Person:James Gillenwater (1)

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James Edward Gillenwater
b.24 Dec 1920 Tompkinsville, Monroe County, Kentucky
d.8 May 1993 Glasgow, Barren County, Kentucky
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  1. James Edward Gillenwater1920 - 1993
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  • H.  James Edward Gillenwater1920 - 1993
  • W.  Marquita Peel1926 - 2018
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Name[1] James Edward Gillenwater
Gender Male
Birth[1] 24 Dec 1920 Tompkinsville, Monroe County, Kentucky
Marriage (3 children)
to Marquita Peel
Death[1] 8 May 1993 Glasgow, Barren County, Kentucky
Burial[1] Oak Hill Cemetery, Tompkinsville, Monroe County, Kentucky

He was born in Tompkinsville, he is the only child of William P. and Lillian (Chism) Gillenwater. He was an attorney. He began service in the U. S. Army as an infantry officer in the European and Pacific theatres of operation. He received the Purple Heart, Bronze Star and numerous other military decorations. After leaving the Army with the rank of captain, he attended Vanderbilt University School of Law. Surviving is wife, Marquita; a son, Tim Gillenwater, a daughter Emily Laird. He was preceeded in death by a daughter, Mollie Merwyn Gillenwater. He was cremated. His ashes are interred in the Oak Hill Cemetery in Tompkinsville.

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    James Edward Gillenwater

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