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- [S926] Find-A-Grave, (www.findagrave.com).
George Robert “Bob” McSparren
Birth: 30 Nov 1930 Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death: 30 Dec 2013 Collierville, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA
Burial: West Tennessee State Veterans Cemetery, Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA
Plot: BB 18798
GPS: Latitude: 35.03703, Longitude: -89.75937
Memorial #: 124175415
Bio: Born in Oil City, PA, Bob joined the US Army Signal Corps at 16, beginning his service in Hawaii. He was wounded in Korea at Chosin Reservoir. He recieved training as a pilot (fixed-wing) and paratroop, and competed on the All-Army Rifle Team, which he eventually coached. He served in Vietnam, installing communications and training personnel. Bob retired from the army to work in industrial sales, eventually becoming VP, Varco-Pruden Metal Bldgs. After a second retirement, he consulted on several continents in plant construction in metal bldg. fabrication.Bob loved to hunt and fish as a young man, and later played a lot of golf and tennis.He is survived by his wife and 8 children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. ----courtesy Memphis Commercial Appeal, 5Jan2014.
Family Members
Parents
George Alfred McSparren 1910-1977
Alberta Flockerzi McSparren 1912-1946
Created by: Rags (47461407)
Added: 26 Jan 2014
URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/124175415/george-robert-mcsparren
Citation: Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 12 February 2018), memorial page for George Robert “Bob” McSparren (30 Nov 1930–30 Dec 2013), Find A Grave Memorial no. 124175415, citing West Tennessee State Veterans Cemetery, Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA ; Maintained by Rags (contributor 47461407) .
- [S927] Obituary.
GEORGE ROBERT McSPARREN, 83, died in Collierville, TN on Monday, December 30, 2013 after a short illness. A native of Oil City, PA, Mr. McSparren joined the Army Signal Corps at 16 and spent his early years gathering electronic intelligence in Hawaii. He was then sent to Korea where he was wounded in the retreat from Chosin Reservoir. During his Army career, he qualified as a pilot and a paratrooper, then served on and coached the All-Army Rifle Team before being sent to Viet Nam to install communications and train personnel. He retired from the military to pursue a career in business and was vice president of manufacturing for Varco-Pruden Metal Buildings when he retired a second time. then he opened a consulting firm, designed and supervised construction of metal building fabrication plants in India, China, Spain, Brazil and Egypt as well as in a number of locations in the United States. He was an avid hunter and fisherman in his early years, but found that he preferred tennis and golf. He held a commercial pilot's license, and loved to sail both locally and in races on Lake Michigan. He is survived by Carolyn, his wife of 47 years, and eight children: Karen Haunani Demetrio, Kevin McSparren, Kimberly Patterson, Kendall McSparren, Kelly Nelson, Kyle Burkhart, Karol Cartwright, and Megan McSparren, as well as by a number of grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Family will receive friends on Thursday from 5-8 p.m. and a Memorial Service will be at 11 a.m. on Friday, January 10 both at Collierville Funeral Home. Inurnment will follow at West Tennessee Veterans Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be sent by mail to Wounded Warrior Project, P.O. Box 758517, Topeka, KS 66675 or online, woundedwarriorproject. org. Colllierville Funeral Home (901)853-2628
- [S594] New York, County Marriages, 1908-1935.
Other information in the record of George Mc Sparren and Albert Flockerzi
from New York, County Marriages
Name George Mc Sparren
Event Type Marriage
Event Date 27 Feb 1930
Event Place Niagara, New York, United States
Gender Male
Age 21
Birth Year (Estimated) 1909
Father's Name David W Mc Sparren
Mother's Name Annetee Umstead
Spouse's Name Albert Flockerzi
Spouse's Gender Female
Spouse's Age 21
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated) 1909
Spouse's Father's Name Adam Flockerzi
Spouse's Mother's Name Emma Johnson
Citing this Record
"New York, County Marriages, 1847-1848; 1908-1936," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZ98-PLK : 27 September 2017), Adam Flockerzi in entry for George Mc Sparren and Albert Flockerzi, 27 Feb 1930, Niagara, New York, United States; citing ref. ID , county clerk’s office,; FHL microfilm 875,651.
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1930 - 2013 (83 years)