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Charlie Roy Gilchrest
17 Sep 1902 – 3 Apr 1968
| Birth | 17 Sep 1902 |
| Death | 3 Apr 1968 |
| Cemetery | Restland Cemetery Gatesville , Coryell County , Texas , USA |
| Added by | Sherry Lawrence on 06 Nov 2017 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/46103282 |
Bio
An Obituary from "Gatesville Messenger & Star Forum," Friday, April 5, 1968: Charley Roy Gilchrest, Gatesville nightwatchman, died at 4:15 a.m. Wednesday in the local hospital shortly after he was stricken ill while making his patrol rounds in the downtown area. Mr. Gilchrest was 65, and his death was attributed to a heart ailment. Funeral services were held at 4 p.m. Thursday in Scott's Funeral Home chapel and conducted by Rev. George Siler. Burial was in Restland Cemetery. Mr. Gilchrest was born at Leesville, Sept 17, 1902. He was married to Miss Pearl Bailey on Dec. 25, 1920. They lived in Moody until 1942 and had lived in Gatesville since. He had been the city nightwatchman nearly five years. Mr. Gilchrest was a member of the Methodist Church. Survivors are his wife of Gatesville; two sons, Charles D. Gilchrest of Fort Worth and Garnett Gilchrest of Pine Bluff, Ark,; three daughters, Mrs. Dorothy Isbell of Temple and Mrs. Othel Dyson and Mrs. John W. Jones, both of Rt. 3, Gatesville; three brothers, C. C. Gilchrest and W. M. Gilchrest, both of Waco, and Louie Gilchrest of Adamsville; two sisters, Mrs. Mae Spence of Gatesville and Mrs. Lettie Crawford of Odessa; 17 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. From Texas Deaths, 1890-1976: Name Charley Roy Gilchrest Event Type Death Event Date 03 Apr 1968 Event Place Gatesville, Coryell, Texas, U. S. Gender Male Marital Status Married Birth Date 17 Sep 1902 Birthplace Leesville, Texas Father's Name Josephuss Gilchrest Mother's Name Jane Hobbs Certificate Number 25365 Citing this Record: "Texas, Deaths, 1890-1976," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KS1H-BMY : accessed 17 September 2015), Charley Roy Gilchrest, 03 Apr 1968; citing certificate number 25365, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,138,980.
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Siblings
- Clara Mae Gilchrest Spence 1893–1971
- Sarah Lou Gilchrest Reeves 1894–1967
- Lillie Veare Gilchrest Danner 1896–1917
- Harvey Otto Gilchrest 1900–1961
- Cleburne Claudin Gilchrest 1905–1974
- Lettie Bea Gilchrest Crawford 1907–1981
- Joseph Weldon "Curley" Gilchrest 1909–1958
- William Merdia "Slim" Gilchrest 1912–1981
- Louie Rex Gilchrest 1914–1987
Children
- Charles Darrell Gilchrest 1921–1999
- Garnett Bailey Gilchrest 1923–1985
- Dorothy Lanelle Gilchrist Isbell 1926–2013
- Ovena Velmarie Gilchrest Dyson 1928–2012
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