Rodgers, Laura B.

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• Reference Number: RODG.L004
• _FGRAVE: 18645511

Family/Spouse: Franklin, Bary. Bary (son of Franklin, Henry William and Walden, Martha Jane) was born on 1 Jun 1885 in Clay County, Illinois; died on 18 Aug 1950 in Union County, Illinois; was buried in Number Four Cemetery, Sailor Springs, Clay County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Reference Number: FRAN.H002
• _FGRAVE: 28919798

Notes:

Henry Franklin, 85, was a son of Bary and Laura Rodgers Franklin. He married Hilda Irene Thomann September. 20, 1930, at Monticello, Illinois.

She was also preceded in death by her parents, two brothers and one sister.

Full obituary: Pantagraph, The (Bloomington, IL) - Saturday, September 25, 1993

Henry married Thomann, Hilda Irene on 20 Sep 1930 in Monticello, Piatt County, Illinois. Hilda was born on 7 Oct 1913 in Olney, Richland County, Illinois; died on 26 Jun 1999 in Hallmark House, Pekin, Tazewell County, Illinois; was buried in Goose Creek Township Cemetery, De Land, Piatt County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Reference Number: FRAN.J005
• _FGRAVE: 83937856

Notes:

FARMER CITY - Paul Franklin, 85, of Farmer City died at 8:35 a.m. Tuesday (April 22, 1997) at OSF St. Joseph Medical Center, Bloomington. His funeral will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Calvert-Belangee-Bruce Funeral Home, Farmer City, the Rev. Lee Reed officiating. Burial will be in Grandview Memorial Gardens Cemetery, rural Champaign. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home, with a Knights of Pythias service at 8 p.m. Memorials may be made to the charity of the donor's choice.
He is survived by his wife, Elsie; two daughters, Ranella Wills, Bloomington; and Elaine Duffner, Jonesboro, Arkansas; two sons, Lynn Franklin, Farmer City; and Leslie Franklin, Urbana; one brother, Woodrow Franklin, Marshfield, Moissouri; one sister, Genevieve Occhi, Cuba, Moissouri; 10 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, three brothers and one sister.
Mr. Franklin was born Sept. 5, 1911, in Sailor Springs, a son of Bary and Laura Rodgers Franklin. He married Elsie Tarter on Dec. 19, 1931, in DeLand.
He was a retired farmer and a member of Weedman United Methodist Church, rural Farmer City. He also was a member of the Kenilworth Lodge 60 Knights of Pythias, Farmer City, and the DeWitt County Farm Bureau.

Joseph married Tarter, E. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Reference Number: FRAN.J003
• _FGRAVE: 18645487
• Funeral: Hosselton-Bookout-Engelmeier Funeral Home, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois

Notes:

James Franklin, 75, of Clay City, died Jan. 19, 1991 at Clay County Hospital in Flora, IL.

He was born Aug. 23, 1915 in Sailor Springs, IL, the son of Bary and Laura Rodgers Franklin. He married Wanda Harrison on June 11, 1936 in Olney and she survives.

Mr. Franklin was a farmer and oil producer. He was an elder in the Clay City Christian Church. He was a member of the Clay City Lion's Club, clay County Farm Bureau and Petroleum Club in Olney.

In addition to his wife, survivors include two sons, Jack and Roger Franklin; three brothers, Henry, Paul, and Woodrow Franklin; two sisters, Iona Osborne and Geneveive Occhi; six grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents and one brother.

Services were held at the Chapel of Hosselton Bookhout and Engelmeier Funeral Home in Clay City.

Burial was in #4 Cemetery in Rural Clay City. (Sailor Springs area)

James married Harrison, Wanda R. on 11 Jun 1936 in Olney, Richland County, Illinois. Wanda (daughter of Harrison, Elza Byron 'Tot' and Edwards, Lola) was born on 12 Oct 1918; died on 13 Dec 1998; was buried in Number Four Cemetery, Sailor Springs, Clay County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Reference Number: FRAN.W003
• _FGRAVE: 134813947
• Military Service: World War II, Technician Fifth Grade, 472nd Glider Field Artillery Battalion, United States Army

Notes:

Military Service:
Enlisted in the Field Artillery and entered active service on November 9, 1945 at Chicago, Illinois. Completed basic training and qualified in the military occupational specialty of Mess Sergeant (824). Departed the Continental U.S. on March 14, 1946 bound for the Pacific Theater of Operations. Assigned to and served with the 472nd Glider Field Artillery Battalion engaged in the occupation of Japan. Honorably discharged as a Technician Fifth Grade on April 23, 1947 at the Separation Center, Camp Beale, California. Earned the WWII Victory Medal and the Army Of Occupation Medal (Japan).

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=2233684

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

Woodrow married Bonner, Grace Ann on 14 Apr 2017 in Sherwood, Pulaski County, Arkansas. Grace (daughter of Bonner, ? and ?, J.) was born on 8 Oct 1956 in Flint, Genesee County, Michigan; died on 1 Jan 2021 in SSM Good Samaritan Hospital, Mount Vernon, Jefferson County, Illinois; was buried in Number Four Cemetery, Sailor Springs, Clay County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

R. married Evans, L.K. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]