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Submitted: 1/24/21 • Approved: 1/25/21 • Last Updated: 1/28/21 • R381763-G0-S3
LIEUTENANT US Navy
World War II
May 28, 1924 - December 4, 1998
Photo/information, courtesy of Edith Guynes Stanley
*Obituary
BORGER - Robert C. Ezzell, 74, died Friday, Dec. 4, 1998.
Vigil services will be at 7 p.m. Monday in Minton / Chatwell Funeral Directors Memorial Chapel. Mass will be celebrated at 2 p.m. Tuesday in St. John's Catholic Church with Monsignor Norbert Kuehler officiating. Burial will be in Westlawn Memorial Park in Borger.
Mr. Ezzell was born in Tishomingo, Okla., and had been a Borger resident since 1946. He was a Navy veteran of World War II. In 1973, he received his master's degree from Texas Tech University. He retired as an engineer for Phillips Petroleum Co.
Mr. Ezzell was a member of St. John's Catholic Church. A member of the Knights of Columbus, he was 4th and 3rd degree knight, Knight of the Year, past grand knight and lifetime knight.
He was a member of the Chamber of Commerce in Borger and was active with the Boy Scouts.
Mr. Ezzell formerly lived in England. He ran in the London marathon and Lyke Wake Walk.
He married Flora Katherine Wallace in 1948 at Plainview.
Survivors include his wife, Flora; three sons, Mike Ezzell of San Antonio, Stephen Ezzell of Snyder and Patrick Ezzell of Houston; six daughters, Debi Buckley of Hilltop Lakes, Cindy Ezzell of South Deerfield, Mass., Martha Rose of Littlefield, Nancy Smith of Mathis and Barbara Buchanan and Sarah Eury, both of San Antonio; a brother, Donald of Dell City, Okla.; two sisters, Charlotte Warner of Norman, Okla., and Imogene Sanders of Washington, Okla.; and 17 grandchildren.
(Published in Amarillo Online Newspapers 6 Dec 1998)
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U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
Name: Robert Clarence Ezzell
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 18
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Date: 28 May 1924
Birth Place: Norman, Oklahoma, USA
Residence Place: Norman, Cleveland, Oklahoma, USA
Registration Date: 29 Jun 1942
Registration Place: Norman, Cleveland, Oklahoma, USA
Employer: Unemployed
Weight: 150
Complexion: Light
Eye Color: Blue
Hair Color: Brown
Height: 5 9
Next of Kin: R C Ezzell
Household Members:
Name Relationship
Robert Clarence Ezzell Self (Head)
R C Ezzell Father
Texas, Death Index, 1903-2000
Name: Robert Ezzell
Death Date: 4 Dec 1998
Death County: Hutchinson
Gender: Male
U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
Name: Robert Clarence Ezzell
[Robert C Ezzell]
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 28 May 1924
Birth Place: Norman Cleve, Oklahoma
Death Date: 4 Dec 1998
Father: Robt C Ezzell
Mother: Bonnie E Mattox
Notes: Jun 1942: Name listed as ROBERT CLARENCE EZZELL; 15 Dec 1998: Name listed as ROBERT C EZZELL
U.S. Veterans' Gravesites, ca.1775-2006
Name: ROBERT C Jr Ezzell
Service Info.: LT US NAVY WORLD WAR II
Birth Date: 28 May 1924
Death Date: 4 Dec 1998
Cemetery: Westlawn Memorial Park
Cemetery Address: 6 MI West of Borger Hwy 136 Borger, TX 79007
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