Veteran of World War II. Served in the United States Army in the European Theatre. Participated in the Normandy Invasion. Married Ada Mae Blakley on July 8, 1938 in Hamilton County, Texas. Son of Willis Cunduff Oglesby and Verla Valissa Penny. Extracted from the Gazetteer of Hamilton County, Texas, Website.
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J. R. Oglesby
From The Hamilton Herald-News, December 22, 1994
J. R. Oglesby, 77 of Hamilton, formerly of Angleton, died Friday, Dec. 16 at Olin E. Teague Veteran Memorial Hospital in Temple.
Services were Wednesday, Dec. 20, at Riley Funeral Home Chapel with M. D. Manning officiating. Burial was in Fairy Cemetery.
Mr. Oglesby was born Aug. 26, 1917, in the Lanham community, the son of Willis C. And Verla V. Penny Oglesby. He was married to Ada Mae Blakley on July 8, 1938, in Hamilton.
He served in the U.S. Army during World War II, serving in the European theater and participating in the invasion of Normandy. He was a member of the V. F. W. and a lifetime member of the D.A.V. He was also a member of the Park Heights Church of Christ.
Prior to his retirement he had made his home in Angleton, where he was a mechanical engineer for Wilson Equipment. He had lived in Hamilton for 17 years.
Survivors include his wife, Ada May Blakley Oglesby of Hamilton; three daughters, Kay Page, Beth Kattner, and Penny Matherson, all of Angleton; two brothers, Willis O. Oglesby, Jr. of Burnet and Calvin H. Oglesby of Granbury; nine grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers were Randy Page, Richard Matherson, Clint McPhaul, Steven Ferguson, and David Blakely.
Memorials may be made to the Temple Alzheimers Family support Group, P.O. Box 5036, Temple Texas 76505.
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J. R. Oglesby
From The Hamilton Herald-News, December 22, 1994
J. R. Oglesby, 77 of Hamilton, formerly of Angleton, died Friday, Dec. 16 at Olin E. Teague Veteran Memorial Hospital in Temple.
Services were Wednesday, Dec. 20, at Riley Funeral Home Chapel with M. D. Manning officiating. Burial was in Fairy Cemetery.
Mr. Oglesby was born Aug. 26, 1917, in the Lanham community, the son of Willis C. And Verla V. Penny Oglesby. He was married to Ada Mae Blakley on July 8, 1938, in Hamilton.
He served in the U.S. Army during World War II, serving in the European theater and participating in the invasion of Normandy. He was a member of the V. F. W. and a lifetime member of the D.A.V. He was also a member of the Park Heights Church of Christ.
Prior to his retirement he had made his home in Angleton, where he was a mechanical engineer for Wilson Equipment. He had lived in Hamilton for 17 years.
Survivors include his wife, Ada May Blakley Oglesby of Hamilton; three daughters, Kay Page, Beth Kattner, and Penny Matherson, all of Angleton; two brothers, Willis O. Oglesby, Jr. of Burnet and Calvin H. Oglesby of Granbury; nine grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers were Randy Page, Richard Matherson, Clint McPhaul, Steven Ferguson, and David Blakely.
Memorials may be made to the Temple Alzheimers Family support Group, P.O. Box 5036, Temple Texas 76505.
Veteran of World War II. Served in the United States Army in the European Theatre. Participated in the Normandy Invasion. Married Ada Mae Blakley on July 8, 1938 in Hamilton County, Texas. Son of Willis Cunduff Oglesby and Verla Valissa Penny. Extracted from the Gazetteer of Hamilton County, Texas, Website.
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J. R. Oglesby
From The Hamilton Herald-News, December 22, 1994
J. R. Oglesby, 77 of Hamilton, formerly of Angleton, died Friday, Dec. 16 at Olin E. Teague Veteran Memorial Hospital in Temple.
Services were Wednesday, Dec. 20, at Riley Funeral Home Chapel with M. D. Manning officiating. Burial was in Fairy Cemetery.
Mr. Oglesby was born Aug. 26, 1917, in the Lanham community, the son of Willis C. And Verla V. Penny Oglesby. He was married to Ada Mae Blakley on July 8, 1938, in Hamilton.
He served in the U.S. Army during World War II, serving in the European theater and participating in the invasion of Normandy. He was a member of the V. F. W. and a lifetime member of the D.A.V. He was also a member of the Park Heights Church of Christ.
Prior to his retirement he had made his home in Angleton, where he was a mechanical engineer for Wilson Equipment. He had lived in Hamilton for 17 years.
Survivors include his wife, Ada May Blakley Oglesby of Hamilton; three daughters, Kay Page, Beth Kattner, and Penny Matherson, all of Angleton; two brothers, Willis O. Oglesby, Jr. of Burnet and Calvin H. Oglesby of Granbury; nine grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers were Randy Page, Richard Matherson, Clint McPhaul, Steven Ferguson, and David Blakely.
Memorials may be made to the Temple Alzheimers Family support Group, P.O. Box 5036, Temple Texas 76505.
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J. R. Oglesby
From The Hamilton Herald-News, December 22, 1994
J. R. Oglesby, 77 of Hamilton, formerly of Angleton, died Friday, Dec. 16 at Olin E. Teague Veteran Memorial Hospital in Temple.
Services were Wednesday, Dec. 20, at Riley Funeral Home Chapel with M. D. Manning officiating. Burial was in Fairy Cemetery.
Mr. Oglesby was born Aug. 26, 1917, in the Lanham community, the son of Willis C. And Verla V. Penny Oglesby. He was married to Ada Mae Blakley on July 8, 1938, in Hamilton.
He served in the U.S. Army during World War II, serving in the European theater and participating in the invasion of Normandy. He was a member of the V. F. W. and a lifetime member of the D.A.V. He was also a member of the Park Heights Church of Christ.
Prior to his retirement he had made his home in Angleton, where he was a mechanical engineer for Wilson Equipment. He had lived in Hamilton for 17 years.
Survivors include his wife, Ada May Blakley Oglesby of Hamilton; three daughters, Kay Page, Beth Kattner, and Penny Matherson, all of Angleton; two brothers, Willis O. Oglesby, Jr. of Burnet and Calvin H. Oglesby of Granbury; nine grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers were Randy Page, Richard Matherson, Clint McPhaul, Steven Ferguson, and David Blakely.
Memorials may be made to the Temple Alzheimers Family support Group, P.O. Box 5036, Temple Texas 76505.
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