Poorman, Amander Edmund 'Ted'

1910 - 1972  (61 years)

• Name	Poorman, Amander Edmund 'Ted'
  Birth	21 Sep 1910	Illinois   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Census		1930 Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, page 01b 1930 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 0003) (Village), image 02, page 01b
  Occupation	Department Store Clerk  [5]
  Reference Number	POOR.A003
  _FGRAVE	26564601
  Military Service	World War II, Private, Company D, 177th Infantry, United States Army  [1]
  		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. …
  		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…
  		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 20 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…
  Death	24 Jan 1972	Richland County Memorial Hospital, Olney, Richland County, Illinois   [6]
  	A. E. (Ted) Poortnan, age 61, of 416 N. Morgan Street, passed away early this morning at the Richland Memorial Hospital, following a long period of ill health.
  Burial	Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  Person ID	I22404	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	8 Jan 2023

  
  

  Father	Poorman, Amander Valentine,   b. Feb 1862, Illinois d. 11 Mar 1946 (Age 84 years)
  Mother	Nickens, Alice Frances,   b. Mar 1870, Indiana d. 24 Aug 1954 (Age 84 years)
  Marriage	Y  [3, 4, 7, 8]
  Family ID	F8261	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Raley, Daphna Pauline,   b. 27 Sep 1917   d. 25 Aug 1997, Arizona (Age 79 years)
  Marriage	Y  [2, 9, 10, 11]
  Children	> 1. Poorman, Nancy   2. Poorman, Martha   3. Living
  Family ID	F9945	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 21 Sep 1910 - Illinois Death - 24 Jan 1972 - Richland County Memorial Hospital, Olney, Richland County, Illinois Burial - - Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  A. E. (Ted) Poortnan, age 61, of 416 N. Morgan Street, passed away early this morning at the Richland Memorial Hospital, following a long period of ill health. A native of Clay County, Mr. Poorman was born the son of Amander V. Poorman and Alice Nickens Poorman. He was united in marriage to Daphna Raley on September 28, 1935. He was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Olney. Mr. Poorman had been employed in the retail store of Montgomery Ward in Olney, prior to incurring ill health. He was a veteran of World War II. He leaves his wife and three children: Arthur D. Poorman of Silver Bell, Ariz., Mrs. Nancy Munson and Mrs. Martha Bail, both of Olney. There are five grandchildren. He also leaves three brothers and three sisters: Fred Poorman, Arthur Poorman and Mrs. Ruth Rusk, all of Noble, Clifford Poorman of Clay City, Mrs. Pearl Bright of Hammond, Indiana and Mrs. Mary Slagely of Elmo, Mo. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock in the Memorial Chapel of the Summers-Marshall Funeral Home with Dr. W. A. Robinson officiating. Interment will be in the Clay City Cemetery. Taken from an Olney, IL area newspaper.

  
  

• Sources

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