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Annie Ruth
(Mangum) Arnold
January
20,
1922 -
November 18, 1996
Ruth
is buried at
Roselawn
Memorial Park
in
Van Vleck
,
Texas
beside her husband Edwin Jacob Arnold (August 20, 1915 - February 6,
1973) who was a veteran of World War II. Their son Airman
First Class
Calvin L.
Arnold (September 14, 1943 - May 27, 1967) United States Air Force is
buried near them. Calvin was killed in an accident while on duty with
the Air Force in
France
. At the time of his death, his parents were living in
Bay City
,
Texas.
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Alice
Lucille (Hudler) {Gajdosik} {Adams} Avery
July 30,
1917 - July 2, 1997
Alice
is buried in
Section A. Alice’s son Staff Sergeant Ernest Wayne Gajdosik (September
24, 1945 - February 20, 1967), United States Army was accidentally
killed in
Vietnam.
He is buried at Roselawn Memorial Park, Section A, Van Vleck,
Texas near his mother and father William V. Gajdosik (December 24, 1902
- November 11, 1969). At
the time of his death his family was living in Bay City, Texas.
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Bertha Mae (Keith)
Balsley
March 3, 1920 - September 21, 2015
Bertha’s
son Staff Sergeant Robert “Bobby” Franklin Balsley Jr. (May 16, 1945
- November 16, 1968), United States Army was killed in action in
Vietnam. He is buried in
Section A, Roselawn Memorial Park, Van Vleck, Texas.
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Ruby
Mertie (Lynch) Clements
September
30, 1891 - July 23, 1972
Ruby and her husband Clement Thomas Clements (July 1, 1885 - April
15,
1983) are buried in Section A, Roselawn Memorial Park, Van Vleck, Texas.
Their son Staff Sergeant Ira B. Clements (May 7, 1917 - March 25,
1945), United States Army was killed in action in Germany. He is buried
at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, San Antonio, Texas.
At the time of his death his family lived in Cedar Lane, Texas.
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Ella
(Sachtleben) Cooper
January
8, 1905 - July 21, 1998
Ella and her husband George Edward Cooper (December 13, 1899 - March 24,
1970) are buried in Section A. Their
son Pilot Orville Thomas Cooper (July 5, 1927 - June 12?, 1951), United
States Navy was killed in a flight training accident off the USS
Essex near the California coast.
His remains were not recovered.
At the time of his death his family lived in Bay City, Texas.
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Mary
Annie (Fojtik) Eastman
August
22, 1890 - January 3, 1990
Mary and her husband Joseph Buell Eastman (March 9, 1887 - April 13,
1962) are buried in Section A, Roselawn Memorial Park, Van Vleck, Texas.
Their son Machinist's Mate 3rd Class Joseph Buell Eastman, Jr.
(June 1, 1915 - March 9, 1944), United States Coast Guard was killed in
action in the North Atlantic when his ship was sunk by the Germans. His
remains were never recovered. He is memorialized on
the Tablets of the
Missing at
Cambridge American Cemetery, Cambridge, England.
At the time of his death his family lived
in Cedar Lane, Texas.
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Irene
Elizabeth (Bell) Jinks
October
6, 1911 - March 7, 1989
Irene and her husband Reverend Curtis P. Jinks (May 3, 1909 - August 12,
1999) are buried in Section A, Roselawn Memorial Park, Van Vleck, Texas.
Their son Lance Corporal William Donald Jinks (July 16, 1945 -
May 19, 1967), United States Marine Corps was killed in action at Quang
Tri, South Vietnam. He is
buried at
Fort Leavenworth National Cemetery, Leavenworth, Kansas. At the
time of his death his family was living in Lamonia, Iowa. His mother was
a native of Matagorda County.
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Ethel (Evans) Johnson
October 1, 1904 -
September 12, 1970
Ethel is buried at
Roselawn Memorial Park in Van Vleck, Texas
beside her husband, Charles NMN Johnson (January 19, 1893 - May 2,
1987), who was a veteran of World War I. Their son Airman Recruit
Ronald John Johnson (January 31, 1944 -
March 5, 1962) United States Navy who died as a result of a motorcycle
accident in Baja, Mexico is buried next to them. At the time of his
death the family was living in Bay City, Texas.
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Elva
Lois (Chancellor) Winfrey
January
21, 1923 - February 25, 2019
Lois’ son Private First Class
Johnnie Paul Winfrey
(June 1, 1945 - September 18, 1965), United States Army was killed in
action at Ah Ninh, South Vietnam. He is buried in Section B at Roselawn
Memorial Park, Van Vleck, Texas. At the time of his death his family was
living in Bay City and he was the first Vietnam casualty for Bay City
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