Earl J. Stage, 45, former resident of Olney, died Tuesday, November 17, 1964 in Yuba City, California, following a lengthy illness. Funeral services held at the Ulrey Funeral Home in Yuba City, Calif. with burial in Yuba City.

He spent the first 20 years of his life in Richland County, and attended Olney schools.

Earl was a veteran of World War II and was at Pearl Harbor when the Japanese attacked there on December 7, 1941. For the past 15 years, Mr. Stage has been a civil engineer.

Surviving are his wife, Christine; four children, Eric, Ronald, Debra and Randall, all at home. Also surviving are his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Earl E. Stage of Olney; a brother, James Stage of Olney and a sister, Mrs. M.B. Weas of Cincinnati, Ohio.

Published in Olney Daily Mail (IL) – November 18, 1964