Ratay-Johnstone Ancestors - Person Sheet
Ratay-Johnstone Ancestors - Person Sheet
NameJames Estel LADD
Birth1 May 1920, Hopkins County, Kentucky302
Death23 Jan 2004, Sturgis, Union County, Kentucky5
ReligionMethodist
Spouses
Birth23 Nov 1930, Union County, Kentucky5,302,1923
Death26 Dec 1999, Vanderburgh County, Indiana5,1923
BurialPythian Ridge Cemetery, Sturgis, Kentucky1923
FatherGeorge W. BROWN (1898-1956)
MotherSue Louise COLLINS (1909-1992)
Obituary notes for James Estel LADD
The Gleaner, 24 January 2004
James E. Ladd

STURGIS -- James E. Ladd, 83, died at 10:40 a.m. Friday, Jan. 23, 2004, at his home here.
He was a member of the Sturgis United Methodist Church for 70 years, a member of the VFW Post No. 586 and the American Legion. He was a World War II veteran.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Ann Ladd who died in 1999.
Survivors include two daughters, Nancy Hunt and Carolyn Thurston, both of Sturgis; six grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Whitsell Funeral Home in Sturgis. The Rev. Marvin Lagle will officiate. Burial will be in Pythian Ridge Cemetery in Sturgis. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Saturday and from 9 a.m. until service time Sunday at the funeral home.
Expressions of sympathy may take the form of contributions to Sturgis Methodist Church and St. Anthony's Hospice.
Military notes for James Estel LADD
Name:
James E Ladd
Birth Year:
1920
Race:
White, citizen (White)
Nativity State or Country:
Kentucky
State:
Kentucky
County or City:
Union

 
Enlistment Date:
18 Nov 1941
Enlistment State:
Kentucky
Enlistment City:
Louisville
Branch:
Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Branch Code:
Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Grade:
Private
Grade Code:
Private
Component:
Selectees (Enlisted Men)
Source:
Civil Life

 
Education:
4 years of high school
Civil Occupation:
Tracktor Driver* or Truck Driver, Heavy or Chauffeur or Truck Driver, Light An asterisk (*) appearing after a job title indicates that a trade test for the particular occupation will be found in the United States Employment Service Manual, Oral Trade Test
Marital Status:
Single, without dependents
Height:
71
Weight:
164
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