William James Gatens (1913-2001) - Find a Grave Memorial

William James Gatens

Birth

30 Dec 1913

Bancroft, Putnam County, West Virginia, USA

Death

17 Jul 2001 (aged 87)

Kanawha City, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA

Burial

Schowen Cemetery

Bancroft, Putnam County, West Virginia, USA Add to Map

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Tech Sgt WWII, WIA, lost leg and purple heart recipient.
Football Star at Montgomery High School
Football scholarship at West Virginia Tech (had to quit to help support family in the coal mines).
Deputy Tax Assessor for Kanawha County, West Virginia

Inscription

GATEN
Virginia A. William J.
d. Sep 1, 2011 d. Jul 17, 2001

Gravesite Details

It seems the headstone reads as Gaten. There should be an S at the end. GATENS

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Virginia Hunter Gatens

1925–2011 (m. 1945)

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Margaret Gaten Hizer

1957–2015

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William James Gatens

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Cornelius Frances "Neal" Gatens

Della Agnes "Dellie" Dewees Gatens

Virginia Hunter Gatens

Maurice Francis Gatens

Cornelius Joseph Gatens

SSGT Leo Patrick Gatens

Theresa Eileen Gatens Kilgore

Patrick Francis Gatens

Agnes Estella Gatens Gambrell

Joan M. Gatens Fridley

John Terrance Gatens

Margaret Gaten Hizer

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