Lory Giddens

Male 1919 - 1994  (74 years)


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  • Name Lory Giddens 
    Born 09 Oct 1919  Miller Co. MO Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Social Security Death Index
      Name: Lory I. Giddens
      SSN: 495-12-1714
      Last Residence: 61611 East Peoria, Tazewell, Illinois
      BORN: 9 Oct 1919
      Died: 16 Apr 1994
      State (Year) SSN issued: Missouri (Before 1951)
    Gender Male 
    Died 16 Apr 1994  Peoria, Peoria Co. IL Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Snicarte Cemetery, Bath, Mason Co. IL Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • CENSUS RECORDS

      1920 Census
      Name: Lory Ivy Giddens
      Age: 3 months
      Birth Year: abt 1920
      Birthplace: Missouri
      Home in 1920: Kansas City Ward 6, Wyandotte, Kansas
      Street: Saint Paul Street
      Race: White
      Gender: Male
      Relation to Head of House: Son (Child)
      Marital Status: Single
      Father's name: Ora Giddens
      Father's Birthplace: Missouri
      Mother's name: Sallie Giddens
      Mother's Birthplace: Kansas
      Household Members:
      Ora Giddens 21
      Sallie Giddens 17
      Lory Ivy Giddens 3 months
      Vada Harbison 23 [aunt]
      Chester Harbison 7
      Lucille Harbison 4 years 11 months

      1930 Census
      Name: Lory O Giddens [Lory I Giddens]
      Birth Year: abt 1920
      Gender: Male
      Race: White
      Birthplace: Missouri
      Marital Status: Single
      Relation to Head of House: Son (Child)
      Home in 1930: Equality, Miller, Missouri
      House Number in Cities or Towns: apr 29
      Attended School: Yes
      Father's Birthplace: Missouri
      Mother's Birthplace: Oklahoma
      Household Members:
      Oral I Giddens 31
      Sallie M Giddens 27
      Lory O Giddens 10
      Almon D Giddens 9
      Carol May Giddens 5
      Mary E Giddens 3 years 10 months

      1940 Census
      Name: Tony I Giddens [Lory]
      Age: 20
      Estimated Birth Year: abt 1920
      Gender: Male
      Race: White
      Birthplace: Missouri
      Marital Status: Single
      Relation to Head of House: Son (Child)
      Home in 1940: Havana, Mason, Illinois
      Street: So Orange Street
      House Number: 441
      Inferred Residence in 1935: Havana, Mason, Illinois
      Residence in 1935: Same Place
      Resident on farm in 1935: No
      Occupation: Cook
      Attended School or College: No
      Highest Grade Completed: High School, 4th year
      Hours Worked Week Prior to Census: 60
      Class of Worker: Wage or salary worker in private work
      Weeks Worked in 1939: 40
      Income: $600
      Income Other Sources: No
      Household Members:
      Oral I Giddens 41
      Sally M Giddens 37
      Lory I Giddens 20
      Almon D Giddens 19
      Mary E Giddens 13
      Richard L Giddens 5
      Joann Giddens 5 months

      OBITUARY

      Journal Star (Peoria, IL); 17 April 17 1994

      EAST PEORIA -- Lory I. Giddens, 74, of Far Hills died at 10:59 a.m. Saturday, April 16, 1994, at Methodist Medical Center in Peoria.

      Born Oct. 9, 1919, in Eldon, Mo., to Oral and Sally Edwards Giddens, he married Margaret W. Sarff on Jan. 14, 1941, in Keokuk, Iowa. She survives.

      Also surviving are one daughter, Mrs. Lynn (Sandra) Tripp of Peoria; one son, Curtis Lory of Peoria; three brothers, Almon of Houston, Mo., Richard of Kansas City, Kan., and Jerry of Parsons, Kan.; two sisters, Mary Whitaker and Jo Ann Risley, both of Kansas City, Kan.; and three grandchildren. Two sisters and two brothers preceded him in death.

      He was a manager of installation and training in the manufacturing systems in the general offices of Caterpillar Inc., retiring in 1978. A World War II Army veteran, he was a member of the Creve Coeur Veterans of Foreign Wars Post.

      He was a member of First United Methodist Church in Peoria and its J.O.Y. Class. He also was a member of Caterpillar Retirees Club, where he served as former treasurer, and Caterpillar Time Keepers Club.

      Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at his church. The Rev. Dr.

      John H. Stanley will officiate. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m.

      Monday at Cumerford-Endsley Memorial Home in Peoria. Burial will be in Snicarte Cemetery in Bath. Richard S. Wilton, funeral director through Cumerford-Endsley, is in charge of arrangements.

      Memorials may be made to his church or to West Bluff Christian Church in West Peoria or to Germantown Hills Rescue Squad.


    Person ID I29646  Master File
    Last Modified 27 May 2015 

    Father Oral Ivy Giddens,   b. 31 Oct 1898, Miller Co. MO Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 07 Feb 1982, Peoria, Peoria Co. IL Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years) 
    Mother Sally May Edwards,   b. 13 Dec 1902, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 09 Nov 1973, Peoria, Peoria Co. IL Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years) 
    Family ID F12590  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Margaret W. Sarff,   b. 25 Oct 1921, Mason Co. IL Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Oct 2014, Peoria Co. IL Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 93 years) 
    Children 
    +1. Curtis Lory Giddens,   b. 23 Jan 1947, Peoria, Peoria Co. IL Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 May 2014, Peoria, Peoria Co. IL Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years)
     2. Sandra Giddens
    Last Modified 27 May 2015 
    Family ID F12593  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart