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Author Staff, United States Army
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Surname Yockey
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Type Obituary
Publication Laminated version of bifold brochure
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Staff, United States Army. Obituary (Army) for Thomas Jean Yockey. (Laminated version of bifold brochure).

The content of this MySource entry is specifically about Thomas Jean Yockey

Obituary prepared by United States Army under the name Thomas Jean Yockey.

The Obituary indicates that

  • Mr. Yockey was a Veteran of the Army of the United States
  • Mr. Yockey was attached to HQ BTRY 141st AAA GUN BN with a rank of TEC 4
  • Mr. Yockey enlisted on 16 November 1942
  • Mr. Yockey was honorably discharged on 8 November 1945
  • Mr. Yockey received
    • 2 Overseas Service Bars
    • an American Campaign Medal
    • a European-African-Middle Eastern Theater Ribbon
    • 3 Bronze Battle Stars
  • Mr. Yockey was born 25 December 1922 in Chicago, Illinois
  • Mr. Yockey died 11 February 2003 at St. Anthony's Memorial Hospital, Effingham, Illinois
  • funeral services were held at Kull Funeral Home, St. Elmo, Illinois on 16 Februrary 2003
  • attending clergy at funeral services was Rev. John Biedler of the Unitarian Universal Fellowship of Decatur, Illinois
  • interment was at Crum Chapel Cemeter, Fayette County, Illlinois
  • interment arrangements were made by Kull Funeral Home, Altamont, Illionois
  • Mr. Yockey was preceded in death by parents (Courtland M. Yockey and Nora Ferguson-Yockey), Father-in-Law (Pearl Eugene Davis, 6 April 1907–21 November 1998) and infant brother (Richard Yockey, 16 June 1925)
  • Mr. Yockey was married on 11 May 1963 at People's Church of God, Decatur, Illinois
  • Mr. Yockey was survived by wife, 3 sons, 1 daughter, 1 grand-daughter, and Mother-in-Law
  • memorials were to be directed to the Lutheran Care Center, Altamont, Illinois or Donor's Choice