World War II Veteran
Missouri, U.S., Birth Registers, 1847-2002
Name: Ruby Truman Gaines
Birth Date: 30 Jun 1926
Birth Place: Missouri, USA
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Truman Gaines
Truman Gaines, 54, of 506 Woodlawn Drive, who operated Gaines Auto Sales, died Saturday at Porter Memorial Hospital.
He was born June 30, 1926 in Shelbyville, Mo., a son of Lowell and Ruby (Kuntz) Gaines, and married Jeanne Casbon Dec. 7, 1947 in Valparaiso.
He was a member of First United Methodist Church, Masonic Lodge 137, Orak Temple and Scottish Rite. He served with the Navy during World War II.
Survivors include his wife; two daughters, Mrs. Cheryl Elliott of Marina del Ray, Calif., and Mrs. Merrilee Green of Kalamazoo, Mich.; six brothers, Darrell and Lonnie of Valparaiso, Marcus of Portage, Everett of Sevierville, Tenn., Leland of Brownstown, and Eldon of Odessa, Fla.
Services 2 p.m. Tuesday at Bartholomew Funeral Home; the Rev. William R. Kaster officiating; burial in Graceland Cemetery; visitation 6 to 9 p.m. today; Masonic prayer service at 8 p.m. today.
--The Vidette-Messenger of Porter County
(Valparaiso, IN), Mon., Feb. 9, 1981, Pg. 2
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Note for Veteran left by mightybquinn
Name is featured on the Valparaiso WW2 Roll of Honor plaque, currently on display at the PoCo Museum in Valparaiso, Indiana. Name is spelled "Ruby T Gaines" on the plaque.
https://www.pocomuse.org/lowenstine-wwii-roll-of-honor
Missouri, U.S., Birth Registers, 1847-2002
Name: Ruby Truman Gaines
Birth Date: 30 Jun 1926
Birth Place: Missouri, USA
~~~~~~
Truman Gaines
Truman Gaines, 54, of 506 Woodlawn Drive, who operated Gaines Auto Sales, died Saturday at Porter Memorial Hospital.
He was born June 30, 1926 in Shelbyville, Mo., a son of Lowell and Ruby (Kuntz) Gaines, and married Jeanne Casbon Dec. 7, 1947 in Valparaiso.
He was a member of First United Methodist Church, Masonic Lodge 137, Orak Temple and Scottish Rite. He served with the Navy during World War II.
Survivors include his wife; two daughters, Mrs. Cheryl Elliott of Marina del Ray, Calif., and Mrs. Merrilee Green of Kalamazoo, Mich.; six brothers, Darrell and Lonnie of Valparaiso, Marcus of Portage, Everett of Sevierville, Tenn., Leland of Brownstown, and Eldon of Odessa, Fla.
Services 2 p.m. Tuesday at Bartholomew Funeral Home; the Rev. William R. Kaster officiating; burial in Graceland Cemetery; visitation 6 to 9 p.m. today; Masonic prayer service at 8 p.m. today.
--The Vidette-Messenger of Porter County
(Valparaiso, IN), Mon., Feb. 9, 1981, Pg. 2
~~
Note for Veteran left by mightybquinn
Name is featured on the Valparaiso WW2 Roll of Honor plaque, currently on display at the PoCo Museum in Valparaiso, Indiana. Name is spelled "Ruby T Gaines" on the plaque.
https://www.pocomuse.org/lowenstine-wwii-roll-of-honor
World War II Veteran
Missouri, U.S., Birth Registers, 1847-2002
Name: Ruby Truman Gaines
Birth Date: 30 Jun 1926
Birth Place: Missouri, USA
~~~~~~
Truman Gaines
Truman Gaines, 54, of 506 Woodlawn Drive, who operated Gaines Auto Sales, died Saturday at Porter Memorial Hospital.
He was born June 30, 1926 in Shelbyville, Mo., a son of Lowell and Ruby (Kuntz) Gaines, and married Jeanne Casbon Dec. 7, 1947 in Valparaiso.
He was a member of First United Methodist Church, Masonic Lodge 137, Orak Temple and Scottish Rite. He served with the Navy during World War II.
Survivors include his wife; two daughters, Mrs. Cheryl Elliott of Marina del Ray, Calif., and Mrs. Merrilee Green of Kalamazoo, Mich.; six brothers, Darrell and Lonnie of Valparaiso, Marcus of Portage, Everett of Sevierville, Tenn., Leland of Brownstown, and Eldon of Odessa, Fla.
Services 2 p.m. Tuesday at Bartholomew Funeral Home; the Rev. William R. Kaster officiating; burial in Graceland Cemetery; visitation 6 to 9 p.m. today; Masonic prayer service at 8 p.m. today.
--The Vidette-Messenger of Porter County
(Valparaiso, IN), Mon., Feb. 9, 1981, Pg. 2
~~
Note for Veteran left by mightybquinn
Name is featured on the Valparaiso WW2 Roll of Honor plaque, currently on display at the PoCo Museum in Valparaiso, Indiana. Name is spelled "Ruby T Gaines" on the plaque.
https://www.pocomuse.org/lowenstine-wwii-roll-of-honor
Missouri, U.S., Birth Registers, 1847-2002
Name: Ruby Truman Gaines
Birth Date: 30 Jun 1926
Birth Place: Missouri, USA
~~~~~~
Truman Gaines
Truman Gaines, 54, of 506 Woodlawn Drive, who operated Gaines Auto Sales, died Saturday at Porter Memorial Hospital.
He was born June 30, 1926 in Shelbyville, Mo., a son of Lowell and Ruby (Kuntz) Gaines, and married Jeanne Casbon Dec. 7, 1947 in Valparaiso.
He was a member of First United Methodist Church, Masonic Lodge 137, Orak Temple and Scottish Rite. He served with the Navy during World War II.
Survivors include his wife; two daughters, Mrs. Cheryl Elliott of Marina del Ray, Calif., and Mrs. Merrilee Green of Kalamazoo, Mich.; six brothers, Darrell and Lonnie of Valparaiso, Marcus of Portage, Everett of Sevierville, Tenn., Leland of Brownstown, and Eldon of Odessa, Fla.
Services 2 p.m. Tuesday at Bartholomew Funeral Home; the Rev. William R. Kaster officiating; burial in Graceland Cemetery; visitation 6 to 9 p.m. today; Masonic prayer service at 8 p.m. today.
--The Vidette-Messenger of Porter County
(Valparaiso, IN), Mon., Feb. 9, 1981, Pg. 2
~~
Note for Veteran left by mightybquinn
Name is featured on the Valparaiso WW2 Roll of Honor plaque, currently on display at the PoCo Museum in Valparaiso, Indiana. Name is spelled "Ruby T Gaines" on the plaque.
https://www.pocomuse.org/lowenstine-wwii-roll-of-honor
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