Willard Wood Decker (1928 - 2014)

Born 3 Sep 1928 in Parowan, Iron, Utah, United States

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Died 6 Sep 2014 at age 86 in Page, Coconino, Arizona, United States

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Biography

Willard Wood Decker was born ion September 3, 1928 in Parowan, Iron County, Utah, United States. He was the son of Joseph Decker and Vera Wood.

He served in the United States Army in World War II.^[1]

He married Minnie Pentico on June 11, 1950 in Lincoln County, Nevada.^[2][3]

Willard Wood Decker passed away at an age of eighty-six on September 6, 2014 in Page, Coconino County, Arizona. He is buried in the Page Cemetery in Page, Coconino County, Arizona.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8GV-8FK : 5 December 2014), Willard W Decker, enlisted 05 Aug 1946, Ft Douglas, Utah, United States; citing "Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938-1946," database, The National Archives: Access to Archival Databases (AAD) (http://aad.archives.gov : National Archives and Records Administration, 2002); NARA NAID 1263923, National Archives at College Park, Maryland.
2. ↑ "Nevada County Marriages, 1862-1993," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QL4G-RJ3C : 22 July 2021), Willard W Decker and Minnie Pentico, 11 Jun 1950; citing Marriage, Lincoln, Nevada, United States, Nevada State Museum and Historical Society, Las Vegas; FHL microfilm 005242062.
3. ↑ "Nevada County Marriages, 1862-1993," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QL4G-JLRK : 22 July 2021), Willard W Decker and Minnie Pentico, 11 Jun 1950; citing Marriage, Lincoln, Nevada, United States, Nevada State Museum and Historical Society, Las Vegas; FHL microfilm 005242061.
4. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/135838210/willard-wood-decker : accessed 25 March 2022), memorial page for Willard Wood Decker (3 Sep 1928–6 Sep 2014), Find a Grave Memorial ID Find A Grave: Memorial #135838210, citing Page Cemetery, Page, Coconino County, Arizona, USA ; Maintained by Sary Bitsoie (contributor 47922314) .

• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH6C-9KM : accessed 25 March 2022), Willard W Decker in household of Joseph V Decker, Parowan, Iron, Utah, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 13, sheet 1B, line 58, family 8, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2416; FHL microfilm 2,342,150.

• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VT4S-F5Q : 4 January 2021), Willard W Decker in household of Joseph Victor Decker, Parowan Election Precinct, Iron, Utah, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 11-18, sheet 2B, line 62, family 28, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 4213.

• "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:DF8N-KG6Z : 25 August 2021), Willard Wood Decker in entry for Joseph Victor Decker, 1950.

• "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:DF8F-B7ZM : 25 August 2021), Willard Wood Decker, 1955.

• "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:DF8F-B7T2 : 25 August 2021), Willard Wood Decker, 1960.