Alpha James Bone

1898 - 1944  (46 years)

• Name	Alpha James Bone  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Birth	26 Sep 1898	Sabula, Iron, Missouri, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1910	St Louis, Independent Cities, Missouri, USA   [1]
  	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son
  Military Service	1917
  	US Army - World War I and US Army Air Forces World War II
  Death	23 Oct 1944	Miami Army Base, Miami, Miami-Dade County, Florida, USA   [2, 4, 5, 6]
  	Cause: Killed in Action - World War II (Heart Attack)
  Obituary	10 Nov 1944	Flat River, St Francois, Missouri, USA   [6]
  	Obituary of Alpha Bone • The Lead Belt News • Flat River, Missouri • Fri, Nov 10, 1944 • Page 4
  		Obituary-BONE Alpha J Obituary of Alpha James Bone • The Lead Belt News • Flat River, Missouri • Fri, Nov 10, 1944 • Page 4
  Burial	Bismarck Masonic Cemetery, Bismarck, St Francois, Missouri, USA   [5, 6]
  	Maude and Alpha Bone buried together
  		Burial-BONE Alpha Alpha J Bone "Missouri Chief - Warrant Officer - Army Air Forces"
  		Bismarck Masonic Cemetery (also known as Masonic Cemetery) Bismarck, St Francois, Missouri Find a Grave: #1636904 Plot: Freemasons
  Person ID	I11766	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Walter Fleming Bone,   b. 17 Jun 1875, Missouri, USA d. 25 Jul 1956, Bismarck, St Francois, Missouri, USA (Age 81 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Eliotte Emaline 'Etta' Pyrtle,   b. 19 Oct 1877, Lesterville, Reynolds, Missouri, USA d. 1 Nov 1972, Wentzville, St Charles, Missouri, USA (Age 95 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	15 Oct 1899	Iron County, Missouri, USA   [7, 8]
  Family ID	F7666	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Lucy Mae Nixon,   b. 31 Dec 1911   d. 5 Oct 2005 (Age 93 years)
  Marriage	26 Sep 1940	Richmond, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA   [3, 5]
  Family ID	F15418	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family 2	Maude Lena Jones,   b. 1898, Hanover, Virginia, USA d. 1939, Washington, District of Columbia, USA (Age 41 years)
  Marriage	2 Nov 1921	Barton Heights, Richmond, Virginia, USA   [4, 5]
  Family ID	F15419	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Census - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son - 1910 - St Louis, Independent Cities, Missouri, USA Marriage - 26 Sep 1940 - Richmond, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA Obituary - Obituary of Alpha Bone • The Lead Belt News • Flat River, Missouri • Fri, Nov 10, 1944 • Page 4 - 10 Nov 1944 - Flat River, St Francois, Missouri, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Burials

  Burial-BONE Alpha Alpha J Bone "Missouri Chief - Warrant Officer - Army Air Forces"

  
  

  News

  News (Killed in Action)-BONE Alpha (WWII) CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER ALPHA BONE IS DEAD • Bismarck Gazette • Bismarck, Missouri • Fri, Oct 27, 1944 • Page 1

  
  

  Obituaries

  Obituary-BONE Alpha J Obituary of Alpha James Bone • The Lead Belt News • Flat River, Missouri • Fri, Nov 10, 1944 • Page 4

  
  

• Sources

  [S11466] Ancestry.com, 1910 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2006;), Year: 1910; Census Place: St Louis Ward 12, Saint Louis City, Missouri; Roll: T624_816; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0201; FHL microfilm: 1374829. 1910 United States Federal Census Year: 1910; Census Place: St Louis Ward 12, Saint Louis City, Missouri; Roll: T624_816; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0201; FHL microfilm: 1374829 [S170] Ancestry.com, U.S., Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT. USA; Date: 2019;). [S10017] Ancestry.com, Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2015;), Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia, Marriages, 1936-2014; Roll: 101166985. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014 Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia, Marriages, 1936-2014; Roll: 101166985 [S12] Ancestry.com, Geneanet Community Trees Index, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT ; Date: 2022;). [S10503] Find a Grave (Killed in Action - World War II), BONE Alpha James - CWO US Army Air Corps - 1898-1944 (Veteran) (KILLED IN ACTION). CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER ALPHA J BONE DIED AT MIAMI Chief Warrant Officer Alpha J Bone, Air Transport Command, Miami Army Air Field, Miami Florida, son of Walter and Etta Bone of Bismarck MO, was born September 26 1898 at Sabula MO and passed away October 26, 1944 at the age of 46 years 1 month at Miami Florida. In 1921 he was united in marriage to Maud Lena Jones of Richmond, Virginia. She preceded him in death on June 15. 1939. In 1940 he was married to Lucy Mae Nixon of Galt’s Mill Virginia. To this union one son was born. He is survived by his wife, Lucy Mae; one son, Firmin James: his parents, Mr and Mrs W Bone of Bismarck; two brothers, Firmin of Washington DC and Amos of Slagle, Louisiana; one sister, Mrs H C Abernathy of Overland MO; and a host of other relatives and friends. He was united with the Bismarck Baptist Church in 1922. In July 1917 he joined the Army and served in Co G 43rd Infantry until discharged in May 1919. He reenlisted the same year in Motor Transport Co 97, from which he was honorably discharged in May 1922. After several years of civilian life he enlisted in the Army Air Force at Langley Field, Virginia in October 1936. During the present war he served one year with the army overseas. He has been a member of Bismarck Lodge No 41 A.F. and A.M. since June 3, 1922. The remains were brought to Bismarck under the escort of M Sgt Lawrence E Allison, US Army Air Corps, Miami, Florida. Funeral services were conducted at the First Baptist Church Bismarck by Rev R L Shell, pastor of the Desloge Baptist Church at 11:00 am, Thursday, November 2nd. Interment was in the Masonic Cemetery at Bismarck with military honors and services at the grave conducted by the Bismarck Masonic Lodge. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/62296938/alpha_james-bone Burial-BONE Alpha Alpha J Bone "Missouri Chief - Warrant Officer - Army Air Forces" [S8084] Newspapers.com: Obituary of Alpha Bone • Flat River Lead Belt News - Oct 1944, (Name: The Lead Belt News; Location: Flat River MO; Date: 10 Nov 1944;), CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER ALPHA J BONE DIED AT MIAMI. Chief Warrant Officer Alpha J Bone, Air Transport Command, Miami Army Air Field, Miami Florida, son of Walter and Etta Bone of Bismarck MO, was born September 26 1898 at Sabula MO and passed away October 26, 1944 at the age of 46 years 1 month at Miami Florida. In 1921 he was united in marriage to Maud Lena Jones of Richmond, Virginia. She preceded him in death on June 15. 1939. In 1940 he was married to Lucy Mae Nixon of Galt’s Mill Virginia. To this union one son was born. He is survived by his wife, Lucy Mae; one son, Firmin James: his parents, Mr and Mrs W Bone of Bismarck; two brothers, Firmin of Washington DC and Amos of Slagle, Louisiana; one sister, Mrs H C Abernathy of Overland MO; and a host of other relatives and friends. He was united with the Bismarck Baptist Church in 1922. In July 1917 he joined the Army and served in Co G 43rd Infantry until discharged in May 1919. He reenlisted the same year in Motor Transport Co 97, from which he was honorably discharged in May 1922. After several years of civilian life he enlisted in the Army Air Force at Langley Field, Virginia in October 1936. During the present war he served one year with the army overseas. He has been a member of Bismarck Lodge No 41 A.F. and A.M. since June 3, 1922. The remains were brought to Bismarck under the escort of M Sgt Lawrence E Allison, US Army Air Corps, Miami, Florida. Funeral services were conducted at the First Baptist Church Bismarck by Rev R L Shell, pastor of the Desloge Baptist Church at 11:00 am, Thursday, November 2nd. Interment was in the Masonic Cemetery at Bismarck with military honors and services at the grave conducted by the Bismarck Masonic Lodge https://www.newspapers.com/clip/150506799/the-lead-belt-news/?xid=637 Obituary-BONE Alpha J Obituary of Alpha James Bone • The Lead Belt News • Flat River, Missouri • Fri, Nov 10, 1944 • Page 4 [S10] Ancestry.com, Missouri, Marriage Records, 1805-2002, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2007;). Missouri, Marriage Records, 1805-2002 [S7198] Find a Grave: PYRTLE Elliotte Bone 1877-1972, Elliotte Emaline "Etta" Pyrtle Bone. Elliotte and Walter Bone buried together https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/100518751/bon