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OREAR, Doyle Russell

OREAR, Doyle Russell

Male 1914 - 2001  (87 years)

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  • Name OREAR, Doyle Russell  [1] 
    Birth 13 Feb 1914  Foster, Bates County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Male 
    Education Eight years  [2] 
    Occupation Farm laborer, coal miner, truck driver and trucking business owner  [3, 4, 5] 
    REF L1S8-P4Z 
    Religion Protestant (Church of Christ)  [1, 6, 7] 
    Residence 1920  Foster, Bates County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Residence 1930  Foster, Bates County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Residence Jun 1940  Foster, Bates County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Residence Oct 1940  2319 S. 13th St., Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    Residence 1943  534 S. Dodge St., Iowa City, Johnson County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    Residence 1950  534 S. Dodge St., Iowa City, Johnson County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  [12] 
    Residence 1968  1013 19th Ave., Coralville, Johnson County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1998  910 Applewood Ct., Coralville, Johnson County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Death 11 Jul 2001  Iowa City, Johnson County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Burial 15 Jul 2001  Memory Gardens Cemetery, Iowa City, Johnson County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  [13] 
    Person ID I4  O'Rear-Hussey | Ancestors of Kevin O'Rear, Ancestors of Patrick O'Rear and siblings, Ancestors of Brian Andrew O'Rear and siblings
    Last Modified 9 Mar 2024 

    Father OREAR, Robert Sumner,   b. 5 Jun 1880, Bates County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 31 Aug 1965, Butler, Bates County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years) 
    Mother KINION, Mary Edna,   b. 27 Aug 1886, Bethany, Harrison County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Nov 1961, Butler, Bates County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years) 
    Marriage 26 Nov 1905  Hume, Bates County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [14] 
    Family ID F23  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family BOYD, Myrtle Marie,   b. 25 Jan 1911, Metz, Vernon County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Jan 2008, Iowa City, Johnson County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 96 years) 
    Marriage 8 Nov 1934  Johnstown, Bates County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [15, 16] 
    Children 
     1. OREAR, E.N.
     2. OREAR, Lyda Arlene,   b. 3 Mar 1939, Butler, Bates County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 May 2016, Iowa City, Johnson County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years)
    Family ID F79  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 7 Mar 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 13 Feb 1914 - Foster, Bates County, Missouri Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1920 - Foster, Bates County, Missouri Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1930 - Foster, Bates County, Missouri Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 8 Nov 1934 - Johnstown, Bates County, Missouri Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Jun 1940 - Foster, Bates County, Missouri Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Oct 1940 - 2319 S. 13th St., Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1943 - 534 S. Dodge St., Iowa City, Johnson County, Iowa Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1950 - 534 S. Dodge St., Iowa City, Johnson County, Iowa Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1968 - 1013 19th Ave., Coralville, Johnson County, Iowa Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1998 - 910 Applewood Ct., Coralville, Johnson County, Iowa Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 11 Jul 2001 - Iowa City, Johnson County, Iowa Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 15 Jul 2001 - Memory Gardens Cemetery, Iowa City, Johnson County, Iowa Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Photos
    O'Rear, Doyle ca. 1960    		O'Rear, Doyle ca. 1960
    O'Rear, Doyle    		O'Rear, Doyle
    O'Rear, Cecil, Floyd, Bill, Doyle, Virgil (L-R)    		O'Rear, Cecil, Floyd, Bill, Doyle, Virgil (L-R)

  • Notes 
    • Doyle was honored for heroism in 1948 for his role in saving the lives of the occupants in a burning vehicle. [3, 4, 11]

  • Sources 
    1. [S1783] "Obituary of Doyle O'Rear," Iowa City Press-Citizen, July 14, 2001.

    2. [S1031] 1940 U.S. census, Bates County, Missouri, Foster Township, sheet 4A, household 91, Doyle O'Rear household.

    3. [S1797] "Doyle O’Rear, Truck Driver, Saves 4 Lives,” Iowa City Press-Citizen, June 12, 1948.

    4. [S1798] "Iowa City Truck Driver, Doyle O’Rear, Given State Recognition For Heroism," Iowa City Press-Citizen, October 25, 1948.

    5. [S1803] "Missouri Farm Boy Makes Good In Trucking Industry," Buckingham Freight Lines Newsletter, February 1960.

    6. [S1804] Thomas Olbricht, Hearing God's Voice: My Life with Scripture in the Churches of Christ, (Abilene, Texas: ACU Press, 1996), 182.

    7. [S3216] "Organize New Local Church," Iowa City Press-Citizen, September 27, 1949.

    8. [S144] 1920 U.S. census, Bates County, Missouri, Walnut Township, E.D. 25, Sheet 5B, dwelling 106, family 107, Robert S. Orear household.

    9. [S145] 1930 U.S. census, Bates County, Missouri, Walnut Township, E.D. 35, sheet 7A, dwelling 161, family 162, Robert S. O’rear household.

    10. [S3211] "U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947," database and images, Ancestry.com, entry for Doyle O'Rear.

    11. [S1799] "Driver of Year Award Result of Heroism," Mason City (IA) Globe-Gazette, January 24, 1949.

    12. [S3347] 1950 U.S. census, Johnson County, Iowa, Iowa City, E.D. 52-37, sheet no. 38, Doyle O'Rear household.

    13. [S3350] Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/77655574/doyle_russell-o'rear: accessed March 7, 2024), memorial page for Doyle Russell O'Rear (13 Feb 1914–11 Jul 2001), Find a Grave Memorial ID 77655574, citing Memory Gardens Cemetery, Iowa City, Johnson County, Iowa.

    14. [S28] "Missouri, U.S., Marriage Records, 1805-2002," database and images, Ancestry.com, entry for Robb. S. Orear and Mary E. Kinion, 1905.

    15. [S1741] "Metz Township Girls Are Wed," Metz (MO) Times, November 30, 1934.

    16. [S3348] "Missouri Marriage Records, 1805-2002,” database with images, Ancestry.com, entry for Doyle Russell Orear and Myrtt [Myrtle] Marie Boyd, 1934.


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