hmtl5 Elwood Eugene "Perk" Gilkison b. 3 Dec 1927 Rowan County, Kentucky d. 15 Dec 2001 Muncie, Delaware County, Indiana: Hedges Genealogy

Elwood Eugene "Perk" Gilkison

Male 1927 - 2001  (74 years)


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  • Name Elwood Eugene "Perk" Gilkison 
    Born 3 Dec 1927  Rowan County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Male 
    _MILT World War II. US Army.  [3
    Died 15 Dec 2001  Muncie, Delaware County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Buried 19 Dec 2001  Gardens of Memory, Muncie, Delaware County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Person ID I2713  Hedges
    Last Modified 13 Feb 2024 

    Father Russell Gilkison,   b. 28 May 1896, Bluestone, Rowan County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 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 location,   d. 15 May 1968, Muncie, Delaware County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years) 
    Married 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 MapsBorn - 3 Dec 1927 - Rowan County, Kentucky Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 15 Dec 2001 - Muncie, Delaware County, Indiana Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 19 Dec 2001 - Gardens of Memory, Muncie, Delaware County, Indiana Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Elwood Gilkison, 74
      Muncie – Elwood Eugene (Perk) Gilkison, 74, Muncie, died Saturday in Ball Memorial Hospital after a long illness.
      He was born Dec. 3, 1927, in Bluestone, Ky., and had lived in Muncie most of his life. Mr. Gilkison worked for 30 years as a production worker for Borg-Warner. He was a member of Thanks to Calvary Church and the Warner Gear Sympathy Club. He also was a Red Cross tissue donor.
      Mr. Gilkison was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II.
      Survivors include a son, Stephen W. Gilkison (wife: Janice) of Indianapolis; two sisters, Ella Jean Day of Orlando, Fla,, a twin to Mr. Gilkison and Leota Basham (husband: Carl) of Wheeling, W.Va., and companion, Pauline Stephens of Muncie. Four grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren and three step-great-grandchildren also survive.
      He was preceded in death by his parents, Russell and Mary Belle Scaggs Gilkison; a son, Stanley E. Gilkison; two brothers, Otis H. and Otto H. Gilkison, and a sister, Eula Storie.
      Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the Parson Mortuary, with Pastor Dale Workman officiating. Burial will be at Gardens of Memory Cemetery.
      Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the mortuary.
      Military rites will be conducted by the Veterans of Delaware County.
      The Star Press, Muncie, Indiana. Tuesday, 18 December 2001.
      [3, 5]

  • Sources 
    1. [S6] Find a Grave.

    2. [S7] Death certificate.

    3. [S9] Obituary.

    4. [S2] Mary Hedges Reiner.

    5. [S87] Newspaper article.