Arthur E. Vail

1918 - 2009  (91 years)

• Name	Arthur E. Vail
  Nickname	Art
  Birth	24 Jan 1918	Fort Collins, Larimer, Colorado
  Gender	Male
  Death	21 Feb 2009	Normal, McLean, Illinois
  Burial	Detroit, Pike, Illinois   [1]
  Person ID	I59686	Scudder
  Last Modified	23 Feb 2016

  
  

  Father	Corey E. Vail,   b. 7 Sep 1879, Illinois d. 1 Oct 1956 (Age 77 years)
  Mother	Hazel Emigh,   b. 17 Jul 1892, Wyoming d. 26 Feb 1966 (Age 73 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1916
  Family ID	F21420	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Alma Lee Batson,   b. 30 Jan 1922   d. 22 Jun 1995 (Age 73 years)
  Marriage	25 Jun 1940	Monte Vista, Illionis
  Children	1. Cathy Vail   2. Gregory Vail
  Family ID	F21422	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2024

  
  

• Notes

  Arthur moved to Griggsville in 1953 where he was employed by Trio Manufacturing Company, later known as Nature House, until his retirement in 2002. He was a Boy Scout and earned his Eagle Scout badge at the age of 14, one of the youngest to become an Eagle Scout in Fort Collins at that time. During WWII he served the war effort as a tool and die maker at Douglas Aircraft in California and received several design patents for his work. He was an active member of the Griggsville Lions Club which installed street signs in the town in the 1950's and served on the local and regional library boards serving as vice president of the Great River Library System from 1977-1979, and president from 1979-1980. He was also on the board of directors of the Skinner House in Griggsville, Il.. He was an active Rotarian for more than 30 years and was named a Paul Harris Fellow by the Pittsfield Rotary Club in 1988. Art loved to read, do "brainteaser puzzles," and was well known for his dry wit and funny sayings!

  
  

• Sources

  [S1329] Find a Grave Index, 1600s to Current.