Wilburn Bosten Draughon

1923 - 2014  (91 years)

• Name	Wilburn Bosten Draughon  [1]
  Birth	13 Oct 1923	Houston County, Alabama   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  WW2 Draft	30 Jun 1942	Dothen, Houston County, Alabama   [1]
  	Wilburn Boston Draughon of Route 1, Newton, Houston, Ala, born 30 Jun 1942 in Houston County, Ala., registered for the draft. He was employed by his father. He was White, 5' 8", 120 pounds, had blue eyes, blonde hair, and a light complexion.
  Witness-Obituary	6 Dec 2005	Newton, New Jersey   [3]
  	Marguerite I. Mabee Draughon, 82, died Saturday, Dec. 3, 2005, at the Andover Nursing Home in Sparta. Born in Warwick, N.Y., Mrs. Draughon lived at Lake Hopatcong before moving to Sparta many years ago. She worked as a school bus driver for the Village Bus Company in Sparta for 20 years, retiring in 1987. She was a past member of the Newton Moose Lodge No. 432. Mrs. Draughon is survived by her husband, Wilburn; three daughters, Evelyn Nepa of Montague, Beverly of Milford, Pa., and Minnie Jean Jennings of Locust Grove, Ga.; two sons, Wilburn "Sonny" Jr. of Pennsylvania, and Robert of New Mexico; 14 grandchildren and 15 great grandchildren; and four sisters, Mary Goble, Dorothy Talmadge, Evelyn Cancelliere and Nora Cooper. She was predeceased by five brothers, Robert, Ronald, Lawrence, Fred and Herb Mabee. A funeral service will be held at the Goble Funeral Home in Sparta at 8 p.m. on Wednesday.
  Death	1 Dec 2014	Andover Subacute and Rehabilitation Center, Andover, Sussex County, New Jersey   [4]
  Obituary	18 Dec 2014	Illinois   [4, 5]
  	Wilburn Boston Draughon Sr., 91, of Sparta, passed away Monday, Dec. 1, 2014, at Andover Subacute and Rehabilitation Center surrounded by his loving family. Boston was born in Wicksburg, Ala., and was a resident of Sparta for 52 years. He was a proud member of the U.S. Navy serving in WWII, and was also a member of the American Legion Post No. 245 in Lake Hopatcong and the Newton Moose Lodge No. 432 where he served as Past Governor. He worked for the Jefferson Township Road Department and Berkshire Valley Sand and Gravel before working at Grinnell Inc., in Sparta. Boston was predeceased by his beloved wife, Marguerite, and his devoted son, Robert. He is survived by his loving children, Evelyn Nepa and her husband, Jim, of Andover, Beverly Hughes and her husband, Bill, of Milford, Pa., Wilburn B. Draughon and his wife, Victoria, of Newton, and Minnie Jennings and her husband, Tom, of Locust Grove, Ga.; as well as 14 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; several great-great-grandchildren; and his sister, Doris Groves, of Stark, Fla. Friends may call Thursday, from 4-7 p.m., at the Goble Funeral Home, 22 Main St., Sparta. A funeral service will be held at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made in his memory to the Wounded Warrior Project
  Reference Number	30274
  Person ID	I30063	Maybee Society
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024

  
  

  Family	Marguerite Lois Mabee,   b. 12 Feb 1923, Florida, Orange County, New York d. 3 Dec 2005, Sparta, Sussex County, New Jersey (Age 82 years)
  Marriage	1947	New Jersey   [6]
  Family ID	F9551	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024

  
  

• Sources

  [S493] U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947; Url: https://www.fold3.com/. [S1] Ancestry.com online; Url: http://www.ancestry.com/, U.S. Public Records Index. [S1] Ancestry.com online; Url: http://www.ancestry.com/, United States Obituary Collection, from The New Jersey Herald, Newton, NJ, 6 Dec 2005. [S1] Ancestry.com online; Url: http://www.ancestry.com/, United States Obituary Collection, Illinois, USA, 18 Dec 2014. [S380] Find A Grave; Url: http://www.findagrave.com/, Memorial ID 139511720. [S1] Ancestry.com online; Url: http://www.ancestry.com/, New Jersey, Marriage Index, 1901-2016.