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- [S142] Newspaper Article, Newport Independent (AR), 13 Jun 2008.
Mrs. Audrey Ray (Brand) Gilbert obituary
- [S112] Census, 1940.
Name Fred Gilbert
Event Type Census
Event Date 1940
Event Place Bird Township, Jackson, Arkansas, United States
Gender Male
Age 25
Marital Status Married
Race (Original) White
Race White
Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Head
Relationship to Head of Household Head
Birthplace Arkansas
Birth Year (Estimated) 1915
Last Place of Residence Same Place
Household
Role
Gender
Age
Birthplace
Fred Gilbert Head M 25 Arkansas
Audrey Gilbert Wife F 19 Arkansas
"United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89M1-N3SQ?cc=2000219&wc=QZX1-ZR4%3A790105701%2C790102702%2C791277001%2C793200601 : accessed 28 February 2017), Arkansas > Jackson > Bird Township > image 47 of 52; citing Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012.
- [S142] Newspaper Article, Newport Independent (AR), 22 Jun 2010.
Mr. Fred Gilbert , 95, of Tuckerman passed away June 22, 2010. He was born Dec. 13 ,1914 in Tuckerman , the son of Ben and Viola (Yates) Gilbert , and married Miss Audrey Brand in April 1937.
Mr. Gilbert was a 1935 graduate of Tuckerman High School, and a member of the Tuckerman Alumni Association. He played football and baseball for Tuckerman 1932-1935, then coached the high school football team during the 1945 season. Mr. Gilbert was co-founder of the Tuckerman Little League Baseball Program through the Tuckerman American Legion in 1953.
He was a United States Army veteran, serving during World War II, and a charter member of American Legion 203 Earl Metheny Post. In March of 2000, he was awarded a certificate for 50 years of continuous membership and service to the American Legion. Mr. Gilbert served as post commander several times throughout his fifty years of service.
He retired from Revere Copper and Brass Corporation of Newport in 1977, and was a member of the Tuckerman Church of Christ, where he taught Bible classes.
Mr. Gilbert was preceded in death by his wife of 71 years, Audrey (Brand) Gilbert ; parents; one sister, Leathel Henderson; and two brothers, Claude Wooten, and Irvin Gilbert.
He is survived by one son, Morgan Gilbert of Tuckerman ; one daughter, Jeanette Dickinson and husband, Gerald, of Paragould; two grandchildren, LeAnn Dickinson of Jonesboro and Bart Dickinson and wife, Leslie, of Little Rock; three great-grandchildren, Blake, Parker, and Graham Dickinson of Little Rock; and a special family friend, Ann Meeks of Walnut Ridge.
Funeral services were held at 10 a.m. Saturday, June 26, 2010 at Jackson's Newport Funeral Home Chapel with interment at Gracelawn Cemetery at Tuckerman . Visitation was Friday, June 25, 2010 from 6-8 p.m.
Pallbearers were Jim Fields, Todd Fortenberry, Michael Prysock, Jerry Bradley, Michael Holland, and Jody Tapp.
Arrangements by Jackson's Newport Funeral Home (www.jacksonsfh.com).
- [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 54100814).
- [S58] Marriage Certificate.
Name Fred Gilbert
Event Type Marriage
Event Date 24 Apr 1937
Event Place , Jackson, Arkansas, United States
Registration Place , Jackson County, Arkansas
Residence Place Swifton, Jackson, Arkansas
Gender Male
Age 22
Birth Year (Estimated) 1915
Spouse's Name Audry Brand
Spouse's Residence Place Swifton, Jackson, Arkansas
Spouse's Residence City Swifton
Spouse's Residence County Jackson
Spouse's Residence State Arkansas
Spouse's Gender Female
Spouse's Age 18
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated) 1919
Page 203
"Arkansas, County Marriages, 1837-1957," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-XHT3-GMB?cc=1417439&wc=QDM2-C33%3A1589732849 : 22 December 2016), > image 365 of 860; county offices, Arkansas.
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