Lonnie CHRISTIAN

Male 1918 - 2006  (88 years)


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  • Name Lonnie CHRISTIAN 
    Born 02 Feb 1918  Buchanan Co. VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Public Records Index, Volume 1
      Name: Lonnie Christian
      Birth Date: 2 Feb 1918
      Address: 70 Smith St, East Stroudsburg, PA, 18301
    Gender Male 
    Died 15 Jul 2006  East Stroudsburg, Monroe Co. PA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Social Security Death Index, 1935-Current
      Name: Lonnie Christian
      Last Residence: 18301 East Stroudsburg, Monroe, Pennsylvania
      BORN: 2 Feb 1918
      Died: 15 Jul 2006
      State (Year) SSN issued: West Virginia (Before 1951)
    Buried Prospect Cemetery, East Stroudsburg, Monroe Co. PA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • CENSUS RECORDS

      1920 United States Federal Census
      Name: Lonnie Christian
      Age: 1 year 9 months
      Birth Year: abt 1919 [abt 1918]
      Birthplace: Virginia
      Home in 1920: Rock Lick, Buchanan, Virginia
      Race: White
      Gender: Male
      Relation to Head of House: Son
      Marital Status: Single
      Father's Name: Perry Christian
      Father's Birthplace: Virginia
      Mother's name: Mary Christian
      Mother's Birthplace: Virginia

      1930 United States Federal Census
      Name: Louie Christin [Lonnie Christian]
      Gender: Male
      Birth Year: abt 1918
      Birthplace: Virginia
      Race: White
      Home in 1930: Knox, Buchanan, Virginia
      Marital Status: Single
      Relation to Head of House: Son
      Father's Name: Perry Christian
      Father's Birthplace: Virginia
      Mother's name: Mary Christian
      Mother's Birthplace: Virginia

      MILITARY RECORDS

      U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
      Name: Lonnie Christian
      Birth Year: 1918
      Race: White, citizen (White)
      Nativity State or Country: Virginia
      State of Residence: West Virginia
      County or City: McDowell

      Enlistment Date: 4 Apr 1942
      Enlistment State: West Virginia
      Enlistment City: Huntington
      Grade: Private
      Grade Code: Private

      Education: Grammar school
      Civil Occupation: Semiskilled occupations in fabrication of metal products, n.e.c.
      Marital Status: Single, without dependents
      Height: 69in
      Weight: 144lbs

      OBITUARY

      Pocono Record; 28 Jun 2006

      Lonnie Christian, 88, of East Stroudsburg, passed away on Saturday, July 15, at Pocono Medical Center in East Stroudsburg. He was the husband of the late Lucy Marie Perry Christian, who passed away in 1993.

      Born on Feb. 2, 1918, in Blackey, Va., he was the son of the late Perry and Mary Blankenship Christian.

      He was a member of the Christian Life Assembly of God in Stroudsburg.

      He was a veteran of World War II, serving in the U.S. Army as a military policeman. He served in the European Theater and North Africa.

      He worked at a sawmill in Avondale, W.Va., as a laborer from 1936 to 1941, then worked for the Island Creek Coal Company as a coal miner for 18 years.

      He relocated his family to Pennsylvania in 1965, where he then worked at Cramers Home Center in East Stroudsburg for 27 years, retiring in 1992.

      He enjoyed golfing, hunting and fishing but, most of all, loved spending time with his family. He was a kind and loving father and grandfather, and will be sadly missed by everyone who knew him.

      In addition to his parents and wife, he was preceded in death by three brothers, Taylor, Clarence and Berlin Christian.

      He is survived by three daughters, Patricia A. Sexton of East Stroudsburg, Mary Margaret Cereghino and her husband, Robert, of Stroudsburg, and Judith G. Stout and her husband, John, of Stroudsburg; a son, Lonnie S. Christian Sr. and his wife, Rebecca, of East Stroudsburg; a sister, Celia McCoy of Dade City, Fla.; nine grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.

      Calling hours will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. on Monday, July 17, at the Lanterman and Allen Funeral Home, 27 Washington St., East Stroudsburg. A funeral service will be held at 1 p.m., on Tuesday, July 18, at the funeral home. Burial will follow at the Prospect Cemetery in East Stroudsburg.

      In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Paralyzed Veterans of America 801 Eighteenth St., NW, Washington, DC 20006-3517.
    Person ID I25995  Master File
    Last Modified 28 Apr 2014 

    Father Perry Albert CHRISTIAN,   b. 09 Nov 1889, Tazewell Co., VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 06 Aug 1956, McDowell Co. WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years) 
    Mother Mary Blankenship,   b. Aug 1893, Buchanan Co. VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 May 1969, Raleigh Co. WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 75 years) 
    Married 04 Jul 1911  Buchanan Co. VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F11398  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Lucy Marie Perry,   b. 1929, Pikeville, Pike Co. KY Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Dec 1993, East Stroudsburg, Monroe Co. PA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years) 
    Children 
     1. Patricia CHRISTIAN
     2. Mary Margaret CHRISTIAN
     3. Judith CHRISTIAN
     4. Lonnie S. CHRISTIAN, Sr.
    Last Modified 28 Apr 2014 
    Family ID F11432  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart