GILKEY, Francis D. 1888-1953

GILKEY

Posted By: S. Bell
Date: 10/16/2013 at 23:29:16

[Waterloo Daily Courier, Wednesday, February 04, 1953, Waterloo, Iowa]

CEDAR FALLS - Francis Gilkey, 65, of 903 Washington St., died early Wednesday morning at the home of his aunt, Mrs. Helen Bennett, Baltimore, Md., according to word received here.

He had been visiting his aunt, who is his closest living relative, since before Christmas.

He was born in September, 1887, in Cedar Falls, and lived for nearly all his life here. He was the son of Henry S. and Marion Gilkey.

He was graduated from the University of Minnesota in 1910.

Funeral arrangements are pending.

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[Waterloo Daily Courier, Monday, February 23, 1953, Waterloo, Iowa]

GILKEY COMMITTAL WED.

CEDAR FALLS (Special) — Committal services for Francis Gilkey, a long time resident of Cedar Falls, who died Feb. 4 at Baltimore, Md., will be Wednesday. The brief prayer service will be at 11 a. m. at the Fairview Cemetery here. It is requested that there be no flowers.

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Gravestone at Fairview Cemetery, Cedar Falls enscribed:
Francis D. Gilkey
Mar. 28, 1888 - Feb. 4, 1953