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