In 1940 he and his parents and seven siblings lived on a stock farm they were renting for ten dollars a month in Justice Precinct 8, McCulloch County, TX.
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From a newspaper:
Dewey Fleet Bingham Jr., 85, died Monday, Feb. 15, 2010 surrounded by his loved ones in the comfort of his home. Service is at 2 p.m. Thursday in Eden Funeral Home chapel with burial in Eden Cemetery. He was a WWII veteran who also earned a purple heart and a bronze medal for his bravery and sacrifice. After the war he settled down in Eden, Texas with the love of his life Myrtie Bingham where they had three children. He was a hard working farmer and provider for his family. He never met a stranger and could talk your ear off with his amazing stories.
Survivors include his wife, Myrtie Bingham of Eden; daughters Koneta Garcia and Ruby Carlin, both of Eden; son Dewey Bingham III of Eden; his four grandchildren; Julio Garcia, Jr, Colton Garcia both from Eden, Lindsay Nunez and Brittany Nunez also from Eden; brothers Kenneth Bingham of Levelland and Gene Bingham of San Angelo; and sister Lillie Ann Reel of San Angelo.
In 1940 he and his parents and seven siblings lived on a stock farm they were renting for ten dollars a month in Justice Precinct 8, McCulloch County, TX.
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From a newspaper:
Dewey Fleet Bingham Jr., 85, died Monday, Feb. 15, 2010 surrounded by his loved ones in the comfort of his home. Service is at 2 p.m. Thursday in Eden Funeral Home chapel with burial in Eden Cemetery. He was a WWII veteran who also earned a purple heart and a bronze medal for his bravery and sacrifice. After the war he settled down in Eden, Texas with the love of his life Myrtie Bingham where they had three children. He was a hard working farmer and provider for his family. He never met a stranger and could talk your ear off with his amazing stories.
Survivors include his wife, Myrtie Bingham of Eden; daughters Koneta Garcia and Ruby Carlin, both of Eden; son Dewey Bingham III of Eden; his four grandchildren; Julio Garcia, Jr, Colton Garcia both from Eden, Lindsay Nunez and Brittany Nunez also from Eden; brothers Kenneth Bingham of Levelland and Gene Bingham of San Angelo; and sister Lillie Ann Reel of San Angelo.
Family Members
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Arthur Charles Bingham
1920–1984
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H R Bingham
1922–1999
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Marion Sue Bingham Riley
1926–1979
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Elsie Isabell Bingham
1931–1953
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Marjorie Katherine "Kathy" Bingham Russell
1933–1999
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Bobby Elton Bingham
1935–1959
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Lillie Ann Bingham Reel
1938–2018
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Barbara Dean Bingham Roberson
1940–2000
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Carolyn Jessie Bingham Crawford
1945–2004
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