Davis, Bobby G.

1930 - 1985  (54 years)

• Name	Davis, Bobby G.
  Birth	10 Dec 1930	Jasper County, Illinois   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	DAVI.U004
  _FGRAVE	22929162
  Military Service	Korean War, Corporal, United States Army  [2]
  		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…
  		United States Army Emblem Prior to the establishment of the "Department of the Army Emblem", there was no official display item to identify the Army. The Seal had traditionally been used to authenticate documents only and was not authorized for public display. In recognizing the need to provide a display item, the Secretary of the Army approved the emblem design as the…
  		United States Army
  		Corporal (Cpl.), United States Army (Combat Arms) (Aug 1948-Feb 1951)
  		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
  		Military Service Ribbons, Korean War (Generic) NOTE: This is a generic list of awards for Korean War Veterans This veteran may be entitled to fewer or more awards than shown here Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
  		Korean War (1950-1953)
  		Korea
  Death	Nov 1985	Flora, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  Burial	Floral Garden of Memories Cemetery, Flora, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  	Plot: C2 65 c3
  		Headstone, Davis, Bobby G. and Doris J.
  Person ID	I20344	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	12 Oct 2026

  
  

  Father	Davis, Burl,   b. 1 Jul 1902   d. 6 May 1982 (Age 79 years)
  Mother	McCoy, Margaret Letitia 'Emma',   b. 14 Oct 1898, Dieterich, Effingham County, Illinois d. 2 Oct 2000, Lakeland Healthcare Center, Effingham, Effingham County, Illinoi (Age 101 years)
  Marriage	Y  [3]
  Family ID	F21383	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Dunahee, Doris Jean,   b. 17 Apr 1935, Noble, Richland County, Illinois d. 20 Mar 2006, St. Anthony's Memorial Hospital, Effingham, Effingham County, Illinois (Age 70 years)
  Marriage	Y  [1, 4]
  Family ID	F9144	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Garbe, Marcella Mae,   b. 6 Feb 1932   d. 14 Feb 2015, Mattoon, Coles County, Illinois (Age 83 years)
  Marriage	1955
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 24 years - She : ~ 22 years and 10 months.
  Family ID	F21382	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Oct 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 10 Dec 1930 - Jasper County, Illinois Death - Nov 1985 - Flora, Clay County, Illinois Burial - - Floral Garden of Memories Cemetery, Flora, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S5574] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Davis, Bobby G. and Doris J., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/22929169/doris_jean-davis), none. (Reliability: 2). [S5575] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Davis, Bobby G., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/22929162/bobby_gene-davis), none. (Reliability: 2). [S17214] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Davis, Margaret L. and Burl, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/81888907/margaret_letitia-davis), none. (Reliability: 2). [S5573] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Hilliard, Doris Jean, 70, (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=22929169), none. (Reliability: 2).