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Wilson Jordan Rhodes

Male 1920 - 2005  (84 years)


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  • Name Wilson Jordan Rhodes 
    Nickname Dusty 
    Born 27 Jun 1920  Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Died 28 Mar 2005  [2
    Buried Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 

    • U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
      Name: Wilson J Rhodes
      Birth Year: 1920
      Race: White, citizen
      Nativity State or Country: West Virginia
      State: West Virginia
      County or City: Jackson
      Enlistment Date: 14 Aug 1941
      Enlistment State: Ohio
      Enlistment City: Fort Hayes Columbus
      Branch: Air Corps
      Branch Code: Air Corps
      Grade: Private
      Grade Code: Private
      Component: Regular Army (including Officers, Nurses, Warrant Officers, and Enlisted Men)
      Source: Civil Life
      Education: 4 years of high school
      Marital Status: Single, without dependents
      Height: 68
      Weight: 137

      U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
      Name: Wilson J. Rhodes
      Last Residence: 26160 Palestine, Wirt, West Virginia
      BORN: 27 Jun 1920
      Died: 28 Mar 2005
      State (Year) SSN issued: West Virginia (Before 1951)

      U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca.1775-2006
      Name: Wilson J Rhodes
      Service Info.: S SGT US ARMY AIR FORCES WORLD WAR II
      Birth Date: 27 Jun 1920
      Death Date: 28 Mar 2005
      Cemetery: Mt Zion Cemetery
      Cemetery Address: Elizabeth, WV 26143

      Wilson Jordan "Dusty" Rhodes
      Birth: Jun. 27, 1920
      Death: Mar. 28, 2005

      Wilson Rhodes

      Wilson "Dusty" Rhodes, 84, of Palestine, W.Va., died Monday afternoon, March 28, 2005, at the Jackson General Hospital, Ripley.

      Dusty was born in Spencer, a son of the late Holly Wilson and Thelma Mullenix Jordan Rhodes. He retired from the C&P Telephone Co., served as president of the Wirt County Fair Board for nine years, was past president of the Morgantown Civitan Club and was a veteran of World War II. Mr. Rhodes graduated from Spencer High School and attended Mountain State Business College.
      He is survived by his wife, Irene Allen Rhodes; daughter and son-law, Patsy and Donald Brannon of Charlton Heights, W.Va.; son and daughter-in-law, David and Christine Rhodes of Bisbee, Ariz.; grandchildren, Debbie Powell of Leon, W.Va., the Rev. Shawn Brannon of Kenna, W.Va., and Erin Rhodes and Michael Rhodes, both of Bisbee, Ariz.; eight great-grandchildren, Emily, Abagail, Meghan, Jacob and Sarah Brannon, Donovan and Micah Powell and Jeremy Rhodes; and sisters, Patricia Fouty of Reedy, W.Va., and Justine Cheuvront of Kentucky.
      He was preceded in death by brothers, Nelson and Keith Rhodes.

      Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Thursday at the Busch-Kimes Funeral Home of Elizabeth. Burial will follow in the Mt. Zion Cemetery, Route 33. Friends will be received from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. today and prior to the services Thursday at the funeral home.

      The family has asked that memorials be made to the American Heart Association.

      The Parkersburg News and Sentinel, March 31, 2005

      Burial:
      Mount Zion Cemetery
      Roane County
      West Virginia, USA
      Created by: Teresa LeMaster Fordyce
      Record added: Jun 11, 2014
      Find A Grave Memorial# 131211878
    Person ID I47465  WVPioneers
    Last Modified 29 Aug 2014 

    Father Holly Wilson Rhodes,   b. 1 Mar 1893, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 May 1965  (Age 72 years) 
    Mother Thelma O'dell Mullinex,   b. 24 Oct 1901, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 15 Dec 1919  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Notes 
    • 1930 Curtis, Roane, WV # 26
      Rhodes, Holly W 37 m age 25 WVWVWV
      Thelma 27 m age 17 WV WV OH
      Justine 8 WV
      Keith 7 WV
    Family ID F13299  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Golda Irene Allen,   b. 12 Dec 1922, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Dec 2011, Gallia County, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years) 
    Family ID F13306  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S41] Birth Records, Roane Co, WV.

    2. [S399] SSDI.

    3. [S17] Marriage Records, Jackson Co, WV.