Wilburn Clyde Pankey

1934 - 1968  (34 years)

• Name	Wilburn Clyde Pankey  [1, 2, 3]
  Birth	3 Mar 1934	Missouri, USA   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Trial	26 May 1960	Montgomery County, Missouri, USA   [4]
  	Pleaded guilty to armed robbery
  		News-PANKEY Wilburn (Trial) SENTENCED TO EIGHT YEARS • Washington Missourian • Washington, Missouri • 26 May 1960, Thu • Page 3
  Death	27 Nov 1968	Johnson City, Washington, Missouri, USA   [2, 3, 5]
  	Cause: Accident - Car Crash
  Burial	Buffalo Cemetery, Sullivan, Franklin, Missouri, USA   [2]
  Person ID	I20137	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family 1	Martha Jeanette Ham,   b. 27 Sep 1939, Union City, Franklin, Missouri, USA d. 16 Nov 1957, Breton Township, Washington, Missouri, USA (Age 18 years)
  Marriage	Jul 1957	Missouri, USA   [6]
  Family ID	F7713	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family 2	Living
  Family ID	F7714	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 3 Mar 1934 - Missouri, USA Marriage - Jul 1957 - Missouri, USA Trial - Pleaded guilty to armed robbery - 26 May 1960 - Montgomery County, Missouri, USA Death - Cause: Accident - Car Crash - 27 Nov 1968 - Johnson City, Washington, Missouri, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• News		News (Fatality)-PANKEY Wilburn (Crash) HOLIDAY ROAD MISHAPS KILL 11 IN STATE Wilburn Pankey, 24, formerly of Union MO, killed in accident in Washington County.
  		News-PANKEY Wilburn (Trial) SENTENCED TO EIGHT YEARS • Washington Missourian • Washington, Missouri • 26 May 1960, Thu • Page 3

  
  

• Sources

  [S10] Ancestry.com, Missouri, Marriage Records, 1805-2002, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2007;). Missouri, Marriage Records, 1805-2002 [S3674] FamilySearch - Find a Grave. [S9] Ancestry.com, Web: Missouri, U.S., Death Certificates, 1910-1962, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2015;), Missouri Office of the Secretary of State; Jefferson City, Missouri; Missouri Death Certificates, 1910-1969. Web: Missouri, U.S., Death Certificates, 1910-1962 Missouri Office of the Secretary of State; Jefferson City, Missouri; Missouri Death Certificates, 1910-1969 [S1992] Newspapers.com: Trial of PANKEY Wilburn (Robbery) • Washington Missourian - May 1960, (Name: Washington Missourian; Location: Washington, Missouri; Date: 26 May 1960;), SENTENCED TO EIGHT YEARS. Wilburn C Pankey of Franklin county was sentenced to eight years in prison when he entered a guilty plea to first degree robbery. The case was tried in Montgomery county on a change of venue from this county. The change of venue was granted last March. Pankey was charged with robbing a Union filling station operator. • Washington Missourian • Washington, Missouri • 26 May 1960, Thu • Page 3 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/109914687/washington-missourian/?xid=637 News-PANKEY Wilburn (Trial) SENTENCED TO EIGHT YEARS • Washington Missourian • Washington, Missouri • 26 May 1960, Thu • Page 3 [S1993] Newspapers.com: Death of Wilburn Pankey • Daily Capital News - Nov 1968 - Page 2, (Name: The Daily Capital News; Location: Jefferson City, Missouri; Date: 30 Nov 1968;), HOLIDAY ROAD MISHAPS KILL 11 IN STATE. Wilburn Pankey, 24, formerly of Union MO, killed in accident in Washington County. • The Daily Capital News • Jefferson City, Missouri • 30 Nov 1968, Sat • Page 2 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/109915474/the-daily-capital-news/?xid=637 News (Fatality)-PANKEY Wilburn (Crash) HOLIDAY ROAD MISHAPS KILL 11 IN STATE Wilburn Pankey, 24, formerly of Union MO, killed in accident in Washington County. [S9131] Newspapers.com: Marriage License for HAM/PANKEY • Sullivan Tri-County News - 4 Jul 1957, Martha Jeanette Ham and Wilburn Clyde Pankey - Sullivan Tri-County News; Publication Date: 4/ Jul/ 1957; Publication Place: Sullivan, Missouri. https://www.newspapers.com/image/126311425/?article=60820790-8351-4ae0-95f0-baabc260667c/7c674c37-2ede-45ea-a93b-19e98dc2ce23&focus=0.8131226,0.18503