Bealer, Elmer John

1890 - 1971  (80 years)

• Name	Bealer, Elmer John
  Birth	14 Sep 1890	Claremont Township, Richland County, Illinois
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	BEAL.E001
  _FGRAVE	88724865
  Military Service	World War I, Corporal, Company E, 309th Engineers  [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
  		World War I (1914 - 1918)
  Death	25 Jul 1971	Lawrence County Memorial Hospital, Lawrenceville, Lawrence County, Illinois
  Person ID	I55017	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	27 Apr 2024

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 14 Sep 1890 - Claremont Township, Richland County, Illinois Death - 25 Jul 1971 - Lawrence County Memorial Hospital, Lawrenceville, Lawrence County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Elmer J. Bealer, 80, of Sumner, died Sunday at 1:30 p.m. at the Lawrence County Memorial Hospital in Lawrenceville. Mr. Bealer was born in Claremont Township on September 15, 1890 and was a veteran of World War I. He was a retired oil field driller and also worked for the Illinois Division of Highways for eight years. He was a member of the Sumner United Methodist Church and the Lawrenceville post of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. He is survived by his wife, the former Reba Piper; a son, Neil Bealer of Bloomington; a daughter, Mrs. Betty Wishart of Fort Bragg, N. C.; four grandchildren; a brother, John Iaun of St. Petersburg, Florida; and a sister, Mrs. G. R. (Marguerite) Martin of Rt. 3, Sumner. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. at the Sivert Funeral Home in Sumner with Rev. Forrest Crouch in charge. Interment will be in Sumner City Cemetery with military rites at the graveside, rendered by the VFW Post at Lawrenceville. Friends may call at the Sivert Funeral Home in Sumner after 5 p.m. Tuesday. Olney Daily Mail Olney, IL

  
  

• Sources

  [S15920] Kaleb Beavers, List of Richland County World War I Veterans, Compiled by Kaleb Beavers, (24 Oct 2018) (Reliability: 2).