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     Polly Fahler is the daughter of George Fahler and Elizabeth Mickley.

     Robert Fahler is the son of George Fahler and Elizabeth Mickley.

     Sally Fahler is the daughter of George Fahler and Elizabeth Mickley.

     Stella Fahler was the daughter of Webster Fahler and Malinda Jane Smeltzer (Smelser).¹ Stella Fahler was included in a photograph of Malinda Jane Smeltzer (Smelser).² Stella Fahler died.

     Webster Fahler was included in a photograph of Malinda Jane Smeltzer (Smelser).² Webster Fahler was born on 24 October 1853 at Lehigh County, PA, USA.² He was the son of William Fahler and Sarah Meier / Moyer.¹ Webster Fahler married Malinda Jane Smeltzer (Smelser) in 1883.³ Obit from an unknown newspaper March 1932.
"Web Fahler a Heart Victim This Morning
Webster Fahler, prominent resident of Van Buren Township, passed away at 11:15 o’clock this morning at his home one mail north of Star City. Mr. Falor had been ill for a month with heart trouble and had been bedfast for the past week.
The deceased was born in Allentown, PA., and was 78 years of age last October. When he was four years of age he came to this county with his parents hand settled near Star City. He was married to Miss Malinda Smeltzer of this county in 1883 and five children were born to them. Mrs. Fahler preceded the husband in death 16 years ago and one daughter also preceded her father.
William Fahler, father of Webster Fahler, and who was a Civil War veteran, passed away during the war. He was a prisoner of ware for some time, but was later released, a short time before his death. The Fahler G.A.R Post at Star City was named for Mr. Fahler.
Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Stella Hamilton, who lived with her father; Mrs. Maude Davis, of Star City; two sons, George and Ed, of near Star City; two brothers, William and Peter, of near Star City, and six grandchildren. Funeral services have not been arranged." in 1932.³ Webster Fahler died on 3 March 1932 at Pulaski County, IN, USA, at age 78.²

     Their graves are marked by a monument in the shape of a barren tree trunk in the old Star City cemetery for both William and Nathan Fahler honoring their Civil War service. Both were also members of the Odd Fellows and Masons. William Fahler was born on 31 October 1822.¹ He was the son of George Fahler and Elizabeth Mickley. William Fahler married Sarah Meier / Moyer on 8 September 1844.¹ William Fahler was buried in 1865 at Star City Cemetary, Star City, Pulaski County, IN, USA. He died on 15 March 1865 at age 42.¹ According to Webster Fahler's obit, 'William Fahler, father of Webster Fahler and who was a Civil War veteran, passed away during the war. He was a prisoner of ware for some time, but was later released, a short time before his death. The Fahler G.A.R Post at Star City was named for Mr. Fahler.' in 1932.²

     William W Fahler was born on 11 December 1858 at Fulton or Pulaski County, IN, USA.² He was the son of William Fahler and Sarah Meier / Moyer.¹ William W Fahler died on 18 April 1940 at age 81.²

     Winfield Chester Fahler was born on 25 September 1851 at Lehigh County, PA, USA.² He was the son of William Fahler and Sarah Meier / Moyer.¹ Winfield Chester Fahler died on 25 April 1852.²

     Dilberts mother died when he was 2 years old. He went and lived with his aunt Mrs "Alexander" FLAGG. His father would not let the Flagg's adopt him but he grew up under the guardianship of the Flagg name. In later years it was to confusing to change to Falor so he kept the Flagg name.¹ Delbert Francis Falor Flagg was born on 16 September 1916 at Fickel Hill, Arcata, Humboldt County, CA, USA.¹ He was the son of Milo Plinnie Falor and Iphigina (Jean) Frances Franks.¹ Delbert Francis Falor Flagg married Elizabeth White Alexander on 9 March 1937 at Long Beach, Los Angeles County, CA, USA.¹ Delbert Francis Falor Flagg and Elizabeth White Alexander were divorced on 21 September 1965.¹ Delbert Francis Falor Flagg married Opal Leone Dye on 18 April 1966 at Ely, White Pine County, NV, USA. Delbert Francis Falor Flagg died on 15 May 1973 at Oxnard, Ventura County, CA, USA, at age 56.¹

     “Darlene E. Flagg, Wilson F. Flagg

Wilson F. Flagg
Wilson “Bud” Falor Flagg, of Millwood, died Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2001, aboard American Airlines Flight 77, which was hijacked and flown into the Pentagon in a terrorist attack. Mr. Flagg was born Oct. 25, 1938, in California, the son of Dilbert
Falor and Elizabeth White Flagg. He and his wife owned and operated Daybreak Farm in Millwood. He was a 1956 graduate of Corona High School, Corona, Calif., and a 1961 graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy and Pensacola Flight School.
He became a Navy pilot in 1962, flying the F-8 Crusader jet aircraft. After three tours of duty in Southeast Asia, he left active duty in 1967 and joined American Airlines and the Naval Reserves F-8 Squadron, VF-201.
He was commanding officer of Naval Reserve F-8 squadrons VFP 206 and VFP 6366, commander of Naval Reserve Readiness Command Region Two, and assistant chief of Naval Operations Air Warfare. He was designated rear admiral in 1987 and retired in 1995. He retired in 1998 from American Airlines as a captain, flying the Boeing 767 on international flights. He was a member of the Blue Ridge Hunt Club and an active member of Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church of Winchester.
He married Darlene Ellen “Dee” Embree in 1961. Mrs. Flagg also died
Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2001, aboard American Airlines Flight 77. Surviving are two sons, Marc Flagg of Texas and Michael Flagg of Clarke County; a sister, Patricia Sellek of Las Vegas; and four grandchildren.
A memorial service will be 11 a.m. Thursday in Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church, Winchester, with Pastor Jeffrey D. May and Pastor James H. Utt officiating.
An interment service will be at 11 a.m. Friday in the Naval Academy Chapel in Annapolis. Memorials may be made to the National Naval Aviation Museum Foundation, 1750 Radford Blvd., Suite B, NAS Pensacola, Fla. 32508; to Tailhook Education Foundation, 9696 Businesspark Ave., San Diego, Calif. 92131; to Historic Longbranch, P.O. Box 241, Millwood, 22646; or to the Thanksgiving Memorial Fund, c/o Grace Lutheran Church, 26 Boscawen St., Winchester 22601. "

Taken from a clipping from The Winchester Star-Obituaries
dated September 18, 2001.

Retired U.S. Navy Rear Admiral Wilson “Bud” Falor Flagg was on American Airlines Flight 77 on Sept. 11 with his wife Darlene Ellen "Dee" Embree Flagg.
A graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, he went on to flight training and was designated a Naval aviator. He was deployed three times to Southwest Asia on the USS Oriskany, two of them combat cruises. He left active duty in 1967 and joined American Airlines and the Naval Reserve.
As a Naval Reserve officer, he commanded two F-8 squadrons and two augment units, U.S. Naval Air Forces Eastern Atlantic and Reserve Readiness Command Region Two. He served in the Pentagon as special assistant to the deputy assistant secretary of the Navy for reserve affairs and as assistant chief of Naval operations for air warfare. He also served as assistant chief of staff, readiness and training, on the staff of commander Naval Air Forces U.S. Atlantic Fleet, and as deputy for reserve affairs on the staff of commander in chief, U.S. Atlantic Fleet. He was promoted to rear admiral in 1986 and retired in 1995 with two stars. He retired in 1998 from American Airlines as a captain, flying international flights.
He was a member of the Blue Ridge Hunt Club and a member of Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church in Winchester, VA.
Survivors include two sons, Marc and Michael, and a sister. We will not forget him.¹

William "Buddy" Wilson Falor Flagg was born on 25 October 1938 at Long Beach, Long Beach County, CA, USA. He was the son of Delbert Francis Falor Flagg and Elizabeth White Alexander. William "Buddy" Wilson Falor Flagg married Darlene Ellen Embree on 17 June 1961 at Riverside, Riverside County, CA, USA.¹ William "Buddy" Wilson Falor Flagg died on 11 September 2001 at The Pentagon, District of Columbia County, DC, USA, at age 62.¹