Ralph A. Dines
1902 - 1979 (77 years)
Generation: 1
1. Ralph A. Dines was born on 6 Jul 1902 in Alvin, Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 22 Aug 1979 in Vermilion County, Illinois; was buried in Gundy Cemetery, Bismarck, Vermilion County, Illinois. Other Events:
- Census: 1930, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois
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Ralph A. Dines, 77, a resident of Danville Route 3 for 21 years, died 7:30 a.m. today (Aug. 22, 1979) at the Americana Healthcare Center where he had been a patient two days.
Dines retired in 1974 as a machinist for the Montgomery Machine Shop. He enjoyed reading and baseball and was a Chicago Cubs fan.
Born July 6, 1902, in Alvin, Ill., he was a son of John and Louisa Allison Dines. He married Ercel Watson in Danville, Dec. 2, 1922. She survives. Also surviving are six sons, John, Ralph, Max, Ronald, Donald and Larry Dines, all of Danville; six daughters, Mrs, Caroline Pichon, Mrs. Beverly Mills, Mrs. Barbara Clapp and Mrs. Linda Smith all of Danville; Mrs. Ruth Patton of Plainfield, Ind., and Mrs. Sandra Steinbaugh of Alvin;, a brother, James of Danville; a sister, Mrs. Clara Tucker of Kokomo, Ind., 35 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren, and nine stepgreat-grandchildren.
A son, two sisters, and two grandchildren preceded him in death.
Services will be 10 a.m. Friday at Barrick & Son Funeral Home. The Rev Darrell Dean will officiate with burial in Gundy Cemetery at Bismarck, Ill. Visitation will be 2-4 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
Name:
son of John Dines and Louisa J. Allison
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/21822241/ralph-a-dinesRalph married Ercel Mildred Watson on 2 Dec 1922 in Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois. Ercel (daughter of William Albert Watson and Carrie E. Foster) was born on 19 Aug 1906 in Bismarck, Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 12 Oct 1996 in Vermilion County, Illinois; was buried in Gundy Cemetery, Bismarck, Vermilion County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]