Vernon was the eldest child of Curtis & Loudema Weddle. He was raised in Independence along with his siblings Virginia, Curtis, Carroll & Keith. Vernon was named for his father's older brother with his middle name in honor of his mother's brother. He graduated from William Chrisman High School in 1941.
Vernon was a US Army veteran of WWII having served as a combat medic. The 86th [BLACK HAWK] division, in which he served, was one of only two divisions [in WWII] to see combat in both Europe and the Pacific in 1945. He was employed at the STANDARD OIL REFINERY in Sugar Creek, Missouri at the time of his accidental death from a fall at his home. He is buried adjacent to his youngest son Guy, his wife Mary, brothers [Carroll & Keith] and parents. At the time of his dead he was survived by his wife Mary Lou and their children Stuart, Cynthia, Vernon Jr., Guy, Lydia Jane and Ava.
Vernon was a US Army veteran of WWII having served as a combat medic. The 86th [BLACK HAWK] division, in which he served, was one of only two divisions [in WWII] to see combat in both Europe and the Pacific in 1945. He was employed at the STANDARD OIL REFINERY in Sugar Creek, Missouri at the time of his accidental death from a fall at his home. He is buried adjacent to his youngest son Guy, his wife Mary, brothers [Carroll & Keith] and parents. At the time of his dead he was survived by his wife Mary Lou and their children Stuart, Cynthia, Vernon Jr., Guy, Lydia Jane and Ava.
Vernon was the eldest child of Curtis & Loudema Weddle. He was raised in Independence along with his siblings Virginia, Curtis, Carroll & Keith. Vernon was named for his father's older brother with his middle name in honor of his mother's brother. He graduated from William Chrisman High School in 1941.
Vernon was a US Army veteran of WWII having served as a combat medic. The 86th [BLACK HAWK] division, in which he served, was one of only two divisions [in WWII] to see combat in both Europe and the Pacific in 1945. He was employed at the STANDARD OIL REFINERY in Sugar Creek, Missouri at the time of his accidental death from a fall at his home. He is buried adjacent to his youngest son Guy, his wife Mary, brothers [Carroll & Keith] and parents. At the time of his dead he was survived by his wife Mary Lou and their children Stuart, Cynthia, Vernon Jr., Guy, Lydia Jane and Ava.
Vernon was a US Army veteran of WWII having served as a combat medic. The 86th [BLACK HAWK] division, in which he served, was one of only two divisions [in WWII] to see combat in both Europe and the Pacific in 1945. He was employed at the STANDARD OIL REFINERY in Sugar Creek, Missouri at the time of his accidental death from a fall at his home. He is buried adjacent to his youngest son Guy, his wife Mary, brothers [Carroll & Keith] and parents. At the time of his dead he was survived by his wife Mary Lou and their children Stuart, Cynthia, Vernon Jr., Guy, Lydia Jane and Ava.
