Lt. Col. Lauris M. EEK

1888 - 1963  (74 years)

• Name	Lauris M. EEK  [1]
  Prefix	Lt. Col.
  Born	8 Aug 1888  [2]
  Gender	Male
  Died	22 Feb 1963  [2]
  Buried	Fort Leavenworth National Cemetery, Fort Leavenworth, Leavenworth, KS, USA   [2]
  	plot M, O, 3435
  Person ID	I7232	Boyd
  Last Modified	30 Dec 2011

  
  

  Family	Donna SISSON
  Children	+ 1. Col. Lauris M. EEK, Jr.,   d. Aft 1992   2. Dr. Nathaniel S. EEK
  Last Modified	30 Dec 2011
  Family ID	F5201	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Buried - - Fort Leavenworth National Cemetery, Fort Leavenworth, Leavenworth, KS, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Chicago Tribune (IL) - February 24, 1963 ARMY OFFICER, ONCE IN POST HERE, IS DEAD Deceased Name: Lt. Col. Lauris M. Eek [ret.] Lt. Col. Lauris M. Eek [ret.], 74, of Maryville, Mo., who was 5th army public information officer in Chicago in World War II, died Friday in Munson hospital, Fort Leavenworth, Kans., it was learned here yesterday. Col. Eek retired from the army reserve in August 1948 after 31 years of service, including 18 years on active duty. He was a fullback on the football team of Northwestern university, and an army pilot and instructor for two years in World War I. Surviving are Col. Eek's widow, Donna Sisson Eek; two sons, Dr. Nathaniel S. Eek, head of the dramatics department at the university of Oklahoma, and Major Lauris M. Eek Jr. of the army; and six grandchildren. Services are to be arranged today. Chicago Tribune (IL) Date: February 24, 1963 Edition: Chicago Tribune Record Number: 19630224ob016 Copyright 1963, Chicago Tribune. For permission to reprint, contact Chicago Tribune. [3]

  
  

• Sources

  [S282] Obituary of Jean Lowrey Eek, (Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) 8 February 1992). [S10] Find a Grave. [S823] Obituary of Lt. Col. Lauris M. Eek, (Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL) 24 February 1963).