Oak Valley Cemetery, Wayne County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Obituary from the Evansville Courier & Press, 2/10/1998, pg. A10: FAIRFIELD, Ill. -- James J. Beeson, 81, died Friday afternoon at Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Marion. He was a retired farmer, a World War II Navy veteran and a member of AmVets. Surviving are his wife, Juanita (Milner) ; three daughters, . . . ; four sons, . . . ; two sisters, . . . ; 23 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; and four stepgreat-grandchildren. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Hosselton Funeral Home Cisne Chapel, with burial in Oak Valley Cemetery in Geff, with military rites. Friends may call from noon to service time at the funeral home.