Almon Giddens

1921 - 2008  (86 years)

• Name	Almon Giddens
  Born	04 Apr 1921	Miller Co. MO
  	Social Security Death Index Name: Almon D. Giddens Last Residence: 65483 Houston, Texas, Missouri BORN: 4 Apr 1921 Died: 9 Mar 2008 State (Year) SSN issued: Missouri (Before 1951)
  Gender	Male
  Died	09 Mar 2008	Houston, Texas Co. MO
  Buried	Boone Creek Cemetery, Licking, Texas Co. MO
  	Grave location, portrait, obituary, tombstone photo: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=25232605
  Notes	CENSUS RECORDS 1930 Census Name: Almon D Giddens Birth Year: abt 1921 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: Name Age 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: Almon D Giddens Age: 19 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1921 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 Attended School or College: Yes Highest Grade Completed: High School, 3rd year 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 MILITARY RECORDS Name: Almon D Giddens Birth Year: 1921 Race: White, citizen (White) Nativity State or Country: Missouri State of Residence: Missouri County or City: Cole Enlistment Date: 30 Jun 1942 Enlistment State: Missouri Enlistment City: Jefferson Barracks Branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA Grade: Private Source: Civil Life Education: 4 years of high school Civil Occupation: Semiskilled warehousing, storekeeping, handling, loading, unloading, and related occupations, n.e.c. Marital Status: Single, without dependents Height: 70 in. Weight: 179 lbs. OBITUARY From Find A Grave Almon Deliot Giddens, 86, son of Oral and Sally Edwards Giddens, was born April 4, 1921, at Eldon. He died March 9, 2008, at Texas County Memorial Hospital. He married Delta Sillyman Jan. 16, 1943, in Kansas City, Kan. They had three children. Mr. Giddens was a World War II veteran, serving in Germany. He enjoyed cooking for the officers. He worked for Caterpillar Tractor Co. for 32 years as a supervisor in the accounting department. After retiring, he was a cook at the Houston Senior Center. He was a member of the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars. Mr. Giddens was a member of the Bucyrus Baptist Church, where he was a deacon and taught the men's Sunday School classes for several years. He also enjoyed cooking at the First Baptist and Bucyrus Baptist churches. He was preceded in death by his parents; wife; two sisters, Coral May and Mary Whitaker; two brothers, Lory and Richard Giddens; and a grandson. Surviving are his children, Larry Giddens and Lloyd Giddens of Houston and Joyce Topper of Peoria, Ill.; one brother, Jerry Giddens of Parson, Kan.; a sister, Jo Ann Risley of Jacksonville, Fla.; five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Services are 10 o'clock today (Thursday) at the Bucyrus Baptist Church with the Rev. Gordon Rhodes and the Rev. Brock Davis officiating. Burial is in the Boone Creek Cemetery under the direction of Evans Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to the Bucyrus Baptist Church building fund.
  Person ID	I29647	Master File
  Last Modified	27 May 2015

  
  

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

  
  

  Family	Delta Sillyman,   b. 17 Jul 1929, Bucyrus, Texas Co. MO ,   d. 06 Jan 2008, Houston, Texas Co. MO  (Age 78 years)
  Children	1. Larry Giddens   2. Lloyd Giddens   3. Joyce Giddens
  Last Modified	27 May 2015
  Family ID	F12598	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart