He was the second child born to Crawford Claude Lingle and Dessie A Ellis. Verless' father was a farmer. Verless had three siblings:
Otis M Lingle 1907–1914
Dorthy Lorene Lingle 1913–1939
James Francis Lingle 1918–1927
His brothers both died as children and his sister died in her twenties.
Verless married Sarah Ellen Hammack on August 26, 1932, in Martinsville, Indiana. He was 23 and Sarah was 19. They had three children during their marriage:
Betty Lou Lingle 1933–1939
Ruby Eileen Lingle 1935–2001
Frederick Leon 'Fred' Lingle 1937–2007
Their oldest daughter died of cancer when she was just a child.
Verless worked as a farm laborer, a trucker, and in construction. He served in the Navy during World War II.
By 1960, Verless and Sarah had divorced. Verless' second wife was Olive M Lomax.
He died of heart failure on July 21, 1996, in Bloomington, Indiana, at the age of 87.
He was the second child born to Crawford Claude Lingle and Dessie A Ellis. Verless' father was a farmer. Verless had three siblings:
Otis M Lingle 1907–1914
Dorthy Lorene Lingle 1913–1939
James Francis Lingle 1918–1927
His brothers both died as children and his sister died in her twenties.
Verless married Sarah Ellen Hammack on August 26, 1932, in Martinsville, Indiana. He was 23 and Sarah was 19. They had three children during their marriage:
Betty Lou Lingle 1933–1939
Ruby Eileen Lingle 1935–2001
Frederick Leon 'Fred' Lingle 1937–2007
Their oldest daughter died of cancer when she was just a child.
Verless worked as a farm laborer, a trucker, and in construction. He served in the Navy during World War II.
By 1960, Verless and Sarah had divorced. Verless' second wife was Olive M Lomax.
He died of heart failure on July 21, 1996, in Bloomington, Indiana, at the age of 87.
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