Duff, John K.

1922 - 2008  (85 years)

• Name	Duff, John K.
  		Boone Hiser and John Duff in front of Coggan and Son's Store Contributed by Jacob Hunley
  Birth	30 May 1922	Olney, Richland County, Illinois   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Census		1930 Census, Clay City Township, Clay County, Illinois, page 05b 1930 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 0004) (Township), image 10, page 05b
  Occupation	Owner, CD & JW Duff Feed & Grain  [7]
  Reference Number	DUFF.J002
  _FGRAVE	24416665
  Death	4 Feb 2008	Richland County Memorial Hospital, Olney, Richland County, Illinois   [1, 2]
  Funeral	6 Feb 2008	Frank & Bright Funeral Home, Flora, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  Military Service	World War II, Sergeant, 424th Ordnance Evacuation Company, United States Army  [1, 8]
  	Entered active service as a draftee on February 23, 1943 at Chicago, Illinois. Selected for the Ordnance Corps, completed basic training and eventually qualified in the military specialty of Squad Leader (529). Departed the U.S. on February 11, 1945 bound for the European Theater of Operations. Assigned to and served with the 424th Ordnance Evacuation Company in Rhineland and Central Europe Campaigns. Earned The Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with 2 bronze battle stars and the WWII Victory Medal. Honorably discharged as a Sergeant on April 2, 1946 at the Separation Center, Camp McCoy, Wisconsin. This information has been posted on the National World War II Memorial's Registry of Remembrances website by Robert Medley Gatewood. It is entered here with his permission.) Source: http://www.wwiimemorial.com/Registry/plaque.aspx?honoreeID=2084394
  		European Theater of World War II
  		Fort McCoy, Wisconsin
  		Good Conduct Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		United States Army
  		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  		Brochure, World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois, Nov 11, 2007 On Veterans' Day, 2005, the city of Flora, Illinois dedicated a memorial to all known Clay County, Illinois World War II Veterans. Located on the south side of the city library, this is a copy of the brochure honoring that event. This 2007 brochure adds a matrix for locating the memorial brick that was laid in honor of each veteran. …
  		World War II Honoree, Duff, John K. (1922-2008)
  		Flag of the United States, 48 Stars (1912-1959) In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959, a…
  		Military Service Ribbons, John K. Duff (1922-2008) Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
  		American Campaign Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		Good Conduct Medal, United States Army
  		Sergeant, United States Army and United States Army Air Fores (Sep 1942-Aug 1948) NOTE: The three stripe Sergeant Insignia was not used during the Korean War
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		Brochure, World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois, Nov 11, 2007, page 01 of 26 pages On Veterans' Day, 2005, the city of Flora, Illinois dedicated a memorial to all known Clay County, Illinois World War II Veterans. Located on the south side of the city library, this is a copy of the brochure honoring that event. This 2007 brochure adds a matrix for locating the memorial brick that was laid in honor of each veteran. This…
  		Brochure, World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois, Nov 11, 2007, page 02 of 26 pages On Veterans' Day, 2005, the city of Flora, Illinois dedicated a memorial to all known Clay County, Illinois World War II Veterans. Located on the south side of the city library, this is a copy of the brochure honoring that event. This 2007 brochure adds a matrix for locating the memorial brick that was laid in honor of each veteran. This…
  		Brochure, World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois, Nov 11, 2007, page 03 of 26 pages On Veterans' Day, 2005, the city of Flora, Illinois dedicated a memorial to all known Clay County, Illinois World War II Veterans. Located on the south side of the city library, this is a copy of the brochure honoring that event. This 2007 brochure adds a matrix for locating the memorial brick that was laid in honor of each veteran. This…
  		Brochure, World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois, Nov 11, 2007, page 10 of 26 pages On Veterans' Day, 2005, the city of Flora, Illinois dedicated a memorial to all known Clay County, Illinois World War II Veterans. Located on the south side of the city library, this is a copy of the brochure honoring that event. This 2007 brochure adds a matrix for locating the memorial brick that was laid in honor of each veteran. This…
  		At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.
  Burial	6 Feb 2008	Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [1, 2]
  	Plot: Lot 1 - 2 Add - Row 8
  Person ID	I18329	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	23 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	Duff, John Wallace,   b. 14 Oct 1888, Illinois d. 19 Nov 1967 (Age 79 years)
  Mother	Mosser, Noma M.,   b. 13 Jun 1891, Illinois d. 27 Mar 1978, Richland County Memorial Hospital, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 86 years)
  Marriage	Y  [3, 4, 9, 10]
  Family ID	F8210	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Acklin, Betty Jo,   b. 8 Feb 1922, Oklahoma d. 15 Feb 2003, Flora Pavilion Nursing Center, Flora, Clay County, Illinois (Age 81 years)
  Marriage	10 Apr 1946	Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara County, California   [1, 2]
  Age at Marriage	He : 23 years and 11 months - She : 24 years and 2 months.
  Children	+ 1. Duff, John W. + 2. Duff, Martha + 3. Living
  Family ID	F8213	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 30 May 1922 - Olney, Richland County, Illinois Marriage - 10 Apr 1946 - Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara County, California Death - 4 Feb 2008 - Richland County Memorial Hospital, Olney, Richland County, Illinois Funeral - 6 Feb 2008 - Frank & Bright Funeral Home, Flora, Clay County, Illinois Burial - 6 Feb 2008 - Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  John K. Duff, 85, of Clay City, IL died at 5:40 AM, Monday, February 4, 2008 at Richland Memorial Hospital in Olney, Illinois. He was born on May 30, 1922 to John & Noma (Mosser) Duff in Olney, IL. He married Betty Jo Acklin on April 10, 1946 in Santa Barbara, CA. She preceded him in February of 2003. John ran CD & JW Duff Feed & Grain for several years. He was also a past member of the Clay City School Board and served on the Clay City Village Board. John was a veteran of WWII. He was an active member of the Clay City American Legion and a longtime, dedicated member of the Clay City Volunteer Fire Department. John is survived by a son: John W. Duff & Pamela Sue King of Clay City; 2 daughters: Jo Ellen Starret & husband Charles of Scottsville, KY, Martha Shomaker & husband Ronnie of McKenzie, TN; Grandchildren: Joshua Starrett & Mechelle Knight of Bowling Green, KY, Jayma Jo Shomaker of McKenzie TN, RC Shomaker & wife Jill of McKenzie, TN, Mason Duff of Clay City, IL; Great grandchildren: William Jackson Starrett of Bowling Green, KY, Kimberlee Shomaker of McKenzie, TN, Steven Shomaker of McKenzie, TN; and several nieces and nephews. John was preceded in death by his parents, wife, and two sisters. Services will be held at 3:00PM, Wednesday, February 6, 2008 at Frank & Bright Funeral Home, with interment to follow at Clay City Cemetery. Visitation will be from 2-3PM on Wednesday at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the Clay City High School Baseball Team of the Clay City Volunteer Fire Department, and may be received at the funeral home.

  
  

• Sources

  [S4692] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Duff, John K., 85, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/24416665/john-k-duff), none. (Reliability: 2). [S4693] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Duff, Betty and John, (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=24416665), none. (Reliability: 2). [S338] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 13-3) (Village), image 25, page 12b, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2442/M-T0627-00769-00053?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.as) (Reliability: 3). [S1656] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 0004) (Township), image 10, page 5b, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/6224/4584337_00620?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.aspx%3fd), none. (Reliability: 2). [S3273] Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, Enumeration District 3, Page 9B, (http://search.ancestry.com/content/viewer.aspx?dbid=6061&iid=4300174_00625&sid=&gskw=) (Reliability: 2). [S809] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Illinois, (District 13-4) (Township), image 21, page 11a, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2442/M-T0627-00769-00087?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.as) (Reliability: 3). [S4691] The Daily Clay County Advocate-Press, Flora, Clay County, Illinois, Obituary, Duff, John K, 85, (The Daily Clay County Advocate-Press, Flora, Clay County, Illinois), none. (Reliability: 2). [S4522] World War II Honoree, John K. Duff, (https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=2084394), none. (Reliability: 2). [S4690] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Duff, Noma M. and John Wallace, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/24068518/john-wallace-duff), none. (Reliability: 2). [S224] Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, Enumeration District 3, Page 4A, (http://search.ancestry.com/content/viewer.aspx?dbid=6061&iid=4300174_00614&sid=&gskw=) (Reliability: 2).