James Orville Wiltshire Sr.
(1897-1964)
Mildred Dixon
(1895-1989)
Dr. James Orville Wiltshire Jr
(1922-2006)

 

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1. Denise Alberta Straw

Dr. James Orville Wiltshire Jr

  • Born: 21 May 1922, Chillicothe, Ross County, Ohio
  • Marriage (1): Denise Alberta Straw on 30 Dec 1949 in Springfield, Windsor County, Vermont
  • Died: 28 Aug 2006, Chillicothe, Ross County, Ohio at age 84
  • Buried: Londonderry Cemetery in Ross County, Ohio
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VT marriage records
Name: Denise Alberta Straw Gender: Female Age: 20 Birth Date: abt 1929 Mother's Name: Grace Father's Name: Clarence Marriage Date: 30 Dec 1949 Marriage Location: Springfield, Windsor Spouse's name: James Orville Wiltshire Jr

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Find a Grave Memorial 31010164
Dr. James O. Wiltshire, O.D., of Chillicothe, died 8:10 a.m. Sunday, August 27, 2006 at his residence following an extended illness. He was born May 21, 1922, in Chillicothe, to the late James O. and Mildred Dixon Wiltshire. On December 30, 1949, he married the former Denise S. Straw who survives. Also surviving are sons, Daniel D. (Henrietta) Wiltshire, of Chillicothe and Michael K. (Ann) Wiltshire, of Port Townsend, WA; and grandchildren, Ryan Wiltshire, Danielle Wiltshire and Jake Wiltshire. In addition to his father, James and mother, Mildred, he was predeceased by a grandson, Glen Wiltshire. Dr. Wiltshire, a World War II veteran, served in the U.S. Army's Signal Corp in Europe and the Philippines. He attended public school in Jacksonville, FL. In 1948, he graduated from Emory University in Georgia and graduated from Southern College of Optometry in 1952 and went on to receive his Bachelor of Science Degree from UCLA's College of Optometry in 1954. He then returned to Chillicothe and opened his practice where he worked for 41 years before retiring. He was a professional tennis player, was a life member of the Ohio Optometric Association and the American Optometric Association, member of Phi Delta Theta Fraternity, member of American Legion Post 62 and Trinity United Methodist Church. He was a past member of the Evening Lions Club and past member and past president of the Chillicothe YMCA. Services were entrusted to Ware Funeral Home of Chillicothe, Ohio.


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James married Denise Alberta Straw, daughter of Clarence Archie Straw and Grace Elizabeth Pape, on 30 Dec 1949 in Springfield, Windsor County, Vermont. (Denise Alberta Straw was born on 6 Dec 1929 in Randolph, Orange County, Vermont, died on 23 May 2021 in Chillicothe, Ross County, Ohio and was buried in Londonderry Cemetery in Ross County, Ohio.)


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Springfield Reporter (Springfield, Vermont)28 Dec 1949, WedPage 1



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