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Gail E. West

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Gail E. West

Birth
Blair, Washington County, Nebraska, USA
Death
18 May 2000 (aged 65)
Springfield, Greene County, Missouri, USA
Burial
Ottawa County, Oklahoma, USA GPS-Latitude: 36.847076, Longitude: -94.6185514
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Gail E. West, 65

Funeral services for Gail E. West, 65, of Springfield, Mo., were held at 10 a.m. on May 22, 2000 at his home in Springfield.

Gail was born on January 15, 1935 in Blair to Niel E. West and Gertrude (Stricklett) West. The family lived and farmed in the Blair and DeSoto area. Gail graduated from Blair High School in 1952. He served two years in the U. S. Army.

He attended DeVry Technical School in electronics and worked as his own TV repair business in Blair. He also worked for Miller-Rolland in Blair and later moved to Houston, Texas, where he worked for Data Resources at NASA. He later worked for Phillips and Chevron Petroleum until his retirement.

Gail is survived by his daughter and son-in-law, Joy and Mike Schockley and two granddaughters, Chalis and Leana, all of Springfield, Mo.; one sister-in-law, and his cousins and friends.

Gail was preceded in death by his parents and brother, James.

~~~ Obituary courtesy of the Nebraska Washington County Genealogical Society. Newspaper clippings on file in the Blair Public Library at Blair, Nebraska.~~~

Contributor: MrsB (47910340) • [email protected]

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Graveside services will be at 10:00 a.m. Monday at Seneca Cemetery, Seneca, Missouri.

Arrangements are under the direction of Campbell-Biddlecome Funeral Home, Seneca.
Gail E. West, 65

Funeral services for Gail E. West, 65, of Springfield, Mo., were held at 10 a.m. on May 22, 2000 at his home in Springfield.

Gail was born on January 15, 1935 in Blair to Niel E. West and Gertrude (Stricklett) West. The family lived and farmed in the Blair and DeSoto area. Gail graduated from Blair High School in 1952. He served two years in the U. S. Army.

He attended DeVry Technical School in electronics and worked as his own TV repair business in Blair. He also worked for Miller-Rolland in Blair and later moved to Houston, Texas, where he worked for Data Resources at NASA. He later worked for Phillips and Chevron Petroleum until his retirement.

Gail is survived by his daughter and son-in-law, Joy and Mike Schockley and two granddaughters, Chalis and Leana, all of Springfield, Mo.; one sister-in-law, and his cousins and friends.

Gail was preceded in death by his parents and brother, James.

~~~ Obituary courtesy of the Nebraska Washington County Genealogical Society. Newspaper clippings on file in the Blair Public Library at Blair, Nebraska.~~~

Contributor: MrsB (47910340) • [email protected]

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Graveside services will be at 10:00 a.m. Monday at Seneca Cemetery, Seneca, Missouri.

Arrangements are under the direction of Campbell-Biddlecome Funeral Home, Seneca.

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GAIL E WEST
SP 4
US ARMY
JAN 15 1935
MAY 18 2000
HOME TOWN
BLAIR NEBRASKA

Gravesite Details

Note: Burial is in Seneca Cemetery, Ottawa County, Oklahoma, which is across the Missouri/Oklahoma Stateline Road from Seneca Cemetery, Newton County, Missouri.



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  • Created by: Judie
  • Added: Sep 28, 2011
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/77233056/gail_e-west: accessed ), memorial page for Gail E. West (15 Jan 1935–18 May 2000), Find a Grave Memorial ID 77233056, citing Seneca Cemetery, Ottawa County, Oklahoma, USA; Maintained by Judie (contributor 47060920).