Irl Vernon Lame, 93, of Olney, died at 6:15 a.m. Wednesday, August 20, 2003, at Richland Memorial Hospital in Olney after a lengthy illness.
Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Summers-Kistler Funeral Home in Olney. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at the funeral home with Pastor Nathan Killion and Reverend Mike Baker officiating.
Burial with full military rites will be in Marion Cemetery in rural West Salem.
Mr. Lame was born on June 28, 1910, in Richland County, the son of Alfred and Zelmer (Woodruff) Lame.
He was a lifelong resident of Richland County, having lived his entire life on the Lame homestead where he was born. He served his country during World War II as a member of the Fifth Armored Division taking part in the invasion of Normandy and several other major campaigns. He received the Silver Star and the World War II Victory Medal. He was a farmer and enjoyed Indian arrow-head hunting, trapping, walking in the woods and being with family. He was also a member of the VFW and enjoyed attending
reunions until the last few years.
Mr. Lame is survived by a brother, Clarence Lame, of Olney; a sister, Trella Lomas, of Parkersburg; and 15 nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents, four brothers, Rollis, Herb, Ellis and Alfred Lame Jr., two sisters, Bessie Aileen Holtz and Elizabeth Maddox, and an infant sister, Elsie.
The Olney (IL) Daily Mail, August 2003
Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Summers-Kistler Funeral Home in Olney. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at the funeral home with Pastor Nathan Killion and Reverend Mike Baker officiating.
Burial with full military rites will be in Marion Cemetery in rural West Salem.
Mr. Lame was born on June 28, 1910, in Richland County, the son of Alfred and Zelmer (Woodruff) Lame.
He was a lifelong resident of Richland County, having lived his entire life on the Lame homestead where he was born. He served his country during World War II as a member of the Fifth Armored Division taking part in the invasion of Normandy and several other major campaigns. He received the Silver Star and the World War II Victory Medal. He was a farmer and enjoyed Indian arrow-head hunting, trapping, walking in the woods and being with family. He was also a member of the VFW and enjoyed attending
reunions until the last few years.
Mr. Lame is survived by a brother, Clarence Lame, of Olney; a sister, Trella Lomas, of Parkersburg; and 15 nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents, four brothers, Rollis, Herb, Ellis and Alfred Lame Jr., two sisters, Bessie Aileen Holtz and Elizabeth Maddox, and an infant sister, Elsie.
The Olney (IL) Daily Mail, August 2003
Irl Vernon Lame, 93, of Olney, died at 6:15 a.m. Wednesday, August 20, 2003, at Richland Memorial Hospital in Olney after a lengthy illness.
Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Summers-Kistler Funeral Home in Olney. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at the funeral home with Pastor Nathan Killion and Reverend Mike Baker officiating.
Burial with full military rites will be in Marion Cemetery in rural West Salem.
Mr. Lame was born on June 28, 1910, in Richland County, the son of Alfred and Zelmer (Woodruff) Lame.
He was a lifelong resident of Richland County, having lived his entire life on the Lame homestead where he was born. He served his country during World War II as a member of the Fifth Armored Division taking part in the invasion of Normandy and several other major campaigns. He received the Silver Star and the World War II Victory Medal. He was a farmer and enjoyed Indian arrow-head hunting, trapping, walking in the woods and being with family. He was also a member of the VFW and enjoyed attending
reunions until the last few years.
Mr. Lame is survived by a brother, Clarence Lame, of Olney; a sister, Trella Lomas, of Parkersburg; and 15 nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents, four brothers, Rollis, Herb, Ellis and Alfred Lame Jr., two sisters, Bessie Aileen Holtz and Elizabeth Maddox, and an infant sister, Elsie.
The Olney (IL) Daily Mail, August 2003
Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Summers-Kistler Funeral Home in Olney. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at the funeral home with Pastor Nathan Killion and Reverend Mike Baker officiating.
Burial with full military rites will be in Marion Cemetery in rural West Salem.
Mr. Lame was born on June 28, 1910, in Richland County, the son of Alfred and Zelmer (Woodruff) Lame.
He was a lifelong resident of Richland County, having lived his entire life on the Lame homestead where he was born. He served his country during World War II as a member of the Fifth Armored Division taking part in the invasion of Normandy and several other major campaigns. He received the Silver Star and the World War II Victory Medal. He was a farmer and enjoyed Indian arrow-head hunting, trapping, walking in the woods and being with family. He was also a member of the VFW and enjoyed attending
reunions until the last few years.
Mr. Lame is survived by a brother, Clarence Lame, of Olney; a sister, Trella Lomas, of Parkersburg; and 15 nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents, four brothers, Rollis, Herb, Ellis and Alfred Lame Jr., two sisters, Bessie Aileen Holtz and Elizabeth Maddox, and an infant sister, Elsie.
The Olney (IL) Daily Mail, August 2003
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