Clair Wilbur Headrick

1916 - 2000  (84 years)

• Name	Clair Wilbur Headrick
  Born	24 May 1916	Flandreau, Moody County, South Dakota, USA
  Gender	Male
  Died	30 Aug 2000	Ward, Moody County, South Dakota, USA
  	Clair Headrick FLANDREAU - Clair W. Headrick, 84, died Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2000, at his farm near Flandreau. He was born May 24, 1916, on a farm northwest of Flandreau. He attended Stagelman rural school and worked in the Civilian Conservation Corps at Rochford. He worked as a farm hand in Moody County. He married Margaret Gregg on Dec. 23, 1941, in Sioux Falls. He served in the U.S. Armed Forces during World War II, and was captured in 1944. He was liberated from a prisoner-of-war camp in 1945 and returned home later that year. He attended welding training at the Flandreau Indian School, then worked for Dibble Motors in Pipestone, Minn. He started his own body shop in Flandreau, then began farming in 1960. He moved into town in 1987. He was a member of the Second Presbyterian Church, Flandreau Masonic Lodge No. 11, AF & AM, Flandreau American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars and the Siouxland Chapter of the AX-POW. He served as former commander of the South Dakota State POW organization. Survivors include his wife, Margaret two sons: Gregg of Phoenix, and Roger of Luverne, Minn. three daughters: Jolene Dobbs of Rapid City, Margo Zephier of Flandreau, and Cindy Dornbush of Omaha 10 grandchildren a great-granddaughter three brothers: Clifford and Richard, both of Flandreau, and John of Sioux Falls and three sisters: Mildred Applegate of Citrus Heights, Calif., Lois Allen of Mesa, Ariz., and Nadine Boever of Brinnon, Wash. Services begin at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Second Presbyterian Church in Flandreau with burial in Union Cemetery. Visitation begins at 3 p.m. today at the Skroch Funeral Chapel in Flandreau with a prayer service at 7 p.m.
  Buried	Union Cemetery, Moody, South Dakota, USA
  Siblings	6 siblings
  1. Vernon Lester Headrick,   b. 22 Apr 1906, Flandreau, Moody County, South Dakota, USA ,   d. 11 Jul 1994, Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, South Dakota, USA ,   m. Kathryn Monica McMahon (1928)
  2. Blanche Adele Headrick,   b. 25 Aug 1908, Flandreau, Moody County, South Dakota, USA ,   d. 1935, Flandreau, Moody County, South Dakota, USA
  3. James Cavner Headrick,   b. 21 Nov 1910, Flandreau, Moody County, South Dakota, USA ,   d. 22 Sep 1976, Flandreau, Moody County, South Dakota, USA ,   m. Eldora Beth Larson (1932)
  4. Mary Marjorie Headrick,   b. 10 Jan 1914, Flandreau, Moody County, South Dakota, USA ,   d. 8 Feb 1998, Flandreau, Moody County, South Dakota, USA ,   m. Benjamin E. Latham (1936)
  5. Clifford M. Headrick,   b. 31 Jul 1918, Flandreau, Moody County, South Dakota, USA ,   d. 28 Feb 2003, Flandreau, Moody County, South Dakota, USA ,   m. Elaine Eunice Schultz (1939); Hazel Stimson (1966)
  6. Mildred Lulu Headrick,   b. 11 Oct 1921, Flandreau, Moody County, South Dakota, USA ,   d. 5 Jul 2010, Fair Oaks, Sacramento County, California, USA ,   m. Herschell Preston Applegate (1942)
  Ancestors
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Robert Headrick,   b. 8 Feb 1788, Monzie, Perthshire, Scotland, UK ,   d. 17 Jun 1865, Crief, Perthshire, Scotland, UK  (Age 77 years)  (2 x Great Grandfather)  Mary C. Buck,   b. 26 Sep 1858, Black Hawk County, Iowa, USA ,   d. 15 Apr 1893, Moody County, South Dakota, USA  (Age 34 years)  (Grandmother)
  Notes	World War II Prisoners of War, 1941-1946 Record about Clair W Headrick Name: Clair W Headrick Race: White Residence State: South Dakota Report Date: 23 Jul 1944 Latest Report Date: 25 Apr 1945 Grade: Technician 5th Grade Grade Notes: Chief nurse or Head dietitian or Head physical therapy aide or Technician 5th Grade Service Branch: Army Arm or Service: Field Artillery Arm or Service Code: Field Artillery Organization Type: 105 MM Howitzer Truck Drawn Parent Unit Type: Battalion/Training Battalion Combat/Special Troops Area Served: European Theatre: Germany Detaining Country: Germany Camp: 005 Status: Returned to Military Control, Liberated or Repatriated Report Source: Individual has been reported through sources considered official. Posted on the South Dakota World War II Memorial website ----------------------------------------------------------------------- The following was written by Clair Headrick. I'm an Ex-POW/MIA And in a land so very far away, And tho' by no fault of our own, We were surrendered
  Person ID	I7655	Clark
  Last Modified	30 Aug 2011

  
  

  Father	Peter James Headrick,   b. 14 Nov 1885, Flandreau, Moody County, South Dakota, USA ,   d. 1 Oct 1963, Brookings, Brookings County, South Dakota, USA  (Age 77 years) Other partners Cora Leota Jones  m. 9 Oct 1926
  Mother	Lulu Adela Cavner,   b. 5 Nov 1884, Egan, Moody County, South Dakota, USA ,   d. 4 Apr 1922, Flandreau, Moody County, South Dakota, USA  (Age 37 years)
  Family ID	F2081	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Wife	Margaret Hutton Gregg,   b. 26 Jan 1920, Egan, Moody County, South Dakota, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	23 Dec 1941	Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, South Dakota, USA
  	possibly 5 daughters
  Children	1. Greg Headrick + 2. Roger Headrick ▻ Diane Larson + 3. Jolene Headrick ▻ Jo Dobbs + 4. Margo Headrick ▻ Stuart Zephier + 5. Cindy Lou Headrick ▻ Dan Dornbush   6. Mark Edward Headrick,   b. 10 May 1952, Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, South Dakota, USA ,   d. 26 Feb 1977, Flandreau, Moody County, South Dakota, USA  (Age 24 years)
  Last Modified	30 Aug 2011
  Family ID	F2083	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart