GAITHER BENJAMIN HARRISON
1887 - 1976 (89 years)1. GAITHER BENJAMIN HARRISON was born in 1887; died in 1976. BENJAMIN married SIMON GRACE ETHEL in Possibly married in the Parkersburg, Richland County, Illinois. GRACE (daughter of SIMON FRANK M. and BERLIN LILLIE I.) was born on 6 Nov 1891; died in 1977. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 2. GAITHER GAYLON M. was born on 16 Aug 1913; died on 24 Aug 1914.
- 3. Living
- 4. GAITHER BERLIN DONALD was born on 9 May 1917 in Parkersburg, Richland County, Illinois.; died on 8 Jan 2001 in Grace Village Health Care, Winona Lake, Kosciusko County, Indiana.; was buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Winona Lake, Kosciusko County, Indiana..
- 5. Living
- 6. GAITHER FORREST MAYLIN was born in 1921; died on 30 Jul 1945.
- 7. Living
- 8. Living
- 9. Living
- 10. Living
- 11. Living
Generation: 2
2. GAITHER GAYLON M. (1.BENJAMIN1) was born on 16 Aug 1913; died on 24 Aug 1914. 3. Living (1.BENJAMIN1) Living married Living. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 12. GAITHER KEITH RAY (TWIN)
- 13. GAITHER KAREN KAY (TWIN)
- 14. Living
Living married WOLFE J.. [Group Sheet]
4. GAITHER BERLIN DONALD (1.BENJAMIN1) was born on 9 May 1917 in Parkersburg, Richland County, Illinois.; died on 8 Jan 2001 in Grace Village Health Care, Winona Lake, Kosciusko County, Indiana.; was buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Winona Lake, Kosciusko County, Indiana.. Notes:
Connected to Berlins through Lillie I. Berlin who married Frank M. Simon, his grandfather.
BERLIN D. GAITHER (Obituary received from Eldon Gaither)
Berlin D. Gaither, 83, died at 11:55 p.m., January 8, 2001, in Grace Village Health Care, Winona Lake, where he resided.
He was born May 9, 1917, in Parkersburg, Illinois, to Benjamin H. and Grace E. Simon Gaither. On October 1, 1939, in Washington, Indiana, he married Lucille Owens, who survives.
An 18 year Kosciusko County resident, he worked for Marathon Oil Co. Pipeline Department, Bridgeport, Illinois, for 39 years, retiring in 1979. He was a World War II U.S. Army veteran, was a member of Winona Lake Free Methodist Church and served a term on Sumner, Illinois City Council.
Other survivors include two sons, C. Duane Gaither, Indianapolis, and Eldon R. Gaither, Winona Lake; seven grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; two sisters, Ilene Gaither, Bridgeport, and Mrs. Edgar (Arlene) Cole, Warsaw; and a brother, Loren Gaither, Washington, Indiana. He was preceded in death by six brothers, a grandson and a great-granddaughter.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Titus Funeral Home, Warsaw, with Pastor Doug Vogel officiating. Burial will be in Oakwood Cemetery, Warsaw.
Calling is from 11:00 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
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Memorials to Indiana University School of Medicine - Parkinson's Research Fund, 1110 W. Michigan St., L0506, Indianapolis, Indiana 46202. Make checks payable to Indiana University Foundation, with a memo to Parkinson's Research Fund.
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BERLIN married OWENS DOROTHY LUCILLE on 1 Oct 1939 in Washington, Daviess County, Indiana.. DOROTHY (daughter of OWENS CHARLES WILEY and TAYLOR VEDA ELVIRA) was born on 3 Jul 1920 in Monett, Barry County, Missouri.; died on 26 Oct 2016 in Ft Wayne, Indiana; was buried on 2 Nov 2016 in Oakwood Cemetery, Warsaw, Indiana . [Group Sheet]
Children:
5. Living (1.BENJAMIN1) Living married NEWMAN H.. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 17. GAITHER ROBERT QUINN
- 18. GAITHER CHARLES DENNIS
- 19. GAITHER JANEL
- 20. Living
6. GAITHER FORREST MAYLIN (1.BENJAMIN1) was born in 1921; died on 30 Jul 1945. Notes:
Forrest went down on USS Indianapolis July 30, 1945 during WWII.
7. Living (1.BENJAMIN1) 8. Living (1.BENJAMIN1) 9. Living (1.BENJAMIN1) Living married COLE E.. [Group Sheet]
10. Living (1.BENJAMIN1) Living married GRISMER T.. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 21. GAITHER LINDA
- 22. GAITHER GAIL SUMNER
- 23. GAITHER GARY
Living married VETTER J.. [Group Sheet]
Living married UNKNOWN E.. [Group Sheet]
11. Living (1.BENJAMIN1)
Generation: 3
12. GAITHER KEITH RAY (TWIN) (3.Living2, 1.BENJAMIN1) KEITH married DALE JOAN. [Group Sheet]
Children:
13. GAITHER KAREN KAY (TWIN) (3.Living2, 1.BENJAMIN1) KAREN married HARTZ JOHN. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 26. HARTZ KATHY
- 27. HARTZ LISA
- 28. HARTZ GREGORY
14. Living (3.Living2, 1.BENJAMIN1) Living married CRAUCH J.. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 29. GAITHER KIMBERLY RENEE
- 30. GAITHER AMY
- 31. GAITHER RANDY
15. Living (4.BERLIN2, 1.BENJAMIN1) Living married Living (daughter of HOOVER BENJAMIN LEWIS and BECHTEL CLARICE MARCILLE) [Group Sheet]
Children:
16. Living (4.BERLIN2, 1.BENJAMIN1) Living married Living (daughter of SCHIILE FRANCES and UNKNOWN POLLY) [Group Sheet]
Children:
Living married SHELTON J.L. (daughter of SHELTON PAUL and MEREDITH FREDA) [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 36. Living
17. GAITHER ROBERT QUINN (5.Living2, 1.BENJAMIN1) 18. GAITHER CHARLES DENNIS (5.Living2, 1.BENJAMIN1) 19. GAITHER JANEL (5.Living2, 1.BENJAMIN1) 20. Living (5.Living2, 1.BENJAMIN1) 21. GAITHER LINDA (10.Living2, 1.BENJAMIN1) Notes:
Per Lucille Gaither, Linda was killed in an auto accident.
LINDA married BERGBOWER F.. [Group Sheet]
Children:
22. GAITHER GAIL SUMNER (10.Living2, 1.BENJAMIN1) GAIL married D.. [Group Sheet]
Children:
23. GAITHER GARY (10.Living2, 1.BENJAMIN1) GARY married MILLER B.. [Group Sheet]
Generation: 4
24. GAITHER TONY RAY (12.KEITH3, 3.Living2, 1.BENJAMIN1) 25. GAITHER DANIEL JOSEPH (12.KEITH3, 3.Living2, 1.BENJAMIN1) 26. HARTZ KATHY (13.KAREN3, 3.Living2, 1.BENJAMIN1) 27. HARTZ LISA (13.KAREN3, 3.Living2, 1.BENJAMIN1) LISA married LEMERON CHARLES. [Group Sheet]
28. HARTZ GREGORY (13.KAREN3, 3.Living2, 1.BENJAMIN1) 29. GAITHER KIMBERLY RENEE (14.Living3, 3.Living2, 1.BENJAMIN1) 30. GAITHER AMY (14.Living3, 3.Living2, 1.BENJAMIN1) 31. GAITHER RANDY (14.Living3, 3.Living2, 1.BENJAMIN1) 32. Living (15.Living3, 4.BERLIN2, 1.BENJAMIN1) Living married Living [Group Sheet]
Children:
33. Living (15.Living3, 4.BERLIN2, 1.BENJAMIN1) Living married Living [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 45. CARNEY ALICIA NICOLE was born on 13 Jun 1995; died on 13 Jun 1995.
- 46. Living
- 47. Living
- 48. Living
34. Living (16.Living3, 4.BERLIN2, 1.BENJAMIN1) 35. Living (16.Living3, 4.BERLIN2, 1.BENJAMIN1) Living married Living [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 49. Living
36. Living (16.Living3, 4.BERLIN2, 1.BENJAMIN1) 37. BERGBOWER Melinda Ann (21.LINDA3, 10.Living2, 1.BENJAMIN1) 38. BERGBOWER Andrew Dale (21.LINDA3, 10.Living2, 1.BENJAMIN1) 39. GAITHER Kristopher Gail (22.GAIL3, 10.Living2, 1.BENJAMIN1) Kristopher married SEED L.. [Group Sheet]
Children:
40. GAITHER Sarah Donnell (22.GAIL3, 10.Living2, 1.BENJAMIN1) Sarah married WEBER J.. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 51. WEBER Lydiah Marie
- 52. WEBER Leah Annell
41. GAITHER Benjamin John (22.GAIL3, 10.Living2, 1.BENJAMIN1) Benjamin married CRANE S.. [Group Sheet]
Children:
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