Phyllis Jean NelsonAge: 87 years1924–2011
- Name
- Phyllis Jean Nelson
- Given names
- Phyllis Jean
- Surname
- Nelson
 Birth | October 16, 1924 24 19 |
 Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 4 years)Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression |
 Census | April 1930 (Age 5 years) |
 Birth of a brother | Robert Benona Nelson September 11, 1930 (Age 5 years) |
| Census | April 1, 1940 (Age 15 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Cora Coffel April 19, 1943 (Age 18 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | Edward Theodore Floyd August 5, 1944 (Age 19 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 17 years)Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Catherine “Kate” Barnett October 19, 1946 (Age 22 years) |
| Death of a father | Phillip Anderson Nelson December 26, 1949 (Age 25 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 25 years)Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | Woodson Steven Nelson May 2, 1958 (Age 33 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 21 years)Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War |
| Death of a mother | Grace Blanche Floyd March 3, 1988 (Age 63 years) |
| Death of a brother | Robert Benona Nelson August 25, 1996 (Age 71 years) |
| Obituary | Phyllis Jean Huskey (nee Nelson) Obituary and Family Listing December 12, 2011 (Age 87 years) |
 Death | December 27, 2011 (Age 87 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Phillip Anderson Nelson Birth: July 6, 1900 23 20 — Indiana, United States Death: December 26, 1949 — Kern, California, United States |
| mother |
Grace Blanche Floyd Birth: May 16, 1905 22 16 — Indiana, United States Death: March 3, 1988 — Tulare, California, United States |
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Marriage: January 11, 1924 — Pulaski, Indiana, United States |
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9 months herself |
Phyllis Jean Nelson Birth: October 16, 1924 24 19 — Kewanna, Fulton, Indiana, United States Death: December 27, 2011 — Maryville, Madison, Illinois, United States |
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6 years younger brother |
Robert Benona Nelson Birth: September 11, 1930 30 25 — Kewanna, Fulton, Indiana, United States Death: August 25, 1996 — Runnemede, Camden, New Jersey, United States |
Phyllis Jean Nelson has 6 first cousins recorded
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Phillip Anderson Nelson - Household
Kewanna, Fulton, Indiana, United States
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Phillip Anderson Nelson - Household
Mishawaka, St. Joseph, Indiana, United States
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| Obituary | Phyllis Jean Huskey (nee Nelson) Obituary and Family Listing
Phyllis Jean Huskey, 87, of Edwardsville, Illinois died Tuesday, December 27, 2011 at Anderson Hospital in Maryville, IL. She was born October 16, 1924 in Kewanna, Indiana, the daughter of the late Philip Anderson and Grace Blanche (Floyd) Nelson. She married Elwood E. Huskey on January 10, 1946 whom she met at the USO in Washington, DC. She retired from Southern Illinois University in Edwardsville after 18 years of dedicated service in the Student Union Accounting Office. She had also worked at the Scott Air Force Base Thrift Shop. She and her husband had also owned and operated a grocery store in Beardsley, California where she had also worked at Family Drive-in & Diner and as a bookkeeper for a cab company. Phyllis proudly served her country with the United States Navy with the WAVES (Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service) during World War II. Her world centered around her family and will be remembered for being a devoted wife, mother and grandmother. In addition to her beloved husband, survivors include her one son and daughter-in-law, Philip and Lucinda Huskey of O'Fallon, Illinois; two daughters and one son-in-law, Linda Kay Huskey of Edwardsville and Carol Ann and Jim Combs of Edwardsville; six grandchildren and their spouses, Gregory and Kari Schipkowski of Granite City, Kimberly and Aaron Meade of Michigan, Matthew and Jodi Husky of Freeburg, Illinois, Andrew Huskey of O'Fallon, Illinois, Richard and Jenna Husky of O'Fallon, Illinois and Timothy and Corinthia Huskey of Edwardsville; fifteen great grandchildren; other extended family and friends. In addition to her parents, one brother, Robert Nelson, preceded her in death. Visitation: Irwin Chapel, 591 Glen Crossing Road, Glen Carbon, IL on Friday, December 30, 2011 from 10:30 a.m. until time of funeral service at 11:30 a.m. with Reverend Charles West officiating. Burial with fully military rites will be accorded at Jefferson Barracks National cemetery in St. Louis, MO.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/82488448/phyllis_jean_huskey |