Billy J (Vandermark) VanDemark (1925 - 2005)

Born 3 Mar 1925 in Durand, Shiawassee Co., Michigan

Ancestors

Died 8 Feb 2005 at age 79 in Randleman, Randolph, NC

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Biography

Vandemark, Rev. Billy J. - LEVEL CROSS - The Rev. Billy J. Vandemark, 79, went home to be with Jesus on Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2005, at Sunbridge Health and ... Published in the Winston-Salem Journal on 2/10/2005.

Greensboro News & Record (NC) - February 10, 2005 Deceased Name: BILLY J. VANDEMARK LEVEL CROSS The Rev. Billy J. Vandemark, 79, went home to be with Jesus on Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2005, at Sunbridge Health and Rehab of Asheboro, where he resided for the past 25 months due to an extended illness.

He was born March 3, 1925, in Durand, Mich., a son of the late Lester Milton and Grace Hutchinson Vandemark. Rev. Vandemark was a retired minister of Bible Holiness Church in Randleman and was a U.S. Army veteran of WW II. He was a loving husband and a wonderful Dad, he will be greatly missed.

Surviving are:

• his wife, Sadie Goforth Vandemark of Level Cross;
• three daughters, Katherine Summerlin and husband Ron of Level Cross,
• Geraldine Mounce and Thelma Bullard, both of Summerfield;
• one sister, Maxine Kerman and husband Elmer of Michigan;
• two brothers, Jerry Shorna and wife Letha of Arizona,
• Bobby McQuillen and wife Dorothy of Michigan;
• seven grandchildren, Shannon and Deanna Sutphin, Darla Parks, Chris Mounce, Sandra Jones, Jennifer Ray and Jason Bullard; 15 great-grandchildren and six great-great-grandchildren.

The family will receive friends from 7 to 8:30 p.m. today at the funeral home and at other times in the home at Level Cross.

A funeral service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Friday at Hayworth-Miller-Cain Funeral Home Chapel in Kernersville by the Rev. Arthur Swaney and the Rev. Gary Ickes. Burial will follow in Mt. Gur Cemetery.

The family would like to thank everyone who helped take care of their loved one during his stay at Sunbridge, especially all the staff and Hospice for their kindness and support. We would also like to thank our friends and family in this time of grief.

The family request that memorials be directed to Center of Living Home Health and Hospice, 416 Vision Drive, Asheboro, NC 27203.

CENSUS

1930 Durand, Shiawassee Co., Michigan

Lester M Vandemark Head Male 29 Ohio

Grace L Vandemark Wife Female 29 Ohio

Maxine C Vandemark Daughter Female 7 Michigan

Billy J Vandemark Son Male 5 Michigan

Bonnie Mae Vandemark Daughter Female 3 Michigan

Cleo D Vandemark Daughter Female 2 Michigan

Robert E Vandemark Son Male 1 Michigan ^[1]

MILITARY

United States World War II Army Enlistment Records

Name Billy J Vandemark

Name (Original) VANDEMARK BILLY J

Event Type Military Service

Event Date 13 Nov 1943

Term of Enlistment Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law

Event Place Cp Croft, South Carolina, United States

Race White

Citizenship Status citizen

Birth Year 1925

Birthplace MICHIGAN

Education Level 2 years of high school

Civilian Occupation Farm hands, general farms

Marital Status Single, without dependents

Military Rank Private

Army Branch No branch assignment

Army Component Selectees (Enlisted Men)

Source Reference Civil Life

Serial Number 34894969

Affiliate ARC Identifier 1263923

Box Film Number 08643.286

• "United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8Y4-JHX : accessed 18 December 2015), Billy J Vandemark, enlisted 13 Nov 1943, Cp Croft, South Carolina, 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 126323, National Archives at College Park, Maryland.

U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010

Name: Billy Vandemark

Gender: Male

Birth Date: 3 Mar 1925

Death Date: 8 Feb 2005

Branch 1: ARMY

Enlistment Date 1: 6 Dec 1943

Release Date 1: 3 Feb 1946

U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946

Name: Billy J Vandemark

Birth Year: 1925

Race: White, citizen (White)

Nativity State or Country: Michigan

State of Residence: Michigan

County or City: Shiawassee

Enlistment Date: 13 Nov 1943

Enlistment State: South Carolina

Enlistment City: Camp Croft

Branch: No branch assignment

Branch Code: No branch assignment

Grade: Private

Grade Code: Private

Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law

Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men)

Source: Civil Life

Education: 2 years of high school

Civil Occupation: Farm hands, general farms

Marital Status: Single, without dependents

Height: 00

Weight: 001

Social Security Death Index

Name: Billy J. Vandemark

Last Residence: 27317 Randleman, Randolph, North Carolina

Born: 3 Mar 1925

Died: 8 Feb 2005

State (Year) SSN issued: California (Before 1951)

U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca.1775-2006 about Billy J Vandemark

Name: Billy J Vandemark

Service Info.: PVT US ARMY WORLD WAR II

Birth Date: 3 Mar 1925

Death Date: 8 Feb 2005

Cemetery: MT Gur Cemetery

Cemetery Address: Hayworth-Miller-Cain Fh Inc 141 Smith-Edwards Rd Kernersville, NC 27285

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X7M6-35P : accessed 2 November 2019), Maxine C Vandemark in household of Lester M Vandemark, Durand, Shiawassee, Michigan, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 31, sheet 21B, line 53, family 566, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1027; FHL microfilm 2,340,762.