Blank, Robert F. 'Bob'

1941 - 2015  (74 years)

• Name	Blank, Robert F. 'Bob'
  		Gray Family Reunion, Labor Day, 2001 Bob and Debra Blank, Charley Brown Park, Flora, Illinois Contributed by Leona Mae McDowell
  Birth	21 Jun 1941	Claremont, Richland County, Illinois   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	BLAN.R001
  _FGRAVE	154527318
  Death	31 Oct 2015	Flora Gardens Care Center, Flora, Clay County, Illinois   [1, 2, 3]
  	Cause: Pneumonia
  Funeral	3 Nov 2015	Kohn Funeral Home, Flora, Clay County, Illinois   [1, 4]
  _MEDC	Alzheimers Disease
  Military Service	Specialist Fourth Class, United States Army  [1, 2]
  		Specialist (Rank) Specialist is a military rank in some countries’ armed forces. In the United States Armed Forces, it is one of the four junior enlisted ranks in the U.S. Army, above private (PVT), private (PV2), and private first class and is equivalent in pay grade to corporal. In the U.S. Space Force it consists of the four junior enlisted ranks, prior to the…
  		United States Army
  		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
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  		Specialist (SPC) (E4), United States Army (1985-2019) Initially, Specialist 3rd Class (SP3) (E-3), United States Army, (Mar 1955 - Sep 1959) Later, Specialist 4th Class (SP4) (E-4), United States Army, (Sep 1958 - 1985) Can manage other enlisted Soldiers of lower rank. Has served a minimum of two years and attended a specific training class to earn this promotion. People enlisting with a…
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  Burial	3 Nov 2015	Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [1, 2, 4, 5]
  		Headstone, Blank, Robert F.
  Person ID	I4229	Carl Wayne Gray Research | Bugg - Patterson Alfred C. Bugg and Elizabeth 'Lizzie' Patterson Descendants, Graham - Hornick John Riley Graham and Rebecca Isabelle 'Bell' Hornick Descendants, Gray - Yauch William Gray and Elizabeth 'Lizzie' Yauch Descendants, Hasler - ? Mr. Hasler and ? Descendants, Hornick - Baity Christopher Columbus Hornick and Rachel Baity Descendant, Jauch - Birk Christian 'Heitl' Jauch and Maria Birk Descendants, Jauch - Hasler Jacob Jauch and Margaret 'Margret' Hasler Descendants, Lents - Seal Jacob Lents and Elizabeth 'Betsy' Seal Descendants, Luke - Fuller Thomas Luke and Drusella Cossal Fuller Descendants, Luke - Harrington William David Luke and Barbara Harrington Descendants, Maglone - Landers James Maglone and Mary Landers Descendants, McDowell - Maglone John William 'Will' McDowell and Margaret Maglone Descendants, Mitchell - ? James Mitchell and ? Descendants, Mitchell - Pendleton Joseph Henry 'Joe' Mitchell and Elizabeth Anna Pendleton Descendants, Pendleton - Wilson Jonathan Pendleton and Eliza Ann Wilson Descendants
  Last Modified	5 Aug 2023

  
  

  Father	Blank, Theodore,   b. 6 Sep 1910   d. 17 Aug 1988 (Age 77 years)
  Mother	Wagner, Irene E.,   b. 7 Jun 1914, Jasper County, Illinois d. 5 Aug 1982, Good Samaritan Hospital, Vincennes, Knox County, Indiana (Age 68 years)
  Marriage	22 Jul 1940	Ste. Marie, Jasper County, Illinois   [6]
  Age at Marriage	He : 29 years and 10 months - She : 26 years and 1 month.
  Family ID	F2534	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Scott, Dee   d. Bef 31 Oct 2015
  Marriage	Y  [4]
  Children	+ 1. Blank, Sherry Lynn
  Family ID	F2531	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	?, Marty
  Children	+ 1. Living
  Family ID	F2532	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 3	Unknown
  Family ID	F2533	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 4	Living
  Family ID	F137	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 21 Jun 1941 - Claremont, Richland County, Illinois Death - Cause: Pneumonia - 31 Oct 2015 - Flora Gardens Care Center, Flora, Clay County, Illinois Funeral - 3 Nov 2015 - Kohn Funeral Home, Flora, Clay County, Illinois Burial - 3 Nov 2015 - Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos		Gray Family Reunion, Labor Day, 2001 Brad, Leona, Janie, Nancy, Bob, Debra, Roger and Dawson's little brother, Charley Brown Park, Flora, Illinois Contributed by Leona Mae McDowell
  		Robert F. 'Bob' Blank (1941-2015)

  
  

• Notes

  Mr. Robert F. Blank, 74, of Louisville, Illinois, died at 7:07 a.m., Saturday, October 31, 2015, at Flora Gardens Care Center in Flora, Illinois with his wife by his side. Robert was born on June 21, 1941, in Claremont, Illinois, to Theodore and Irene (Wagner) Blank. He proudly served our nation in the United States Army. Robert married Debra McDowell on December 19, 1998. He worked at Auto Parts in Olney for a time and then became an operator at Quebecor where he retired on June 13, 2003. He was a member of the VFW Post #3999 and American Legion Post #14. Robert was a member of the Flora 1st United Methodist Church where he attended the “Seekers” Sunday school class. Robert is survived by his wife, Debra Blank; daughter, Sherry Gaa and husband Rick, son, Scott Blank and wife Crystal; grandchildren, Nicholas Gaa, Spencer Gaa, Sadie Blank, and Jasper Blank; sisters, Margaret Blank, Ruth Coan and husband Phillip, Rose Wilkinson, Theresa Bowlby and husband John, and brother, Paul Blank and wife Clara. He was preceded in death by his parents, grandparents, his first wife, Dee Scott Blank, brothers, Daniel Blank and Ronald Blank, and brother-in-law, John Wilkinson. Funeral services will be at 11:30 a.m., Tuesday, November 3, 2015, at Kohn Funeral Home in Flora, Illinois. Interment will follow at Clay City Cemetery. Expressions of sympathy should take the form of donations to the Alzheimer’s Association or Flora 1st United Methodist Church.

  
  

• Sources

  [S1962] Kohn Funeral Home, Flora, Illinois, Obituary, Blank, Robert F., 74, (http://www.kohnfuneralhome.com/notices/Robert-Blank), none. (Reliability: 2). [S1963] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Blank, Robert F., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/154527318/robert-f-blank), none. (Reliability: 2). [S1964] Debra Blank, Headstone, Blank, Robert F. and Debra K., none. (Reliability: 2). [S15453] https://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Blank, Robert F., 74, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/154527318/robert-f-blank), none. (Reliability: 2). [S1965] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Blank, Robert F. and Debra K., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/154527318/robert-f-blank) (Reliability: 2). [S10351] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Blank, Irene E., 68, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/83359901/irene-e-blank), none. (Reliability: 2).