Oval Abraham "Heavy" Drollinger

1892 - 1939  (46 years)

• Name	Oval Abraham "Heavy" Drollinger
  Birth	2 May 1892	Fountain County, IN
  Gender	Male
  Death	16 Mar 1939	Fountain County, IN
  	Indiana Kokomo Kokomo Tribune, The 17 Mar 1939 War veteran dies at home in Middle Fork O.A. Drollinger Funeral to be held Sunday: Frankfort IN, March 16 Orval A. Drollinger well known member of the local American Legion Post, died at his home in Middle Fork Thursday of embolism after a month's illness. He was waiting entrance to the Vetran's hospital in Indianapolis at the time of his death. A native of Fountain County, near Veedersburg, Mr Drollinger came to this county two years ago from Hammond, buying a filling station in Middlefork. Survivors are his wife, Lena O; Mrs Webster I. Drollinger of near Veedersbug and one sister. The body was taken to the I.H. Douglas funeral home in Burlington, later to be removed to the home of his mother, 6 miles south of Veedersburg. Funeral services with full military honors, in charge of members of the Legion Posts of Veedersburg and Frankfort, are to be held Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Scott's Praire Church, near Veedersburg. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Indiana, Death Certificates Name: Oval A. Drollinger Gender: Male Race: White Age: 26 Marital Status: Married Birth Date: 2 May 1892 Birth Place: Indiana Death Date: 16 Mar 1939 Death Place: Middlefork, Clinton, Indiana, USA Father: Webster I. Drollinger Mother: Caroline Drollinger Spouse: Lena Drollinger Newspaper: Logansport Pharos Tribune Publication: 16 Mar 1939 -Logansport, Indiana
  Burial	Veedersburg, Fountain, IN
  	U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans Name: Oval A Drollinger Unit: Air Service Company: 655 Aero Squadron Enlistment Date: 27 Nov 1917 Discharge Date: 10 Jun 1919 Death Date: 16 Mar 1939 Cemetery: Bonebrake Cemetery Cemetery Location: Kingman, Indiana, USA
  Person ID	I3529	Drollinger Genealogy
  Last Modified	24 May 2021

  
  

  Father	Webster Isley Drollinger,   b. 2 Aug 1862, Fountain County, IN d. 7 May 1930, Yeddo, Fountain, IN (Age 67 years)
  Mother	Caroline Lovina "Carrie" Caldwell,   b. 31 May 1865, Fountain County, IN d. 14 Aug 1947, Sterling, Fountain, IN (Age 82 years)
  Family ID	F1006	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lena O. Cooper,   b. 10 Dec 1899, IN d. 25 Apr 1976, Patagonia, Santa Cruz, AZ (Age 76 years)
  Marriage	10 Dec 1927	IN
  	Indiana, Marriages Name: Oval A Drollinger Gender: Male Event Type: Marriage Registration (Marriage) Marriage License Date: 10 Dec 1927 Marriage License Place: Indiana, United States Spouse: Lena O Elder Page: 242 FHL Film Number: 002414792
  Family ID	F4307	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Jan 2018

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 2 May 1892 - Fountain County, IN Marriage - 10 Dec 1927 - IN Death - 16 Mar 1939 - Fountain County, IN Burial - - Veedersburg, Fountain, IN  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents » Slide Show		Death Certificate
  		WWI DRC
  		The Times (Munster, Indiana) 17 Mar 1939, Fri Page 2

  
  

  Headstones

  Bonebrake Cemetery Veedersburg, Fountain, IN

  
  

• Notes

  residing 1920 Ward 6, Jackson, Michigan, roomer, machine hand rim factory UK Incoming Passenger Lists Name: Private Oval A Drolinger Port of Departure: New York, New York, United States Arrival Date: 30 Jan 1918 Port of Arrival: Glasgow, Scotland Ship Name: Carpathia Search Ship Database: View the 'Carpathia' in the 'Passenger Ships and Images' database <http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?&f2=Carpathia&db=passengerships> Shipping Line: Cunard Line Official Number: 118014 229th Aero Squadron U.S., Army Transport Service, Passenger Lists Name: Oval A. Drollinger Departure Date: 15 Apr 1919 Departure Place: Brest, France Arrival Date: 25 Apr 1919 Arrival Place: Hoboken, New Jersey Residence Place: Yedo Indiana Next of Kin: Mrs C. Drollinger Relationship: Mother Ship: LEVIATHAN Military Unit: 653 AREO SQ Rank: Chauffeur Service Number: 30647 U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 Name: Oval Aberham Drollinger Race: Caucasian (White) Marital Status: Single Birth Date: 2 May 1892 Birth Place: Indiana, USA Residence Place: Fountain, Indiana, USA Physical Build: Medium Height: Medium Hair Description: Not Bald Hair Color: Dark Brown Eye Color: Brown