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     His Social Security Number was 486-12-8892.⁷ William T. Whitacre was buried at Blue Mound Cemetery, Dawn, Livingston Co., Missouri.⁶ He was born on December 29, 1899 at Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Missouri.^7,6 He married Olive Geraldine Wilson on March 15, 1928 at St. Joseph, Buchanan Co., Missouri.^6,8 William T. Whitacre died on October 31, 1983 at Hamilton, Caldwell Co., Missouri, at age 83.^7,6 He William T. Whitacre, 83, 118 Eleventh died Monday afternoon at 1 p.m. at Hillcrest Manor im Hamilton. Mr. Whitacre was born December 29, 1899, in Chilltcothe, the son of Thomas C. and Belle Anderson Whttacre. He was reared in this commumty. On March 15, 1928, be married Olve G. Wilson in St. Joseph. They made their home on farms in Livingston County all their married life, retiring in 1975 and movmg to Chillicothe. He is survived by his wife, Olive, of the home, son,
Willam J. Whitacre, Kansas City, daughter Mrs. Richard (Carol) Blakely, Hamilton; brother, Arthur, Redding, Calif; sister, Grace Gay, Pomona, Calif; four grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 Thursday afternoon at the chapel of the Lindley Funeral Home with the Rev. Don Hoffman officiating. Burial will be in the Blue Mound cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7 to 8 o'clock Wednesday evening at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to the Heart Fund. The body will be in state after 10 a.m. Wednesday. on November 1, 1983.⁶

     Arthur Raymond Whitacre Sr. was buried at Redding Memorial Park, 1201 Continental Street, Redding, Shasta Co., California.⁶ His Social Security Number was 487-14-7683.¹⁰ He was born on May 10, 1902 at Livingston Co., Missouri.^10,4,5,6 He married Harriett Grace "Hattie" McDaniel on December 20, 1924 at Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Missouri.³ Arthur Raymond Whitacre Sr. died on February 17, 1991 at Redding, Shasta Co., California, at age 88.^4,10,6

     Her married name was Ketterman.⁹ Her Social Security Number was 526-12-8578.³ Her married name was Gay.³ Grace Savanah Whitacre married Unknown Ketterman.⁹ Grace Savanah Whitacre married Unknown Gay.^3,8 Grace Savanah Whitacre was born on July 13, 1904 at Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Missouri.^3,4 As of February 19, 1921,her married name was Burton.⁵ She married Millard Hutchinson Burton on February 19, 1921 at Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Missouri.⁵ Grace Savanah Whitacre died on August 23, 1995 at Orange Co., California, at age 91.^3,4

     Mildred Alice Whitacre was buried at Lakeside Cemetery, 1525 South 9th Street, Canon City, Fremont Co., Colorado.⁵ Her married name was Hall.³ She married Wilford Thompson Hall.^3,6 Mildred Alice Whitacre was born in 1908 at Missouri.^1,5 As of October 1, 1924,her married name was Fields.² She married Ermine Sudith Fields on October 1, 1924 at Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Missouri.² Mildred Alice Whitacre died on February 8, 1972 at Colorado.⁵

     His Social Security Number was 522-28-0701.⁶ Wilford Thompson Hall was buried at Lakeside Cemetery, 1525 South 9th Street, Canon City, Fremont Co., Colorado.³ He married Mildred Alice Whitacre, daughter of Thomas Christopher "Tom" Whitacre and Armina Bell Anderson.^1,2 Wilford Thompson Hall was born on January 5, 1894 at Spokane, Spokane Co., Washington.^6,4,5 He died on January 24, 1993 at Colorado at age 99.⁶

     Vern Eloi Whitacre was buried at Hutchinson Cemetery, Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Missouri.^1,3 His Social Security Number was 490-10-4810.⁷ He A Hale native, Vern E. Whitacre, died Friday, April 15, 1988 at the Cameron Hospital. He was 75. Mr. Whitacre had been a resident of Kidder since 1971 moving there Raytown. He was bom in Hale June 8, 1912, the son of Albert E. and Ollie Douglas Whitacre, who preceded him in death. He attended Hale schools. On October 15, 1939, in Chillicothe he married Garnet Dayton. Mr. Whitacre served in the U. S. Army during World War II from 1943 to 1946. He had been a grain mill operator for 25 years for General Mills of Kansas City, retiring in 1972. He was a member of the Glad Tidings Pentecostal Church of God in Cameron where service will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday, April 19. The Rev. Jonathon Mitchell will officiate. Burial will be in Hutchinson Cemetery in Livingston County. The family will receive friends at the Cameron church from 7 to 8 p.m. today (Monday). Friends may call at the Norman-Wagy-Singer Funeral Home beginning today. Mr. Whitacre is survived by his wife of the home; a brother, Delbert of Moberly, and three sisters, Berdeen Whitacre of Excelsior Springs, Fayemont Sanders, Lawrence, Kan., and Vera Bailey, Independence. He was also preceded in death by two brothers and two sisters.¹ He was born on June 8, 1912 at Hale, Carroll Co., Missouri.^1,7,2,3 He married Garnet Rose Dayton on October 15, 1939 at Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Missouri.^1,3 Vern Eloi Whitacre died on April 15, 1988 at Cameron, Clinton Co., Missouri, at age 75.^1,3,7

     Her Social Security Number was 488-14-9389.² Garnet Rose Dayton was buried at Hutchinson Cemetery, Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Missouri.³ She was born on February 20, 1916 at Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Missouri.^2,3 As of October 15, 1939,her married name was Whitacre.¹ She married Vern Eloi Whitacre, son of Albert Ephraim Whitacre and Ollie Maude Douglas, on October 15, 1939 at Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Missouri.^1,3 Garnet Rose Dayton died on September 6, 1997 at Missouri at age 81.^2,4,3

     Harriett Grace "Hattie" McDaniel was buried at Redding Memorial Park, 1201 Continental Street, Redding, Shasta Co., California.³ Her Social Security Number was 555-21-4001.⁴ She was born on October 5, 1905 at Missouri.^3,2,4 As of December 20, 1924,her married name was Whitacre.¹ She married Arthur Raymond Whitacre Sr., son of Thomas Christopher "Tom" Whitacre and Armina Bell Anderson, on December 20, 1924 at Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Missouri.¹ Harriett Grace "Hattie" McDaniel died on February 13, 1989 at Redding, Shasta Co., California, at age 83.^3,4,2

     Arthur Raymond Whitacre Jr. was buried at Redding Memorial Park, 1201 Continental Street, Redding, Shasta Co., California.² He was born on July 15, 1928 at Livingston Co., Missouri.² He died on April 4, 1952 at Mobile, Mobile Co., Alabama, at age 23.^1,2 He Three times while he was overseas Alrman First Class Junior Arthur Whitacre, 24, walked away from airplane crashes. He flew in the Korean combat area for 15 months. Back in the United States, the piane in which he was a passenger and another collided in the air April 4 at Mobile, Ala., and Whitacre was killed. Word of the death just has reached the grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Whitacre of Blue Mound since telegrams apparently were held up by the Western Union strike. Junior Whitacre was the son of Arthur and Grace Whitacre of Redding, Calif., formerly of Blue Mound township. He was born July 1, 1928, in Livingston County, leaving here in 1928. The airman receieved widespread publicity early last year for successfully shooting at communist troops from the bock door of a C-47 transport plane. His buddies didn't think it could be done, but Whitacre proved otherwise. The fatal plane accident occurred as the plane approached Brookley Air Field base. Fifteen persons died. Whitacre was with the 1735th Air Transport squadron, having reenlisted in the air force in January. He first enlisted Jan. 7, 1948, and went to Japan in Aprll 8, 1950. He spent 15 months with a transport unit in Korea, receiving an Oak Leaf Cluster and Air Medal for duties performed with the unit. There was a presidential citation for evacuation of troops besieged in the Chasin reservoir area. Whitacre returned to the United States last October 22 and was stationed at Brookley field. The body was returned to Redding, where casket bearers were former schoolmates at Shasta Union high school. Whitacre was graduated from the school in 1947. on April 22, 1952.¹

     Buel A. Gumbert was born circa 1894 at Missouri.¹

     His Social Security Number was 491-10-4886.⁴ Edgar Albert Gumbert was born on September 25, 1897 at Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Missouri.^4,2,3 He married Winifred Beatrice Estes circa 1920.^5,6 Edgar Albert Gumbert died in January, 1983 at Missouri at age 85.⁴

     Her Social Security Number was 475-10-9895.⁵ Lenora Genevieve Gumbert was buried at Pleasant Ridge Cemetery, Cumming, Warren Co., Iowa.⁶ Her married name was Nicholson.⁶ She married Vernon V. Nicholson.^3,6 Lenora Genevieve Gumbert was born on February 7, 1898 at Livingston Co., Missouri.^3,4,5 As of February 29, 1920,her married name was Mahan.⁷ She married Guy Elmer Mahan on February 29, 1920 at St. Joseph, Buchanan Co., Missouri; Her name was listed as Lenora Jacobs Gumbert.⁷ Lenora Genevieve Gumbert and Guy Elmer Mahan were divorced before November 30, 1934.⁷ Lenora Genevieve Gumbert died on May 16, 1989 at San Bernardino Co., California, at age 91.⁴

     Dr. Carl Joseph Gumbert was buried at Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin Co., Minnesota.^4,7,5 He was born on May 18, 1905 at St. Joseph, Buchanan Co., Missouri.^3,8,4,7 He married Della Mae Irons on May 18, 1928 at Des Moines, Polk Co., Iowa.^6,9 Dr. Carl Joseph Gumbert died on October 17, 2000 at St. Paul, Ramsey Co., Minnesota, at age 95.^8,3,7,4,5 He Gumbert, Dr. Carl J. D.D.S., age 95, of St. Paul, on October 17, 2000. Preceded in death by wife, Della. Survived by nephew, E. Thomas (Angela) Gumbert of St. Joseph, MO; niece, Patricia Gumbert-Hollabough of Lubbock, TX and their children. Member of Ancient Landmark Masonic Lodge #5 AF & AM and Osman Shrine Legion of Honor. Served during WWII with HQ 34th Infantry Division as a dentist. Funeral Services 12:30 PM Friday, October 20 at O'Halloran & Murphy Snelling Ave. Chapel, 575 So. Snelling Ave., St. Paul. Visitation 11 AM until start of service at the chapel on Friday. Interment Fort Snelling National Cemetery. on October 19, 2000.⁵

     Her Social Security Number was 491-68-0843.³ Winifred Beatrice Estes was born on January 8, 1895 at Nebraska.^4,3 As of circa 1920,her married name was Gumbert.⁴ She married Edgar Albert Gumbert, son of Charles Gumbert and Alice Whitacre, circa 1920.^4,2 Winifred Beatrice Estes died in November, 1974 at Missouri at age 79.³

     His Social Security Number was 499-20-0496.¹ Edgar Thomas Gumbert was buried at Mount Auburn Cemetery, 3137 Beck Road, St. Joseph, Buchanan Co., Missouri.³ He was born on April 3, 1924 at St. Joseph, Buchanan Co., Missouri; His WWII Draft card has a birth date of Apr 13, 1924.^2,1,6,3 He married Angela Pavetti Sharpe in 1982.³ Edgar Thomas Gumbert died on May 11, 2006 at St. Joseph, Buchanan Co., Missouri, at age 82.^1,3 He GUMBERT-E. Thomas, 82, St. Joseph, Mo., died Thursday, May 11, 2006, at his home after battling lung cancer. Born April 3, 1924 in St. Joseph, he lived in Tampa, Fla., and Omaha until returning to St. Joseph. He graduated from Central High School; Westminster College in Fulton, Mo; received an MBA from the University of Chicago. In 1982, he married Angela Pavetti Sharpe, who survives of the home. Mr. Gumbert owned and operated the Gumbert Executive Exchange in Omaha from 1954-1979 and Gumbert Exchange in St. Joseph from 1979 until his death. He was a member of Christ Episcopal Church, where he served as an usher; he was past District Governor and past President of the St. Joseph Toastmasters #1439; member and past Governor of the Nebraska Society of Mayflower Decendents, Omaha; member of the St. Joseph Writers’ Guild in St. Joseph; St. Joseph Lodge #78 A.F & A.M; Moila Shrine Temple; he was a Thirty-second Degree Scottish Rite Mason; founder of the Midwest Winemaking Society of Omaha; and he was an avid traveler. He was preceded in death by his parents, Edgar Albert and Winifred Beatrice (Estes) Gumbert. Survivors include three daughters, Suzanne Sowada, Odessa, Fla., Cynthia Parshall, Tampa, Fla., Dr. Shirley “Sha” Gumbert Balizet, San Antonio, Texas; sister, Patricia Hollabaugh, Lubbock, Texas; five grandchildren, Dan Parshall, Sarah Goff, Angie Dickson, Carly Sowada and Joseph Sowada; and two great grandchildren, Ethan Dickson and Evangelina Goff. Services 1 p.m. Monday, Meierhoffer Funeral Home & Crematory. Private Interment Mount Auburn Cemetery at a later date. on May 14, 2006.³

     Patricia Elizabeth Gumbert was born on June 25, 1921 at Nebraska.^4,5,6 As of December 24, 1945,her married name was Hollabaugh.⁶ She married William Thomas Hollabaugh on December 24, 1945 at St. Joseph, Buchanan Co., Missouri.^6,3

     William Thomas Hollabaugh was buried at City of Lubbock Cemetery, 2011 East 31st Street, Lubbock, Lubbock Co., Texas.^1,2,5 He Graveside services for William T. Hollabaugh, 78, of Lubbock will be at 3 p.m. Wednesday in City of Lubbock Cemetery with the Rev. Davis Price, pastor of Covenant Presbyterian Church, officiating. Burial will be under direction of Sanders Funeral Home. Memorial services will be at 4 p.m. Wednesday at Covenant Presbyterian Church. Hollabaugh died Saturday, Feb. 20, 1999, in Covenant Medical Center. He was born May 20, 1920, in Plattsburg, Mo. He moved to Lubbock in 1974 from Odessa. He married Patricia Gumbert on Dec. 24, 1945, in St. Joseph, Mo. He graduated from Adrian High School in Adrian. He also graduated from Westminster University in Fulton, Mo., and also from West Texas State University in Canyon. He was a member of First Presbyterian Church in Amarillo and attended Covenant Presbyterian Church in Lubbock. He retired from the U.S. Air Force as a major and also retired from Southwestern Bell Telephone as an engineer. He also was a member of the Telephone Pioneers. Survivors include his wife; one son, William E. Hollabaugh of Houston; one daughter, Lois Richards of Long Beach, Calif; and one brother, Raleigh C. Hollabaugh of Folsom, Calif.² His Social Security Number was 456-46-2086.⁶ He was born on May 20, 1920 at Plattsburg, Clinton Co., Missouri.^1,2,6,4,5 He married Patricia Elizabeth Gumbert, daughter of Edgar Albert Gumbert and Winifred Beatrice Estes, on December 24, 1945 at St. Joseph, Buchanan Co., Missouri.^1,2 William Thomas Hollabaugh died on February 20, 1999 at Lubbock, Lubbock Co., Texas, at age 78.^1,2,3,6,5