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Pflaum, John Columbus

Pflaum, John Columbus

Male 1924 - 2008  (84 years)


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  • Name Pflaum, John Columbus 
    Birth 1 Jul 1924  Noble, Richland County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    Gender Male 
    Occupation Carpenter  [2] 
    Reference Number PFLA.J002 
    _FGRAVE 60111936 
    Funeral 10 Sep 2008 (84 years)  Stasi-Grove Funeral Home, Olney, Richland County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Military Service World War II, Private First Class, United States Army  [2, 4, 5] 
    • Served as a Combat Engineer. Fought in Africa, Italy, Germany, France, Austria. Served 25-1/2 months overseas

      .Source: http://www.wwiimemorial.com/Registry/plaque.aspx?honoreeID=508305

      Notes from obituary:

      "He was a World War II Army veteran, serving in five major battles during the war, including the Battle of the Bulge. He was awarded four Bronze Stars for his bravery in service and a presidential commendation..."
    		Private First Class, United States Army and United States Army Air Fores


    (Sep 1942-Aug 1948)
    		United States Army
    		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 Enlisted Rank Insignia
    		World War II
    (1939-1945)
    Death 7 Sep 2008  Noble, Richland County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 6] 
    • died at his residence, Noble, Richland County, Illinois
    Burial 10 Sep 2008  Noble Prairie Cemetery, Noble, Richland County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4] 
    Headstone, Pflaum, John C.    		 Headstone, Pflaum, John C.
    Headstone, Pflaum, John C.    		 Headstone, Pflaum, John C.
    Person ID I556  Carl Wayne Gray Research | Wells - Hough

    James Wells and Mary Elizabeth Hough Descendants
    Last Modified 3 Jul 2021 

    Father Pflaum, Ralph Ernest,   b. 21 Dec 1890, Noble, Richland County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Jun 1972, Noble, Richland County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years) 
    Mother Barnett, Minerva Luella,   b. 17 Dec 1887, Richland County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Oct 1982, Richland County Memorial Hospital, Olney, Richland County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 94 years) 
    Marriage 1909  Noble, Richland County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 8, 9] 
    Family ID F429  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Wells, Bernice 'Randi',   b. 5 Feb 1933, Richland County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Feb 2015, Burgin Manor Nursing Home, Olney, Richland County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years) 
    Marriage 20 Oct 1972  Newton, Jasper County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 6, 10] 
    Children 
    +1. Pflaum, J.J.
    +2. Pflaum, R.
    +3. Pflaum, S.
    +4. Wells, V.L.G.
    Family ID F584  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 1 Jul 1924 - Noble, Richland County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 20 Oct 1972 - Newton, Jasper County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 7 Sep 2008 - Noble, Richland County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsFuneral - 10 Sep 2008 - Stasi-Grove Funeral Home, Olney, Richland County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 10 Sep 2008 - Noble Prairie Cemetery, Noble, Richland County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Notes 
    • John C. Pflaum, 84, of Noble, went home to be with his Lord on Sunday, September 7, 2008 at his residence in Noble.

      Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. Tuesday at Stasi-Grove Funeral Home in Olney. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Cornerstone Community Church in Noble with Rev. Berton Heleine officiating. Burial will be in Noble Cemetery with full military rites at the graveside conducted by Richland County veterans organizations.

      John was born July 1, 192 in Noble, the son of Ralph and Minerva (Barnett) Pflaum. He later married Bernice Wells on October 20, 1972, and she survives.

      He was a carpenter by trade, Church of Christ by faith, and a member of the Olney American Legion post and Veterans of Foreign Wars post. He was a World War II Army veteran, serving in five major battles during the war, including the Battle of the Bulge. He was awarded four Bronze Stars for his bravery in service and a presidential commendation. He will be sadly missed by his family, friends and all who knew him.

      John is survived by one son, Johnny Pflaum and his wife, Angie of Olney’ daughters, Randy Bourne and her husband, Darrell of Huntsville, Ala., and Susie Triplett and her husband, Bret of Washington, Mo.; two stepdaughters, Virginia Ashley and her husband, Roger of Mulberry, Kan., and Lois “Dink” Wyatt and her husband, Archie of Mulberry, Kan.; one brother, Robert “Bob” Pflaum and his wife, Mary of Noble; eight grandchildren, John’s children, Audra and Jonathon C. Pflaum, Randy’s children, Lori (Bourne) Abbott and Eric Bourne, Susie’s child, Nikki Shaffer, Lois’s child, Adam Neff and Virginia’s children, Allen Hemrich and Jennifer (Hemrich) Bates; eight great-grandchildren and his beloved dog, “Jimmy”

      He was preceded in death by his parents, Ralph and Minerva Pflaum; three brothers, Raymond, Frank and Myron Pflaum; and four sisters, Evelyn Lincoln, Alice Levin, Betty Allard and another sister, Leona

      Memorials may be made to donors choice.

      The Olney Daily Mail, September 2008

  • Sources 
    1. [S506] Ancestry.com, 1930 Federal Census, Noble, Richland County, Illinois, District 11, page 7a, (http://search.ancestry.com/Browse/BookView.aspx?dbid=6224&iid=4584635_00139&sid=&gskw=), none. (Reliability: 2).

    2. [S653] Olney Daily Mail (Olney, Richland County, Illinois), Obituary, Pflaum, John C., 84, (Olney Daily Mail (Olney, Richland County, Illinois), September 08, 2008), none. (Reliability: 2).

    3. [S654] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Allard, Gordon L. and Elizabeth E., (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=60111260), none. (Reliability: 2).

    4. [S15363] Findagrave.com, Obituary, Pflaum, John C., 84, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/60111936/john-columbus-pflaum), none. (Reliability: 2).

    5. [S552] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Pflaum, John C., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/60111936/john-columbus-pflaum), none. (Reliability: 2).

    6. [S655] Summers-Kistler Funeral Homes, Obituary, Pflaum, Bernice "Randi", (http://www.summers-kistler.com/obituaries/obituary-listings?obId=416322#/obituaryInfo), none. (Reliability: 2).

    7. [S223] Ancestry.com, 1930 Federal Census, Noble, Richland County, Illinois, District 11, page 6b, (http://search.ancestry.com/Browse/BookView.aspx?dbid=6224&iid=4584635_00138&sid=&gskw=), none. (Reliability: 2).

    8. [S641] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Pflaum, Ralph E. and Minerva L., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/51164509/ralph-ernest-pflaum), none. (Reliability: 2).

    9. [S643] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Pflaum, Minerva, 94, (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=51164527), none. (Reliability: 2).

    10. [S649] Olney Daily News (Olney, Richland County, Illinois), Obituary, Pflaum, Willard "Myron", 85, (Olney Daily News (Olney, Richland County, Illinois), 16 January 2006), none. (Reliability: 2).


 

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