Pvt Wilbur G McCrary (West Frankfort) (PHOTO)
Miner Age 17 b in Sparta, IL
Son of Hugh McCrary (Coulterville) and Margaret McCrary-Teague, (West Frankfort)
Enlisted May 30, 1919 in Springfield
Attached to M.F.C. Detachment; Stationed in Camp Gordon, GA
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Southern Illinoisan (Carbondale, IL) 16 Oct 1961, Monday
Wilbur G McCrary, 59, a former West Frankfort resident, died at 5:30pm Saturday in Birmingham, Alabama.
A former Mine Manager at Orient No. 1 Mine, he moved to Birmingham in 1950. He was a Federal Coal Inspector there.
He was a Veteran of World War l and World War ll and a member of the West Frankfort A.F. and A. M. Lodge 567 and the Masonic Consistory and Shrine of East St Louis. He was also a member of the Central Park Methodist Church in Birmingham.
He leaves his wife LaRue; a son, Thomas, Baton Rouge, LA; a daughter, Elle Margaret Lee, Bristol, TN, Step son, Edward Dempsey, Pekin IL, Half-sisters, Mrs Margaret Walston, West Frankfort, IL and Mrs Arilla Eskirvin of Harvey, IL.
Burial in Tower Heights Cemetery.
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Alabama, Deaths and Burials Index, 1881-1974
Wilbur G McCrary
Death Date: 14 Oct 1961
Death Place: Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama
Death Age: 59
Marital Status: Married
Father Name: Hugh McCrary
Mother Name: Margaret Hood
Spouse Name: LaRue McCrary
This information was kindly provided by Find A Grave Contributor: C D Bird
Pvt Wilbur G McCrary (West Frankfort) (PHOTO)
Miner Age 17 b in Sparta, IL
Son of Hugh McCrary (Coulterville) and Margaret McCrary-Teague, (West Frankfort)
Enlisted May 30, 1919 in Springfield
Attached to M.F.C. Detachment; Stationed in Camp Gordon, GA
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Southern Illinoisan (Carbondale, IL) 16 Oct 1961, Monday
Wilbur G McCrary, 59, a former West Frankfort resident, died at 5:30pm Saturday in Birmingham, Alabama.
A former Mine Manager at Orient No. 1 Mine, he moved to Birmingham in 1950. He was a Federal Coal Inspector there.
He was a Veteran of World War l and World War ll and a member of the West Frankfort A.F. and A. M. Lodge 567 and the Masonic Consistory and Shrine of East St Louis. He was also a member of the Central Park Methodist Church in Birmingham.
He leaves his wife LaRue; a son, Thomas, Baton Rouge, LA; a daughter, Elle Margaret Lee, Bristol, TN, Step son, Edward Dempsey, Pekin IL, Half-sisters, Mrs Margaret Walston, West Frankfort, IL and Mrs Arilla Eskirvin of Harvey, IL.
Burial in Tower Heights Cemetery.
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Alabama, Deaths and Burials Index, 1881-1974
Wilbur G McCrary
Death Date: 14 Oct 1961
Death Place: Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama
Death Age: 59
Marital Status: Married
Father Name: Hugh McCrary
Mother Name: Margaret Hood
Spouse Name: LaRue McCrary
This information was kindly provided by Find A Grave Contributor: C D Bird
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