1923 - 2004 (81 years)
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Name |
Hollis Philip Leighly |
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Birth |
28 May 1923 |
Saint Joseph, Champaign County, Illinois [3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12] |
Census |
1930 |
Rantoul, Champaign County, Illinois [1] |
Age: 6 |
Address: 417 Chandler Street |
- He was recorded while living with his parents.
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Census |
1940 |
Rantoul, Champaign County, Illinois [2] |
Age: 16 |
Address: 628 East Sangamon Street |
- He was recorded while living with his parents.
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Military |
28 May 1942 (Age 19) [3, 6, 9, 11] |
- He served as a PFC in the 255th Infantry 63rd Division in Europe during WWII where he earned the Bronze Star for Valor.
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Draft Registration |
30 Jun 1942 |
Rantoul, Champaign County, Illinois [12] |
Age: 19 |
Address: 628 East Sangamon Street |
- He registered for the draft giving the USDA Forest Service as his employer.
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World War II Draft Registration Card of Hollis Philip Leighly
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Graduation |
1952 (Age 29) [6] |
- He received his PhD from the Department of materials science and Engineering from the University of Illinois, specializing in Metallurgical Engineering.
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Residence |
1974 (Age 51) |
Rolla, Phelps County, Missouri [10] |
Address: 29 Sydney Court |
Residence |
2004 (Age 81) |
Rolla, Phelps County, Missouri [8] |
Death |
28 Aug 2004 |
Rolla, Phelps County, Missouri [3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11] |
Age: 81 |
Agency: Phelps County Regional Medical Center |
Obituary |
30 Aug 2004 [6] |
- Dr. Hollis Philip Leighly Jr., of Rolla passed away Saturday, August 28 at the Phelps County Regional Medical Center at the age of 81.
He was born in Illinois on May 28, 1923 to the late Hollis Philip and Bessie (Haworth) Leighly. On August 31, 1951 he married Elizabeth Peterson, who survives.
Mr. Leighly was a U.S. Army Veteran having served in the 255th Infantry 63rd Division in Europe during WWII where he earned the Bronze Star for Valor.
He received his Ph.D.. from the Department of materials science and Engineering from the University of Illinois in 1952, specializing in Metallurgical Engineering. After attending Reactor School in Oakridge, TN, he worked in Detroit, MI and the University of Denver Research Institute before joining the University of Missouri, Rolla Department of Metallurgical Engineering in 1960. He was a devoted teacher and dedicated scholar. He held visiting positions in the University of East Anglia Norwich, and the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, among others. In 1996, he and his students performed experiments, and published results on samples of metal salvaged from the wreckage of the Titanic. He retired from UMR in 1992.
Mr. Leighly's surviving family members include his wife Elizabeth; one son, David Leighly and wife Carole, of Cottage Grove, Minnesota; one daughter, Karen Leighly, of Norman, Oklahoma; a sister, Elisabeth Denton, of Illinois; one grandson, Ian Leighly, nieces, nephews, other extended family members, and friends.
Funeral Services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, August 31, 2004 at the Null & Son Funeral Home. Interment will be in the Stanton Cemetery near Fithian, IL on Wednesday. A visitation for family and friends will be held from 5-7 p.m. this evening, Monday, August 30 at the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions are suggested to the Parkinson's Research Center. All arrangements are under the direction of the Null & Son Funeral Home in Rolla.
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Burial |
31 Aug 2004 |
Stanton Friends Cemetery, Saint Joseph, Champaign County, Illinois, USA [3, 6, 11] |
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Grave Marker of Hollis Philip Leighly Jr.
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Person ID |
I2688 |
| Spouse of a Delvee |
Last Modified |
4 Oct 2020 |
Family |
Elizabeth Marie Petersen, b. 24 Mar 1923, Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts d. 17 Dec 2010, Rochester, Olmsted County, Minnesota (Age 87 years) |
Marriage |
1951 |
Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts [5] |
Age at Marriage |
He : ~ 27 years and 7 months - She : ~ 27 years and 9 months. |
Children |
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Family ID |
F3544 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified |
4 Oct 2020 |
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Event Map |
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| Birth - 28 May 1923 - Saint Joseph, Champaign County, Illinois |
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| Census - 1930 - Rantoul, Champaign County, Illinois |
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| Census - 1940 - Rantoul, Champaign County, Illinois |
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| Draft Registration - 30 Jun 1942 - Rantoul, Champaign County, Illinois |
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| Marriage - 1951 - Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts |
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| Residence - 1974 - Rolla, Phelps County, Missouri |
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| Residence - 2004 - Rolla, Phelps County, Missouri |
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| Death - 28 Aug 2004 - Rolla, Phelps County, Missouri |
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| Burial - 31 Aug 2004 - Stanton Friends Cemetery, Saint Joseph, Champaign County, Illinois, USA |
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Sources |
- [S509] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002).
Year: 1930; Census Place: Rantoul, Champaign, Illinois; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 0049; FHL microfilm: 2340145
- [S806] 1940 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012).
Year: 1940; Census Place: Rantoul, Champaign, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00766; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 10-59
- [S572] Find a Grave web site, (Provo, Utah: Find A Grave, Inc.).
Memorial ID 79564404 Hollis Philip Leighly Jr.
- [S994] Gravestone Inscription.
- [S868] Massachusetts, U.S., Marriage Index, 1901-1955 and 1966-1970 , (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013).
- [S1412] Obituary of Hollis Philip Leighly Jr..
- [S911] Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc).
- [S83] Social Security Death Benefit Records (SSDI), (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2011).
- [S1040] U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011).
- [S500] U.S. Public Records Index, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010).
- [S691] U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca.1775-2019, (www.ancestory.com).
- [S1175] U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, (Lehi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011).
Draft Registration Card of Hollis Philip Leighly
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