McDowell, Darrell Eugene

1925 - 1982  (57 years)

• Name	McDowell, Darrell Eugene
  Birth	9 May 1925	Noble, Richland County, Illinois   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	MCDO.D001
  _FGRAVE	37094435
  Funeral	Summers Funeral Home, Olney, Richland County, Illinois   [2]
  Military Service	World War II, Private First Class, 754th Field Artillery Battalion, United States Army  [2, 3, 4]
  	Served his country June 8, 1943 to March 31, 1946. Achieved the rank of Private First Class and was a truck driver with the 754th Field Artillery Battalion serving in Europe. Source: http://www.wwiimemorial.com/Registry/plaque.aspx?honoreeID=1395468
  		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
  		Private First Class, United States Army and United States Army Air Fores (Sep 1942-Aug 1948)
  		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  		World War II Honoree, McDowell, Darrell Eugene (1925-1982)
  Death	5 Nov 1982	Good Samaritan Hospital, Vincennes, Knox County, Indiana   [1, 2]
  Burial	Hanna Cemetery, Noble, Richland County, Illinois   [1]
  	Row 26
  		Headstone, McDowell, Darrell E. and Helen M.
  Person ID	I351	Carl Wayne Gray Research | McDowell - Maglone John William 'Will' McDowell and Margaret Maglone Descendants
  Last Modified	13 Jul 2023

  
  

  Father	McDowell, Delbert,   b. 11 Dec 1898, Clay County, Illinois d. 5 Apr 1961, Richland County Memorial Hospital, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 62 years)
  Mother	Daily, Estella Rosetta 'Stella',   b. 5 Oct 1900, Clay County, Illinois d. 2 Sep 1930, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 29 years)
  Marriage	Y  [2, 5, 6]
  Family ID	F106	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Garrard, Pansy Norma,   b. 21 Sep 1925   d. 1 Feb 2017 (Age 91 years)
  Family ID	F18767	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Oct 2026

  
  

  Family 2	Living
  Children	> 1. McDowell, Allen + 2. McDowell, Patti + 3. McDowell, John William,   b. 11 Jul 1959, Havre De Grace, Hartford County, Maryland d. 31 Jan 2025, Noble, Richland County, Illinois (Age 65 years)
  Family ID	F395	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 9 May 1925 - Noble, Richland County, Illinois Funeral - - Summers Funeral Home, Olney, Richland County, Illinois Death - 5 Nov 1982 - Good Samaritan Hospital, Vincennes, Knox County, Indiana Burial - - Hanna Cemetery, Noble, Richland County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Notes

  Services will be conducted in the Memorial Chapel of Summers Funeral Home for Darrell E. McDowell, 57, 318 S. Morgan, who died Friday morning at Good Samaritan Hospital in Vincennes. The Rev. Mike Wilder will officiate. Burial will be at Hanna, northwest of Noble. Born May 5, 1925, near Noble, he was the son of Delbert and Estella Daley McDowell, both of whom preceded him in death. He was married July 3, 1957, at Baltimore, Md., to Helen McLean, who survives. Mr. McDowell was formerly a heavy construction worker and had last been employed at the ClPS power station at Newton. A veteran of World War II, he was a member of the American Legion post here as well as the local Veterans of Foreign Wars and the Olney Lodge No. 140 Ancient Free and Accepted Masons. Besides the widow, survivors include two sons, John and Allen McDowell, both of Olney; a daughter, Mrs. Patti Bogetto, Olney; a brother, Robert McDowell, Olney; and a sister, Virginia Kissen, Bridgeport; one grandchild, Leslie Bogetto, Bridgeport; and several nieces and nephews. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Frank. Taken from the Olney Daily Mail, Olney, IL, November 5, 1982.

  
  

• Sources

  [S492] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, McDowell, Darrell E. and Helen M., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/37094435/darrell-eugene-mcdowell), none. (Reliability: 2). [S13522] https://findagrave.com, Obituary, McDowell, Darrell Eugene, 57, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/37094435/darrell-eugene-mcdowell), none. (Reliability: 2). [S313] World War II Honoree, Darrell Eugene McDowell, (https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=1395468) (Reliability: 2). [S15914] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, McDowell, Darrell Eugene, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/37094435/darrell-eugene-mcdowell), none. (Reliability: 2). [S186] Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, Enumeration District 3, Page 6A, (http://search.ancestry.com/content/viewer.aspx?dbid=6061&iid=4300174_00618&noredir=true&sid=&gskw=) (Reliability: 2). [S197] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, McDowell, Delbert and Estella R., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/45037480/delbert-mcdowell), none. (Reliability: 2).