George Merlin Gish
1931 - 1995 (63 years)
Generation: 1
1. 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. Other Events:
- Occupation: high school mathematics teacher, head track coach, assistant football coach
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George Merlin Gish
George Merlin Gish, 63, of Merriam, Ks., died January 29, 1995 at Shawnee Mission Medical Center. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday, at Shawnee Mission Memory Gardens. Church services will be held at 4 p.m., Thursday, at the Village Presbyterian Church, 6641 Mission Rd., Prairie Village, Kan. Friends may call from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at the Amos Family Chapel of Shawnee. The family suggest contributions to Cancer Action, Inc. Mr. Gish was born March 20, 1931, at Little River, Kan., the son of Lee Nash and Rose (Bedford) Gish. He has lived in the Shawnee Mission area since 1958. Mr. Gish was a mathematics teacher at Shawnee Mission North High School for 37 years, serving as assistant football coach for 29 years and head track coach for 35 years. At the 1994 Shawnee Mission North Relays, the Shawnee Mission School District name the track facility “The Merlin Gish Track”. He was nominated for the Kansas State High School Activities Hall of Fame and was selected for induction in May, 1995. He graduated from the University of Kansas in 1954 with a Master’s Degree and was awarded the “Ormand Beach Trophy” for most valuable football player during the e1952 season and started every game as line backer, 1951-52. He was a member of the Kansas Coaches Association serving as treasurer for three years; was a life member of the National Education Association, member of the Kansas National Education Association, the Shawnee-Mission National Education Association, and the Lions club. Mr. Gish was a member and Deacon of the Village Presbyterian Church. He was preceded in death by his parents and a son, Stuart Allan Gish in 1959. He is survived by his wife, Myril A. (Culp) Gish of the home; three daughters, LeAnn Wood of Houston, Tex. Linda James of Lenexa, Kan., and Lisa O’Toole of Overland Park, Kan., a brother, Lowell Gish of Baldwin, Kan., and two grandsons.
The Kansas City Star, Kansas City, Missouri. Tuesday, 31 January 1995.
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/34042186/george-merlin-gishFamily/Spouse: Myril Anne Culp. Myril was born on 1 Jun 1928 in Independence, Montgomery County, Kansas; died on 25 Dec 2018; was buried in Shawnee Mission Memory Gardens, Shawnee, Johnson County, Kansas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]