Ralph Wilbur Day, Jr

1926 - 2015  (89 years)

• Name	Ralph Wilbur Day  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Suffix	Jr
  Birth	8 May 1926	Summersville, Texas, Missouri, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Military Service	1 Jul 1945  [3, 4, 5]
  	US Navy - World War II
  Death	1 Jun 2015	Bella Vista, Benton, Arkansas, USA   [3, 4]
  	Death Age: 89
  Burial	Fayetteville National Cemetery, Fayetteville, Washington, Arkansas, USA   [3, 4]
  		Fayetteville National Cemetery (Also known as National Cemetery) Fayetteville, Washington, Arkansas Find a Grave>: #109402 Plot: National Cemetery
  Person ID	I32183	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family 1	Dorothy Anne Harris,   b. 29 Jun 1935   d. 25 Jun 2018 (Age 82 years)
  Family ID	F15553	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family 2	Gertrude Louise 'Jean' Bell,   b. 26 Oct 1922, Elbert County, Colorado, USA d. 6 Mar 2004, Westminster, Orange, California, USA (Age 81 years)
  Marriage	10 Feb 1951	Eureka Springs, Carroll, Arkansas, USA   [1, 7]
  Family ID	F15554	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 8 May 1926 - Summersville, Texas, Missouri, USA Marriage - 10 Feb 1951 - Eureka Springs, Carroll, Arkansas, USA Death - 1 Jun 2015 - Bella Vista, Benton, Arkansas, USA Burial - - Fayetteville National Cemetery, Fayetteville, Washington, Arkansas, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S9914] Ancestry.com, Arkansas, Marriage Certificates, 1917-1972, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2019;), Arkansas Department of Vital Records; Little Rock, Arkansas; Marriage Certificates; Year: 1951; Film: #3. Arkansas, Marriage Certificates, 1917-1972 Arkansas Department of Vital Records; Little Rock, Arkansas; Marriage Certificates; Year: 1951; Film: #3 [S9788] Ancestry.com, Missouri, U.S., Birth Registers, 1847-2002, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2007;), Missouri State Archives; Jefferson City, MO, USA; Birth Index, 1920-1999. [S11309] Find a Grave (Military Cemetery-Fayetteville National), (Location: Fayetteville AR;), DAY Ralph Wilbur 1926-2015 (Veteran). Ralph W. Day, 89, of Bella Vista, AR died Monday, June 1, 2015. He was born on May 8, 1926 in Summersville, MO to Ralph Waldon and Mable (Medor) Day. He had lived in Bella Vista for 23 years, coming from California where he had lived for 30 years. He retired from McDonald-Douglas after working 35 years. He was a member of the genealogy group at the Bella Vista Computer Club and the Men’s 9 Hole Golf. He was also a life-member of the Douglas El Segundo Rod and Gun Club. He is survived by his wife Dorothy of the home; one son, Ronald Kent Day and wife Penelope of Fayetteville, AR; step-daughter, Sharon Hammer of CA; step-son Howard Leven of AZ; brother, Jack Day and wife Linda; and numerous nieces and nephews. A memorial service will be held at Bella Vista Funeral Home, 2258 Forest Hills Blvd., Bella Vista, AR 72715 at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, June 5, 2015. Chaplain Chuck Bengtson will officiate. Graveside services will be held Friday, June 5, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. at the V. A. National Cemetery in Fayetteville, AR https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/147360576/ralph-wilbur-day [S9526] National Cemetery Administration, U.S., Veterans' Gravesites, ca.1775-2019, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2006;), National Cemetery Administration; U.S. Veterans' Gravesites. [S116] Ancestry.com, U.S., World War II Navy Muster Rolls, 1938-1949, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT ; Date: 2011;), The National Archives at College Park, Maryland; College Park, MD, USA; Muster Rolls of U.S. Navy Ships, Stations, and Other Naval Activities, 01/01/1939 - 01/01/1949; Record Group Title: Records of the Bureau of Naval Personnel, 1798-2007; Record Group::. U.S., World War II Navy Muster Rolls, 1938-1949 The National Archives at College Park, Maryland; College Park, MD, USA; Muster Rolls of U.S. Navy Ships, Stations, and Other Naval Activities, 01/01/1939 - 01/01/1949; Record Group Title: Records of the Bureau of Naval Personnel, 1798-2007; Record Group:: [S9965] Ancestry.com, Nevada, U.S., Divorce Index, 1968-2015, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2007;). [S8] Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2015;).