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Earl E. Matheson

Birth
Columbus, Cherokee County, Kansas, USA
Death
1 Feb 2000 (aged 78)
Franklin, Crawford County, Kansas, USA
Burial
Cremated, Ashes given to family or friend. Specifically: Cherokee County, Oklahoma Add to Map
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~*~ Earl E. Matheson ~*~
(July 28, 1921 ~ February 1, 2000)

** Veteran Army Air Corps (WWII)**
*(Bronze Star and the Purple Heart)*

Earl E. Matheson, 78, of Franklin, Kansas, passed away at his home of a sudden illness. He had been living with his son the past few years.

Son of John and Pearl Crowder Matheson.

He was a veteran of WWII, serving in the Army Air Corps. He received the Bronze Star and the Purple Heart. He was a prisoner of war twice, shot down during bombing raids in a B-17, and was in the 1000 Mile Death March in Germany.

He married Jennie D. Laizure on Sept. 30, 1948, at Fairfield, California. She preceded him in death on Oct. 20, 1995.

Children:
Richard "Rick" Matheson of Franklin, Ks.
Barbara Price of St. Joseph, Mo.
Teresa Ellison of Pittsburg, Ks.
Lynn Matheson of Hutchinson, Ks.
Janice Atkinson of Little Rock, Ark.

~*~



~*~ Earl E. Matheson ~*~
(July 28, 1921 ~ February 1, 2000)

** Veteran Army Air Corps (WWII)**
*(Bronze Star and the Purple Heart)*

Earl E. Matheson, 78, of Franklin, Kansas, passed away at his home of a sudden illness. He had been living with his son the past few years.

Son of John and Pearl Crowder Matheson.

He was a veteran of WWII, serving in the Army Air Corps. He received the Bronze Star and the Purple Heart. He was a prisoner of war twice, shot down during bombing raids in a B-17, and was in the 1000 Mile Death March in Germany.

He married Jennie D. Laizure on Sept. 30, 1948, at Fairfield, California. She preceded him in death on Oct. 20, 1995.

Children:
Richard "Rick" Matheson of Franklin, Ks.
Barbara Price of St. Joseph, Mo.
Teresa Ellison of Pittsburg, Ks.
Lynn Matheson of Hutchinson, Ks.
Janice Atkinson of Little Rock, Ark.

~*~



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