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Birth	:	27 Mar 1917 Latham, Moniteau County, Missouri, USA
Death	:	8 Jan 1997 California, USA
Burial	:	All Souls Cemetery, Long Beach, Los Angeles County, USA
Coordinate	:	33.8405991, -118.1647034
Description	:	Richard is the second of the eleven children in his family. Both the 1920 federal census and the 1930 federal census show him living in Pilot Grove Township, Moniteau County, MO with his parents and siblings. The 1940 federal census shows Richard was 23 years old and living with two friends from Missouri, Howard Jennison and John Fulks, in Los Angeles, CA. He was employed as a fry cook. Richard is a veteran of World War II, registering for the draft on October 16, 1940, in San Diego and enlisting on September... Read More	Richard is the second of the eleven children in his family. Both the 1920 federal census and the 1930 federal census show him living in Pilot Grove Township, Moniteau County, MO with his parents and siblings. The 1940 federal census shows Richard was 23 years old and living with two friends from Missouri, Howard Jennison and John Fulks, in Los Angeles, CA. He was employed as a fry cook. Richard is a veteran of World War II, registering for the draft on October 16, 1940, in San Diego and enlisting on September 11, 1943, in Los Angeles. He married Constance Catherine Nigbor on April 26, 1947, in California. Public information records show that he and Constance were living in South Gate, CA, in 1955. ______________________________________________________________________ The following is an obituary published in a Downey, CA newspaper. Richard Preston Gist mourned at age of 79 SOUTH GATE-A Funeral Mass was heard Monday, Jan. 13, at St. Raymond's Catholic Church in Downey for Richard Preston Gist, a resident of South Gate who died Jan. 8 at St. Francis Hospital. He was age 79, a native of Latham, Missouri, and was a former upholstering superintendent for 17 years for Springfield Furniture Co. Survivors include his wife, Constance (Connie) Gist; daughter Shirley Michel; sons David and Donald Gist all of South Gate; brothers Alfred and Larry Gist of Missouri; sisters Dixie Alle, Lotis Newkirk, Dorothy Abernathy and Frances Pettigrew of Missouri; and grandchildren Kristin, Patrick and Anna Michel. The Rev. Monsignor Robert Gipson, pastor, officiated. Burial followed at All Souls Cemetery. Arrangements were by the Downey Zrelak Family Mortuary.

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Richard Preston Gist's memorial is located at: All Souls Cemetery, Long Beach, Los Angeles County, USA.
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Richard Preston Gist death on 8 Jan 1997 in California, USA
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Latitude: 33.8405991
Longitude: -118.1647034

Family Members:

Parent

Wade Gist

(1896 - 1947)

Mary Florence Hutchison Gist

(1899 - 1981)

Spouse

Constance Catherine Nigbor Gist

(1917 - 2017)

Siblings

Dixie Ruth Gist Allee

(1916 - 2010)

Truman Lee Gist

(1920 - 1935)

Dorothy Claudine Gist Abernathey

(1921 - 2002)

Lotis Adele Gist Newkirk

(1924 - 2014)

Margaret Gist Leftwich

(1925 - 1994)

Dean Atkins Gist

(1928 - 1951)

Frances Gist Pettigrew

(1929 - 2000)

Alfred Wade “Dub” Gist

(1932 - 2020)

Gerald Hutchison “Skeeter” Gist

(1934 - 1983)

Larry Dale Gist

(1941 - 2003)

Children

Donald Dean Gist

(1952 - 2020)

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