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Cecil Eugene “Gene” Langley

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Cecil Eugene “Gene” Langley

Birth
Preston, Pratt County, Kansas, USA
Death
10 Sep 2000 (aged 74)
Missouri, USA
Burial
Lemay, St. Louis County, Missouri, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section 1GA Site 440
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Cecil Eugene "Gene" Langley was born January 26, 1926 in Preston, Pratt, Kansas, to Clarence Oliver and Mary Elizabeth (Tharp) Langley. After graduating from Preston High School, he moved with his parents to Pratt, KS. He worked for Eubank Oil Company, delivering gas to the Pratt community, and later working for Boeing Company out of Wichita, KS. He also loved to drive buses in Utah, and drove for Tran- Con Trucking in Texas and Missouri. He loved to travel and his favorite vacation's were in Hawaii, as he loved to swim and check out the lovely ladies.
He joined the Navy in April 14, 1944 and servied as Seaman First Class , U.S.N.- (SA) was Honoraly Discharged from the U.S. Navel Barracks, Naval Supply Depot, Clearfield, Utah and the Naval Service of the United States on June 15, 1946. He recieved the American Theatre and World War 11 Victory Ribbon, and Honorable Service Button, issued at U.S. Naval Barracks, Naval Supply Depot, Clearfield. Utah.
November 17, 1963, he finally settled down and married Ruby Opal Bogoan, in Roswell, New Mexico. She had two children, a son and a daughter, and they lived in Haysville, Kansas. In later years they divorced. Shortly after that he moved to Barnhart, Missouri. Gene, with his brother Glenn, bought a nice home in Barnhart, MO. Glenn passed away April 04, 1991.
Gene passed away Sunday, September 10, 2000 at Clay Nursing Home in St. Charles, MO. He had Parkinsons Disease and had fallen and broke his hip.
Survivors include: three sister's, Hazel Bedell of Dodge City, KS.; Mildred Eldringhoff of St. Louis, MO.; Juanita Dean of Lake Havasu City, Ariz., and nephews and nieces.
Preceded in death: his parents, and a sister, Esther Belle Smith, and a brother, Glenn Mallory Langley. Cremation has taken place and the ashes were buried at Jefferson Barracks National Cememtery, St. Louis, Missouri.
Plot: Section 1 ga site 440.
Cecil Eugene "Gene" Langley was born January 26, 1926 in Preston, Pratt, Kansas, to Clarence Oliver and Mary Elizabeth (Tharp) Langley. After graduating from Preston High School, he moved with his parents to Pratt, KS. He worked for Eubank Oil Company, delivering gas to the Pratt community, and later working for Boeing Company out of Wichita, KS. He also loved to drive buses in Utah, and drove for Tran- Con Trucking in Texas and Missouri. He loved to travel and his favorite vacation's were in Hawaii, as he loved to swim and check out the lovely ladies.
He joined the Navy in April 14, 1944 and servied as Seaman First Class , U.S.N.- (SA) was Honoraly Discharged from the U.S. Navel Barracks, Naval Supply Depot, Clearfield, Utah and the Naval Service of the United States on June 15, 1946. He recieved the American Theatre and World War 11 Victory Ribbon, and Honorable Service Button, issued at U.S. Naval Barracks, Naval Supply Depot, Clearfield. Utah.
November 17, 1963, he finally settled down and married Ruby Opal Bogoan, in Roswell, New Mexico. She had two children, a son and a daughter, and they lived in Haysville, Kansas. In later years they divorced. Shortly after that he moved to Barnhart, Missouri. Gene, with his brother Glenn, bought a nice home in Barnhart, MO. Glenn passed away April 04, 1991.
Gene passed away Sunday, September 10, 2000 at Clay Nursing Home in St. Charles, MO. He had Parkinsons Disease and had fallen and broke his hip.
Survivors include: three sister's, Hazel Bedell of Dodge City, KS.; Mildred Eldringhoff of St. Louis, MO.; Juanita Dean of Lake Havasu City, Ariz., and nephews and nieces.
Preceded in death: his parents, and a sister, Esther Belle Smith, and a brother, Glenn Mallory Langley. Cremation has taken place and the ashes were buried at Jefferson Barracks National Cememtery, St. Louis, Missouri.
Plot: Section 1 ga site 440.


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  • Maintained by: B.A. Leach
  • Originally Created by: Jami
  • Added: Jun 1, 2009
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/37800733/cecil_eugene-langley: accessed ), memorial page for Cecil Eugene “Gene” Langley (26 Jan 1926–10 Sep 2000), Find a Grave Memorial ID 37800733, citing Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, Lemay, St. Louis County, Missouri, USA; Maintained by B.A. Leach (contributor 47904622).