hmtl5 Forrest James "Dick" Clester b. 11 Nov 1920 Broadlands, Vermilion County, Illinois d. 14 Dec 1956 Hempfield Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania: Hedges Genealogy
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Forrest James "Dick" Clester

Male 1920 - 1956  (36 years)

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  • Name Forrest James "Dick" Clester 
    Birth 11 Nov 1920  Broadlands, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    Gender Male 
    _MILT World War II. US Army. Co. A, 762nd. M.P.Bn. 
    Census 105-  Downey, Los Angeles County, California Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Death 14 Dec 1956  Hempfield Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3] 
    Burial Westmoreland County Memorial Park, Greensburg, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3] 
    Person ID I585  Hedges
    Last Modified 19 Apr 2023 

    Father Arthur Charles Clester,   b. 29 Jul 1885, Sidell, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Mar 1922, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 36 years) 
    Mother Lottie Pearl Hedges,   b. 19 Aug 1882, Homer, Champaign County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Mar 1939, Wood River, Madison County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 56 years) 
    Marriage 31 Aug 1906  Allerton, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Family ID F200  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Vivian Blanche Fieseler,   b. 18 May 1924, Woodward, Dallas County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Sep 2010, Roseburg, Douglas County, Oregon Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years) 
    Marriage 7 Mar 1942  California Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Divorce Bef 1947 
    Family ID F437  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 8 Nov 2019 

    Family 2 Wilda Romayne King,   b. 5 Feb 1918, Greensburg, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Jun 1989, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years) 
    Marriage 8 Jul 1947  California Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Family ID F442  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 19 Apr 2023 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 11 Nov 1920 - Broadlands, Vermilion County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 105- - Downey, Los Angeles County, California Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 7 Mar 1942 - California Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 8 Jul 1947 - California Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 14 Dec 1956 - Hempfield Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Westmoreland County Memorial Park, Greensburg, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    Hedges Reunion 1932    		Hedges Reunion 1932

  • Notes 
    • Grim Reaper
      Forrest Clester
      Forrest J. Clester of Greensburg, R.D.5, died Friday morning in the Veterans’ Administration Hospital at Oakland, Pittsburgh. He was born at Broadland, Ill., a son of the late Charles A. and Lottie Hedges Clester, and was an employe of the Elliott Company in Jeannette. A member of the Christian Missionary Alliance Church of Greensburg, he also belonged to the American Legion, Post 981 of South Greensburg.
      Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Wilda King Clester; three children, Linda Lee of Torrance, Calif., David Bruce and Forrest J. Jr. at home; a stepdaughter, Cherrie Fisher at home, and a brother, Gale A. Clester of Norwalk, Calif.
      The Daily Courier, Connellsville, Pennsylvania. Tuesday, 18 December 1956.
      [1, 6]

  • Sources 
    1. [S9] Obituary.

    2. [S6] Find a Grave.

    3. [S7] Death certificate.

    4. [S2] Mary Hedges Reiner, The Hedges Family by Mary Hedges Reiner.

    5. [S90] Marriage record.

    6. [S87] Newspaper article.


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