Donald Ralph ALKIRE

1924 - 2000  (76 years)

• Name	Donald Ralph ALKIRE
  Born	19 Oct 1924	Holly Grove, Upshur Co, WV   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Military	SP2, US. Army, World War II (Five-Star Purple Heart)  [1, 3]
  	His obituary states that he was recipient of "five-stat Purple Heart," not refected on his military grave marker.
  Occupation	U.S. Postal Service  [1]
  Residence	Buckhannon, Upshur Co, WV   [1, 2]
  Died	25 Dec 2000	Buckhannon, Upshur Co, WV   [3, 4, 5]
  	Date of death incorrectly listed in SSDI as Dec 1 2000.
  Buried	Heavner Cemetery, Buckhannon, Upshur Co, WV   [6]
  Person ID	I27123	Doddridge County Roots
  Last Modified	21 May 2023

  
  

  Father	Clarence Elburn ALKIRE,   b. 8 Apr 1884, Upshur Co, WV ,   d. 14 May 1934, Upshur Co, WV  (Age 50 years)
  Mother	Ada Bird POWERS,   b. 11 Jan 1891, Lewis Co, WV ,   d. 7 Sep 1967, Buckhannon, Upshur Co, WV  (Age 76 years)
  Family ID	F10590	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Pauline R. CRUMRINE,   b. 26 May 1924, Buckhannon, Upshur Co, WV ,   d. 27 Aug 2004, Buckhannon, Upshur Co, WV  (Age 80 years)
  Married	19 Aug 1945  [5, 7]
  Children	1. Sharon Rose ALKIRE,   b. 31 Jul 1946, Buckhannon, Upshur Co, WV ,   d. 7 Sep 1997, Marietta, Washington Co, OH  (Age 51 years) + 2. Karen Sue ALKIRE,   b. 14 Mar 1948, Buckhannon, Upshur Co, WV ,   d. 20 Feb 2022, Wimauma, Hillsborough Co, FL  (Age 73 years)   3. Living   4. Michael B. ALKIRE,   b. 1 Dec 1965,   d. 22 Aug 1988  (Age 22 years)
  Family ID	F10258	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S14] Obituary. [S15] Social Security Death Index. [S2624] Military Grave Marker. [S1707] Obituary - Hospital. [S692] Obituary of wife. [S934] Findagrave.com. [S110] Obituary of husband.