SOURCE: 1930 Leslie Co., Kentucky census (Wooten)--enumerated with father

SOURCE: Hence C. [1500] Stidham of Hyden, Kentucky, interview by drs, April 1975 at his home in Hyden, Kentucky.

DEATH: Social Security Death Index

DEATH-BURIAL; Obituary for Blaine [3128] Stidham, Wilmington News Journal, Wilmington, Ohio, February 27, 2009.

MILITARY: Private, US Army, World War II; enlisted 28 Jul 1942, Cincinnati, Ohio; civilian occupation, airplane fabric worker; education, grammer school; not married; 66 inches tall; 123 pounds - Source: National Archives and Records Administration. U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 [database online]. Provo, Utah: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2005. Original data: Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, 1938-1946 [Archival Database]; World War II Army Enlistment Records; Records of the National Archives and Records Administration, Record Group 64; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD. (from Ancestry.com)

OBITUARY: Blaine Stidham, 89, of Blanchester, died Thursday (Feb. 26, 2009) at Clinton Memorial Hospital, Wilmington. He is survived by his wife, Marie Osborne Stidham of Blanchester. They were married for 62 years. Mr. Stidham was born Dec. 2, 1919, in Hyden, Ky., son of the late Jess Stidham and Bell Wooton. In addition to his wife, he is survived by seven children, Ruth (Robert) Eckert of Blanchester, Marlin Stidham of Lexington, Ky., Elbert (Debra) Stidham of Cincinnati, Brenda Kay (Marconi) Smith of Georgetown, Donald Stidham of Goshen, Sharon Sumner of Blanchester and Ada (Ronald) Keith of Blanchester; 15 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and a sister, Eva Dickerson of Hazard, Ky. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a daughter-in-law, Debra Stidham; two brothers; and a sister. Funeral services will be held noon Monday at Tufts Schildmeyer Family Funeral Home, 120 W. Main St., Blanchester, Brother Estel Hall officiating, with burial in Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to noon Monday at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, 2808 Reading Road, Cincinnati, 45206. For more information, visit the funeral home?s Web site at www.tuftsschildmeyer.com. (Wilmington News Journal, Wilmington, Ohio, February 27, 2009)RES: Cincinnati, Ohio; at time of death, Blanchester, Clinton Co., Ohio

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