Gross, Sarah

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• Reference Number: GROS.S002

Family/Spouse: Harris, G.W.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Reference Number: HARR.H005

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• Reference Number: HARR.M006
• _FGRAVE: 18661455

Family/Spouse: Bufkin, Louie. Louie was born on 18 Mar 1879 in Indiana; died on 21 Jan 1964; was buried in Smith Cemetery, Sailor Springs, Clay County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Reference Number: HARR.W014
• _FGRAVE: 18661543

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Walker Harris, highly respected and well known farmer living near Clay City, was dead on arrival at 2:30 a.m. today at the Clay County Hospital at Flora.

The remains are at the Cardascio-Hancock Funeral Home at Clay City with arrangements pending.

The deceased is survived by his wife, Lyda, and two daughters, Mrs. Arthur (Helen) Laughton of Clay City and Miss Mayde Marie Harris of Sullivan, Illinois.

Olney Daily Mail (IL)

Family/Spouse: Crackel, Lida. Lida was born in 1881 in Illinois; died in 1973; was buried in Smith Cemetery, Sailor Springs, Clay County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Reference Number: HARR.C020
• _FGRAVE: 18551894

Family/Spouse: Keck, Arthur Henry. Arthur was born on 6 Oct 1892 in Saint Jacob, Madison County, Illinois; died on 25 Aug 1974 in Sailor Springs, Clay County, Illinois; was buried in Dillman Cemetery, Sailor Springs, Clay County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Reference Number: BUFK.V002
• _FGRAVE: 180617747

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Vergil C. Bufkin, 79, Aptos, Ca., and formerly of Olney and Clay City, died Monday morning in his home.

Services will be at the Norman Family Mortuary in Soquel, Ca. Burial will be in Oakwood Cemetery in Santp Cruz, Ca.

Mr. Bufkin was born in Sailor Springs, Oct. 10, 1902, the son of Louie and Daisy (Harris) Bufkin. He married Edith Abbott Aug. 5, 1928 and she survives.

He was a building contractor in Olney and Clay City before retiring to California.

Other survivors include a son, Vergil Patrick, Grass Valley, Ca.; two daughters, Mrs. W.R. (Donna) Thrun, Grass Valley; and Mrs. Jerry (Diane) Finders, Sunnyvale, Ca.; a brother, Lannes Bufkin, Lancaster, Ca.; six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents.

Taken from the Olney Daily Mail, Olney, IL, June 7, 1982.

Vergil married Patterson, Edith on 5 Aug 1928. Edith (daughter of Patterson, Ephriam 'Eph' and Taylor, Grace A.) was born in 1910 in Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Reference Number: BUFK.L002
• Census: 15 Apr 1930, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois; 1930 Census, Clay City (Village), Clay County, Illinois, page 06b
• Census: 5 Apr 1940, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois; 1940 Census, Clay City (Village), Clay County, Illinois, page 03b

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• Reference Number: HARR.L011
• _FGRAVE: 22889358
• Funeral: Summers-Kistler Funeral Home, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois
• Military Service: World War II, Lieutenant, United States Navy

Notes:

Lloyd Russell Harris, 96, of Clay City, died at 11:45 a.m. Monday, November 12, 2007, at Flora Healthcare Center in Flora.

Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. Wednesday at Summers-Kistler Funeral Home in Clay City. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home with Minister Darrell Brandon officiating. Burial with full military rites will be in Clay City Cemetery.

Mr. Harris was born July 11, 1911, in Clay County, the son of Walter and Lida (Crackel) Harris. He married Frances Batchelor on June 10, 1939, in Sharpsburg, N.C. She survives.

He was a graduate of Eastern Illinois Teachers College with a degree in Industrial Arts. He taught in Rocky Mount, N.C. and at Clay City High School. He was also a retired farmer.

Mr. Harris was a member of Sailor Springs Christian Church and Clay City Christian Church. His memberships included the Sailor Springs Post of the American Legion, serving in the U.S. Navy during World War II as a lieutenant; past president of the Clay County Farm Bureau; charter member of the Sailor Springs Ruritan; charter member of the Sailor Springs Historic Foundation; Clay County Health Department Board.

He is survived by his wife, Frances Harris, of Clay City; daughter, Linda Davidson and her husband, Leon, of Sailor Springs; sons, Robert Wayne Harris and his wife, Josephine, of Clay City, George Michael Harris and his wife, Trudy, of Mt. Olive, Fredrick William Harris and his wife, Peggy, of Clay City, and Thomas R. Harris and his wife, Gayle, of Clay City; sister, Maytle Marie Harris, of Flora; brother-in-law, Arthur Laughton, of Clay City; seven grandchildren; four step-grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and five step-great-grandchildren.

Mr. Harris was preceded in death by his parents; sister, Helen Laughton; and daughter-in-law, Bonnie Harris.

Memorials may be made to Clay City Christian Church Building Fund.

Funeral:
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home with Minister Darrell Brandon officiating.

Military Service:
Enlisted and accepted a commission as a Lieutenant, Junior Grade in 1943 at Anacostia, Virginia. Trained as a Gunnery Officer at Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire. Served as such in the Panama Canal Zone for most of his tour of duty. Earned the American Campaign Medal and the WWII Victory Medal. Separated from active service in 1945 at Norfolk, Virginia.

This information has been posted on the National World War II Memorial's Registry of Remembrances website by Robert Medley Gatewood. It is entered here with his permission.

Source: https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=1932939

Buried:
Burial with full military rites will be in Clay City Cemetery.

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Lloyd married Batchelor, Erma Frances on 10 Jun 1939 in Sharpsburg, North Carolina. Erma (daughter of Batchelor, Manual Andrew and Hedgespeth, Tassie Ballard) was born on 4 Feb 1917 in Sharpsburg, North Carolina; died on 10 Oct 2010 in St. Anthony's Memorial Hospital, Effingham, Effingham County, Illinois; was buried in Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Reference Number: KECK.W001
• _FGRAVE: 18551901

Family/Spouse: DeVore, Helen Josephine. Helen (daughter of DeVore, Roy Walter and Jennings, Eva May) was born on 5 Feb 1922; died on 13 Mar 2003; was buried in Dillman Cemetery, Sailor Springs, Clay County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Reference Number: KECK.Q001
• _FGRAVE: 18561895
• Military Service: World War II, Corporal, United States Army Air Forces

Notes:

Military Service:
Entered active service as a draftee on 2 November 1944 at Chicago, Illinois. Completed basic training and qualified as an airplane and engine mechanic, military occupational specialty 747. Departed the Continental U.S. on 29 May 1945 bound for the Pacific Theater of Operations. Assigned to and served with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, 301st Fighter Wing based at Clark Field, Luzon, Philippines. Wounded by enemy action on 20 July 1945. Earned The Purple Heart Medal, The Good CConduct Medal, The American Campaign Medal, The Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with 1 bronze battle star, the WWII Victory Medal and The Philippine Liberation Medal with 1 bronze star. Honorably discharged as a Corporal on 26 November 1945 at the Separation Center, Fort Sheridan, Illinois.

Source: https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=1996943

Quentin married Eastin, Beulah Marie on 19 Dec 1947 in Sailor Springs, Clay County, Illinois. Beulah (daughter of Eastin, Leo Casey and Tooley, Mary Ellen 'Ellie') was born on 3 Feb 1928 in Louisville, Clay County, Illinois; died on 12 Aug 2010 in Clay County Hospital, Flora, Clay County, Illinois; was buried on 15 Aug 2010 in Dillman Cemetery, Sailor Springs, Clay County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: ?, J.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

R.W. married Hills, B.L. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Reference Number: HARR.G005
• _FGRAVE: 219415520
• Military Service: Viet Nam War, Sergeant, 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry,196th Light Infantry Brigade, United States Army

Notes:

George “Mick” Harris of Mt. Olive, Illinois, passed away at 5:33 a.m. on Saturday, December 5th, 2020 at St. Francis Hospital in Litchfield, Illinois. He was 74 years young at his passing.

Mick was born on September 2nd, 1946 in Rocky Mount, North Carolina to the late Lloyd Russell Harris and Erma Frances (Batchelor) Harris. He attended grade school in Sailor Springs, Illinois and later graduated from Clay City high school in 1964. He married Trudy Lynn (Gordon) Harris from Clay City in September 1966.

Mick is survived by his wife of 54 years, Trudy, their son Scott (Kelly) Harris of Huntsville, Alabama, his sister Linda Davidson and three brothers Wayne (Josephine), Fred (Peggy), Tom (Gayle) Harris, all residing in Sailor Springs, Illinois, and two grandchildren Zach (Katie) and Abigail Harris of Huntsville, Alabama. He was preceded in death by both parents.

Mick was a Vietnam Veteran, serving in the Army as an infantryman from 1966-1968. He returned safely from his tour just weeks before the 1968 Tet Offensive initiated leading to heavy casualties suffered within his former unit, 3-21st,196th Light Infantry Brigade. He had attained the rank of Sergeant (E-5) prior to receiving an honorable discharge.

He went on to a 30-year career with UPS as package delivery driver covering both Staunton and Bunker Hill, Illinois. He was inducted into their "Circle of Honor" for never having an accident over that entire period. He was an avid bass fisherman and hunter (quail, pheasant, and deer). Mick was an early and long-time member of the Gillespie Bass Club, winning a number of tournaments, angler of the year, and served as a club officer. Upon retirement he helped his brothers on the family farm until suffering a stroke almost 10 years ago.

Graveside services will take place at Clay City Cemetery, Clay City Illinois on Thursday, December 10, 2020 at 11 a.m. Deacon Don Woods will be officiating.

Military Funeral Honors by the Clay City and Sailor Springs American Legion Post. Masks and social distancing will be required. The service will be recorded and posted to his obituary tribute wall.

Memorial offerings are suggested to the Disabled American Veterans (DAV, https://www.dav.org/) or Esophageal Cancer Awareness (https://www.ecaware.org/),....Or please just go plant a tree with your children and find a Vietnam Veteran to thank for their service. They all arrived home to a much different welcome than any other group of veterans before or after.

Becker and Son Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Military Service:
Mick was a Vietnam Veteran, serving in the Army as an infantryman from 1966-1968. He returned safely from his tour just weeks before the 1968 Tet Offensive initiated leading to heavy casualties suffered within his former unit, 3-21st,196th Light Infantry Brigade. He had attained the rank of Sergeant (E-5) prior to receiving an honorable discharge.

Buried:
Graveside services will take place at Clay City Cemetery, Clay City Illinois on Thursday, December 10, 2020 at 11 a.m. Deacon Don Woods will be officiating. Military Funeral Honors by the Clay City and Sailor Springs American Legion Post. Masks and social distancing will be required. The service will be recorded and posted to his obituary tribute wall: https://www.beckerandson.com/obituary/George-Harris.

Family/Spouse: Gordon, T.L.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Slover. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: ?, S.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Reference Number: KECK.L001

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• Reference Number: KECK.G001
• _FGRAVE: 210049799

Notes:

He retired from the North Wayne School District #200 in Cisne, Illinois where he taught Social Studies for many years. While Garland was at North Wayne, he was also baseball, track, and golf coach for many years. He was also a Trustee on the Bedford Township Cemetery Board and a member of the Cisne Community Center Board.

Garland was an avid Cardinals Baseball and Chicago Bears fan. He always enjoyed talking about sports, going to the local sports games watching his former students and was very involved in youth athletics. He loved going to watch his grandchildren anytime that he possibly could attend their activities. He would ask about his former students when you would see him where they were at and what they were doing now. He was a former employee of the Hosselton Funeral Home in Cisne.

Garland married Meisner, L. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]