Moseley, Mervin D. 'Buzz'

1931 - 2004  (72 years)

• Name	Moseley, Mervin D. 'Buzz'
  Birth	7 Oct 1931	Britt, Hancock County, Iowa   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Census		1940 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Illinois, (Township), page 1a The writing in the 1940 Federal census for Clay City, Illinois is sometimes difficult to read. Ancestry.com has attempted to index this census, but there are many transcription errors.
  Reference Number	MOSE.M006
  _FGRAVE	8572877
  Military Service	Korean War, Corporal, United States Army  [4]
  		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	26 Mar 2004	Richland County Memorial Hospital, Olney, Richland County, Illinois   [1, 2]
  	Mervin D. "Buzz" Moseley, 72, of Olney, died at 1:15 a.m. Friday, March 26, 2004, at Richland Memorial Hospital in Olney. Mr. Moseley was born on October 7, 1931, in Britt, Iowa, the son of John Russell and Nannie (Hough) Moseley. He married Helen Lambert on January 27, 1951. She survives. He retired from computer operations with United Airlines from 1954 to 1996. He was a member of First United Methodist Church in Olney. He was a U.S. Army Korean War veteran and was a member of Veterans of Foreign Wars in Clay City and American Legion in Olney. Mr. Moseley is survived by his wife, Helen Moseley, of Olney; a son, Dwane Moseley and his wife, Mary, of Downingtown, Penn.; a daughter, Pamela Moseley, of Warrenville; and four grandchildren, Brian, Steven, Lisa and Kurtis. He was preceded in death by his parents. Burial with full military rites was in Clay City Cemetery.
  Burial	Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [2]
  	Burial with full military rites was in Clay City Cemetery.
  		Headstone, Moseley, Mervin D. and Helen F.
  Person ID	I24653	Carl Wayne Gray Research | Moseley -Travis Bennett Walton Moseley and Mary Maude Travis Descendants
  Last Modified	9 Jul 2024

  
  

  Father	Moseley, John Russell,   b. 19 May 1896, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois d. 30 Dec 1977, Wheaton, DuPage County, Illinois (Age 81 years)
  Mother	Hough, Nannie,   b. 1896, Illinois d. 7 Aug 1968 (Age 72 years)
  Marriage	17 Sep 1921  [3, 5, 6]
  Age at Marriage	He : 25 years and 4 months - She : ~ 25 years and 9 months.
  Family ID	F9301	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lambert, Helen Fay,   b. 11 Feb 1932, Van, Van Zandt County, Texas d. 2 Feb 2013, Manor Care Nursing Home, Naperville, DuPage County, Illinois (Age 80 years)
  Marriage	27 Jan 1951  [1, 2, 7]
  Age at Marriage	He : 19 years and 3 months - She : 18 years and 11 months.
  Children	> 1. Moseley, Dane   2. Moseley, Pamela
  Family ID	F10732	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 7 Oct 1931 - Britt, Hancock County, Iowa Death - 26 Mar 2004 - Richland County Memorial Hospital, Olney, Richland County, Illinois Burial - - Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S6810] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Moseley, Mervin D. "Buzz", 72, (http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=8572877), none. (Reliability: 2). [S6811] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Moseley, Mervin D. and Helen F., (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Moseley&GSiman=1&GSsr=41&GScid=105163&GRid=8572877&), none. (Reliability: 2). [S16069] 1940 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Illinois, (Township), page 1a (Reliability: 3). [S16938] (Reliability: 2). [S5688] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Moseley, John Russell, 81, (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=18363963), none. (Reliability: 2). [S5687] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Moseley, Nannie and J. Russell, (http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSsr=1601&GScid=105163&GRid=18363963&), none. (Reliability: 2). [S6818] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Moseley, Helen Fay Lambert, 80, (http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSsr=1601&GScid=105163&GRid=108294361&), none. (Reliability: 2).