hmtl5 William Monroe Gilkerson b. 6 Apr 1905 Flemingsburg, Fleming County, Kentucky d. 18 Mar 1998 Fayette County, Kentucky: Hedges Genealogy
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William Monroe Gilkerson

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  • Name William Monroe Gilkerson 
    • surname spelled Gilkerson on headstone
      his parents' surname spelled as Gilkison
    Born 6 Apr 1905  Flemingsburg, Fleming County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender Male 
    Occupation farmer  [3] 
    Died 18 Mar 1998  Fayette County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Buried Evergreen Memory Gardens, Paris, Bourbon County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Person ID I4714  Hedges
    Last Modified 13 Feb 2024 

    Father Albert Edison Gilkison,   b. 25 May 1879, Rowan County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Nov 1957, Flemingsburg, Fleming County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years) 
    Mother Mary Alma "Allie" McCormick,   b. 3 Jun 1886, Lawrence County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Sep 1955, Mason County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years) 
    Family ID F382  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Bessie Lee Planck,   b. 29 Jun 1912, Flemingsburg, Fleming County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 May 2001, Fayette County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years) 
    Last Modified 15 Nov 2021 
    Family ID F2068  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 6 Apr 1905 - Flemingsburg, Fleming County, Kentucky Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 18 Mar 1998 - Fayette County, Kentucky Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Evergreen Memory Gardens, Paris, Bourbon County, Kentucky Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Notes 
    • Gilkerson
      William Monroe Gilkerson, 92, of Paris, KY, husband of Bessie Planck Gilkerson for 70 years, died Wednesday, March 18 at Samaritan Hospital, Lexington, after a short illness. He was a retired farmer, a native of Fleming Co. and a member of Broadway Christian Church, Lexington. He was the son of the late later Edison and Mary Alma McCormick Gilkison. Survivors other than his wife are two daughters, Ruby G. Whitaker and husband (Ira), Lexington, Loyce G. Dean and husband (John), Paris; one son, Albert "Al" Gilkerson and wife (Helen), Lexington; two sister, Beulah G. Maynard, Georgetown, OH, and Myrtle G. Gordon, Montague, MI; 20 grandchildren; 31 great-grandchildren; and 8 great-great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a son, Douglas "Doug" Gilkerson, three brothers and eight sisters. Funeral services will be conducted 10 a.m. Saturday at Lusk-McFarland Funeral Home by the Rev. David Woodard with burial in Evergreen Memorial Gardens. Visitation at the funeral home from 6-9 p.m. today. Memorials may be made to William Gilkerson Memorial Fund, c/o Joyce O. Dean, 238 Grimes-Batterton Road, Paris, KY 40361.
      Lexington Herald-Leader, Lexington, Kentucky. Friday, 20 March 1998.

      [3, 4]
    • LKH note:
      His surname is spelled Gilkerson on his headstone.

      In his obituary his surname is spelled Gilkerson and his parents' surname is spelled as Gilkison.
      [5]

  • Sources 
    1. [S68] US Social Security Applications and Claims Index.

    2. [S6] Find a Grave.

    3. [S9] Obituary.

    4. [S87] Newspaper article.

    5. [S82] LKH.


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