hmtl5 Otto Hinton Gilkison b. 9 Jul 1921 Rowan County, Kentucky d. 21 Aug 1988 Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana: Hedges Genealogy
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Otto Hinton Gilkison

Male 1921 - 1988  (67 years)


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  • Name Otto Hinton Gilkison 
    Born 9 Jul 1921  Rowan County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    Gender Male 
    _MILT World War II. US Army.
    Korean War. US Army.  [5] 
    Census 1940  Chicago, Cook County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died 21 Aug 1988  Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 5] 
    Buried 24 Aug 1988  Tomlinson Cemetery, Muncie, Delaware County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 5] 
    Person ID I2712  Hedges
    Last Modified 5 Nov 2023 

    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  [1] 
    Family ID F663  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 9 Jul 1921 - Rowan County, Kentucky Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1940 - Chicago, Cook County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 21 Aug 1988 - Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 24 Aug 1988 - Tomlinson Cemetery, Muncie, Delaware County, Indiana Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Otto H. Gilkison
      Otto H. Gilkison, 67, 1708 S. Jefferson, died Sunday at his home.
      A native of Round County, Ky., he moved to Muncie as a young man. He worked in construction and for Owens-Illinois Glass Co. He was a 20-year veteran of the Army, serving during World War II and the Korean War. He retired from the Army in 1965.
      He was a member of the Tokyo Masonic Lodge, Scottish Rite Valley of Santa Fe, N.M., and the Shrine of Albuquerque, N.M. He was a member of American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars.
      Survivors include two sons, Gerald Gilkison, La Fontaine, and Jeremy Gilkison, Germany; two daughters, Sandra K. Long, Indianapolis, and Judy L. Gilkison, California; a brother, Elwood Gilkison, Muncie; two sisters, Ella Day, Muncie, and Leata Basham, Wheeling, W.Va.; four grandchildren and a great-grandchild; and several nieces and nephews.
      Services will be 11:30 a.m. Wednesday in Parson Mortuary-Adams Chapel. Burial will be in Tomlinson Cemetery.
      Calling is 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Tuesday at the mortuary.
      Muncie Evening Press, Muncie, Indiana. Monday, 22 August 1988.
      [5, 6]

  • Sources 
    1. [S2] Mary Hedges Reiner.

    2. [S36] Kentucky birth index, 1911-1999.

    3. [S6] Find a Grave.

    4. [S7] Death certificate.

    5. [S9] Obituary.

    6. [S87] Newspaper article.


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