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Elmer Elliott Wentz

Male 1921 - 2013  (92 years)


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  • Name Elmer Elliott Wentz  [1] 
    Born 23 Mar 1921  Crossett, Ashley, Arkansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Male 
    Find-A-Grave 111737581 
    Name Pete 
    Reference Number 21173 
    Residence 1 Apr 1940  Warren, Bradley, Arkansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Died 3 Jun 2013  Camden, Ouachita, Arkansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried 6 Jun 2013  Saline, Arkansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Upchurch Cemetery
    Person ID I21173  Thompson-Milligan
    Last Modified 12 Apr 2018 

    Father Melton Henry Wentz,   b. 28 Mar 1885, Oscoda, Iosco, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Aug 1940, Bradley, Arkansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 55 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Mattie Lou Harris,   b. 8 Sep 1891, Arkansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Feb 1972, Pulaski, Arkansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Married 30 Dec 1918  Pulaski, Arkansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F6889  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary Ernestine James,   b. Abt 1926, Arkansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 98 years) 
    Married 11 Jan 1946  Bradley, Arkansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Mary Lou Wentz,   b. 8 Nov 1946, Arkansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Jul 2004, Arkansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 57 years)  [natural]
     2. Sandra Wentz  [natural]
     3. Sharri Wentz  [natural]
    Last Modified 12 Apr 2018 
    Family ID F16654  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 23 Mar 1921 - Crossett, Ashley, Arkansas, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1 Apr 1940 - Warren, Bradley, Arkansas, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 11 Jan 1946 - Bradley, Arkansas, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 3 Jun 2013 - Camden, Ouachita, Arkansas, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 6 Jun 2013 - Saline, Arkansas, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • OBIT:

      E. E. "Pete" Wentz, 92 of Camden, AR formerly of White Hall, AR passed away Monday, June 03, 2013. He was born March 23, 1921 in Crossett, AR to Milton H. and Mattie Lou Harris Wentz. He was a Marine veteran. Wentz's three year Marine career took him to San Diego, New Zealand, Hawaii, Saipan, Okinawa and Nagasaki. While anchored off Okinawa, Wentz's ship was hit by a kamikaze plane. "I was standing topside in the chow line watching the shelling of the island, all of a sudden, guys started hitting the deck. It didn't take long to realize that something was happening," Wentz said. Just before coming stateside, Wentz was sent to Nagasaki, just 45 days after the bombing. "When it was time for us to ship out, a band on the dock played "California Here I come," and it sure sounded good," said Wentz. "But I really didn't think I'd make it. I never let myself believe that I was going home. So many guys would be all set to go home and then disappointed when it didn't go through." After returning home he returned to the job at the Dr. Pepper Bottling Plant which he had held before his enlistment. He worked at the bottling plant until 1950. In 1953 he became employed at the Pine Bluff Arsenal as a sign painter. He was a member of Salem MBC in Watson Chapel, AR, active member of Jefferson County Gun Club, American Legion Post #232 and Amateur Trap Shooting Association.

      He was preceded in death by his parents, Milton & Mattie Lou Harris Wentz; daughter, Mary Lou Clay; brother, John Wentz; and sisters, Isabelle Wentz and Margaret Wentz.

      He is survived by his wife, Mary Wentz of White Hall, AR; daughters, Sandra McKenzie and husband, Robert of White Hall, AR and Sharri Germann and husband, Doug of Camden, AR; six grandchildren and five great grandchildren.

      A graveside service will be held 2:00 PM Thursday, June 06, 2013 at Upchurch Cemetery in Saline County. Proctor Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.

  • Sources 
    1. [S208] 1940 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1940. T627;), Database online. Year: 1940; Census Place: Warren, Bradley, Arkansas; Roll: T627_120; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 6-8.
      Record for Melton Wentz