Frank Pouillon, 80, of Dilliner R.D.1, formerly of Mt. Morris, died Friday, January 16, 1998, in Monongalia General Hospital, Morgantown W.Va. On October 24, 1954, he married Edna Doris Gaskill, who survives. He was employed as a coal miner for 42 years by the Dunkard Mining Co. Mr. Pouillon served in the U.S. Army as a staff sergeant during World War II. He earned the Bronze Star and the Purple Heart. He was a member of the James T. Maxon American Legion Post 992, Mt. Morris; Disabled American Veterans 123, Waynesburg; and UMW District 4 Local 8776. He was a member of the Taylorstown United Methodist Church. Surviving are three daughters, Mildred Landers of Maidsville, W.Va., Vanessa Hagedorn of Core, W.Va. and Frankie Crider of Morgantown, W.Va.; and two grandchildren, Amanda Morgan Landers and Phillip Michael Hagedorn. Deceased are four sisters, Selina Boken, Bernice Gurtis, Mary Sago and Margaret Kathleen Pouillon; and three brothers, John Pouillon, Edgar Pouillon and Isadore Pouillon. He was the last of his immediate family. Copyright ©1998 Observer Publishing Co.Last updated Saturday, January 17, 1998Frank Pouillon
Coal miner was decorated World War II veteran
He was born January 19, 1917, in Brownsville, a son of Frank and Maria Vandenbush Pouillon Sr.