Willard Norman Perkins

1899 - 1941  (42 years)

• Name	Willard Norman Perkins
  Birth	29 Jan 1899	Stanley, Barron, WI
  Gender	Male
  Death	27 May 1941	Sheldon, Iroquois, IL
  Burial		Oakland Cemetery, Stanley, WI
  Person ID	I26356	Family Tree
  Last Modified	5 Jan 2022

  
  

  Father	James Roderick Perkins,   b. 4 Jan 1850, Canada d. 26 May 1941, Stanley, Barron, WI (Age 91 years)
  Mother	Mary Hall,   b. 27 May 1853, Ellington, Chautauqua, NY d. 31 Mar 1946, Duluth, St Louis, MN (Age 92 years)
  Marriage	4 Jan 1875	Sparta, Monroe, WI
  Family ID	F10373	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  from "The Eau Claire Leader-Telegram", 7 Jun 1941 (newspapers.com) A military funeral conducted Monday June 1 by Victory Post No. 112 of the American Legion, assisted by members of neighboring posts was held for the late Willard Perkins, who lost his life in a traffic accident near Sheldon, Ill., late Wednesday evening while he was enroute to his home in Knox, Pa., after having attended the funeral of his father, J.R. Perkin, that same afternoon. Willard Norman Perkins was born in Stanley Jan. 29, 1899, and spent the early years of his life here, attending the public schools, and graduating from Stanley high school. He served his country during the World war, part of time over seas. After his discharge from the army, he held a position in the office of a railway company in Duluth until 1924, when he went to Knox, Pa., where he was manager of a glass company. Deceased is survived by his aged mother here; one brother Harry Perkins, Duluth; and a daughter, Doris Ann. The funeral was held Monday afternoon from the Plombon funeral home. The Rev. Wallace Robertson of Chippewa Falls officiated, and military honors at the grave were accorded the deceased by members of the American Legion. Interment was made in the family lot of Oak Hill cemetery.