Stanley Horr

1917 - 2012  (95 years)

• Name	Stanley Horr
  Born	30 Jul 1917	Abingdon, Knox Co, Illinois, USA
  Gender	Male
  Census	[1920] 1930
  Died	21 Oct 2012	Davenport, Scott Co, Iowa, USA
  Buried	Rock Island, Rock Island Co, Illinois, USA (Rock Island National Cemetery)
  Person ID	I10504	A00 Hoar and Horr Families North America
  Last Modified	23 Oct 2015

  
  

  Father	Ralph Horr,   b. 19 Mar 1895, Abingdon, Knox Co, Illinois, USA ,   d. Apr 1982,  (Age 87 years)
  Mother	Verna Stegall,   b. 1 Dec 1897, Abingdon, Knox Co, Illinois, USA ,   d. Jun 1983,  (Age 85 years)
  Married	19 Jul 1916	Kewanee, Henry Co, Illinois, USA
  Family ID	F4683	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Amelia Bickel,   b. 22 Dec 1917, Leavenworth, Chelan Co, Washington, USA ,   d. 28 Feb 2004, Davenport, Scott Co, Iowa, USA  (Age 86 years)
  Married	22 Sep 1942	San Francisco, San Francisco Co, California, USA
  Children	1. Jeffrey Horr,   b. Abt 1946,
  Last Modified	23 Oct 2015
  Family ID	F4684	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Cemetery: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=clinton&GSiman=1&GScid=109441&GRid=99413535& Inscription: Maj USAAF World War II [[ Obituary: Stanley Franklin Clinton, 95, a resident of Heritage Court in Davenport, died on Sunday, Oct. 21, 2012, at the Davenport Good Samaritan Center. A service to celebrate his life will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 26, at Asbury United Methodist Church of Bettendorf, where he was a member. He will be laid to rest at the Rock Island National Cemetery where military honors will be conducted. Visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m. Friday at the church. Memorials may be made to the Honor Flight. He was born on July 30, 1917, in Abingdon, Ill., the son of Ralph and Verna. On Sept. 22, 1942, he was united in marriage to Amelia Verna Bickel in San Francisco, Calif. She preceded him in death on Feb. 28, 2004. Stanley taught physical science from 1948 to 1982 at the Frank L. Smart Junior High School and the Williams Junior High School, both of Davenport. He was a graduate of Iowa Wesleyan University of Mt. Pleasant, Iowa and earned master's degrees from the University of Illinois in Champaign, and Highlands University in Las Vegas, N.M. He was a U.S. Army-Air Corps veteran and served with the 22nd Troop Carrier Squadron in the South Pacific during World War II. He achieved the rank of major during his service and upon his honorable discharge in 1946, he was awarded the Asiatic-Pacific Service Medal, the American Theater Service Medal and the Philippine Liberation Medal. Stan was an accomplished athlete and loved to play tennis in earlier years. He also enjoyed running track and playing football. In addition to the church, he was a member of the Davenport Educational Association and the National Educational Association. Those left to honor his memory include his daughter, Sharon (Kevin) Jones, Davenport; his son, Jeffrey (Deborah) Clinton, Davenport; his grandchildren, Jonathan (Caryn) Clinton, Andrew Clinton and Elizabeth Jones; his great-grandchildren, Amelia and Hunter; and his niece, Karen Burton. In addition to his wife, he was preceded in death by his brothers, Harlan and Raymond; and by his infant sister, Helen. (Rock Island Argus)