ame: Gerald Orden Dobbins Gender: Male Birth Date: 28 Jul 1919 Birth Place: Orton, Gilmer, West Virginia Father: George Dobbins Mother: Hallie Dobbins FHL Film Number: 808257 Name: Gerald Orden Dobbins Race: White Age: 21 Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head) Birth Place: Gilmer, West Virginia, USA Birth Date: 28 Jul 1919 Residence Place: Perkins, Gilmer, West Virginia, USA Registration Date: 16 Oct 1940 Employer: None Weight: 135 Complexion: Light Eye Color: Brown Hair Color: Blonde Height: 5 11 Next of Kin: Hallie Lydia Dobbins Name: Gerald O Dobbins Birth Year: 1919 Nativity State or Country: West Virginia State of Residence: West Virginia County or City: Gilmer Enlistment Date: 17 Mar 1942 Enlistment State: Ohio Enlistment City: Fort Hayes Columbus Branch Code: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA Grade: Private Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men) Source: Civil Life Education: Grammar school Civil Occupation: Farm hands, general farms Marital Status: Single, without dependents Height: 69 Weight: 133 Name: Gerald Orden Dobbins Gender: Male Birth Date: abt 1919 Age: 26 Spouse's Name: Alice Elizabeth Hardman Spouse Gender: Female Spouse Age: 22 Marriage Date: 4 Nov 1945 Marriage Place: Gilmer, West Virginia Father's name: George W Dobbins Mother's name: Hallie Dobbins Spouse Father's Name: Frank Hardman Spouse Mother's Name: Annie Hardman Name: Gerald Orden Dobbins Gender: Male Death Age: 94 Birth Date: 28 Jul 1919 Birth Place: Gilmer, Gilmer, West Virginia, USA Residence Place: Grafton, Ohio, USA Death Date: 15 May 2014 Obituary Date: 17 May 2014 Newspaper Place: Elyria, Ohio, USA Spouse: Alice Elizabeth Dobbins Hardman Parents: George Dobbins Children: Billy Ray Dobbins; Gerald O. Dobbin, Jr Siblings: Ben Dobbins of Grafton, Zair Dobbins of Grafton, and Oval Tiny Dobbins of Elyria; Lambert Dobbins; Melissa Allman GERALD ORDEN DOBBINS Gerald Orden Dobbins, 94, of Grafton, passed away Thursday, May 15, 2014, in the Life Care Center of Elyria, following a short illness. He was born July 28, 1919, in Gilmer County, West Virginia and lived in the Grafton area since the 1950s. He was a member of the Mount Pisgah Missionary Baptist Church, where he served as a Sunday School secretary. He retired in 1984 from Hinchcliff Products in Strongsville, where he graded lumber. He served in the U.S. Army during WWII and was with Company A, 115th Infantry regiment, 29th division at St. Lo, France. He was wounded in France and received the Purple Heart. Mr. Dobbins enjoyed woodworking, making quilting frames, gardening and traveling. He also enjoyed his Army reunions. He is survived by his wife of 68 years, Alice Elizabeth Dobbins (nee Hardman); son, Gerald O. Dobbin, Jr.; three grandsons, James, John and Jerry Dobbins; granddaughter, Jenny Rebecca Scheidler; and nine great-grandchildren. Survivors also include his brothers, Ben Dobbins of Grafton, Zair Dobbins of Grafton, and Oval "Tiny" Dobbins of Elyria. He was preceded in death by his son, Billy Ray Dobbins; sister, Melissa Allman; brother, Lambert Dobbins; and his parents, George and Hallie Dobbins. Friends may call in the Blackburn-Duke Funeral Home, 1021 Main St., Grafton, Sunday, May 18, 2014, from 5 until 8 P.M. Funeral services will be held Monday, May 19, 2014, in the Mount Pisgah Missionary Baptist Church, 39888 Parsons Rd., Grafton, at 11 A.M., with Pastor Joe Dossa officiating. Burial will be in Rest Haven Memory Gardens, Avon. The Chronicle-Telegram Newspaper Elyria, Lorain County, Ohio Saturday, 17 May 2014