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Glenn Hayse Gilkison

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Glenn Hayse Gilkison

Birth
Rowan County, Kentucky, USA
Death
13 Aug 2020 (aged 97)
Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky, USA
Burial
Winchester, Clark County, Kentucky, USA Add to Map
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Glenn Hayse Gilkison
November 24, 1922 - August 13, 2020
Glenn Hayse Gilkison, 97, widower of Mae Hall Gilkison, passed away on Thursday, August 13, 2020 at The Willows at Hamburg. He was born in Rowan County, KY on November 24, 1922 to the late Walter Lee and Grace Cassity Gilkison. Mr. Gilkison was a United States Army Veteran of WWII and a deacon emeritus of Central Baptist Church, Winchester. He retired from Tennessee Gas Pipeline in 1986 after 35 years as a surveyor and pipeline foreman. He spent his retirement years passing out buckeye nuts to acquaintances recommending they carry for good health and perfecting his love of gardening. A great joy came from raising beautiful tomatoes and giving them to his friends.

He is survived by two daughters, Elizabeth (Nelson) Curry, Winchester and Mary Leigh (Mark) Snowden, Batavia Ohio. Three grandchildren, Erin Curry (David) Roach, Hendersonville TN,Walter N. Curry (Rachel), Paducah KY, and Lauren M. Snowden, Columbia TN. Six great-grandchildren, Kylee Maeg Sturgill, Caroline Grace Roach, Mallory Layne Roach, Hutton Turner Roach, William Nelson Curry III, and Thomas Hayse Curry. One niece, Nannette Stevens, Flatwoods, KY. Two special friends Keith Akers and Robert Fugate, Winchester.

Services will be Saturday, August 22, 2020 at the Winchester Cemetery Layne Shelter at 11:00AM. Visitation will be prior to service at 10:30AM.
Glenn Hayse Gilkison
November 24, 1922 - August 13, 2020
Glenn Hayse Gilkison, 97, widower of Mae Hall Gilkison, passed away on Thursday, August 13, 2020 at The Willows at Hamburg. He was born in Rowan County, KY on November 24, 1922 to the late Walter Lee and Grace Cassity Gilkison. Mr. Gilkison was a United States Army Veteran of WWII and a deacon emeritus of Central Baptist Church, Winchester. He retired from Tennessee Gas Pipeline in 1986 after 35 years as a surveyor and pipeline foreman. He spent his retirement years passing out buckeye nuts to acquaintances recommending they carry for good health and perfecting his love of gardening. A great joy came from raising beautiful tomatoes and giving them to his friends.

He is survived by two daughters, Elizabeth (Nelson) Curry, Winchester and Mary Leigh (Mark) Snowden, Batavia Ohio. Three grandchildren, Erin Curry (David) Roach, Hendersonville TN,Walter N. Curry (Rachel), Paducah KY, and Lauren M. Snowden, Columbia TN. Six great-grandchildren, Kylee Maeg Sturgill, Caroline Grace Roach, Mallory Layne Roach, Hutton Turner Roach, William Nelson Curry III, and Thomas Hayse Curry. One niece, Nannette Stevens, Flatwoods, KY. Two special friends Keith Akers and Robert Fugate, Winchester.

Services will be Saturday, August 22, 2020 at the Winchester Cemetery Layne Shelter at 11:00AM. Visitation will be prior to service at 10:30AM.


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