hmtl5 Kenneth Charles Gibbs b. 19 Apr 1923 Oklahoma d. 10 Feb 2009 Pocatello, Bannock County, Idaho: Hedges Genealogy

Kenneth Charles Gibbs

Male 1923 - 2009  (85 years)


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  • Name Kenneth Charles Gibbs 
    Born 19 Apr 1923  Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Died 10 Feb 2009  Pocatello, Bannock County, Idaho Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Buried Restlawn Memorial Gardens, Pocatello, Bannock County, Idaho Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I3876  Hedges
    Last Modified 29 Oct 2023 

    Father Tinsley Elmer Gibbs,   b. 26 Jan 1896, Farmers, Rowan County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Feb 1987  (Age 91 years) 
    Mother Ruth Barnes,   b. 16 Mar 1904, Marble, Madison County, Arkansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Jul 1930, Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 26 years) 
    Married 12 Nov 1922  Madison County, Arkansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F1724  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 19 Apr 1923 - Oklahoma Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 10 Feb 2009 - Pocatello, Bannock County, Idaho Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Restlawn Memorial Gardens, Pocatello, Bannock County, Idaho Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Kenneth Gibbs
      Pocatello, Idaho
      February 10, 2009
      Kenneth Charles Gibbs, Sr., 85, passed away peacefully at home Tuesday, February 10, 2009. He was born April 19, 1923 in Pryor, Oklahoma to Lensley E. and Ruth (Barnes) Gibbs. He was raised by his Aunt and Uncle, J.R. and Anna Lou Yaraborough in Huntsville, Arkansas. In his youth he built and raced cars. He enlisted in the US Army during WWII and served in the Middle East as a tail gunner on a B 17. After WWII he served in the Idaho National Guard and was honorably discharged after serving for 25 years. Kenneth was married to Leona Erner and together they had four children: John, Kathleen Eileen, and Kenneth Jr. They were later divorced. Kenneth married Elna L. Vadnais on November 22, 1994 in Elko, Nevada. He went to work for the UPRR in 1951 as a car cleaner and worked up to a machinist, retiring in 1985. He loved fishing, hunting, and race car driving and having fun with his family. He was a member of the Aerospace and Aeronautical Union with the UPRR. He is survived by his wife, Elna Gibbs, Chubbuck, children, John L (Vicki) Gibbs, Challis, ID, Kenneth.
      https://www.tributearchive.com/obituaries/21066656/Kenneth-Gibbs
      [2]

  • Sources 
    1. [S6] Find a Grave.

    2. [S9] Obituary.