Our Family Genealogy Pages

Home Page  |  What's New  |  Photos  |  Histories  |  Headstones  |  Reports  |  Surnames
Search
First Name:


Last Name:



Richard Keith Cason

Richard Keith Cason

Male 1924 - 2017  (93 years)

Personal Information    |    Media    |    Sources    |    Event Map    |    All    |    PDF

  • Name Richard Keith Cason  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
    Birth 25 Mar 1924  Waycross, Ware, Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1930  Waycross, Ware, Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Residence 1943  Ware, Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Military 12 Feb 1943  Fort McPherson, Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    • U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 Record
      about Richard K Cason
      Name: Richard K Cason
      Birth Year: 1924
      Race: White, citizen
      Nativity State or Country: Georgia
      State: Georgia
      County or City: Ware

      Enlistment Date: 12 Feb 1943
      Enlistment State: Georgia
      Enlistment City: Fort McPherson Atlanta
      Branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
      Branch Code: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
      Grade: Private
      Grade Code: 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: 1 year of college
      Civil Occupation: Car Mechanic, Railway or Aerial Phototopographer or Draftsman or Draftsman, Mechanical or Draftsman, Structural or Draftsman, Electrical (Draftsman, telephone and telegraph. ) or Draftsman, Topographic or Tool Designer or Tracer or Cartographer
      Marital Status: Single, without dependents
      Height: 71
      Weight: 166
    Race White  [5
    Residence 1972  Tampa, Hillsborough, Florida, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Residence 1993  Tampa, Hillsborough, Florida, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Death 4 Jun 2017  Tampa, Hillsborough, Florida, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    • CASON, Richard Keith, 93, died June 4, 2017. He was born March 25, 1924, in Waycross, GA to his late parents, Joseph Benjamin Sr. and Fredda Harbin Cason.

      He grew up in Waycross and graduated from Georgia Tech in 1948. He met the love of his life, Irene Rebernick, at the University of Wisconsin, when he was stationed in Madison in the US Army. He served in WWII, in the O.S.S. (the precursor to the CIA).

      In 1945, he married Irene and they moved to Milwaukee. The family moved back to his hometown where owned an auto dealership. He progressed to having many dealerships in Georgia and Florida, with Tampa becoming their final home.

      He is survived by his wife, Irene; his daughters, Debra Hennings (Jack), Vicki Bollinger, and Gail Cason; grandsons, Keith Hennings, Russell Hennings (Christina); great-granddaughter, Acacia Hennings; and his sister, Carol Jean Farr (George).

      Preceding him in death were his siblings, Keren Cason, Doris Williams (Ed), Nelda Drinkwater (Chuck), Joseph Cason Jr. (Hazel), Frances Butler (Leonard), and Montine Drupiewski (Kenn).

      Richard will be interred at Florida National Cemetery in Bushnell in a private ceremony.

      Published in the Tampa Bay Times on June 18, 2017

      http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/tampabaytimes/obituary.aspx?page=lifestory&pid=185839200
    Burial Florida National Cemetery, Bushnell, Sumter, Florida, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Person ID I9078  tng Genealogy

    Father Joseph Benjamin Cason, Sr,   b. 22 Jun 1886, Ware, Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Apr 1974, Waycross, Ware, Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 87 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Leonard Fredda Harbin,   b. 16 Feb 1892, Waltertown, Ware, Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Nov 1983, Ware, Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 91 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 30 Jan 1908  Hebardville, Ware, Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Family ID F3436  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Irene Helen Rebernick,   b. 17 Aug 1924, Mosinee, Marathon, Wisconsin, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Jan 2018, Lutz, Hillsborough, Florida, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 93 years) 
    Marriage 23 Nov 1945  Fort Myer, Alexandria, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 5
    Children 
     1. Living
     2. Living
     3. Living
    Family ID F3440  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 25 Mar 1924 - Waycross, Ware, Georgia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1930 - Waycross, Ware, Georgia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1943 - Ware, Georgia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 23 Nov 1945 - Fort Myer, Alexandria, Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1972 - Tampa, Hillsborough, Florida, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1993 - Tampa, Hillsborough, Florida, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 4 Jun 2017 - Tampa, Hillsborough, Florida, USA Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Photos
    Richard Keith Cason photo
    Richard Keith Cason photo

  • Sources 
    1. [S115] Jack N Averitt, Families of Southeastern Georgia, (Name: Clearfield Company, 2001, 2002, 2003;), Page 169.

    2. [S337] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, (Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002;).
      1930 U.S. Federal Census. Waycross, Ware, Georgia, ED 8, roll 391, page , image 201.0.
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1930usfedcen&h=18234768&indiv=try
      [ View Federal Census Document]
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1930usfedcen&h=18234768&indiv=try

    3. [S302] National Archives and Records Administration, U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, (Name: Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005;).
      Online publication - NARA. U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: 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 NARA, Record Group 64; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD.

    4. [S541] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/180618013.
      Record for Richard K Cason
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=60525&h=144878680&indiv=try
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=60525&h=144878680&indiv=try

    5. [S550] Ancestry.com, Virginia, Marriage Records, 1936-2014, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2015;).
      Record for Richard Keith Cason
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=General-9279&h=11732384&indiv=try
      [ View marriage certificate]
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=General-9279&h=11732384&indiv=try

    6. [S396] Ancestry.com, U.S. Public Records Index, Volume 1, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Database online.
      Record for Richard Keith Cason

    7. [S115] Jack N Averitt, Families of Southeastern Georgia, (Name: Clearfield Company, 2001, 2002, 2003;), Page 168.