Individual Details
Clifford Leroy Whygles
(27 May 1918 - 18 Oct 1976)
(Ref: CARLSBAD CURRENT-ARGUS, Carlsbad, Eddy County, New Mexico, dated for October 19, 1976, reads as follows:
C.L. WHYGLES
Services are pending with West Funeral Home for Clifford L. Whygles, 58, 2406 W. Texas St., who died in a local hospital Monday.
He had lived in Carlsbad since 1935. He had been employed at U.S. Potash Co. for 21 years, before retiring in 1973. He was a member of Cavern Baptist Church and a life member of Disaled American Veterans, Chapter No. 30.
He was born in Oklahoma. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II.
Survivors include the widow, Mary Martha, Carlsbad; mother, Jewel Whygles, Carlsbad; two sons, Thomas Leroy, Muleshoe, Tex., and Sepc. 4 Joseph Elbert, Germany; one step-son, Casey Glenn Bush, Carlsbad; one step-daughter, Lana Lorene Bush, Carlsbad; one brother, Fletcher, Carlsbad; one sister, Juanita Funk, Carlsbad, and four grandchildren.
C.L. WHYGLES
Services are pending with West Funeral Home for Clifford L. Whygles, 58, 2406 W. Texas St., who died in a local hospital Monday.
He had lived in Carlsbad since 1935. He had been employed at U.S. Potash Co. for 21 years, before retiring in 1973. He was a member of Cavern Baptist Church and a life member of Disaled American Veterans, Chapter No. 30.
He was born in Oklahoma. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II.
Survivors include the widow, Mary Martha, Carlsbad; mother, Jewel Whygles, Carlsbad; two sons, Thomas Leroy, Muleshoe, Tex., and Sepc. 4 Joseph Elbert, Germany; one step-son, Casey Glenn Bush, Carlsbad; one step-daughter, Lana Lorene Bush, Carlsbad; one brother, Fletcher, Carlsbad; one sister, Juanita Funk, Carlsbad, and four grandchildren.
Events
| Birth | 27 May 1918 | Oklahoma | |||
| Enlistment | 21 Oct 1941 | Sacramento, Sacramento County, California |  |  | |
| Death | 18 Oct 1976 | Carlsbad, Eddy County, New Mexico | | | |
| Burial | 21 Oct 1976 | Carlsbad Cemetery, Eddy County, New Mexico | |
Families
| Spouse | Rosa Catherine Huffman (1924 - 1967) |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Joseph Elbert Whygles (1952 - 2019) |
Notes
Enlistment
Clifford L WhyglesName (Original): WHYGLES CLIFFORD L
Event Type: Military Service
Event Date: 21 Oct 1941
Term of Enlistment: 0
Event Place: Sacramento, California, United States
Race: White
Citizenship Status: citizen
Birth Year: 1918
Birthplace: OKLAHOMA
Education Level: Grammar school
Civilian Occupation: Semiskilled chauffeurs and drivers, bus, taxi, truck, and tractor
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Military Rank: Private
Army Branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Army Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men)
Source Reference: Civil Life
Death
Clifford WhyglesGiven Name: Clifford
Surname: Whygles
State: New Mexico
Residence Place: New Mexico
Last Place of Residence: Eddy, New Mexico
Previous Residence Postal Code: 88220
Age: 58
Birth Date: 27 May 1918
Death Date: Oct 1976
Endnotes
1. United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8B7-5G8.
2. United States Social Security Death Index https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JGMY-RTR.
3. Find a Grave Memorial 65174684.