 1922 - 2012 (90 years)
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| Name |
Edwin Russell BIRD |
| Suffix |
Sr |
| Nickname |
Eddie |
| Born |
28 Feb 1922 |
Mount Enterprise, Rusk Co, Texas, USA  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Died |
10 Apr 2012 |
Alvin, Brazoria Co, Texas, USA |
| Buried |
14 Apr 2012 |
Confederate Cemetery, Alvin, Brazoria Co, Texas, USA |
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Edwin Russell Bird - Memorial
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| Person ID |
I6656 |
Garrison-Logan Family Tree | Barrett, R Joseph descendants, Cosper, Hendryck descendants |
| Last Modified |
11 Aug 2015 |
| Father |
Albert Herman BIRD, b. 13 Sep 1897, Lawsonville, Rusk Co, Texas, USA , d. 22 Apr 1986, Frankston, Anderson Co, Texas, USA (Age 88 years) |
| Mother |
Bessie Lee BARRETT, b. 14 Jan 1907, Mount Enterprise, Rusk Co, Texas, USA , d. 4 Oct 1978, Frankston, Anderson Co, Texas, USA (Age 71 years) |
| Married |
20 Apr 1921 |
Nacogdoches Co, Texas, USA |
| Family ID |
F2389 |
Group Sheet |
| Family |
Florence Mae MACKARON, b. 6 May 1925, Wagon Mound, Mora Co, New Mexico, USA , d. 14 Mar 2011, Houston, Harris Co, Texas, USA (Age 85 years) |
| Married |
23 Dec 1945 |
| Children |
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| Last Modified |
17 Dec 2014 |
| Family ID |
F5498 |
Group Sheet |
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 | Born - 28 Feb 1922 - Mount Enterprise, Rusk Co, Texas, USA |
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 | Died - 10 Apr 2012 - Alvin, Brazoria Co, Texas, USA |
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 | Buried - 14 Apr 2012 - Confederate Cemetery, Alvin, Brazoria Co, Texas, USA |
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| Sources |
- [S175] World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, (FamilySearch), 17 Dec 2014.
Name: Edwin R Bird
Name (Original): BIRD EDWIN R
Event Type: Military Service
Event Date: 26 Sep 1942
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: Houston, Texas, United States
Residence Place:
Race: White
Citizenship Status: citizen
Birth Year: 1922
Birthplace: TEXAS
Education Level: 4 years of high school
Civilian Occupation: Semiskilled boilermakers
Marital Status: Single, with dependents
Military Rank: Private
Army Branch: Air Corps
Army Component:
Source Reference: Civil Life
Serial Number: 18186728
Affiliate Publication Title: Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938-1946
Affiliate ARC Identifier: 1263923
Box Film Number: 02903.12
- [S56] Funeral Home Obituaries & Funeral Notices, 11 Aug 2015.
Edwin "Eddie" Russell Bird, 90, devoted husband and father passed away peacefully on April 10, 2012 at home in Alvin, Texas.
Edwin Russell Bird was born on February 28, 1922 near Mount Enterprise, Rusk County, Texas, to Albert Herman Bird and Bessie Lee Barrett Bird, where he spent his childhood, attended school and was a member of the basketball team. He was part of the Citizen Military Training Corps at Fort Sam Houston's Camp Bullis prior to joining the U.S. Army Air Corps in September, 1942. He was stationed at Kirtland Air Force base in Albuquerque, New Mexico where he met his wife, Florence MacKaron. During WWII he was stationed in the Philippines as an Aerial Mechanic for the C-46 Commando aircraft. After returning to the United States, Florence and Eddie were married on December 23, 1945. From October 1947 to November 1949, he served a second overseas tour of duty in Japan. The family settled in Gallatin, Texas and then Nacogdoches, Texas and operated a dairy farm before moving to Alvin in 1965. Eddie loved his wife and family and worked hard to provide for them. He enjoyed the open road and was able to enjoy many trips to visit family across the United States. After moving to Alvin he was a union pipefitter and welder. A fishing enthusiast, he was able to enjoy many trips to fish with friends and family. He enjoyed his many projects and had completed his most recent project, outfitting his cargo trailer, which he proudly showed to his family when they gathered to celebrate his 90th birthday at the end of February.
Edwin was preceded in death by his parents, Albert Herman and Bessie Lee Barrett Bird; his loving wife, Florence Bird and brothers, Carl Bird and Clyde Bird.
Edwin is survived by: daughter, Margaret Solomon Bird; sons, Philip Bird and wife, Sylvia, Russell Bird and wife, Kimberly, Greg Bird and wife, Laura; sister, Maxine Domino and six grandchildren, Kimberly Perkinson, Karen Crawford, Kyle Bird, Cory Bird, Joseph Collin Bird, Stephanie Bird and numerous other relatives and friends.
The Bird family has requested, in lieu of flowers, a donation to your favorite charity in memory of their father.
Visitation will be held from 9:30 A.M. to 10:30 A.M. Saturday. April 14, 2012 at Scott Funeral Home with Funeral services to begin at 10:30 A.M. Arrangements under the direction of the Scott Funeral Home, 1421 East Hwy 6, Alvin, Texas 77511. (281) 585-1000 www.scottfuneralhome.net
Scott Family Funeral Home website
- [S11] Find A Grave, (www.findagrave.com), 17 Dec 2014.
Find A Grave Memorial# 88425244
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