James F. McVey, 102, passed away on Saturday morning, July 10, 2021, in Lebanon, Indiana. Jim was born on a farm in Clinton County near Kirklin, Indiana on August 5, 1918, a son of Franklin John and Helen Melba (Kimble) McVey.
Jim was a 1937 graduate of Lebanon High School.
On August 24, 1940, he and Helen L. Burgess were married in the old Methodist Church in Lebanon; 72 years later on February 5, 2013 she preceded him in death.
From 1943 to 1946 Jim served his country in the U.S. Navy as an Aviation Flight Engineer aboard seaplanes on submarine duty and ship convoy escort in the Atlantic. Before and after the war, he served in the Indiana National Guard. Using the opportunity provided by the G.I. Bill, Jim graduated from Purdue University with a degree in Electrical Engineering in 1950.
Survivors include his children, James William (Leoni) McVey, Richard Allen (Janice) McVey, Jean Ellen (Daniel) Daly, 4 grandchildren, and 1 great grandchild.
Funeral Services will be held July 17 at Centenary United Methodist Church in Lebanon, Indiana. Interment with Military Rites will follow services at Oak Hill Cemetery.
U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
Name: James Franklin McVey
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 22
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Date: 5 Aug 1918
Birth Place: Kirklin, Indiana
Residence Place: Lebanon, Boone, Indiana, USA
Registration Date: 16 Oct 1940
Registration Place: Indiana, USA
Employer: Citizen's Gas & Coke Utility
Height: 5 7
Weight: 142
Complexion: Dark
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Brown
Next of Kin: James Franklin McVey
Indiana Marriages
Name: James F. Mcvey
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 5 Aug 1918
Birth Place: Ind
Marriage Date: 24 Aug 1940
Marriage Place: Lebanon, Boone, Ind
Marriage Age: 23y
Father: F. Mcvey
Mother: Helen Kimball
Spouse: Helen Burgess
FHL Film Number: 1940245
Reference ID: p 5
Jim was a 1937 graduate of Lebanon High School.
On August 24, 1940, he and Helen L. Burgess were married in the old Methodist Church in Lebanon; 72 years later on February 5, 2013 she preceded him in death.
From 1943 to 1946 Jim served his country in the U.S. Navy as an Aviation Flight Engineer aboard seaplanes on submarine duty and ship convoy escort in the Atlantic. Before and after the war, he served in the Indiana National Guard. Using the opportunity provided by the G.I. Bill, Jim graduated from Purdue University with a degree in Electrical Engineering in 1950.
Survivors include his children, James William (Leoni) McVey, Richard Allen (Janice) McVey, Jean Ellen (Daniel) Daly, 4 grandchildren, and 1 great grandchild.
Funeral Services will be held July 17 at Centenary United Methodist Church in Lebanon, Indiana. Interment with Military Rites will follow services at Oak Hill Cemetery.
U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
Name: James Franklin McVey
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 22
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Date: 5 Aug 1918
Birth Place: Kirklin, Indiana
Residence Place: Lebanon, Boone, Indiana, USA
Registration Date: 16 Oct 1940
Registration Place: Indiana, USA
Employer: Citizen's Gas & Coke Utility
Height: 5 7
Weight: 142
Complexion: Dark
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Brown
Next of Kin: James Franklin McVey
Indiana Marriages
Name: James F. Mcvey
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 5 Aug 1918
Birth Place: Ind
Marriage Date: 24 Aug 1940
Marriage Place: Lebanon, Boone, Ind
Marriage Age: 23y
Father: F. Mcvey
Mother: Helen Kimball
Spouse: Helen Burgess
FHL Film Number: 1940245
Reference ID: p 5
James F. McVey, 102, passed away on Saturday morning, July 10, 2021, in Lebanon, Indiana. Jim was born on a farm in Clinton County near Kirklin, Indiana on August 5, 1918, a son of Franklin John and Helen Melba (Kimble) McVey.
Jim was a 1937 graduate of Lebanon High School.
On August 24, 1940, he and Helen L. Burgess were married in the old Methodist Church in Lebanon; 72 years later on February 5, 2013 she preceded him in death.
From 1943 to 1946 Jim served his country in the U.S. Navy as an Aviation Flight Engineer aboard seaplanes on submarine duty and ship convoy escort in the Atlantic. Before and after the war, he served in the Indiana National Guard. Using the opportunity provided by the G.I. Bill, Jim graduated from Purdue University with a degree in Electrical Engineering in 1950.
Survivors include his children, James William (Leoni) McVey, Richard Allen (Janice) McVey, Jean Ellen (Daniel) Daly, 4 grandchildren, and 1 great grandchild.
Funeral Services will be held July 17 at Centenary United Methodist Church in Lebanon, Indiana. Interment with Military Rites will follow services at Oak Hill Cemetery.
U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
Name: James Franklin McVey
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 22
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Date: 5 Aug 1918
Birth Place: Kirklin, Indiana
Residence Place: Lebanon, Boone, Indiana, USA
Registration Date: 16 Oct 1940
Registration Place: Indiana, USA
Employer: Citizen's Gas & Coke Utility
Height: 5 7
Weight: 142
Complexion: Dark
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Brown
Next of Kin: James Franklin McVey
Indiana Marriages
Name: James F. Mcvey
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 5 Aug 1918
Birth Place: Ind
Marriage Date: 24 Aug 1940
Marriage Place: Lebanon, Boone, Ind
Marriage Age: 23y
Father: F. Mcvey
Mother: Helen Kimball
Spouse: Helen Burgess
FHL Film Number: 1940245
Reference ID: p 5
Jim was a 1937 graduate of Lebanon High School.
On August 24, 1940, he and Helen L. Burgess were married in the old Methodist Church in Lebanon; 72 years later on February 5, 2013 she preceded him in death.
From 1943 to 1946 Jim served his country in the U.S. Navy as an Aviation Flight Engineer aboard seaplanes on submarine duty and ship convoy escort in the Atlantic. Before and after the war, he served in the Indiana National Guard. Using the opportunity provided by the G.I. Bill, Jim graduated from Purdue University with a degree in Electrical Engineering in 1950.
Survivors include his children, James William (Leoni) McVey, Richard Allen (Janice) McVey, Jean Ellen (Daniel) Daly, 4 grandchildren, and 1 great grandchild.
Funeral Services will be held July 17 at Centenary United Methodist Church in Lebanon, Indiana. Interment with Military Rites will follow services at Oak Hill Cemetery.
U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
Name: James Franklin McVey
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 22
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Date: 5 Aug 1918
Birth Place: Kirklin, Indiana
Residence Place: Lebanon, Boone, Indiana, USA
Registration Date: 16 Oct 1940
Registration Place: Indiana, USA
Employer: Citizen's Gas & Coke Utility
Height: 5 7
Weight: 142
Complexion: Dark
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Brown
Next of Kin: James Franklin McVey
Indiana Marriages
Name: James F. Mcvey
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 5 Aug 1918
Birth Place: Ind
Marriage Date: 24 Aug 1940
Marriage Place: Lebanon, Boone, Ind
Marriage Age: 23y
Father: F. Mcvey
Mother: Helen Kimball
Spouse: Helen Burgess
FHL Film Number: 1940245
Reference ID: p 5
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