He was drafted into the military at age 22. His older brother, Delmar, joined the Navy before he did. He served in the US Navy, Jun 1943 - Aug 1945. His 23rd birthday was celebrated at Pearl Harbor, Territory of Hawaii. His rank was Boson Mate Second Class. At the time of Vercill and Ruth's marriage, he was employed by the Brentwood Egg Company/Safeway. Their daughter, Debby, son-in-law, Dwayne, and granddaughter, Amanda, lived with them during his and Ruth's later years.

Vercill was born in Pomona, CA on October 15, 1920 and lived there until last year. After serving in the US Navy in the South Pacific during World War II, Vercill drove egg delivery trucks for Safeway until his retirement in 1983 at age 63. An active man, Vercill was an avid gardener, woodworker, jam maker, hiker and fisherman. After a sudden illness, he passed away less than a week after celebrating his 91st birthday.

Two memorial services were held for him both on 5 Nov 2011. One was held at 2:00 pm, at the American Legion, Post 200, Lake Elsinore, Riverside, CA. The other one was held the same day, at the same time ‏(4:00 pm OK time)‏, at the Wyndemere Addition Club House, Moore, OK.

Sources:
Military information from author's personal conversation with Vercill, 3 Jan 2008.
Marriage/employment information from newspaper article, Progress Bulletin, Pomona, CA, 7 Aug 1948, Pg. 8, Sec. 1.
Excerpts from Vercill's Obituary, published in Inland Valley Daily Bulletin on 1 Nov 2011.
Find A Grave online.


Sources:
-Military information from a personal conversation with Vercill, 3 Jan 2008.
-Marriage/employment information from a newspaper article, Progress Bulletin, Pomona, CA, 7 Aug 1948, Pg. 8, Sec. 1.
-Other information from author.