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Charles Eugene Willnow 1923 - 2010

Charles Eugene Willnow of Evans, Columbia County, Georgia was born on June 3, 1923 in Jackson, Jackson County, Michigan United States, and died at age 87 years old on October 28, 2010.

Charles Eugene Willnow

Evans, Columbia County, Georgia 30809

June 3, 1923

Jackson, Jackson County, Michigan, United States

October 28, 2010

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Charles was an army and Air Force Veteran serving in World War II and the Korean Conflict.
06/3

1923

Birthday

June 3, 1923

Birthdate

Jackson, Jackson County, Michigan United States

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Ethnicity & Family History

Charles Eugene Willnow is the son of Charles Elmer Willnow and Helen A Kolkoesch. He was white. His mother Helen was born on December 20, 1896 in Bridgewater, Washtenaw County, Michigan, United States of America and she married Charles on December 24, 1916 in Adrian, Lenawee, Michigan, USA. She resided in La Salle, Monroe, Michigan, USA and passed away on March 20, 1975 in Manatee, Manatee County, Florida, United States of America. His father Charles was born on November 8, 1891 in Adrian, Lenawee County, Michigan, United States of America and resided in Jackson, Michigan, USA and La Salle, Monroe, Michigan, USA. He passed away in February of 1985.
Early Life & Education

He completed four years of high school.
Military Service

Military serial#: 16149322 Enlisted: November 2, 1942 in Detroit Michigan Military branch: Air Corps Rank: Private, Army Of The United States - Includes The Following: Voluntary Enlistments Effective December 8, 1941 And Thereafter; One Year Enlistments Of National Guardsman Whose State Enlistment Expires While In The Federal Service; Officers Appointed In The Army Of The United States Under Army Regulations 605-10 Terms of enlistment: Enlistment For The Duration Of The War Or Other Emergency, Plus Six Months, Subject To The Discretion Of The President Or Otherwise According To Law Charles was an army and Air Force Veteran serving in World War II and the Korean Conflict.
Professional Career

He worked in a car factory in Wayne, Michigan, USA as a utility man. He retired as a tool designer with T.R.W.
Personal Life & Family

On January 12, 1943 Charles married Faye Shoebridge in Michigan. The couple had a son together. He later remarried to Lillian Virginia Pelphrey (1928-2022) and they had two chidren together, Eugene and Linda.
10/28

2010

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October 28, 2010

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Obituary

WILLNOW, CHARLES EUGENE - Age 78, Entered into rest on Thursday, October 28, 2010. The beloved husband of Mrs. Lakie Pelphrey Willnow. Survived by son, Eugene C. Willnow of Michigan; beloved stepson, Melvin H. Fyffe of Evans, Georgia; daughter, Linda Willnow of Michigan; and three grandchildren. Mr. Willnow was born in Jackson, Michigan, a retired tool designer with T.R.W., an army and Air Force Veteran serving in World War II and the Korean Conflict. He was the son of Charles Elmer and Helen Willnow. He was a member of Berean Bible Fellowship. He was a golfer and a bowler. He graduated in the class of 1941 in Plymouth, Michigan. At his request, he was cremated. A memorial service will be held at a later date.

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Charles Eugene Willnow lived 13 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 87.

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In 1923, in the year that Charles Eugene Willnow was born, the Teapot Dome scandal became the subject of an investigation by Senator Walsh and severely damaged the reputation of the Harding administration. Secretary of the Interior Albert Bacon Fall was convicted of accepting bribes from oil companies and became the first Cabinet member to go to prison. At the time, the Teapot Dome scandal was seen as "greatest and most sensational scandal in the history of American politics".

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In 1954, he was 31 years old when on May 17th, the Supreme Court released a decision on Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka. The ruling stated that state laws establishing separate public schools for black and white students was unconstitutional thus paving the way for integration in schools.

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