Russell was the son Tazewell and Eudora Russell Gilbert of Prospect, Giles Co., TN. During World War I, he served in the Army's 316th Field Artillery, Battery E.
He married Mattie Pearl Cole of Puncheon, Giles County in 1922, and their eldest child, Lewis Harold, was born in Prospect, Giles County in 1923. They owned and operated a small gas station and store, which unfortunately burned down in 1924 or 1925. With no insurance and my grandmother pregnant, my grandfather headed north to Akron, Ohio where jobs were plentiful. My grandmother and her toddler son stayed with her brother until my grandfather got settled in Ohio. After their daughter Mildred was born, my grandfather returned to Tennessee to retrieve them for the final move north. He would work for Goodyear for 37 years before retiring.
Russell died of an abdominal aortic aneurysm in 1974. After collapsing, he said to my grandmother, "I'm a goner." My grandmother, who was half his size, managed to get him in nicer pajamas for the trip to the hospital.
Tidbits:
- His nickname growing up was "Penny," and his daughter Alice named her daughter that.
- He was an avid Indians fan and watched them on TV whenever possible.
- He loved to play solitaire.
- He was a man of few words, but was very kind.
- He did not own a car. His brother Lyle provided car transportation, when necessary.
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Russell C. Gilbert Rites Monday
Russell C. Gilbert, 79, a former employee of Goodyear transportation department, died Thursday at St. Thomas Hospital. Born in Prospect, Tenn., Mr. Gilbert, of 913 Minolta Ave., lived in the Akron area for 50 years. He retired in 1960 after 37 years at Goodyear.
He was a member of the Kenmore Church of Christ, American Legion Post 209, the Goodyear 25-Year Club, and was a veteran of World War I.
He leaves his wife Pearl M.; son Ivan B., Akron; daughters, Mrs. Mildred Morgan, Alhambra, Cal., Mrs. Peggy Willis, Singapore; Mrs. Alice Gaddis, Akron; sister Mrs. Sallie Campbell, Birmingham, Ala; 14 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 3 p.m. Monday at the Stampfle funeral home with burial in Hillside Cemetery.
He married Mattie Pearl Cole of Puncheon, Giles County in 1922, and their eldest child, Lewis Harold, was born in Prospect, Giles County in 1923. They owned and operated a small gas station and store, which unfortunately burned down in 1924 or 1925. With no insurance and my grandmother pregnant, my grandfather headed north to Akron, Ohio where jobs were plentiful. My grandmother and her toddler son stayed with her brother until my grandfather got settled in Ohio. After their daughter Mildred was born, my grandfather returned to Tennessee to retrieve them for the final move north. He would work for Goodyear for 37 years before retiring.
Russell died of an abdominal aortic aneurysm in 1974. After collapsing, he said to my grandmother, "I'm a goner." My grandmother, who was half his size, managed to get him in nicer pajamas for the trip to the hospital.
Tidbits:
- His nickname growing up was "Penny," and his daughter Alice named her daughter that.
- He was an avid Indians fan and watched them on TV whenever possible.
- He loved to play solitaire.
- He was a man of few words, but was very kind.
- He did not own a car. His brother Lyle provided car transportation, when necessary.
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Russell C. Gilbert Rites Monday
Russell C. Gilbert, 79, a former employee of Goodyear transportation department, died Thursday at St. Thomas Hospital. Born in Prospect, Tenn., Mr. Gilbert, of 913 Minolta Ave., lived in the Akron area for 50 years. He retired in 1960 after 37 years at Goodyear.
He was a member of the Kenmore Church of Christ, American Legion Post 209, the Goodyear 25-Year Club, and was a veteran of World War I.
He leaves his wife Pearl M.; son Ivan B., Akron; daughters, Mrs. Mildred Morgan, Alhambra, Cal., Mrs. Peggy Willis, Singapore; Mrs. Alice Gaddis, Akron; sister Mrs. Sallie Campbell, Birmingham, Ala; 14 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 3 p.m. Monday at the Stampfle funeral home with burial in Hillside Cemetery.
Russell was the son Tazewell and Eudora Russell Gilbert of Prospect, Giles Co., TN. During World War I, he served in the Army's 316th Field Artillery, Battery E.
He married Mattie Pearl Cole of Puncheon, Giles County in 1922, and their eldest child, Lewis Harold, was born in Prospect, Giles County in 1923. They owned and operated a small gas station and store, which unfortunately burned down in 1924 or 1925. With no insurance and my grandmother pregnant, my grandfather headed north to Akron, Ohio where jobs were plentiful. My grandmother and her toddler son stayed with her brother until my grandfather got settled in Ohio. After their daughter Mildred was born, my grandfather returned to Tennessee to retrieve them for the final move north. He would work for Goodyear for 37 years before retiring.
Russell died of an abdominal aortic aneurysm in 1974. After collapsing, he said to my grandmother, "I'm a goner." My grandmother, who was half his size, managed to get him in nicer pajamas for the trip to the hospital.
Tidbits:
- His nickname growing up was "Penny," and his daughter Alice named her daughter that.
- He was an avid Indians fan and watched them on TV whenever possible.
- He loved to play solitaire.
- He was a man of few words, but was very kind.
- He did not own a car. His brother Lyle provided car transportation, when necessary.
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Russell C. Gilbert Rites Monday
Russell C. Gilbert, 79, a former employee of Goodyear transportation department, died Thursday at St. Thomas Hospital. Born in Prospect, Tenn., Mr. Gilbert, of 913 Minolta Ave., lived in the Akron area for 50 years. He retired in 1960 after 37 years at Goodyear.
He was a member of the Kenmore Church of Christ, American Legion Post 209, the Goodyear 25-Year Club, and was a veteran of World War I.
He leaves his wife Pearl M.; son Ivan B., Akron; daughters, Mrs. Mildred Morgan, Alhambra, Cal., Mrs. Peggy Willis, Singapore; Mrs. Alice Gaddis, Akron; sister Mrs. Sallie Campbell, Birmingham, Ala; 14 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 3 p.m. Monday at the Stampfle funeral home with burial in Hillside Cemetery.
He married Mattie Pearl Cole of Puncheon, Giles County in 1922, and their eldest child, Lewis Harold, was born in Prospect, Giles County in 1923. They owned and operated a small gas station and store, which unfortunately burned down in 1924 or 1925. With no insurance and my grandmother pregnant, my grandfather headed north to Akron, Ohio where jobs were plentiful. My grandmother and her toddler son stayed with her brother until my grandfather got settled in Ohio. After their daughter Mildred was born, my grandfather returned to Tennessee to retrieve them for the final move north. He would work for Goodyear for 37 years before retiring.
Russell died of an abdominal aortic aneurysm in 1974. After collapsing, he said to my grandmother, "I'm a goner." My grandmother, who was half his size, managed to get him in nicer pajamas for the trip to the hospital.
Tidbits:
- His nickname growing up was "Penny," and his daughter Alice named her daughter that.
- He was an avid Indians fan and watched them on TV whenever possible.
- He loved to play solitaire.
- He was a man of few words, but was very kind.
- He did not own a car. His brother Lyle provided car transportation, when necessary.
*******
Russell C. Gilbert Rites Monday
Russell C. Gilbert, 79, a former employee of Goodyear transportation department, died Thursday at St. Thomas Hospital. Born in Prospect, Tenn., Mr. Gilbert, of 913 Minolta Ave., lived in the Akron area for 50 years. He retired in 1960 after 37 years at Goodyear.
He was a member of the Kenmore Church of Christ, American Legion Post 209, the Goodyear 25-Year Club, and was a veteran of World War I.
He leaves his wife Pearl M.; son Ivan B., Akron; daughters, Mrs. Mildred Morgan, Alhambra, Cal., Mrs. Peggy Willis, Singapore; Mrs. Alice Gaddis, Akron; sister Mrs. Sallie Campbell, Birmingham, Ala; 14 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 3 p.m. Monday at the Stampfle funeral home with burial in Hillside Cemetery.
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