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Okey V GILLENWATER, Jr

Male 1921 - 1998  (77 years)


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  • Name Okey V GILLENWATER 
    Suffix Jr 
    Born 8 Sep 1921  Kanawha, West Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Member Chelyan, Kanawha, West Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Masonic Lodge 185, Beni Kedem Shrine, Scottish Rite and patron of Eastern Star Chapter 101 
    Military 22 Jul 1942  [3, 4
    served at Curtis Bay, Maryland; Florida and California 
    Died 1 Dec 1998  [2, 4, 5
    Buried Orgas, Boone, West Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Address:
    Pine View Cemetery 
    Person ID I5818  Moore-Preece Family Tree
    Last Modified 8 Feb 2015 

    Father Okey V GILLENWATER, Sr 
    Family ID F1850  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Wenona Faith PAYNE,   b. 15 Sep 1925, West Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Jun 2001  (Age 75 years) 
    Married 2 Mar 1944  Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Children 
     1. Carol GILLENWATER,   b. Abt 1945,   d. 20 Aug 2008, Cross Lanes, Kanawha, West Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 63 years)
    Last Modified 24 Jun 2018 
    Family ID F1846  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 8 Sep 1921 - Kanawha, West Virginia, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 2 Mar 1944 - Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - Address:
    Pine View Cemetery - - Orgas, Boone, West Virginia, United States
    Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S451] West Virginia Culture Marriage Records-RM, viewed and downloaded; 7 February 2015; p. 231 of Kanawha County Marriage Register covering 1944; Entry 283, Okey V Gillenwater, Jr & Wenona Faith Payne; 2 March 1944 (Reliability: 3).
      Entry 283, License issued and marriage performed on 2 Mar 1944. Groom: Okey V Gillenwater, Jr, 22, born in Kanawha County, WV; resident of Comfort, WV. Bride: Wenona Faith Payne, 18, born in Boone County, WV; resident of Comfort, WV. They were married in Chas'n [Charleston], WV by Rev. Joe B Overmyer.
      Wenona Payne & Okay V Gillenwater Marriage Record
      Wenona Payne & Okay V Gillenwater Marriage Record


    2. [S414] Social Security Death Index-RM, viewed; 7 February 2015; Okey V. Gillenwater; 236-24-6627; West Virginia (Before 1951) (Reliability: 3).
      Okey V. Gillenwater, SSN: 236-24-6627; Last Residence: 25165 Racine, Boone, West Virginia, USA; Born: 8 Sep 1921; Died: 1 Dec 1998; State (Year) SSN Issued: West Virginia (Before 1951)

    3. [S703] Young American Patriots-West Virginia Edition-RM, viewed and downloaded; 7 February 2015; p. 123 of Volume II.
      MM 2/c, U.S. Coast Guard. Born Sept 8, 1921. Entered service July 22, 1942, Curtis Bay, Md.; Florida; California. Awarded G. Cond. M., VM, Amer. Attended Sherman H. S. Baptist. Son of Mr. & Mrs. Okey V. Gillenwater, Sr., Comfort, W. Va. Husband of Mrs. Wenona Payne Gillenwater, Racine, W. Va.
      Okey V Gillenwater, Jr Service Picture
      Okey V Gillenwater, Jr Service Picture


    4. [S592] U S Veterans Gravesites-RM, viewed; 7 February 2015; Entry for OKEY V Jr. Gillenwater (Reliability: 3).
      Name: OKEY V Jr Gillenwater; Service: US COAST GUARD WORLD WAR II; Birth Date: 8 Sep 1921; Death Date: 1 Dec 1998; Cemetery: Pineview Cemetery & Mausoleum; Cemetery Address: Route 3 East Attn: Patricia Massey Orgas, WV 25148.

    5. [S537] Charleston Gazette Obituaries, Okey V. Gillenwater Jr; 2 December 1998; Okey V. Gillenwater Jr., 77, of Racine, Boone County, died Dec. 1, 1988, in General Division, CAMC, after a short illness (Reliability: 3).
      Okey V. Gillenwater Jr.

      RACINE - Okey V. Gillenwater Jr., 77, of Racine, Boone County, died Dec. 1, 1998, in General Division, CAMC, after a short illness.

      He was retired from Union Carbide, South Charleston, with 30 years' service, attended First Baptist Church, Rainelle, was past master of Masonic Lodge 158, Chelyan, past patron of Eastern Star Chapter 101, Chelyan, and a member of Beni Kedem Shrine and Scottish Rite bodies.

      Surviving: wife, Wenona Payne Gillenwater; daughter, Carol Seaton of Cross Lanes; brother, Jack W. Gillenwater of St. Albans; granddaughters, Jennifer Seaton Colquitt of Huntington, Andrea Seaton of Arlington, Va.

      Graveside service, with Masonic rites by Lodge 158, will be 11 a.m. Thursday in Pineview Cemetery, Orgas, with the Rev. Roger Tinnel officiating. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today at Leonard Johnson Funeral Home, Marmet, where there will be an Eastern Star service at 7:30 p.m. Procession will depart the funeral home at 10:15 a.m. Thursday.

    6. [S464] FindAGrave markers-RM, viewed; 7 February 2015; Memorial #103240786, Okay V. Gillenwater, Jr, created by Doris Alif onn 7 Jan 2013.
      Okay V. Gillenwater, Jr; Birth: 8 Sep 1921; Death: 1 Dec 1998; Family Links: Spouse: Wenona Payne Gillenwater (1925-2001). Burial: Pineview Cemetery, Orgas, Boone County, WV.

    7. [S451] West Virginia Culture Marriage Records-RM, viewed and downloaded; 7 February 2015; p. 231 of Kanawha County Marriage Register covering 1944; Entry 283, Okey V Gillenwater, Jr & Wenona Faith Payne; 2 March 1944 (Reliability: 3).
      Entry 283, License issued and marriage performed on 2 Mar 1944. Groom: Okey V Gillenwater, Jr, 22, born in Kanawha County, WV; resident of Comfort, WV. Bride: Wenona Faith Payne, 18, born in Boone County, WV; resident of Comfort, WV. They were married in Chas'n [Charleston], WV by Rev. Joe B Overmyer.
      Wenona Payne & Okay V Gillenwater Marriage Record
      Wenona Payne & Okay V Gillenwater Marriage Record