Dale, James Lowell

1922 - 2011  (88 years)

• Name	Dale, James Lowell
  		James Lowell Dale (1922-2011)
  Birth	1 Dec 1922	Olney, Richland County, Illinois   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	DALE.J001
  _FGRAVE	80457292
  Military Service	World War II, United States Navy
  	He was a World War II veteran, having served in the 64th and 96th Naval Construction Battalions, with duty in Newfoundland, Samar in the Philippines and Tsingtao in north mainland China.
  		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	13 Nov 2011	Fort Smith, Sebastian County, Arkansas   [1]
  Burial	Fairview Memorial Gardens, Fayetteville, Washington County, Arkansas   [1]
  Person ID	I55311	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	2 Jan 2025

  
  

  Family	WILLIAMS, Martha,   b. 9 Apr 1920   d. 24 Nov 2010 (Age 90 years)
  Marriage	Y  [1]
  Family ID	F20072	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1 Dec 1922 - Olney, Richland County, Illinois Death - 13 Nov 2011 - Fort Smith, Sebastian County, Arkansas Burial - - Fairview Memorial Gardens, Fayetteville, Washington County, Arkansas  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  James Lowell Dale, 88, of Fayetteville, died Sunday, November 13, 2011. He was born December 1, 1922 at Olney, Illinois, the son of Maurice Campbell and Augusta Stone Dale. Survivors include a son, James L. Dale, Jr. of Conway, AR; two granddaughters, Danielle Dale of New Orleans and Megan Dale of Fayetteville; a sister, Sally Dale Hunt of Olney, IL. He is also survived by one nephew and two nieces. He was preceded in death by his wife of 64 years, Martha Williams Dale and a brother, William Dale. He was a World War II veteran, having served in the 64th and 96th Naval Construction Battalions, with duty in Newfoundland, Samar in the Philippines and Tsingtao in north mainland China. He received a B.S. degree from Eastern Illinois University and an M.S. and Ph.D. in plant pathology from the University of Illinois. He was a pathologist in the Department of Plant Pathology in the College of Agriculture at the University of Arkansas for 32 years. In 1967 he served as a consultant for USAID and the University of Illinois on a project designed to initiate the growing of soybeans in India. In 1973 he was a NATO Senior Fellow to France where he consulted with other scientists working with newly discovered phytoplasma-induced plant diseases. At the University of Arkansas he taught the beginning plant pathology course for many years, and also an advanced course on bacterial and phytoplasma diseases. His research was concerned with the diseases of corn, sorghum, and turf, and diseases caused by phytoplasmas. He retired as Professor Emeritus in 1988. Memorial service will be held at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, November 15 at Fairview Memorial Gardens in Fayetteville, under the direction of Moore's Chapel, with the Rev. Lewis Chesser officiating.

  
  

• Sources

  [S15992] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Dale, Martha Williams and Jams Lowell, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/80457292/james-lowell-dale) (Reliability: 2).