Gladys Ellouise Shelton

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CENSUS RECORDS

1940 Census
Name: Cloise Shelton [Gladys Ellouise Shelton]
Age: 16
Estimated birth year: abt 1924
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: Kentucky
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Home in 1940: Pike, Kentucky
Inferred Residence in 1935: Pike, Kentucky
Residence in 1935: Same Place
Attended School or College: Yes
Highest Grade Completed: High School, 2nd year
Weeks Worked in 1939: 0
Income: 0
Income Other Sources: No
Household Members:
Name Age
George Shelton 43
Nell Shelton 39
Howard Shelton 21
Freida Shelton 19
Cloise Shelton 16
Agnes Shelton 14
Claylee Shelton 12
Mary Fora Shelton 10
Glada Shelton 7
Kelly Shelton 4
Eddy Shelton 2

MILITARY RECORDS

Beneficiary Identification Records Locator Subsystem (BIRLS) Death File. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

Name: Gladys Knutson
Birth Date: 21 May 1923
Death Date: 4 Apr 2009
Branch 1: NAVY
Enlistment Date 1: 21 Aug 1944
Release Date 1: 23 Mar 1946

OBITUARY

The Marion Star; 06 Apr 2009

MARION - Gladys Ellouise Knutson, age 85, of 464 Jamesway Drive, Marion, passed away on Saturday, April 4, 2009, at 2:37 p.m. in her home.

She was born on May 21, 1923 in Pike Co., KY. to the late George C. and Nellie G. (McGlothlin) Shelton. On March 22, 1947 in Yuma, AZ., Gladys married Dennis John Knutson. He preceded her in death in Rockledge, FL., on March 17, 2006.
A homemaker, she served in the U.S. Navy during WWII and was a member of both the Emanuel Lutheran Church of Marion and the Advent Lutheran Church of Melbourne, FL.

Surviving are three sons, Michael (Karen) Knutson of McHenry, Ill., John (Judy) Knutson of Flower Mound, TX., George (Cathy) Knutson of Marion, OH.; four brothers, C. Kelly Shelton of Marion, OH., Eddie (Joan) Shelton of Marion, OH., Dr. A. Dennis (Bette) Shelton of Delaware, OH., Rick (Haven) Shelton of Marion, OH.; and three sisters, Clay Burns, Glada (Jack) Bull, and Judy (Robert) Lehner all of Marion, OH. Gladys has six grandchildren, Erik, Sarah, Amy, Bradley, Leah, and Kelly, and a great grandson, Keaton.

Preceding her in death along with her parents; and husband; were three sisters, Agnes Sellards, Mary Hicks, and Freda Womack; and a brother, George Shelton.

Friends may call today, Monday, from 4:00-8:00 p.m. at the Boyd-Born Funeral Home. The funeral will be conducted by her nephew, Rev. Jonathan Bull, on Tuesday, April 7, 2009, at 1:00 p.m. in the Emanuel Lutheran Church with burial to follow in the Marion Cemetery.

Contributions may be made to the Emanuel Lutheran Church or the Quality of Life Hospice Program at Marion General Hospital.


Birth:
Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives. Kentucky Birth, Marriage, and Death Databases: Births 1911-1999. Frankfort, Kentucky: Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives.

Name: Gladys E Shelton
Date of Birth: 21 May 1923
Birth Place: Pike, Kentucky
Mother's name: Nellie McGlothlin
Volume Number: 067
Certificate Number: 33364
Volume Year: 1923

Buried:
Grave location, portrait and tombstone photo:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=130527704&ref=acom
Inscription:
SP 2 US NAVY WORLD WAR II

Died:
Social Security Death Index
Name: Gladys E. Knutson
Last Residence: 43302 Marion, Marion, Ohio
BORN: 21 May 1923
Died: 4 Apr 2009
State (Year) SSN issued: West Virginia (Before 1951)

Gladys married Dennis John (Kader) Knutson. Dennis was born 17 Nov 1921, Walsh Co. ND; died 17 Mar 2006, Brevard Co. FL; was buried , Marion Cemetery, Marion, Marion Co. OH. [Group Sheet]