| 1. |  Sons, Galen Ray was born on 8 Sep 1941 in Wayne County, Illinois; died on 1 Dec 2002 in Marion Memorial Hospital, Marion, Williamson County, Illinois; was buried on 5 Dec 2002 in Elmwood Cemetery, Flora, Clay County, Illinois. Other Events and Attributes:
- Reference Number: SONS.G001
- _FGRAVE: 22422063
- Military Service: Specialist Fourth Class, 8th Infantry Division, Baumholder, Germany, United States Army
- Funeral: 5 Dec 2002, Frank & Bright Funeral Home, Flora, Clay County, Illinois
Notes:
Galen R. Sons, 61, of Flora, died December 1, 2002, in Marion Memorial Hospital, Marion, IL.
Mr. Sons was born September 8, 1941 in Wayne County, the son of Beryl W. and Lela Howe Sons.
He married Velma Gill Hunt February 14, 1980 in Flora.
Mr. Sons was an area Sears Service Technician and past owner/operator of the Sears Catalog Store in Flora.
He was a member of the Oak Street Baptist Church, Flora Masonic Lodge #204, Belleville Consistory, Ainad Temple, Clay County Shrine club, Flora Police Commissioner, past Flora Civil Defense Member, Flora American Legion Post #14 and a U. S. Army - Vietnam Veteran.
Survivors include his wife; two sons, Doug Sons and Rob Hunt; three daughters, Gayla Tanner, Marie Headlee, and Becky Payne; a brother, Lowell B. Sons; three sisters, Betty Coldwell, Donna Kay Taylor, and Patty Ann Thomas; and 16 grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
Funeral services were held at Frank and Bright Funeral Home with burial in the Elmwood Cemetery with Military Honors.
(Published Clay County Advocate-Press)
Military Service:
Notes from Carl Wayne Gray:
"Galen's obituary and his military headstone says he was a Vietnam Veteran. Galen and I were in the Army at the same time in Germany, but he did not serve in Vietnam. They should have read "Vietnam ERA Veteran"
Buried:
Funeral services were held at Frank and Bright Funeral Home with burial in the Elmwood Cemetery with Military Honors.
Galen married McDowell, Betty Marie on 3 Jul 1959 in Mount Zion Church, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois. Betty (daughter of McDowell, Clayson Adrian and Luke, Nella Grace) was born on 3 Jun 1942 in Noble, Richland County, Illinois; died on 10 Aug 2007 in Clay City, Clay County, Illinois; was buried on 22 Aug 2007 in Hanna Cemetery, Noble, Richland County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Galen married Gill, V.M. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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1941 - 2002 (61 years)
Sons, G.J. 
(1.Galen1)
Sons, D.D.D. 
Tanner, F.E.S. 
Prather, C.M. 
