 James Henry
SAVANNA, IL.--- Services for James B. "Pat"
Henry, 76, of Savanna; will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at Law-Jones Funeral
Home, Savanna.
Visitation is one hour before the service. Masonic
services will be conducted at 2 p.m.
Burial will be in Lanark Cemetery.
Graveside military rites will be conducted by members of Savanna
Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Mr. Henry died Saturday, Aug. 24, 1996, at
Finley Hospital, Dubuque, Iowa.
He worked from 1946-73 as a supply clerk
for the ammunitions school at Savanna Army Depot.
He was born Nov. 19,
1919, Chester, Pa. He married Fern Kingery in 1943. She died in 1990.
During World War II, he served in the Army.
Memorials may be made to
American Cancer Society.
Survivors include a daughter, Barbara Henry,
Covington, La.; a sister, Virginia Deane, Richmond, Va.; stepsisters,
Pearl Martin, Richmond, and Beatrice Martin, Darby, Pa. and
stepbrothers, William Grady, Haverton, Pa., and Norwood Grady, Richmond.
[Quad-City Times, Davenport, IA, 27 Aug 1996, Tue, Page 14] |
[courtesy of "Mr. B."]
Grave markers for James B. Henry, Jr. in Lanark City
Cemetery (Carroll county), Illinois.
James registered for the draft on 1 July 1941 and was
inducted into the Army on 15 September 1941.
On 3 June 1945, Pvt Henry was transferred from the
6900 Reinforcement Depot to Company C, 508th PIR. |
