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George John Behrends

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George John Behrends

Birth
Lake Township, Pocahontas County, Iowa, USA
Death
18 Nov 1974 (aged 76)
Dimmitt, Castro County, Texas, USA
Burial
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DIMMITT (Special) - Services for George J. Behrends, 76, of Dimmitt, will be at 3 p.m. today at First United Methodist Church with the Rev. Lenniol Hester, pastor, officiating.

Graveside masonic rites by the Dimmitt Masonic Lodge will precede burial at Castro Memorial Gardens. Funeral arrangements are being handled by Dennis Funeral Home.

Behrends died about 8 a.m. Monday in Plains Memorial Hospital in Dimmitt, following a 14-day illness.

Born in Iowa, Behrends had been a Dimmitt resident for many years. He was a retired trucker. Behrends was a member of the First United Methodist Church, the Dimmitt Masonic Lodge and Woodmen of the World. He was active in the Dimmitt fire department.

Survivors include his wife, Myrtle Johnson (Cook) Behrends; his two daughters, Mrs. Evelyn White of Houston and Mrs. Phylis Gene Allen of Bidwell, Okla.; and two brothers, Andy and Henry, both of Dimmitt.

Firemen from Dimmitt will serve as active and honorary pallbearers.

(Published in Lubbock Avalanche-Journal (Lubbock, Texas) - 19 Nov 1974, Tue - Page 5)
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Iowa, Births and Christenings Index, 1800-1999
Name: George John Behrends
Birth Date: 6 Mar 1898
Birth Place: Lake Twp, Pocahontas, Iowa
Father: Henry Behrends
Mother: Anne C Weber
FHL Film Number: 1398843

U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
Name: George John Behrends
Race: White
Birth Date: 6 Mar 1898
Residence Place: Swisher, Texas, USA
Relative: H. Behrends

U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
Name: George John Behrends
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 43
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Date: 6 Mar 1898
Birth Place: Gilmore City, Iowa, USA
Residence Place: Dimmit, Castro, Texas, USA
Registration Date: 16 Feb 1942
Registration Place: Dimmit, Castro, Texas, USA
Employer: Self
Weight: 160
Complexion: Ruddy
Eye Color: Blue
Hair Color: Brown
Height: 6
Next of Kin: Mary Evelyn Behrends
Household Members:
Name Relationship
George John Behrends Self (Head)

Texas, Death Index, 1903-2000
Name: George Behrends
Death Date: 18 Nov 1974
Death County: Castro
Gender: Male

Texas, Death Certificates, 1903-1982
Name: George J Behrends
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 76
Birth Date: 6 Mar 1898
Birth Place: Iowa
Residence: Dimmitt, Castro, Texas, USA
Death Date: 18 Nov 1974
Death Place: Dimmitt, Castro, Texas, USA
Certificate Number: 87727
DIMMITT (Special) - Services for George J. Behrends, 76, of Dimmitt, will be at 3 p.m. today at First United Methodist Church with the Rev. Lenniol Hester, pastor, officiating.

Graveside masonic rites by the Dimmitt Masonic Lodge will precede burial at Castro Memorial Gardens. Funeral arrangements are being handled by Dennis Funeral Home.

Behrends died about 8 a.m. Monday in Plains Memorial Hospital in Dimmitt, following a 14-day illness.

Born in Iowa, Behrends had been a Dimmitt resident for many years. He was a retired trucker. Behrends was a member of the First United Methodist Church, the Dimmitt Masonic Lodge and Woodmen of the World. He was active in the Dimmitt fire department.

Survivors include his wife, Myrtle Johnson (Cook) Behrends; his two daughters, Mrs. Evelyn White of Houston and Mrs. Phylis Gene Allen of Bidwell, Okla.; and two brothers, Andy and Henry, both of Dimmitt.

Firemen from Dimmitt will serve as active and honorary pallbearers.

(Published in Lubbock Avalanche-Journal (Lubbock, Texas) - 19 Nov 1974, Tue - Page 5)
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Iowa, Births and Christenings Index, 1800-1999
Name: George John Behrends
Birth Date: 6 Mar 1898
Birth Place: Lake Twp, Pocahontas, Iowa
Father: Henry Behrends
Mother: Anne C Weber
FHL Film Number: 1398843

U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
Name: George John Behrends
Race: White
Birth Date: 6 Mar 1898
Residence Place: Swisher, Texas, USA
Relative: H. Behrends

U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
Name: George John Behrends
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 43
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Date: 6 Mar 1898
Birth Place: Gilmore City, Iowa, USA
Residence Place: Dimmit, Castro, Texas, USA
Registration Date: 16 Feb 1942
Registration Place: Dimmit, Castro, Texas, USA
Employer: Self
Weight: 160
Complexion: Ruddy
Eye Color: Blue
Hair Color: Brown
Height: 6
Next of Kin: Mary Evelyn Behrends
Household Members:
Name Relationship
George John Behrends Self (Head)

Texas, Death Index, 1903-2000
Name: George Behrends
Death Date: 18 Nov 1974
Death County: Castro
Gender: Male

Texas, Death Certificates, 1903-1982
Name: George J Behrends
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 76
Birth Date: 6 Mar 1898
Birth Place: Iowa
Residence: Dimmitt, Castro, Texas, USA
Death Date: 18 Nov 1974
Death Place: Dimmitt, Castro, Texas, USA
Certificate Number: 87727


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