| 1. |  McDowell, Darrell Eugene was born on 9 May 1925 in Noble, Richland County, Illinois; died on 5 Nov 1982 in Good Samaritan Hospital, Vincennes, Knox County, Indiana; was buried in Hanna Cemetery, Noble, Richland County, Illinois. Other Events and Attributes:
- Reference Number: MCDO.D001
- _FGRAVE: 37094435
- Funeral: Summers Funeral Home, Olney, Richland County, Illinois
- Military Service: World War II, Private First Class, 754th Field Artillery Battalion, United States Army
Notes:
Services will be conducted in the Memorial Chapel of Summers Funeral Home for Darrell E. McDowell, 57, 318 S. Morgan, who died Friday morning at Good Samaritan Hospital in Vincennes.
The Rev. Mike Wilder will officiate. Burial will be at Hanna, northwest of Noble.
Born May 5, 1925, near Noble, he was the son of Delbert and Estella Daley McDowell, both of whom preceded him in death. He was married July 3, 1957, at Baltimore, Md., to Helen McLean, who survives.
Mr. McDowell was formerly a heavy construction worker and had last been employed at the ClPS power station at Newton.
A veteran of World War II, he was a member of the American Legion post here as well as the local Veterans of Foreign Wars and the Olney Lodge No. 140 Ancient Free and Accepted Masons.
Besides the widow, survivors include two sons, John and Allen McDowell, both of Olney; a daughter, Mrs. Patti Bogetto, Olney; a brother, Robert McDowell, Olney; and a sister, Virginia Kissen, Bridgeport; one grandchild, Leslie Bogetto, Bridgeport; and several nieces and nephews.
Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Frank.
Taken from the Olney Daily Mail, Olney, IL, November 5, 1982.
Military Service:
Served his country June 8, 1943 to March 31, 1946. Achieved the rank of Private First Class and was a truck driver with the 754th Field Artillery Battalion serving in Europe.
Source: http://www.wwiimemorial.com/Registry/plaque.aspx?honoreeID=1395468
Buried:
Row 26
Family/Spouse: Garrard, Pansy Norma. Pansy was born on 21 Sep 1925; died on 1 Feb 2017; was buried in Spring Hill Cemetery and Mausoleum, Danville, Vermillion County, Illinois. Darrell married McLean, H.M.
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1925 - 1982 (57 years)
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