Robert Floyd Clear (1934 - 1963)

Born 28 May 1934 in Colony, Washita, Oklahoma, United States

Ancestors

Died 28 Jul 1963 at age 29 in Eakly, Caddo, Oklahoma, United States

Biography

Robert was born in 1934. He was the son of Floyd Clear and Lillie Lewallen. In the 1940 census Robert (age 5) was the son of Floyd O Clear in Beaver, Caddo, Oklahoma.^[1]

Robert served in the US Marine Corps. He enlisted on 2 December 1952 and was discharged on 16 December 1956. He later attended barber school in Oklahoma City.

Robert died on 28 July 1963 when his car ran off the road. Funeral services were Tuesday, 30 July 1963, in the Eakly Methodist church.^[2] He was buried in Eakly Cemetery, Eakly, Caddo County, Oklahoma, United States.^[3][4]

Sources

1. ↑ 1940 Census: "1940 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1940; Census Place: Beaver, Caddo, Oklahoma; Roll: m-t0627-03279; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 8-9
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2442 #86639328 (accessed 9 December 2022)
   Robert Floyd Clear (5), single son, in household of Floyd O Clear (50) in Beaver, Caddo, Oklahoma. Born in Oklahoma.
2. ↑ Obituary: "U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current"
   The Hydro Review; Publication Date: 1 Aug 1963; Publication Place: Hydro, Oklahoma, USA; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/743524304/?article=b0ccf26d-fe53-4d84-a975-5eeea712e1a5&focus=0.8184998,0.13840903,0.9601258,0.5691882&xid=3355
   Ancestry Record 61843 #1250360532 (accessed 9 December 2022)
   Name: Bob Clear; Gender: Male; Death Age: 29; Birth Date: 28 May 1934; Birth Place: Eakly; Marriage Date: 27 Jan 1959; Residence Place: Cam-Gie-Eakly; Death Date: abt 1963; Death Place: Weatherford; Obituary Date: 1 Aug 1963; Obituary Place: Hydro, Oklahoma, USA; Newspaper Title: The Hydro Review; Father: Floyd Owen Gear; Mother: Lillie Clear; Spouse: Patsy Tune; Child: Russell Floyd Gayla Dawn Carrie Lynn; Siblings: Leon Pulii Norman Harris Oral Buie Chester Gear Lester Gear Joe Clear Ray Clear.
3. ↑ Military: "U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1970"
   National Archives at St. Louis, MO; St. Louis, MO, USA; Applications for Headstones, 1/1/1925 - 6/30/1970; NAID: NAID 596118; Record Group Number: 92; Record Group Title: Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2375 #2544303 (accessed 9 December 2022)
   Name: Robert Floyd Clear; Rank: Sgt E4; Birth Date: 28 May 1934; Service Number: 1364171; Service Branch: Marine Corps; Enlistment Date: 2 Dec 1952; Discharge Date: 16 Dec 1954; Death Date: 28 Jul 1963; Cemetery: Eakly Cemetery; Cemetery Location: Eakly, Oklahoma, USA.
4. ↑ Burial: "U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current"
   URL: Find A Grave: Memorial #66075440
   Ancestry Record 60525 #45091334 (accessed 9 December 2022)
   Robert Floyd Clear burial (died on 28 Jul 1963) in Eakly, Caddo County, Oklahoma, United States of America.