Alan Blair Gish: McKeown Genealogy

1960 - 1965 (5 years)

Generation: 1

Alan Blair Gish was born on 9 Sep 1960 (son of Lawrence Lee Gish and Barbara Jean Blair); died on 9 Sep 1965 in Arkansas City, Cowley County, Kansas; was buried in Sterling Cemetery, Sterling, Rice County, Kansas.

Notes:

Alan Blair Gish Dies In Kansas
Alan Blair Gish, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Gish, Arkansas City, Kan., died Thursday, Sept. 9 in a hospital there. Alan Gish was five years old the day of his death. Lawrence Gish formerly city manager in Marceline.
He had attended two years of nursery school, and was to have started kindergarten this year.
Survivors include his parents, a sister, Susan and a brother, David, both of the home; grandparents Mr. and Mrs. William N. Blair, Hutchinson, and Mr. and Mrs. Lee N. Gish, Augusta.
He was preceded in death by a sister, Nancy Lee, in February of 1969.
Those wish to contribute to the American Leukemia Society may do so through the Jess Rindt & Son Memorial Chapel.
Funeral services were Sept. 11, in Arkansas City. Burial was in the Sterling, Kan., cemetery.
The Marceline News and the Bucklin Herald, Marceline, Missouri. Thursday, 30 September 1965.

Buried:
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Generation: 2

Lawrence Lee Gish was born on 11 Jan 1930 in Little River, Rice County, Kansas (son of Lee Nash Gish and Rosa Eleanor Bedford); died on 13 Sep 1991; was buried in Fairlawn Cemetery, Stillwater, Payne County, Oklahoma.

Notes:

State Legislator Larry Gish Dies; Services Monday
State Re. Larry Gish, D-Stillwater, died Friday from cancer. He was 61.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, Stillwater.
Gish was diagnosed with thyroid cancer in 1986. He underwent treatment at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., in 1987.
He was born in Little River, Kan. Gish earned a bachelor’s degree in political science and a master’s degree in public administration from the University of Kansas.
After holding city manager jobs with Arkansas City, Kan., and Marceline, mo., he moved to that same position with Stillwater in 1966.
During his tenure as city manager, he was instrumental in the creation of the Stillwater Utility Authority and of lake McMurtry, a major water supply source for the city.
He became one of the youngest presidents of the International City managers Association in 1978.
He started up a consulting firm for cities in Oklahoma and Kansas, then ran for and won in 1983 the state House seat once held be ex-speaker Dan Draper.
The state Capitol celebrated “Larry Gish Day” in February with the House unanimously passing a resolution recognizing his accomplishments.
The ailing Gish attended the ceremony in a wheelchair, but declared to a crowded gallery, “This is not my swan song. I’m going to be back day after day after day.”
He is survived by his wife Barbara, a son, David Gish, and a daughter, Susan Lampe.
Tulsa World, Tulsa, Oklahoma. Sunday, 15 September 1991.

Buried:
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Lawrence married Barbara Jean Blair in 1955. Barbara was born on 16 Sep 1930 in Hutchinson, Reno County, Kansas; died on 12 Feb 2020 in Commerce, Hunt County, Texas; was buried in Fairlawn Cemetery, Stillwater, Payne County, Oklahoma. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Barbara Jean Blair was born on 16 Sep 1930 in Hutchinson, Reno County, Kansas; died on 12 Feb 2020 in Commerce, Hunt County, Texas; was buried in Fairlawn Cemetery, Stillwater, Payne County, Oklahoma.

Notes:

Barbara Blair Gish passed away peacefully on the morning of February 12, 2020 in Commerce, TX with family and friends by her side. She was 89 years old.

Born September 16, 1930 in Hutchinson, Kansas to William and Mabel Blair, Barbara and her brother Bill grew up with strong role models for tenacity, and she credited her parents with viewing life as a grand opportunity, fostering a lifelong passion to share one’s abundance and talents. She was affected by WWII, the notion of sacrifice, and consequently drawn to history and politics as an arena for compromise and civility. In college she earned a B.S. in Sociology and began her career in public service immediately after. In 1954, she met her husband Larry Gish on a blind date, falling so easily in love they would marry only one year later and remain happily married until his passing in 1991. Together they moved first to Marceline, Missouri, then Arkansas City, Kansas, and finally Stillwater, Oklahoma, where she spent most of her life from 1966 to 2013. They had four children but tragically lost two in early childhood, experiences that deeply impacted her life. Throughout, she faced these and other challenges with her special brand of courage, determination, and faith.

Family was her greatest joy, but she was also closely involved with her community, making lifelong friends in the process. Her heartfelt desire to help anyone in need of a champion and her unmistakable bubbly laugh endeared her instantly to those she met, and helped cinch her many admirable achievements. She worked tirelessly with multiple philanthropic organizations including the Delta Delta Delta sorority (where she played several roles including district president), OSU Friends of Music, Stillwater Arts and Humanities Council, OSU Panhellenic, and PEO. She established and enriched child advocacy centers in Oklahoma, assisted in St. Andrew’s thrift shop, and lobbied for abused children at both state and local levels. In honor of her volunteerism, the governor of Oklahoma declared September 18th, 2010 to be Barbara Gish Day, a statewide holiday. Barbara loved to travel, garden, spend time with her children and grandchildren, to write thoughtful handcrafted letters to dear friends and family, and always, always help others however she could.

In death she joins her parents William and Mabel, daughter Nancy, son Alan, husband Larry, brother Bill, and son-in-law Richard Lampe. She is survived by her daughter Susan Lampe, son David Gish, daughter-in-law Catherine, grandchildren Blair, Emily, Lauren, and Evan, sister-in-law Jody Blair, and beloved cousins, nieces and nephews. Memorial services will be held at 10am at the First United Methodist Church chapel in Commerce, Texas on February 21st and in Stillwater, Oklahoma at 11am at Saint Andrews Episcopal Church on February 22nd.

In lieu of flowers, the family asks that memorial donations be sent to the Barbara Blair Gish Endowed Scholarship at the Oklahoma State University Foundation (400 Monroe, Stillwater, OK 74074. Fund# 34-8000), The Saville Center for Child Advocacy in Stillwater, OK (1523 West Ninth Avenue, Stillwater, Oklahoma 74074), or the Larry Gish Memorial Endowment at the Stillwater Public Education Foundation (P.O. Box 286 Stillwater, Oklahoma 74076).

Name:
daughter of William N. Blair and Mabel E. Porter

Buried:
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Children:

Nancy Lee Gish was born on 31 Oct 1958 in Marceline, Linn County, Missouri; died on 21 Feb 1959 in Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri; was buried on 22 Feb 1959 in Sterling Cemetery, Sterling, Rice County, Kansas.
1. Alan Blair Gish was born on 9 Sep 1960; died on 9 Sep 1965 in Arkansas City, Cowley County, Kansas; was buried in Sterling Cemetery, Sterling, Rice County, Kansas.

Generation: 3

Lee Nash Gish was born on 30 May 1899 in Kansas; died on 14 May 1975; was buried in Elmwood Cemetery, Augusta, Butler County, Kansas.

Other Events:

Census: 1925, Hamilton, Greenwood County, Kansas
Census: 1930, Little River, Rice County, Kansas
Census: 1940, Kingman, Kingman County, Kansas

Notes:

Augusta, Kan. - Lee N. Gish, 75, retired teacher and administrator for Augusta public schools, died Wednesday. Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday in Dunsford Funeral Home. Survivors include his widow, Rose; three sons, Lawrence, Stillwater, Okla., Lowell, Baldwin City, Kan., and Merlin, Merriam, Kan. and four sister, Mrs. Alice Lipper, Topeka, Mrs. Virginia Dodds, Penny Farms, Fla., Mrs. Francis Asher, Sterling, Kan., and Mrs. Blanche Wohlenberg, Liberal, Kan.
The Wichita Beacon, Wichita, Kansas. Thursday, 15 May 1975.

Buried:
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Lee married Rosa Eleanor Bedford on 24 Sep 1923 in Greeley, Weld County, Colorado. Rosa (daughter of George S. Bedford and Magaret Andrews) was born on 1 Nov 1899 in Hays, Ellis County, Kansas; died on 14 Aug 1990 in Baldwin, Douglas County, Kansas; was buried in Elmwood Cemetery, Augusta, Butler County, Kansas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Rosa Eleanor Bedford was born on 1 Nov 1899 in Hays, Ellis County, Kansas (daughter of George S. Bedford and Magaret Andrews); died on 14 Aug 1990 in Baldwin, Douglas County, Kansas; was buried in Elmwood Cemetery, Augusta, Butler County, Kansas.

Notes:

Graveside services for Rose E. Belford Gish, 90, Baldwin, will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Elmwood Cemetery in Augusta. Memorial services will be at 1:30 p.m. Monday at First United Methodist Church in Augusta. The Rev. Burl Allison Jr. will officiate both services.

Mrs. Gish died Tuesday at a Baldwin nursing home.

She was born Nov. 1, 1899, in Hays. She grew up in Greeley, Colo., attended Greeley schools and graduated from Greeley High School. She received a bachelor's degree in education from Sterling College in 1921, where she was president of her senior class.

Mrs. Gish and her husband lived in several Kansas communities, including Hamilton, Belpre, Little River, Kingman and Augusta. She lived in Wichita for a short time and moved to Orchard Lane Nursing Home in Baldwin in 1982.

She taught Latin, French, German and Spanish and coached girls basketball in Colorado schools before she married.

Mrs. Gish was a member of First United Methodist Church in Augusta and had been a 50-year member of PEO Sisterhood.

She married Lee M. Gish on Sept. 24, 1923, in Greeley. He died in 1975.

Survivors include three sons, Lowell, Baldwin, Larry, Stillwater, Okla., and G. Merlin, Merriam; nine grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren.

Thursday, August 16, 1990 ljworld

Buried:
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Children:

Lowell Arthur Gish was born on 30 Jun 1927 in Greeley, Weld County, Colorado; died on 4 Jan 2001 in Baldwin City, Douglas County, Kansas; was buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Baldwin City, Douglas County, Kansas.
2. Lawrence Lee Gish was born on 11 Jan 1930 in Little River, Rice County, Kansas; died on 13 Sep 1991; was buried in Fairlawn Cemetery, Stillwater, Payne County, Oklahoma.
George Merlin Gish was born on 20 Mar 1931 in Little River, Rice County, Kansas; died on 29 Jan 1995 in Shawnee, Johnson County, Kansas; was buried in Shawnee Mission Memory Gardens, Shawnee, Johnson County, Kansas.

Generation: 4

10.

George S. Bedford was born in Mar 1862 in Ohio; died on 27 Dec 1920 in Greeley, Weld County, Colorado; was buried in Linn Grove Cemetery, Greeley, Weld County, Colorado.

Other Events:

Census: 1900, Big Creek, Ellis County, Kansas
Census: 1910, Greeley, Weld County, Colorado
Census: 1920, Pleasant Valley, Weld County, Colorado

Notes:

George S. Bedford, prominent stockman and farmer of the Greeley district, died in Denver Friday afternoon. He had lived near Greeley for almost twenty years and was a leader in church work, having been a charter member of the Reformed Presbyterian church.
Windsor Beacon, Windsor, Colorado. Thursday, 30 December 1920.

Buried:
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George married Magaret Andrews on 14 Jan 1886 in Page County, Iowa. Magaret (daughter of Samuel Andrews and Mary Jane McKeown) was born in Jan 1862 in Iowa; died on 31 Dec 1930 in Greeley, Weld County, Colorado; was buried in Linn Grove Cemetery, Greeley, Weld County, Colorado. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Magaret Andrews was born in Jan 1862 in Iowa (daughter of Samuel Andrews and Mary Jane McKeown); died on 31 Dec 1930 in Greeley, Weld County, Colorado; was buried in Linn Grove Cemetery, Greeley, Weld County, Colorado.

Other Events:

Census: 1930, Greeley, Weld County, Colorado

Notes:

Mrs. Margaret Bedford Dies Here Wednesday
Mrs. Margaret A. Bedford, 68 years old, died at her home, 1226 Fourth street, at 9:35 Wednesday morning. Mrs. Bedford had been ill for some time, but her death was unexpected.
She is survived by four children, Everett and Bessie Bedford of Greeley; Mrs. Lee Gish, Little River, Ran.; and Merton Bedford, Santa Barbara, Calif. She was the wife of the late George S. Bedford.
Greeley Daily Tribune, Greeley, Colorado. Wednesday, 31 December 1930.

Deaths and Funerals
Funeral services for Mrs. Margaret A. Bedford will be held at the Reformed Presbyterian church at 10 o’clock [missing text in copy] will be in [missing text in copy]
Greeley Daily Tribune, Greeley, Colorado. Thursday, 1 January 1931.

Buried:
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Children:

Merton Irving Bedford was born on 31 Jan 1888 in Kansas; died on 19 Oct 1963 in Bellflower, Los Angeles County, California.
John Everett "Everett" Bedford was born on 16 Oct 1890 in Quinter, Gove County, Kansas; died on 25 Feb 1933 in Greeley, Weld County, Colorado; was buried in Linn Grove Cemetery, Greeley, Weld County, Colorado.
Mary Elizabeth "Bessie" Bedford was born on 19 May 1893 in Quinter, Gove County, Kansas; died on 8 Jun 1966 in Augusta, Butler County, Kansas; was buried in Linn Grove Cemetery, Greeley, Weld County, Colorado.
5. Rosa Eleanor Bedford was born on 1 Nov 1899 in Hays, Ellis County, Kansas; died on 14 Aug 1990 in Baldwin, Douglas County, Kansas; was buried in Elmwood Cemetery, Augusta, Butler County, Kansas.

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Alan Blair Gish