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George J GOLDEN

Male 1919 - 1972  (52 years)


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  • Name George J GOLDEN 
    Birth 19 Jan 1919  Hurdland, Knox, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    FamilySearch ID KZ1N-LDJ 
    Death 14 Jan 1972  , Macon, Missouri, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Burial 17 Jan 1972  Maple Hills Cemetery, Kirksville, Adair, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I3195  Main
    Last Modified 28 Dec 2005 

    Family ID F1363  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Miriam Ida EPPERSON,   b. 6 Dec 1924, Hurdland, Knox, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 May 1983, Kirksville, Adair, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 58 years) 
    Marriage 22 Dec 1944  Washington, District of Columbia Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Children 
     1. LIVING
     2. LIVING
     3. LIVING
    Family ID F1359  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 28 Apr 2024 

  • Sources 
    1. [S6] Funeral Announcement.
      In Memory of George Jr. Golden, Born January 19, 1919, Hurdland, Missouri; Entered into Rest January 14, 1972, Macon County, MO; Memorial Services at Davis and Davis Funeral Chapel, Monday, January 17, 1972, 10:30 p.m.; Clergymna Rev. William F. Davidson Mrs. Judy Ellis, Soloist; Mrs. Julia Mollick, Organist; Bearers: Theodore Steele, Sam Nugent, William J. Murdock, Andy Steele, Harold McClelland, David Linter; Military Honors McDougall-Lowe Post No. 20 American Legion V.F.W. Adair Post No. 2508; Interment, Maple Hills Cemetery, Kirksville, MO.

    2. [S9] unknown, John Epperson (Father of Barnett Epperson).
      Gives birth date as 24 Jan 1919.

    3. [S31] Miriam Epperson is Married, (unknown newspaper, 1 Feb 1945).
      Word of Wedding to Lt. George Golden in Washington is Learned

      Miss Miariam Epperson, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Epperson of Hurdland, and Lt. George J. Golden, a son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Golden of 808 East Harrison, Kirksville, were married at Walter Reed Chapel, WAshington, D.C., at 2:30 o'clock Dec. 22, it has just been made known. Col. Charles I. Carpenter, U. S. Army Chaplain, performed the single ring ceremony. The alter was decorated with baskets of white flowers and ferns with five-branch candelara on each side. The traditional wedding march and soft music during the ceremony was played by an Army organist.

      The bride wore and apple green suit with brown and white accessories and her corsage was of orchids. The maid of honor, who wore a yellow wool dress with black accessories and a corsage of talisman roses, was Miss Frances Janssen of Eddyville, Ia., a roommate of the bride.

      Lt. Col. Albert S.J. Dean of Shreveport, La., was best man for teh bridegroom.

      Mrs. Golden is a graduate of Hurdland High School and attended the Kirksville State Teachers College. She was a member of Alpha Sigma Alpha sorority and has been employed by the War Department in the Pentagon Building, Washington, for the last two years and is secretary to teh executive officer, Supply Division, War Department General Staff.

      Lt. Golden was graduated from Kirksville HIgh School and attended the Kirksville State Teachers College. He was employed at the R.J. Hurley Lumber Company, Chillicothe, Mo., before going into the Army. Lt. Golden served with a parachute infantry unit in the 82nd Airborne Division and returned to Walter Reed General Hospital, Washington, last August for treatment of woonds received in France. He is now a patient of the convalescent section.

      Following the reception, Lt. and Mrs. Golden left for a short honeymoon in New York City. They are now at home at 9001Butternut Street, N.W., Washington, and plan to return to Kirksville early in the spring.


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