Best, Richard Leo

1927 - 2004  (76 years)

• Name	Best, Richard Leo  [1, 2, 3]
  Birth	15 Mar 1927	Mystic, Appanoose County, Iowa, USA   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1945	Clarence, Shelby County, Missouri, USA   [3]
  	Relation to Head: Self; Relative Relation to Head: Parents
  Death	10 Mar 2004	White Plains, Hopkins County, Kentucky, USA   [1, 2]
  Age	76 years
  Burial	White Plains, Hopkins County, Kentucky, USA   [1]
  Person ID	I4989	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	2 Nov 2025

  
  

  Father	Best, Everett Cecil,   b. 25 May 1891, Mystic, Appanoose County, Iowa, USA d. 27 May 1980, Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois, USA (Age 89 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Stark, Elsie Mae,   b. 19 May 1896, Mystic, Appanoose County, Iowa, USA d. 9 Sep 1987, Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois, USA (Age 91 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	Abt 1921	Appanoose County, Iowa, USA
  Siblings	2 brothers
  1. Best, Donald,   b. 1932, Mystic, Appanoose County, Iowa, USA d. Illinois, USA   2. Best, Richard Leo,   b. 15 Mar 1927, Mystic, Appanoose County, Iowa, USA d. 10 Mar 2004, White Plains, Hopkins County, Kentucky, USA  (Age 76 years) ▻ Burris, Georgianna   3. Best, Roger Lavern,   b. 25 Jul 1933, Mystic, Appanoose County, Iowa, USA d. 30 Mar 2013, Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois, USA  (Age 79 years) ▻ Ognibene, Margaret Cira,  m. 5 Aug 1961
  Family ID	F528	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Father	Best, Everett Cecil,   b. 25 May 1891, Mystic, Appanoose County, Iowa, USA d. 27 May 1980, Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois, USA (Age 89 years)
  Stepmother	Underwood, Nellie Mae,   b. 7 Sep 1894, Ardmore, Carter County, Oklahoma, USA d. 6 May 1971, Marlow, Stephens County, Oklahoma, USA  (Age 76 years)
  Half siblings	1 half brother
  1. Best, Arland Ray,   b. 30 Nov 1916, Minco, Grady County, Oklahoma, USA d. 16 Mar 2003, Grand Rapids, Itasca County, Minnesota, USA  (Age 86 years) ▻ Doran, Dorothy Jane,  m. 6 May 1944
  Family ID	F527	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Other Spouse	Keller, Martin,   b. 28 Jan 1892, El Reno, Canadian County, Oklahoma, USA d. 17 Aug 1953, El Reno, Canadian County, Oklahoma, USA  (Age 61 years)
  Stepmother	Underwood, Nellie Mae,   b. 7 Sep 1894, Ardmore, Carter County, Oklahoma, USA d. 6 May 1971, Marlow, Stephens County, Oklahoma, USA  (Age 76 years)
  Step siblings	1 stepsister
  1. Keller, Carmen June,   b. 19 Jun 1923, El Reno, Canadian County, Oklahoma, USA d. 23 Sep 1997, Marlow, Stephens County, Oklahoma, USA  (Age 74 years) ▻ Mayberry, Floyd Lee
  Family ID	F529	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Burris, Georgianna,   b. 3 Jul 1931, Kirksville, Adair County, Missouri, USA d. 10 Feb 1995, Kirksville, Adair County, Missouri, USA (Age 63 years)
  Family ID	F2184	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Other Spouse	Olson, Kenneth Raymond,   b. 16 Feb 1916, Des Moines County, Iowa, USA d. 20 Jul 1991, Kirksville, Adair County, Missouri, USA  (Age 75 years) m. 30 Dec 1957, Macon, Macon County, Missouri, USA
  Family ID	F2175	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 Nov 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 15 Mar 1927 - Mystic, Appanoose County, Iowa, USA Residence - Relation to Head: Self; Relative Relation to Head: Parents - 1945 - Clarence, Shelby County, Missouri, USA Death - 10 Mar 2004 - White Plains, Hopkins County, Kentucky, USA Burial - - White Plains, Hopkins County, Kentucky, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S2] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;). [S23] Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;), Number: 324-20-2828; Issue State: Illinois; Issue Date: Before 1951. [S7] Ancestry.com, U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;), The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 24. U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 24