Following is Cecil's obituary. There are a couple of mistakes. Merle Green is listed as his sister, she isn't. Also they put his middle initial as "L." He didn't have a middle initial as when he was born, they couldn't think of a name that went with "Cecil." That's what I was told anyway. :) His 2nd son does have the middle initial though....Cecil LeRoy, but we call him Roy.
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SALIDA--Funeral services for Cecil Wall, a Salida resident until about a year ago, will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Stewart Mortuary Chapel of the Vision with burial in Fairview Cemetery. Wall died Oct. 14, 1977 at St. Thomas More [sic] Progressive Care Center in Canon City. He was born March 26, 1897 at Sparta, Mo.
He was a mill operator and U.S. Navy Veteran of World War I. He was a member of Ray Lines American Legion Post, Snow Mountain Masonic Lodge at Stony Ford, Calif. And the Masonic Scottish Rite at San Diego.
Survivors are his widow, Josephine, of Florence; two sons, George and Cecil LeRoy, both in the U.S. Army; a daughter, Mrs. James Gray of Salida; three sisters, Mrs. Blanche Swallow, Miss Flossie Wall and Mrs. Merle Green all of Salida; a brother, Harold Wall, and eight grandchildren.
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Memorial services for Cecil L [sic] Wall who died Oct. 14 in St. Thomas More [sic] Hospital in Canon City, were held Tuesday afternoon in the Chapel of the Vision with the Rev. Robert Myers officiating.
Howard Kerby, accompanied by the organist, Elaine Davidson, sang "In the Sweet By and By" and "Goin' Home."
Active pallbearers were John Clark, Jr., Ray Giles Tom Maestas, Jim Nance, William Webb and Harold Hillis of Montrose.
Honorary escorts were Larry Brown, Chet Rand, George Theotokatos, Roy Jones, Ray Lytle, Charles Upp and Kenneth Wertsbaugh conferred at the graveside in Fairview Cemetery. Robert W. Smith was acting worshipful master.
Members of Ray Lines Post of the American Legion conducted services with James Lingenfelter serving as chaplain. Anthony Gentile and Hugh Thomas folded the colors.
Born March 26, 1897 at Sparta, Mo., he served in the U.S. Navy during World War I. He was affiliated with Ray Lines Post of the American Legion, Snow Mountain Masonic Lodge No. 271 at Stony Ford, Calif., and Scottish Rite Lodge at San Diego, Calif., and was a member of the Baptist church.
Surviving are his wife, the former Josephine Cantril, whom he married June 3, 1931, at Saguache; two sons, George and Cecil LeRoy Wall, stationed at Fort Carson; a daughter, Mrs. James Gray of Salida; two sisters, Mrs. L.A. Swallow and Miss Flossie Wall of Salida; a brother, Harold Wall of Denver; and eight grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
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Memories from when I was little: I have to say that my grandpa spoiled me.:) He would take care of people's yards & he would sometimes take me along. I would wait in the pick up for him. I was really little, so I only remember some things. He would drive by the elementary school with me & say "there's my girl's school." So I had to be about 4 at the time & getting ready to start Kindergarten. I was allergic to eggs & he was babysitting me one time & I LOVED fried eggs!! I could have one, but that's it. Well I wanted more...so he kept fixing them for me.lol I don't know how many I had, but the next morning, my face was so swollen you couldn't see my eyes. Had to go to the hospital to get shots. Another time, when he & my grandma Josephine were living in Colorado Springs, he said that we should walk down to the park & meet my grandma who would be walking home from her job at Woolsworth. It was the park by the horse statue in the middle of the street. We had somehow missed my grandma & she had to walk all the way back to find us. She was NOT happy.lol He had a huge impact on my life & though he died when I was 8, I miss him a lot.
Also before he married my grandma & he was still in Missouri (he was born in the Sparta area), he got drunk one night & had married a woman named Grace. The marriage was annulled. If anyone has any information on this, please let me know.
I probably wasn't supposed to put that last part...but I was just curious. :)
Love you Grandpa, Tammy
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Contributor: Tammy (Time Traveler) #47004136
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SALIDA--Funeral services for Cecil Wall, a Salida resident until about a year ago, will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Stewart Mortuary Chapel of the Vision with burial in Fairview Cemetery. Wall died Oct. 14, 1977 at St. Thomas More [sic] Progressive Care Center in Canon City. He was born March 26, 1897 at Sparta, Mo.
He was a mill operator and U.S. Navy Veteran of World War I. He was a member of Ray Lines American Legion Post, Snow Mountain Masonic Lodge at Stony Ford, Calif. And the Masonic Scottish Rite at San Diego.
Survivors are his widow, Josephine, of Florence; two sons, George and Cecil LeRoy, both in the U.S. Army; a daughter, Mrs. James Gray of Salida; three sisters, Mrs. Blanche Swallow, Miss Flossie Wall and Mrs. Merle Green all of Salida; a brother, Harold Wall, and eight grandchildren.
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Memorial services for Cecil L [sic] Wall who died Oct. 14 in St. Thomas More [sic] Hospital in Canon City, were held Tuesday afternoon in the Chapel of the Vision with the Rev. Robert Myers officiating.
Howard Kerby, accompanied by the organist, Elaine Davidson, sang "In the Sweet By and By" and "Goin' Home."
Active pallbearers were John Clark, Jr., Ray Giles Tom Maestas, Jim Nance, William Webb and Harold Hillis of Montrose.
Honorary escorts were Larry Brown, Chet Rand, George Theotokatos, Roy Jones, Ray Lytle, Charles Upp and Kenneth Wertsbaugh conferred at the graveside in Fairview Cemetery. Robert W. Smith was acting worshipful master.
Members of Ray Lines Post of the American Legion conducted services with James Lingenfelter serving as chaplain. Anthony Gentile and Hugh Thomas folded the colors.
Born March 26, 1897 at Sparta, Mo., he served in the U.S. Navy during World War I. He was affiliated with Ray Lines Post of the American Legion, Snow Mountain Masonic Lodge No. 271 at Stony Ford, Calif., and Scottish Rite Lodge at San Diego, Calif., and was a member of the Baptist church.
Surviving are his wife, the former Josephine Cantril, whom he married June 3, 1931, at Saguache; two sons, George and Cecil LeRoy Wall, stationed at Fort Carson; a daughter, Mrs. James Gray of Salida; two sisters, Mrs. L.A. Swallow and Miss Flossie Wall of Salida; a brother, Harold Wall of Denver; and eight grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
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Memories from when I was little: I have to say that my grandpa spoiled me.:) He would take care of people's yards & he would sometimes take me along. I would wait in the pick up for him. I was really little, so I only remember some things. He would drive by the elementary school with me & say "there's my girl's school." So I had to be about 4 at the time & getting ready to start Kindergarten. I was allergic to eggs & he was babysitting me one time & I LOVED fried eggs!! I could have one, but that's it. Well I wanted more...so he kept fixing them for me.lol I don't know how many I had, but the next morning, my face was so swollen you couldn't see my eyes. Had to go to the hospital to get shots. Another time, when he & my grandma Josephine were living in Colorado Springs, he said that we should walk down to the park & meet my grandma who would be walking home from her job at Woolsworth. It was the park by the horse statue in the middle of the street. We had somehow missed my grandma & she had to walk all the way back to find us. She was NOT happy.lol He had a huge impact on my life & though he died when I was 8, I miss him a lot.
Also before he married my grandma & he was still in Missouri (he was born in the Sparta area), he got drunk one night & had married a woman named Grace. The marriage was annulled. If anyone has any information on this, please let me know.
I probably wasn't supposed to put that last part...but I was just curious. :)
Love you Grandpa, Tammy
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Contributor: Tammy (Time Traveler) #47004136
Following is Cecil's obituary. There are a couple of mistakes. Merle Green is listed as his sister, she isn't. Also they put his middle initial as "L." He didn't have a middle initial as when he was born, they couldn't think of a name that went with "Cecil." That's what I was told anyway. :) His 2nd son does have the middle initial though....Cecil LeRoy, but we call him Roy.
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SALIDA--Funeral services for Cecil Wall, a Salida resident until about a year ago, will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Stewart Mortuary Chapel of the Vision with burial in Fairview Cemetery. Wall died Oct. 14, 1977 at St. Thomas More [sic] Progressive Care Center in Canon City. He was born March 26, 1897 at Sparta, Mo.
He was a mill operator and U.S. Navy Veteran of World War I. He was a member of Ray Lines American Legion Post, Snow Mountain Masonic Lodge at Stony Ford, Calif. And the Masonic Scottish Rite at San Diego.
Survivors are his widow, Josephine, of Florence; two sons, George and Cecil LeRoy, both in the U.S. Army; a daughter, Mrs. James Gray of Salida; three sisters, Mrs. Blanche Swallow, Miss Flossie Wall and Mrs. Merle Green all of Salida; a brother, Harold Wall, and eight grandchildren.
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Memorial services for Cecil L [sic] Wall who died Oct. 14 in St. Thomas More [sic] Hospital in Canon City, were held Tuesday afternoon in the Chapel of the Vision with the Rev. Robert Myers officiating.
Howard Kerby, accompanied by the organist, Elaine Davidson, sang "In the Sweet By and By" and "Goin' Home."
Active pallbearers were John Clark, Jr., Ray Giles Tom Maestas, Jim Nance, William Webb and Harold Hillis of Montrose.
Honorary escorts were Larry Brown, Chet Rand, George Theotokatos, Roy Jones, Ray Lytle, Charles Upp and Kenneth Wertsbaugh conferred at the graveside in Fairview Cemetery. Robert W. Smith was acting worshipful master.
Members of Ray Lines Post of the American Legion conducted services with James Lingenfelter serving as chaplain. Anthony Gentile and Hugh Thomas folded the colors.
Born March 26, 1897 at Sparta, Mo., he served in the U.S. Navy during World War I. He was affiliated with Ray Lines Post of the American Legion, Snow Mountain Masonic Lodge No. 271 at Stony Ford, Calif., and Scottish Rite Lodge at San Diego, Calif., and was a member of the Baptist church.
Surviving are his wife, the former Josephine Cantril, whom he married June 3, 1931, at Saguache; two sons, George and Cecil LeRoy Wall, stationed at Fort Carson; a daughter, Mrs. James Gray of Salida; two sisters, Mrs. L.A. Swallow and Miss Flossie Wall of Salida; a brother, Harold Wall of Denver; and eight grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
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Memories from when I was little: I have to say that my grandpa spoiled me.:) He would take care of people's yards & he would sometimes take me along. I would wait in the pick up for him. I was really little, so I only remember some things. He would drive by the elementary school with me & say "there's my girl's school." So I had to be about 4 at the time & getting ready to start Kindergarten. I was allergic to eggs & he was babysitting me one time & I LOVED fried eggs!! I could have one, but that's it. Well I wanted more...so he kept fixing them for me.lol I don't know how many I had, but the next morning, my face was so swollen you couldn't see my eyes. Had to go to the hospital to get shots. Another time, when he & my grandma Josephine were living in Colorado Springs, he said that we should walk down to the park & meet my grandma who would be walking home from her job at Woolsworth. It was the park by the horse statue in the middle of the street. We had somehow missed my grandma & she had to walk all the way back to find us. She was NOT happy.lol He had a huge impact on my life & though he died when I was 8, I miss him a lot.
Also before he married my grandma & he was still in Missouri (he was born in the Sparta area), he got drunk one night & had married a woman named Grace. The marriage was annulled. If anyone has any information on this, please let me know.
I probably wasn't supposed to put that last part...but I was just curious. :)
Love you Grandpa, Tammy
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Contributor: Tammy (Time Traveler) #47004136
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SALIDA--Funeral services for Cecil Wall, a Salida resident until about a year ago, will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Stewart Mortuary Chapel of the Vision with burial in Fairview Cemetery. Wall died Oct. 14, 1977 at St. Thomas More [sic] Progressive Care Center in Canon City. He was born March 26, 1897 at Sparta, Mo.
He was a mill operator and U.S. Navy Veteran of World War I. He was a member of Ray Lines American Legion Post, Snow Mountain Masonic Lodge at Stony Ford, Calif. And the Masonic Scottish Rite at San Diego.
Survivors are his widow, Josephine, of Florence; two sons, George and Cecil LeRoy, both in the U.S. Army; a daughter, Mrs. James Gray of Salida; three sisters, Mrs. Blanche Swallow, Miss Flossie Wall and Mrs. Merle Green all of Salida; a brother, Harold Wall, and eight grandchildren.
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Memorial services for Cecil L [sic] Wall who died Oct. 14 in St. Thomas More [sic] Hospital in Canon City, were held Tuesday afternoon in the Chapel of the Vision with the Rev. Robert Myers officiating.
Howard Kerby, accompanied by the organist, Elaine Davidson, sang "In the Sweet By and By" and "Goin' Home."
Active pallbearers were John Clark, Jr., Ray Giles Tom Maestas, Jim Nance, William Webb and Harold Hillis of Montrose.
Honorary escorts were Larry Brown, Chet Rand, George Theotokatos, Roy Jones, Ray Lytle, Charles Upp and Kenneth Wertsbaugh conferred at the graveside in Fairview Cemetery. Robert W. Smith was acting worshipful master.
Members of Ray Lines Post of the American Legion conducted services with James Lingenfelter serving as chaplain. Anthony Gentile and Hugh Thomas folded the colors.
Born March 26, 1897 at Sparta, Mo., he served in the U.S. Navy during World War I. He was affiliated with Ray Lines Post of the American Legion, Snow Mountain Masonic Lodge No. 271 at Stony Ford, Calif., and Scottish Rite Lodge at San Diego, Calif., and was a member of the Baptist church.
Surviving are his wife, the former Josephine Cantril, whom he married June 3, 1931, at Saguache; two sons, George and Cecil LeRoy Wall, stationed at Fort Carson; a daughter, Mrs. James Gray of Salida; two sisters, Mrs. L.A. Swallow and Miss Flossie Wall of Salida; a brother, Harold Wall of Denver; and eight grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
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Memories from when I was little: I have to say that my grandpa spoiled me.:) He would take care of people's yards & he would sometimes take me along. I would wait in the pick up for him. I was really little, so I only remember some things. He would drive by the elementary school with me & say "there's my girl's school." So I had to be about 4 at the time & getting ready to start Kindergarten. I was allergic to eggs & he was babysitting me one time & I LOVED fried eggs!! I could have one, but that's it. Well I wanted more...so he kept fixing them for me.lol I don't know how many I had, but the next morning, my face was so swollen you couldn't see my eyes. Had to go to the hospital to get shots. Another time, when he & my grandma Josephine were living in Colorado Springs, he said that we should walk down to the park & meet my grandma who would be walking home from her job at Woolsworth. It was the park by the horse statue in the middle of the street. We had somehow missed my grandma & she had to walk all the way back to find us. She was NOT happy.lol He had a huge impact on my life & though he died when I was 8, I miss him a lot.
Also before he married my grandma & he was still in Missouri (he was born in the Sparta area), he got drunk one night & had married a woman named Grace. The marriage was annulled. If anyone has any information on this, please let me know.
I probably wasn't supposed to put that last part...but I was just curious. :)
Love you Grandpa, Tammy
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Contributor: Tammy (Time Traveler) #47004136
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