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Lester Eugene Mingee

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Lester Eugene Mingee Veteran

Birth
Vermilion County, Illinois, USA
Death
25 Apr 1978 (aged 88)
Edgar County, Illinois, USA
Burial
Hume, Edgar County, Illinois, USA GPS-Latitude: 39.8051402, Longitude: -87.8661361
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"Beacon-News Paris Wed. Apr 26, 1978
Lester Mingee, 88, Metcalf died at 2 pm Tues at the VA hosp at Danville. He had been a patient 3 weeks.
Mr. Mingee was born in Vermilion Grove, Oct 10 1889, son of Alexander and Dora McNees Mingee. He married Mary Mearl Pribble Aug 3, 1954 at Paris. She survives with 2 sisters, Mrs. Bessie Julian of Charleston and Mrs. Stella Hamer of Hollywood, Fla. and a bro. Kenneth of Walnut Creek, Calif. Several nieces and nephews also survive.
Mr. Mingee was a farmer and truck operator in the Metcalf area, was a WWI veteran, and was a member of the Metcalf Christian Church. Funeral services will be Fri. at 2 pm at the Honnold and Sonn Funeral Home, Chrisman, with visitation from 2-4 nd 7-9 Thur. Burial will be in Young America Cemetery at Hume."
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"Beacon-News Paris Wed. Apr 26, 1978
Lester Mingee, 88, Metcalf died at 2 pm Tues at the VA hosp at Danville. He had been a patient 3 weeks.
Mr. Mingee was born in Vermilion Grove, Oct 10 1889, son of Alexander and Dora McNees Mingee. He married Mary Mearl Pribble Aug 3, 1954 at Paris. She survives with 2 sisters, Mrs. Bessie Julian of Charleston and Mrs. Stella Hamer of Hollywood, Fla. and a bro. Kenneth of Walnut Creek, Calif. Several nieces and nephews also survive.
Mr. Mingee was a farmer and truck operator in the Metcalf area, was a WWI veteran, and was a member of the Metcalf Christian Church. Funeral services will be Fri. at 2 pm at the Honnold and Sonn Funeral Home, Chrisman, with visitation from 2-4 nd 7-9 Thur. Burial will be in Young America Cemetery at Hume."
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Private, U.S. Army -
World War I



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  • Created by: CatheaC Relative Great-aunt/uncle
  • Added: Jul 12, 2011
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/73233903/lester_eugene-mingee: accessed ), memorial page for Lester Eugene Mingee (10 Oct 1889–25 Apr 1978), Find a Grave Memorial ID 73233903, citing Young America Cemetery, Hume, Edgar County, Illinois, USA; Maintained by CatheaC (contributor 47339429).