Added information from Peter J. Spudich Jr., USN Retired to: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilmacoup/burials/honork.txt http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilmacoup/burials/honors.txt Buried in the Benld, Illinois cemetery is Sergeant Major "Big John" Malnar. He earned two Silver Stars, two Bronze Stars, and four Purple Hearts. His home was Sawyerville, IL. He was killed in action May 2, 1968. There is a training facility named after him on the Marine Post Camp Lejeune Also in the Benld cemetery are his military family. George Malnar father wounded in France during WW1, brother Eugene Malnar killed in Okinawa during WW2, his uncle John Spudich(2nd (US Army) killed fighting on Luzon in WW2, and his cousin John Spudich (3rd) All from Sawyerville. IL and buried in the Benld Cemetery. Verification may be made through Brigadier General W. Weise, 6125 Beech Tree Dr., Alexandria, VA. 22310 ------------------- Girard High Class 1905 http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilmacoup/m_picgir.htm Class of 1936 Virden at Jack Cox' site - (can't remember if he announced or not) http://www.grapevine.net/~jack_cox/HTML_Pages/vchs.html ----------------------- Interesting Topic: The Macoupin County Genealogical Society will hold it's monthly meeting August 16, 1999 at the First United Baptist Church, 604 N. Franklin St., Staunton, Il., at 7:30 pm. The speaker of the evening will be James Frank, on the topic "Humerous Tombstone Epitaphs". The September 20th meeting will be held at the LDS Church in Litchfield, we will be given a tour of the church records. Everyone is welcome to attend. ------------------ A site to purchase more censuses: http://www.allcensus.com ---------------- I have indexed quite a few queries and obits lately: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilmacoup/queries/qryindex.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilmacoup/obits/m_obitx.htm ------------------ We need early pre 1900 Macoupin deaths and marriages. If you have a pre 1900 Macoupin County death cert or a pre 1900 Macoupin County marriage cert laying around, type the data and send it to me <glofra@townsqr.com> and I will get it on the Macoupin page. Put Macoupin Marriage or Macoupin Death, whichever applies, in the subject line. Thanks. ------------------ Pre 1881 Probate Index could be done if the person who has it wasn't too lazy. May still be having withdrawals from the 1860............ ----------------- Hey, we got some rain last nite!!! Over 100 today so evaporating.....into high humidity..... Gloria (For Sale: 2 houses and 3 extra lots in West Plains MO. Looking for good used 35 ft+, 230 hp+ diesel motorhome for $2.98) BTW, did you know that it is better to NOT have a will? For land, you can have a beneficiary deed and for other big ticket items, just put TOD (transfer on death) or POD (pay on death) to the people you want it to go to upon your death. Well, anyway, that works for MO. ------------------ Gloria Frazier Macoupin County ILGenWeb County Coordinator http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilmacoup/macoupin.htm