Henry G. Myers, 76, of Springfield died at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at St. John's Hospital.
He was born Nov. 10, 1915, in Effingham, the son of John W. and Lula Mae Gones Myers.
He married Elizabeth Wood in 1938 in Palmyra, Mo.
He was preceded in death by a brother, Bill.
A resident of Springfield since 1939, Mr. Myers was a retired carpenter and former owner of B and H Home Hobbies and Ceramics.
He was a member of Carpenters Union Local 16.
Surviving are his wife, Elizabeth L.; a son; a daughter; four grandchildren; a great-grandson; three brothers, Richard of Joliet, Bob of Edmond, Okla., and Max of Borger, Texas; four sisters, Dorothy Topp, Mrs. Paul (Fern) Askew and Marcella Aldridge, all of Effingham, and Mrs. Ted (Babe) Mastin of Pampa, Texas; several nieces and nephews.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Vancil Memorial Funeral Chapel, with the Rev. Donald Full officiating.
Burial will be in Roselawn Memorial Park.
State Journal-Register, The (Springfield, IL) - Thursday, August 13, 1992
Edition: M1,M2
Page: 9
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Date Of Burial: 8/15/1992
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U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
Name: Henry Granville Myers
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 24
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Date: 10 Nov 1915
Birth Place: Dexter, Illinois, USA
Residence Place: Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, USA
Registration Date: 16 Oct 1940
Registration Place: Illinois, USA
Employer: Allis Chalmers Mfg Co
Height: 5 8
Weight: 168
Complexion: Light
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Blue
Employer: Allis Chalmers Mfg. Co.
Person who will always know your address: Elizabeth Lucretia Myers
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U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
Name: Henry Granville Myers
[Henry G Myers]
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 10 Nov 1915
Birth Place: Effingham, Illinois
Death Date: 11 Aug 1992
Father: John W Myers
Mother: Lula M Goen
Notes:
Mar 1938: Name listed as HENRY GRANVILLE MYERS;
19 Aug 1992: Name listed as HENRY G MYERS
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Henry G. Myers, 76, of Springfield died at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at St. John's Hospital.
He was born Nov. 10, 1915, in Effingham, the son of John W. and Lula Mae Gones Myers.
He married Elizabeth Wood in 1938 in Palmyra, Mo.
He was preceded in death by a brother, Bill.
A resident of Springfield since 1939, Mr. Myers was a retired carpenter and former owner of B and H Home Hobbies and Ceramics.
He was a member of Carpenters Union Local 16.
Surviving are his wife, Elizabeth L.; a son; a daughter; four grandchildren; a great-grandson; three brothers, Richard of Joliet, Bob of Edmond, Okla., and Max of Borger, Texas; four sisters, Dorothy Topp, Mrs. Paul (Fern) Askew and Marcella Aldridge, all of Effingham, and Mrs. Ted (Babe) Mastin of Pampa, Texas; several nieces and nephews.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Vancil Memorial Funeral Chapel, with the Rev. Donald Full officiating.
Burial will be in Roselawn Memorial Park.
State Journal-Register, The (Springfield, IL) - Thursday, August 13, 1992
Edition: M1,M2
Page: 9
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Date Of Burial: 8/15/1992
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U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
Name: Henry Granville Myers
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 24
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Date: 10 Nov 1915
Birth Place: Dexter, Illinois, USA
Residence Place: Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, USA
Registration Date: 16 Oct 1940
Registration Place: Illinois, USA
Employer: Allis Chalmers Mfg Co
Height: 5 8
Weight: 168
Complexion: Light
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Blue
Employer: Allis Chalmers Mfg. Co.
Person who will always know your address: Elizabeth Lucretia Myers
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U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
Name: Henry Granville Myers
[Henry G Myers]
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 10 Nov 1915
Birth Place: Effingham, Illinois
Death Date: 11 Aug 1992
Father: John W Myers
Mother: Lula M Goen
Notes:
Mar 1938: Name listed as HENRY GRANVILLE MYERS;
19 Aug 1992: Name listed as HENRY G MYERS
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