Our American Family - Person Sheet
Our American Family - Person Sheet
NameCecil Lloyd RECTOR 
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342Birth Date29 Aug 1918
Birth PlaceDoylesport, Barton County, Missouri
Death Date8 May 1965 Age: 46
Death PlaceLawrence County, Missouri
Burial Date12 May 1965
Burial PlaceMilford, Barton County, Missouri, Howell Cemetery
OccupationWWII Soldier,
FatherOla Elmer RECTOR (1889-1937)
MotherMarie Angeline HARRIS (1892-1980)
Notes for Cecil Lloyd RECTOR
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General Notes: CECIL LLOYD RECTOR was born on August 28, 1918 In Doylesport Township, Barton County, Missouri.
Cecil attended Doylesport School and Milford School, Barton County, Missouri.
The 1920 census shows Cecil Rector living with his parents in Doylesport
Township, Barton County, Missouri. Cecil L Rector; Home in 1920: Doylesport,
Barton, Missouri; Age: 1 year 4 months; Estimated Birth Year: abt 1918; Birthplace:
Missouri; Relation to Head of House: Son; Father's Name: Ola E; Father's Birth
Place: Missouri; Mother's Name: Marie A; Mother's Birth Place: Missouri; Marital Status: Single; Race: White; Sex: Male; Image: 832; Household Members: Ola E Rector: 30; Marie A Rector: 27; Orville L Rector: 9; Loren E Rector: 4 3/12.
The 1930 census shows Cecil Rector living with his parents in Milford Township, Barton County, Missouri. Name: Cecil Rector; Home in 1930: Milford, Barton, Missouri; Age: 11; Estimated Birth Year:
Cecil Lloyd Rector
abt 1919; Relation to Head of House: Son; Father's Name: Olie E; Mother's Name: Marie A; Occupation: Education: Military service: Rent/home value: Age at first marriage: Parents' birthplace: Household Members: Olie E Rector - 40; Marie A Rector - 38; Orville Rector - 18; Lorene Rector - 13; Cecil Rector - 11.
The 1940 census shows Cecil L Rector living with his mother in Milford Township, Barton County, Missouri. Name: Cecil L Rector; Age: 21; Estimated Birth Year: abt 1919; Gender: Male; Race: White; Birthplace: Missouri; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son; Home in 1940: Milford, Barton, Missouri; Sheet Number: 8B; Occupation: Farming; Attended School or College: No; Highest Grade Completed: High School, 3rd year; Hours Worked Week Prior to Census: 70; Duration of Unemployment: None; Class of Worker: Working on own account; Weeks Worked in 1939: 52; Income: 0; Income Other Sources: No; Household Members: Name - Age; Anna M Rector - 48; Cecil L Rector - 21; Gerald L Rector - 10.
Cecil was a veteran of World War II. He entered service on August 9, 1943. He was discharged on March 17, 1946. He served at the rank of Technician Fourth Grade. He served in the signal section. He did his basic training in California. His tour of duty was in the Pacific.
Cecil was a member of Cedarville Church, Dade County, Missouri.
Cecil later moved to Lamar, Missouri where he lived with his mother at 913 East 12th Street.
Cecil worked for Lawn Boy, Lamar, Missouri. He later worked for Findley Engineering Company, Lamar, Missouri.
Cecil enjoyed hunting and fishing.
Cecil was killed in an automobile accident on May 9, 1965 in Lawrence County, Missouri. He is buried in Howell Cemetery, Milford Township, Barton County, Missouri.
Brother of Nevada Men Killed in Auto Crash
Cecil Lloyd Rector, 46, of Lamar, brother of Loren and Leon Rector of Nevada, was killed last night in a head-on collision of two cars on U. S. 66, four miles east of Miller. He was a passenger in a car driven by, Galon Jackson, 21, Joplin, who was not thought to be seriously injured. Both men were employees of
the Findley Engineering Company of Lamar, and were enroute to a job at Potosi, when the accident occurred.
The Highway Patrol said the Jackson car came up behind the slow-moving traffic in the rain and when he applied the brakes he skidded into the path of a car driven by James Johnson of Joplin. The driver and a passenger in his car, Elsie Brown of Joplin, were hospitalized.
Mr. Rector was born in Barton County, August 29, 1918, the son of Ola and Marie Rector. He was reared in the Jerico Springs and Milford areas and had made his home in Lamar for the past 10 years. Mr. Rector was a veteran of World War II and a member of the Cedarville Church, near Jerico Springs.
Survivors include his mother, Mrs. Ola Rector of Lamar; three brothers, Orville Leroy Rector of Jasper, and Loren and Leon Rector, both of Nevada.
Funeral services will be conducted at two o'clock Wednesday afternoon at the Cedarville Church, near Jerico Springs, under the direction of the Beeny Funeral Home of Sheldon. Internment will be in the Howell Cemetery near Milford.342
General Notes: CECIL LLOYD RECTOR was born on August 28, 1918 In Doylesport Township, Barton County, Missouri.
Cecil attended Doylesport School and Milford School, Barton County, Missouri.
The 1920 census shows Cecil Rector living with his parents in Doylesport
Township, Barton County, Missouri. Cecil L Rector; Home in 1920: Doylesport,
Barton, Missouri; Age: 1 year 4 months; Estimated Birth Year: abt 1918; Birthplace:
Missouri; Relation to Head of House: Son; Father's Name: Ola E; Father's Birth
Place: Missouri; Mother's Name: Marie A; Mother's Birth Place: Missouri; Marital Status: Single; Race: White; Sex: Male; Image: 832; Household Members: Ola E Rector: 30; Marie A Rector: 27; Orville L Rector: 9; Loren E Rector: 4 3/12.
The 1930 census shows Cecil Rector living with his parents in Milford Township, Barton County, Missouri. Name: Cecil Rector; Home in 1930: Milford, Barton, Missouri; Age: 11; Estimated Birth Year:
Cecil Lloyd Rector
abt 1919; Relation to Head of House: Son; Father's Name: Olie E; Mother's Name: Marie A; Occupation: Education: Military service: Rent/home value: Age at first marriage: Parents' birthplace: Household Members: Olie E Rector - 40; Marie A Rector - 38; Orville Rector - 18; Lorene Rector - 13; Cecil Rector - 11.
The 1940 census shows Cecil L Rector living with his mother in Milford Township, Barton County, Missouri. Name: Cecil L Rector; Age: 21; Estimated Birth Year: abt 1919; Gender: Male; Race: White; Birthplace: Missouri; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son; Home in 1940: Milford, Barton, Missouri; Sheet Number: 8B; Occupation: Farming; Attended School or College: No; Highest Grade Completed: High School, 3rd year; Hours Worked Week Prior to Census: 70; Duration of Unemployment: None; Class of Worker: Working on own account; Weeks Worked in 1939: 52; Income: 0; Income Other Sources: No; Household Members: Name - Age; Anna M Rector - 48; Cecil L Rector - 21; Gerald L Rector - 10.
Cecil was a veteran of World War II. He entered service on August 9, 1943. He was discharged on March 17, 1946. He served at the rank of Technician Fourth Grade. He served in the signal section. He did his basic training in California. His tour of duty was in the Pacific.
Cecil was a member of Cedarville Church, Dade County, Missouri.
Cecil later moved to Lamar, Missouri where he lived with his mother at 913 East 12th Street.
Cecil worked for Lawn Boy, Lamar, Missouri. He later worked for Findley Engineering Company, Lamar, Missouri.
Cecil enjoyed hunting and fishing.
Cecil was killed in an automobile accident on May 9, 1965 in Lawrence County, Missouri. He is buried in Howell Cemetery, Milford Township, Barton County, Missouri.
Brother of Nevada Men Killed in Auto Crash
Cecil Lloyd Rector, 46, of Lamar, brother of Loren and Leon Rector of Nevada, was killed last night in a head-on collision of two cars on U. S. 66, four miles east of Miller. He was a passenger in a car driven by, Galon Jackson, 21, Joplin, who was not thought to be seriously injured. Both men were employees of
the Findley Engineering Company of Lamar, and were enroute to a job at Potosi, when the accident occurred.
The Highway Patrol said the Jackson car came up behind the slow-moving traffic in the rain and when he applied the brakes he skidded into the path of a car driven by James Johnson of Joplin. The driver and a passenger in his car, Elsie Brown of Joplin, were hospitalized.
Mr. Rector was born in Barton County, August 29, 1918, the son of Ola and Marie Rector. He was reared in the Jerico Springs and Milford areas and had made his home in Lamar for the past 10 years. Mr. Rector was a veteran of World War II and a member of the Cedarville Church, near Jerico Springs.
Survivors include his mother, Mrs. Ola Rector of Lamar; three brothers, Orville Leroy Rector of Jasper, and Loren and Leon Rector, both of Nevada.
Funeral services will be conducted at two o'clock Wednesday afternoon at the Cedarville Church, near Jerico Springs, under the direction of the Beeny Funeral Home of Sheldon. Internment will be in the Howell Cemetery near Milford.342