 Bernard Patrick DAWSON, son of William Arnold DAWSON and Opal Icy KEENER.Born 23 Apr, 1929 at Kieth, Boone Co., WV, died 05 at Richwood, Nicholas Co., WV OBIT Bernard Patrick Dawson, 77, of Richwood died Oct. 14, 2005. Service will be 11 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 20, at Simons-Coleman Funeral Home, Richwood. Friends may call Wednesday from 6 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home. ___________________________________________________________ U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 Record Name: Bernard P Dawson Birth Year: 1928 Race: White, citizen Nativity State or Country: West Virginia State: West Virginia County or City: Nicholas Enlistment Date: 21 Feb 1946 Enlistment State: Ohio Enlistment City: Fort Hayes Columbus Branch: No branch assignment Branch Code: No branch assignment Grade: Private Grade Code: Private Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the Panama Canal Department Component: Regular Army (including Officers, Nurses, Warrant Officers, and Enlisted Men) Source: Enlisted Man, Regular Army, after 3 months of Discharge Education: Grammar school Civil Occupation: Student, High School, Academic or Copper Or Tinsmith* (Coppersmith. ) or Sheet Metal Worker* An asterisk (*) appearing after a job title indicates that a trade test for the particular occupation will be found in the United States Employment Service Manual Marital Status: Single, without dependents Height: 00 Weight: 000 _____________________________________________________________________ NOTE: Bernard was the sheriff of Richwood in the 60's. John F. Kennedy was campaigning in WV., his cavalcade was driving through Richwood, Bernard made him stop to wait for a funeral to pass. This was a moment in history and recorded in Life Magazine. _____________________________________________________________________ United States Obituary Collection Name of Deceased: Bernard Patrick Dawson Age at Death: 77 Birth Date: abt 1929 Death Date: 14 Oct 2005 Newspaper Title: Charleston Daily Mail Newspaper Location: Charleston, WV, Us Obituary Publication Date: 19 Oct 2005 _____________________________________________________________________ Social Security Death Index Name: Bernard P. Dawson SSN: 236-40-0000 Last Residence: 26261 Richwood, Nicholas, WV Born: 23 Apr 1928 Died: 15 Oct 2005 State (Year) SSN issued: WV (Before 1951) Married to:  Constance Ann "Connie" SMITH, daughter of Claude Leander SMITH and Josephine REINWALD. PRIVACY FILTERChildren: 1. Balinda DAWSONBorn Sep 30, 1958 at Richwood, Nicholas Co., WV, died Sep 30, 1958 at Richwood, Nicholas Co., WV First born in a set of Twins. Died several hours after birth. Burial Oct 1 1958 Mountain View Cemetary 2. Living DAWSON PRIVACY FILTER | |||