Early Augustus "Gussie" Gilstrap was the son of A.M. and Fannie Gibson Gilstrap, and the husband of Ruby Davis Gilstrap. He died of TB at the very young age of 39 years.
At the time of his death, he was survived by three sisters, Mrs. Lusha Hendrix, Mrs. Elizabeth Gray, and Mrs. Fannie Bell Karr, and two brothers, Ernest Gilstrap and Arthur G. Gilstrap.
His funeral service was held on Thursday, December 21, 1944 at Calumet Baptist
Church, conducted by Rev. Earl Sargent
and Rev. Herbert Ayers.
Burial: West View Cemetery in Liberty.
He was laid to rest next to his young wife,
who also died of TB nearly four years earlier.
Full obituary may be located here:
The Greenville News
Gilstrap, Early Augustus
1944 Dec 21 p 8
His date of birth has also been seen
as Oct 30, 1905.
At the time of his death, he was survived by three sisters, Mrs. Lusha Hendrix, Mrs. Elizabeth Gray, and Mrs. Fannie Bell Karr, and two brothers, Ernest Gilstrap and Arthur G. Gilstrap.
His funeral service was held on Thursday, December 21, 1944 at Calumet Baptist
Church, conducted by Rev. Earl Sargent
and Rev. Herbert Ayers.
Burial: West View Cemetery in Liberty.
He was laid to rest next to his young wife,
who also died of TB nearly four years earlier.
Full obituary may be located here:
The Greenville News
Gilstrap, Early Augustus
1944 Dec 21 p 8
His date of birth has also been seen
as Oct 30, 1905.
Early Augustus "Gussie" Gilstrap was the son of A.M. and Fannie Gibson Gilstrap, and the husband of Ruby Davis Gilstrap. He died of TB at the very young age of 39 years.
At the time of his death, he was survived by three sisters, Mrs. Lusha Hendrix, Mrs. Elizabeth Gray, and Mrs. Fannie Bell Karr, and two brothers, Ernest Gilstrap and Arthur G. Gilstrap.
His funeral service was held on Thursday, December 21, 1944 at Calumet Baptist
Church, conducted by Rev. Earl Sargent
and Rev. Herbert Ayers.
Burial: West View Cemetery in Liberty.
He was laid to rest next to his young wife,
who also died of TB nearly four years earlier.
Full obituary may be located here:
The Greenville News
Gilstrap, Early Augustus
1944 Dec 21 p 8
His date of birth has also been seen
as Oct 30, 1905.
At the time of his death, he was survived by three sisters, Mrs. Lusha Hendrix, Mrs. Elizabeth Gray, and Mrs. Fannie Bell Karr, and two brothers, Ernest Gilstrap and Arthur G. Gilstrap.
His funeral service was held on Thursday, December 21, 1944 at Calumet Baptist
Church, conducted by Rev. Earl Sargent
and Rev. Herbert Ayers.
Burial: West View Cemetery in Liberty.
He was laid to rest next to his young wife,
who also died of TB nearly four years earlier.
Full obituary may be located here:
The Greenville News
Gilstrap, Early Augustus
1944 Dec 21 p 8
His date of birth has also been seen
as Oct 30, 1905.
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