Rufus Wilks Colvin (1916-1982) - Find a Grave Memorial

Rufus Wilks Colvin Veteran

Birth

6 Jul 1916

Louisiana, USA

Death

12 Jun 1982 (aged 65)

Burial

Nashville National Cemetery

Madison, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA Show Map

Plot

X, 0, 217

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He married Maria Elizabeth Patt on February 17, 1947, at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Memphis, TN. They lived in Tullahoma, TN and had five children:

William Thomas
Charles Francis
Rose Marie
Robert Lawrence
Martha Kay

Military Information: MM2, US NAVY

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Parents

Charles Ansley Colvin Sr

1891–1975
Cornelia Wilks Colvin

1894–1945

Spouse

Maria Elizabeth "Lizzie" Patt Colvin

1912–1997 (m. 1947)

Siblings

Louise Colvin Hammons

1919–2015
Charles Ansley Colvin Jr

1921–1968
Ethel Colette Colvin Eubanks

1926–2015
Edna Leah Colvin Elkins

1930–2014

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Cornelia Wilks Colvin

Maria Elizabeth "Lizzie" Patt Colvin

Louise Colvin Hammons

Charles Ansley Colvin Jr

Ethel Colette Colvin Eubanks

Edna Leah Colvin Elkins

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Cornelia Wilks Colvin

Maria Elizabeth "Lizzie" Patt Colvin

Louise Colvin Hammons

Charles Ansley Colvin Jr

Ethel Colette Colvin Eubanks

Edna Leah Colvin Elkins

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