hmtl5 Ottis Harding Gilkison b. 9 Jul 1921 Rowan County, Kentucky d. 21 Apr 1978 Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana: Hedges Genealogy
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Ottis Harding Gilkison

Male 1921 - 1978  (56 years)

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  • Name Ottis Harding Gilkison 
    Birth 9 Jul 1921  Rowan County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] 
    Gender Male 
    Occupation construction laborer  [5, 6] 
    _MILT World War II. US Navy.  [6] 
    Death 21 Apr 1978  Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 5, 6] 
    Burial 24 Apr 1978  Gardens of Memory, Muncie, Delaware County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 5, 6] 
    Person ID I2710  Hedges
    Last Modified 5 Nov 2023 

    Father Russell Gilkison,   b. 28 May 1896, Bluestone, Rowan County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Jun 1968, Muncie, Delaware County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years) 
    Mother Mary Belle Scaggs,   b. 28 Jul 1894, Rowan County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 May 1968, Muncie, Delaware County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years) 
    Marriage 20 Nov 1920  Morehead, Rowan County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Family ID F663  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 9 Jul 1921 - Rowan County, Kentucky Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 21 Apr 1978 - Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 24 Apr 1978 - Gardens of Memory, Muncie, Delaware County, Indiana Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Ottis H. Giklkison, Kentucky Native; Rites Are Monday
      Ottis H. Gilkison, 56, 105 W. Sixth St., died Friday morning at Veterans Hospital, Indianapolis. He was a native of Rowan County, Ky. and had lived in Muncie since 1941.
      Mr. Gilkison had worked for several local building contractors and was a member of Local 1112 Laborers’ International Union. He served in the Navy during World War II.
      He is survived by a twin brother, Otto Gilkison, Morehead, Ky. and another brother, Elwood Eugene Gilkison, Muncie; three sisters, Mrs. Carl E. (Leoda) Basham, Wheeling, W.Va. and Mrs. James (Eula) Storie and Mrs. Wayne (Ella Jean) Day, both of Muncie, and several nieces and nephews.
      Services will be 10 a.m. Monday in Parson Mortuary with Rev. Richard A. Veach, pastor of the Riverview Church of the Nazarene, officiating. Burial will be in Gardens of Memory. Friends may call at the mortuary 7-9 p.m. Sunday and before services Monday.
      The Star Press, Muncie, Indiana. Saturday, 22 April 1978.
      [6, 7]

  • Sources 
    1. [S36] Kentucky birth index, 1911-1999.

    2. [S14] Social Security Death Index.

    3. [S6] Find a Grave.

    4. [S2] Mary Hedges Reiner, The Hedges Family by Mary Hedges Reiner.

    5. [S7] Death certificate.

    6. [S9] Obituary.

    7. [S87] Newspaper article.


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