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Submitted: 3/13/22 • Approved: 3/14/22 • Last Updated: 3/17/22 • R499078-G0-S3
SHIP'S COOK FIRST CLASS PETTY OFFICER US Navy
World War II
November 9, 1914-September 1, 1984
*Photo/information, courtesy of
Mary (Coggin) Russell
*Obituary
Joe Beene
Services are pending for Joe Beene, 69, of Lubbock. His body will be cremated today at Memorial Park Crematory in Amarillo under the direction of Gililland Watson Funeral Home.
He was found dead Friday at the Traveler's Inn, 1711 Ave. Q. Justice of the Peace Bill Ross ruled he died of natural causes.
He was born Nov. 9, 1914 in Hereford and served in the Navy during World War II.
Survivors include several nieces and nephews, including Jay Beene of Friona.
(Published in The Hereford Brand, 84th Year, No. 46, Hereford, Tx., Deaf Smith County, Wednesday, Sept. 5, 1984, Page 2)
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Texas, U.S., Birth Certificates, 1903-1932
Name: Joseph Weldon Beene
Birth Date: 9 Nov 1914
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Hereford, Deaf Smith, Texas, USA
Father: Otho Beene
Father Birth Place: Coyyell County, Texas
Mother: Ruth Wilson
Mother Birth Place: Denton County, Texas
Mother Residence: Hereford Deaf Smith, Texas
U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
Name: Joe Weldon Beene
Race: White
Age: 24
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Date: 9 Nov 1915
Birth Place: Hereford, Texas, USA
Residence Place: Socorro, New Mexico, USA
Registration Date: 16 Oct 1940
Registration Place: Socorro, New Mexico, USA
Employer: Socorro Steam Laundry
Height: 5 7
Weight: 140
Complexion: Light
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Gray
Next of Kin: C C Barnett
Household Members Age Relationship
Joe Weldon Beene 25 Self (Head)
Texas, U.S., Death Index, 1903-2000
Name: Joe Beene
Death Date: 1 Sep 1984
Death County: Lubbock
Gender: Male
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