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William James Greeley

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William James Greeley

Birth
Death
26 Aug 1959 (aged 54)
Burial
Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa, USA Add to Map
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11~4~3rd add
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William Greeley
Event Type Draft Registration

WILLIAM J. GREELEY DIES.


WILLIAM J. GREELEY, 54 died at 11:15 a.m. today, Wednesday, August 26, 1959, in the St Joseph Hospital following a week's illness. His home was at 134 Cooper Avenue, Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa.

MR GREELEY was born in Ottumwa, Iowa on December 13, 1904, and had always made his home here. He was the son of WILLIAM and MARTHA (GRIFFITHS) GREELEY.

Survivors are his wife, ELIZABETH ANN (TILLMONT) GREELEY; a son CHARLES WILLIAM GREELEY of San Francisco, California; and a half-sister, MRS CATHERINE MURPHY of Peoria, Illinois. MR GREELEY was employed for 30 years as a driver for the Dawson Beverage Co in Ottumwa, Iowa.

He was a member of St. Marry's Catholic Church and General Shields Council No 888, Knights of Columbus. The body was removed to the Traul Funeral Home.

Source Info: Ottumwa Courier, August 26, 1959.

GREELEY SERVICES
Funeral services for WILLIAM J. GREELEY, 54 of 134 South Cooper Avenue, Ottumwa, Iowa will be Saturday, August 29, 1959 at 8:30 a.m. at the Traul Funeral Home and at 9 a.m. at St. Mary's Catholic church. A requiem high mass will be celebrated by the RT.REV MSGR. W.E. CULLINAN, pastor. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery, Ottumwa, Iowa.
Pallbeaers will be BERNIE SHEEHAN, ROBERT HANNUM, MICK WRENN, HAROLD KENT, ALVA DEEN and DICK MADSEN.
Members of General Shields Council, No 888, Knights of Columbus, of St. Mary's parish and friends will meet at 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home to recite the Rosary.
MR GREELEY died at the St. Joseph Hospital Ottumwa, Iowa Wednesday morning following a week of illness.
Born December 13, 1904 in Ottumwa, Iowa, he was the son of WILLIAM and MARTHA (GRIFFITHS) GREELEY. He had lived in Ottumwa, Iowa for the last 20 years. He was associated with the Kent groceries of Ottumwa, Iowa about 20 years. For the last six years he was in sales promotions work for the Schlitz Brewing Co, through the Dawson Distribution Co of Ottumwa, Iowa
He was married to ELIZABETH ANN TILLMONT on November 30, 1932 at St. Mary's Church in Centerville, Iowa.
Surviving are his wife; a son CHARLES WILLIAM GREELEY of San Francisco, California; a half-sister CATHERINE MURPHY of Peoria, Illinois; and his mother, MRS MARTHA GREELEY of Ottumwa, Iowa.

Source Info: Ottumwa Courier, August 27, 1959

Name William Greeley
Event Type Census
Event Date 1930
Event Place Ottumwa, Wapello, Iowa, United States
Gender Male
Age 63
Marital Status Married
Race White
Race (Original) White
Relationship to Head of Household Head
Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Head
Birth Year (Estimated) 1867
Birthplace Iowa
Father's Birthplace Ireland
Mother's Birthplace Ireland
Sheet Letter A
Sheet Number 13

William Greeley Head M 63 Iowa
Martha E Greeley Wife F 59 Iowa
**William J Greeley Son M 25 Iowa

Citing this Record
"United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XMK4-M1L : accessed 11 June 2017), William Greeley, Ottumwa, Wapello, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 14, sheet 13A, line 39, family 339, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 685; FHL microfilm 2,340,420.



William Greeley
Event Type Draft Registration

WILLIAM J. GREELEY DIES.


WILLIAM J. GREELEY, 54 died at 11:15 a.m. today, Wednesday, August 26, 1959, in the St Joseph Hospital following a week's illness. His home was at 134 Cooper Avenue, Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa.

MR GREELEY was born in Ottumwa, Iowa on December 13, 1904, and had always made his home here. He was the son of WILLIAM and MARTHA (GRIFFITHS) GREELEY.

Survivors are his wife, ELIZABETH ANN (TILLMONT) GREELEY; a son CHARLES WILLIAM GREELEY of San Francisco, California; and a half-sister, MRS CATHERINE MURPHY of Peoria, Illinois. MR GREELEY was employed for 30 years as a driver for the Dawson Beverage Co in Ottumwa, Iowa.

He was a member of St. Marry's Catholic Church and General Shields Council No 888, Knights of Columbus. The body was removed to the Traul Funeral Home.

Source Info: Ottumwa Courier, August 26, 1959.

GREELEY SERVICES
Funeral services for WILLIAM J. GREELEY, 54 of 134 South Cooper Avenue, Ottumwa, Iowa will be Saturday, August 29, 1959 at 8:30 a.m. at the Traul Funeral Home and at 9 a.m. at St. Mary's Catholic church. A requiem high mass will be celebrated by the RT.REV MSGR. W.E. CULLINAN, pastor. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery, Ottumwa, Iowa.
Pallbeaers will be BERNIE SHEEHAN, ROBERT HANNUM, MICK WRENN, HAROLD KENT, ALVA DEEN and DICK MADSEN.
Members of General Shields Council, No 888, Knights of Columbus, of St. Mary's parish and friends will meet at 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home to recite the Rosary.
MR GREELEY died at the St. Joseph Hospital Ottumwa, Iowa Wednesday morning following a week of illness.
Born December 13, 1904 in Ottumwa, Iowa, he was the son of WILLIAM and MARTHA (GRIFFITHS) GREELEY. He had lived in Ottumwa, Iowa for the last 20 years. He was associated with the Kent groceries of Ottumwa, Iowa about 20 years. For the last six years he was in sales promotions work for the Schlitz Brewing Co, through the Dawson Distribution Co of Ottumwa, Iowa
He was married to ELIZABETH ANN TILLMONT on November 30, 1932 at St. Mary's Church in Centerville, Iowa.
Surviving are his wife; a son CHARLES WILLIAM GREELEY of San Francisco, California; a half-sister CATHERINE MURPHY of Peoria, Illinois; and his mother, MRS MARTHA GREELEY of Ottumwa, Iowa.

Source Info: Ottumwa Courier, August 27, 1959

Name William Greeley
Event Type Census
Event Date 1930
Event Place Ottumwa, Wapello, Iowa, United States
Gender Male
Age 63
Marital Status Married
Race White
Race (Original) White
Relationship to Head of Household Head
Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Head
Birth Year (Estimated) 1867
Birthplace Iowa
Father's Birthplace Ireland
Mother's Birthplace Ireland
Sheet Letter A
Sheet Number 13

William Greeley Head M 63 Iowa
Martha E Greeley Wife F 59 Iowa
**William J Greeley Son M 25 Iowa

Citing this Record
"United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XMK4-M1L : accessed 11 June 2017), William Greeley, Ottumwa, Wapello, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 14, sheet 13A, line 39, family 339, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 685; FHL microfilm 2,340,420.





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