VFW Post 8904 & the Auxiliary

VFW Post 8904 & the Auxiliary "No One Does More for Veterans" There was no medical care or veterans' pension for them,and they were left to care for themselves.

The VFW traces its roots back to 1899 when veterans of the Spanish-American War (1898) and the Philippine Insurrection (1899-1902) founded local organizations to secure rights and benefits for their service: Many arrived home wounded or sick. In their misery, some of these veterans banded together and formed organizations with what would become known as the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United S

tates. After chapters were formed in Ohio, Colorado and Pennsylvania, the movement quickly gained momentum. By 1915, membership grew to 5,000; by 1936, membership was almost 200,000.

Honoring the service to our country of US Army World War II Veteran, JOE PARRISH BUSH, on the 8th year of his passing. B...
09/07/2026

Honoring the service to our country of US Army World War II Veteran, JOE PARRISH BUSH, on the 8th year of his passing. Born in Tenaha, Shelby County, Texas, to Willie Lout and Euell London Bush. Grew up in Hurstown with one brother, John (WW II Veteran), and three sisters, Bernice, Willie Eloise, and Audrey Mae.

Complying with the Selective Service Act of 1940, Joe, at age 18, registered for the military draft in Center, Texas, on May 19, 1945. His registration card described him at five foot six inches tall, 170 pounds with brown eyes, black hair and a ruddy complexion. For possible identification purposes he had a scar inside his left shin. Three months later, August 16 Joe took the oath of enlistment. Military service information and date of honorable discharge unknown.

After retiring, he worked for the US Forest Service for over 30 years, and then he worked for the City of Center and then the county doing road maintenance. A lover of animals, Joe passed away at the age of 91 in 2018 and was buried in Oaklawn Memorial Park, Center, Texas, with Final Military Honors provided by Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 8904, Center, on Tuesday, September 11. Day is done; God is nigh.

Honoring the service to our country of US Army Veteran Staff Sergeant THEODORE JOSEPH VESELY on the 40th year of his pas...
09/07/2026

Honoring the service to our country of US Army Veteran Staff Sergeant THEODORE JOSEPH VESELY on the 40th year of his passing. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, to Otilia Ziffer and Joseph G. Vesely. One sister, Otilia.

At age 18, Theodore complied with the Selective Service Act of 1940 by registering for the military draft at Local Board # 111, Chicago. His registration card noted his residence as 2429 South Central Park Avenue, Chicago, and he was employed by Walter Heurich (unspecified work). He was six feet tall, 141 pounds, with blue eyes and black hair. Although not called to serve at that time, he later joined the US Army and served during the Korean and Vietnam wars and retired from the National Guard.

Moving from Kileen, Theodore had lived in Shelby County for ten years when he died in 1986 at the age of 58. Graveside services were held at the New Hope Cemetery Center on September 10, with Rev. Kenneth Verner officiating. Day is done; God is nigh.

Graveside service for Jimmy Neal Bolton, of Timpson was held at 11 a.m. Friday at the Blair Cemetery, Timpson, Texas wit...
09/07/2026

Graveside service for Jimmy Neal Bolton, of Timpson was held at 11 a.m. Friday at the Blair Cemetery, Timpson, Texas with the Rev. Elmer Mathews, pastor of Good Hope Baptist Church, officiating. Bolton died September 7, 2005, in Timpson.

Born August 8, 1948, in Panola County, he was the son of Neal and Anna Lou Langley Bolton. He was a heavy equipment operator, a member of Good Hope Baptist Church and a U.S. Army veteran, having served in Vietnam.

Survivors include his wife, Shirley Scott Bolton of Timpson; parents, Neal and Anna Lou Langley Bolton of Carthage; sons, Brian Bolton and Brett Bolton of Beckville; sister, Judy Spicer of Oldfield, Mo.; and one grandchild. (Obituary courtesy of Shelby County Today, 9/7/2005).

Honoring the service to our country of the US Army, Korean War Veteran, Private First Class JAMES RUSSELL DANIEL, on the...
09/07/2026

Honoring the service to our country of the US Army, Korean War Veteran, Private First Class JAMES RUSSELL DANIEL, on the 41st year of his passing. Son of Earl L. “Skeet” Daniel.

James served from enlistment on July 19, 1954, to honorable discharge on July 11, 1966.

He passed away at the age of 49 in 1985 and now rests in Oaklawn Memorial Park, Center, Shelby County, Texas. Day is done, God is nigh.

Honoring the service to our country of US Coast Guard Veteran JOHNNIE LOUIS PARMA on the 18th year of his passing. Born ...
09/07/2026

Honoring the service to our country of US Coast Guard Veteran JOHNNIE LOUIS PARMA on the 18th year of his passing. Born in Wallis, Austin County, Texas to Sophie Renken and Frank Jerome Parma, Sr. Grew up with three brothers and four sisters.

At age 18, Johnnie complied with the Selective Service Act of 1940 by registering for the military draft at Local Board # 1, Austin County, Texas, on December 5, 1945. His registration card described him as five feet seven inches tall, 140 pounds with hazel eyes and brown hair. Exact service dates are unknown.

Johnnie passed away in 2008 at the age of 80 and was buried in Oaklawn Memorial Park, Center, Shelby County, Texas. Day is done; God is nigh.

Honoring the life and service to our country of US Army World War II Veteran, JAMES ALTON CLEVELAND who has been missing...
09/07/2026

Honoring the life and service to our country of US Army World War II Veteran, JAMES ALTON CLEVELAND who has been missing in action for 82 years. Born in Shelby County, Texas to Paul and Mary Elizabeth Koonce-Cleveland in 1921. His father died when he was six years old, and he grew up with an older sister Elizabeth Cleveland-Spence.

He enlisted on August 15, 1941, four months prior to the attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, by the Japanese. James was assigned to the 698 Ordnance Company Aviation in the Philippines. He was taken prisoner by the Japanese during the final stages of the Battle of Bataan on April 9, 1942. On August 20, 1944, he and 749 other American POWs who had been on work details near Lasang, Mindanao, were loaded into the cargo holds of a freighter marked only as "86" for transport to Manila. On September 7th, the POWs were moved to the ship Shinyo Maru. The Shinyo Maru left Zamboanga in convoy on September 7, 1944; however, the American submarine USS Paddle was waiting near Sindangan Point, Mindanao, where it torpedoed the Shinyo Maru late on the same day. The ship sank quickly, trapping most prisoners in the holds. The guards executed others during the scramble to evacuate the ship or while in the water awaiting rescue. Eventually, 82 survivors swam to shore to be rescued by Filipino civilians and hidden onshore until they could be evacuated by submarine. The Japanese never made known that they were carrying American POWs.

The remains of Private James Cleveland have never been recovered, and he is still listed as missing in action at the Defense Prisoner of War – Missing Personnel Officer (DPMO). His name is inscribed on the Tablets of the Missing at the Manila American Cemetery in the Philippines and the family placed a memorial marker for him in the Corinth Cemetery, Timpson, Texas. Day is done, God is nigh.

Honoring the life and service to our country of US Army Vietnam Veteran, Specialist 4 JIMMY RAY AKRIDGE on the 41st year...
09/07/2026

Honoring the life and service to our country of US Army Vietnam Veteran, Specialist 4 JIMMY RAY AKRIDGE on the 41st year of his passing. Son of Edna Avis Adkison and Luther Akridge. Lived in the Aiken Community and attended the Excelsior School. He graduated from Center High School in 1968.

Drafted into the US Army at the age of 17, he served in Vietnam, where he was wounded in action and awarded the Army Commendation Medal with V device for Valor.

Jimbo died at the age of 35 and is buried in the Mount Herman Cemetery, Shelby County, Texas. Day is done, God is nigh.

Honoring the service to our country of US Army World War II Veteran, TRUMAN ERNEST GUNTER on the 34th year of his passin...
09/06/2026

Honoring the service to our country of US Army World War II Veteran, TRUMAN ERNEST GUNTER on the 34th year of his passing. Born in Tenaha, Texas, to Virginia Porter and Noble Ernest Gunter.

With the United States entering World War II on December 7, 1941, Truman, as required, registered for the military draft on February 16, 1942, in Tenaha at the age of 20. His registration card noted his residence was Tenaha, and he worked for his father, Noble, on the family farm. He was described as five foot 9 inches tall, 170 pounds, with hazel eyes and brown hair. He took the oath of enlistment seven months later, on September 22, 1942, in Tyler, Texas. Married Jewell Lane in Shelby County and served to honorable discharge on November 24, 1945. Awarded the Army Good Conduct Medal and the World War II Victory Medal.

Truman passed at the age of 71 in 1992 and was buried in the Tennessee Cemetery, Timpson, Shelby County, Texas. Wife Jewell followed three years later. Day is done, God is nigh.

Honoring the service to our country of LONNIE B. COX, Technical Sergeant, US Air Force, Retired on the 13th year of his ...
09/06/2026

Honoring the service to our country of LONNIE B. COX, Technical Sergeant, US Air Force, Retired on the 13th year of his passing. Born in Mineral, Texas to Susan Margaret and Earnest Weston Cox (WW I Veteran). One sister, Mamie Ozella Cox.

Lonnie complied with the Selective Service Act of 1940 by registering for the WW II military draft in Center, the county seat of Shelby on December 23, 1942, age 18. His registration card showed his residence as Route 2, Center and that he was unemployed. He was described as six foot four inches tall, 195 pounds with gray eyes and blonde hair. Served with the US Marine Corps during World War II. Joining the USAF in 1945 he served during both the Korean and Vietnam wars. Member of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 8904, Center, Texas.

Lonnie passed at the age of 88 in 2013 and was buried with full Military Funeral Honors in Oaklawn Memorial Park, Center, Shelby County, Texas. Wife Wanda Trudy Yocham followed in 2020. Day is done, God is nigh.

Honoring the life and service to our country of US Army World War II Veteran MORRIS SHEPHERD “JACK” CHILDRESS on the 43d...
09/06/2026

Honoring the life and service to our country of US Army World War II Veteran MORRIS SHEPHERD “JACK” CHILDRESS on the 43d year of his passing. Born in Stockman, Shelby County, Texas, to Amanda Murray and Carl Wilburn Childress.

He enlisted in the US Army in Lufkin, Texas on October 22, 1940, fourteen months before World WW II began. While serving in the European Theater, he was injured in battle near Liege, Belgium in 1945.

Jack passed away in Lindsay, Garvin County, Oklahoma at the age of 67. He is buried in Resthaven Gardens Cemetery where wife Thelma joined him in 2006. Day is done, God is nigh.

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617 Highway 96 N
Center, TX
75935

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