Lory Giddens

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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.




Birth:
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)

Buried:
Grave location and obituary:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=137935704&ref=acom

Lory married Margaret W. Sarff. Margaret was born 25 Oct 1921, Mason Co. IL; died 27 Oct 2014, Peoria Co. IL; was buried , Snicarte Cemetery, Bath, Mason Co. IL. [Group Sheet]

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OBITUARY

Peoria Journal Star; 25 May 2014

PEORIA - Curtis Lory Giddens, 67, of Peoria passed away Friday, May 23, 2014, at his residence.

He was born Jan. 23, 1947, in Peoria to Lory I. and Margaret (Sarff) Giddens. He was married to Anne (Hoehne) Giddens. She survives.

Also surviving are his mother; his sister, Sandra Tripp of Peoria; daughter, Laurie (Paul) Larsen of Dunlap; son, Robert (Tara) Giddens of Bartonville; daughter, Julie (Dan) Fitzpatrick of Singapore; two stepdaughters, Teresa (Ali) Amer of Dubai and Stephanie (Randy) Shults of Pekin; and four grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his father.

Curtis graduated from Peoria Central High School and served in the U.S. Army, stationed in Germany during the Vietnam War. Curtis retired from Caterpillar in 2002, after 38 years of service. His passions were golf and fishing and he always lit up a room with his sense of humor.

Visitation will be Wednesday, May 28, 2014, from 5 to 7 p.m. at Davis-Fulton Woodland Chapel, 2021 N. University St., in Peoria. Funeral services will be Thursday, May 29, 2014, at 10 a.m. at the funeral home. Burial will be at Parkview Cemetery in Peoria, following the service.

Memorials may be directed to The American Heart Association, The Peoria Cancer Center and the Limestone Fire Department.

Funeral arrangements have been made under the direction and care of Davison-Fulton Woodland Chapel, www.Davison-Fulton.com.


Buried:
Grave location and obituary:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=130329916

Curtis married Anne Hoehne. [Group Sheet]

Sandra married Tripp. [Group Sheet]

Laura married Paul Larsen. [Group Sheet]

Julie married Dan Fitzpatrick. [Group Sheet]