Connie Gaither Lucas, 63, of Plant City, born on September 28, 1960, in Tampa, entered into eternal rest on October 20, 2023. She enjoyed the beach, traveling, animals, collecting lighthouses and seashells, and journaling. She is survived by mother, Gynelle Gaither; siblings, Cheryl Carlisle of Plant City, and Roy Dean Gaither, Jr. (Gayle) of Turkey Creek; and many other family, and friends. She was preceded in death by father, Roy Dean Gaither, Sr. The family will receive friends on Saturday, November 11 from 11:00 A.M. to 3:00 P.M. at East Thonotosassa Baptist Church, 12735 Knights Griffin Road. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to your local SCPA. A private burial will be held at a later date. Expressions of condolences at www.HopewellFuneral.com.
Patricia Dyson
She was born on November 3, 1935, in Liberty Township, Wells County, Indiana to Elroy & Vera (Bender) Watson and was a 1953 graduate of Chester Center High School.
On January 31, 1954, in Wells County, Patricia and Robert L. Dyson were married.
Patricia enjoyed doing family genealogy and was very talented at sewing and quilting. She enjoyed working in her garden and was a famous cook and enjoyed fixing family meals. She was a longtime member of the DAR, (Daughters of the American Revolution).
Survivors include her husband of 69 years, Robert L. Dyson of Albion along with her children; David (Tammy) Dyson and Lois (Jim) Brandenburg, both of Columbia City, Lorinda (Tom) Gregory of Stendal, IN, DeeAnn Dyson of Albion and Dawn (Tony) Platero of Glendale, CA. She was a loving grandma to 6 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
A private family service will take place with burial following at Fairview Cemetery in Bluffton. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Assoc. or American Diabetes Assoc.
Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to the care of the Lemler family of Thoma/Rich, Lemler Funeral Home in Bluffton. Friends can send online condolences to the family at www.thomarich.com.
Correction to Identity of Jane Cornish
Correction to Identity of Jane Cornish of Tiverton, Devon, England
by
Rick Saunders
In 2001 I had an article published in the Maryland Genealogical Society Bulletin (42:51-101) titled “The Cornish Family of Tiverton, Devon, England.” That article examined the ancestry of Jane Cornish who in 1630 married Edward Robins and became the mother of Rachel Robins who married Richard Beard and Elizabeth Robins who married William Burgess.
It was known at the time of the article that Alice Skinner, daughter of Aquila Skinner and wife Alice Cornish, was also from Tiverton, and had settled in Anne Arundel County about 1671 and within a year had married Henry Ridgely. They had one child, Charles Ridgely, whose son Henry inherited his mother Alice’s estate left in England. Continue reading
CSM Lee Kinder Stikeleather
Lee Kinder Stikeleather, 86, of Arcadia Florida, passed away October 3, 2015 of natural causes. He was born November 7, 1928 in Arcadia, Florida where he also grew up. He was a member of the local Army national guard anti-aircraft battalion that was activated to active duty status in 1950 in response to the Korean Crisis. Duty stations while with AA included New York, New Jersey, Thule, Greenland and Pittsburgh Pa.
Electing to make the Army a career, he transferred to the Army Security Agency where he remained for the rest of his military career. Duty stations included Ft.Devens, MA; Kagnew Station, Asmara, Eritrea; Herzogenaurach, Bad Aibling, and Frankfurt, Germany; Saigon, Vietnam (twice); and Arlington Hall Station, Arlington, VA (twice). He advanced rapidly through the enlisted ranks, and spent most of his career as a E-8 or E-9. He served as Command Sergeant Major for ASA and Intelligence and Security Command (INSCOM) for a total of 12 years. He presided over the re-organization from ASA to INSCOM and so was the last CSM for ASA and the first for INSCOM. He retired in 1979 as a Command Sergeant Major with more time in grade than any other CSM in the Army.
He married Cathryn Ann Waites of Alexander City, Alabama in 1955. They were married 48 years until her death in 2003. They had four children. He is survived by two sons, Lee K. Stikeleather, Luke M. Stikeleather, and two daughters, Angeline C. Stikeleather, and Jeanie Manes. He also had five grandchildren, Jacob and Lee Mawyer, Caro Anne Stikeleather, and Claire and Elizabeth Stikeleather.
He was truly an "old school" larger than life character that at times seemed indestructible. He touched many lives in his life's travels and will be missed by all who knew him. A full Military Honors funeral service will be held at the Old Post Chapel, Ft. Myer, VA, at 11 A.M. Friday, October 14, 2016.
CSM Stikeleather's line is Luther Lee Stikeleather- Minnie Ethelin Kinder - Tabithia Caroline Gaither- Martin Gaither- Greenberry Gaither, Jeremaih Gaither & Eleanor Lovelace- John Gaither V & Ann Jacobs - John Gaither IV - John III- John II- John 1
The editor had the privilege of serving with the Sergeant Major.
Austin Dale Gaither
Austin was preceded in death by his paternal grandfather, Larry Potts; maternal grandparents, Doris and Frankie Hicks; Terry and Pat Kilby and paternal aunt, Amanda Potts. He is survived by his mother, Terri Marie Gaither and James Rose of Lexington and his father, Brandon Dale Gaither and Tabitha Troutman of Lexington; his sister, Kelly Gaither of Lexington; his paternal grandmother, Sherry Potts of Lexington; uncle, Steven Hewett of Trinity; aunt, Angela Jones and aunt, Shannon Gaither both of Lexington; cousins, Malik Millner of Lexington, Stephen Jones, Sr., Christopher Jones, Devin Potts, Kiana McLain, Kelly McBride, Briana Maner, Chloe Hewett and Evelyn Hewett.
A visitation for Austin will be held Tuesday June 6, 2023 from 7:00pm until 9:00pm at Davidson Funeral Home in Lexington and a funeral service will be held 4:00 pm Wednesday June 7, 2023 at Davidson Funeral Home Chapel in Lexington. Online condolences may be made at www.davidsonfuneralhome.net
James C Gaither
James C. Gaither
James Caldwell Gaither was a prominent citizen in the history of Texas as well as several of the central counties south of Waco. He was a military and political leader who left a very favorable legacy in Texas.
James C. Gaither was born April 12, 1826 in Iredell County, NC, to Forest and Lamira (Caldwell) Gaither. The Gaither family moved progressively westward to Marengo County, AL, in 1836 and then on to Fayette County in Central Texas in 1840. After the outbreak of the Mexican War, Gaither enlisted as a first lieutenant in John C. Hays’ regiment of Texas Cavalry and entered the conflict. The unit was sent to reinforce General Winfield Scott arriving in Mexico just after the fall of Mexico City. Also in Scott’s entourage of junior officers in this campaign were Robert E. Lee, Thomas ‘Stonewall’ Jackson, James Longstreet, U.S. Grant and George Meade. Gaither survived the conflict, however his brother Carlos was killed in action. Continue reading
Lt. Col Henry Gaither
Lt. Col. Henry Gaither was a Revolutionary War veteran and
became the second commander of Fort Adams, Mississippi Territory.
Lt. Col. Henry Gaither, who commanded Fort Adams in Mississippi Territory, 1801.
The fort was built in 1799 and served as the United States port of entry along the
Mississippi River and a line of defense against the Spanish.
It also hosted the signing of the treaty with the Choctaw Indians for the building
of a road that would later become known as the Natchez Trace.
Jane Gaither Thomas
Jane Gaither Thomas,
the Family Outcast
Jane Gaither was born on the 26th of May, 1823, in Iredel County,
North Carolina. Her father, Forest Gaither, son of Burgess
Gaither, is described as a wealthy plantation owner who was
involved in the loan of a large amount of money, with 40,000
acres of land in Texas as security . When the loan defaulted, he
moved with his family to take it over. Jane was his only
daughter .
Daniel Thomas, Jr. , a part time Methodist minister . His son Daniel
Claiborne Thomas, Sr., is said to have "gone to Texas to see the
Gaither girl and to have married her there" in 1843.
Daniel Clayborne Thomas had a brother, Preston, who went to St.
Louis to see one of the three witnesses to the events involving
Joseph Smith in restoring the Church of Jesus Chris t of Latter
Day Saints. When Oliver Cowdery confirmed the truth of what he
had seen, Preston went to Texas to tell his brother about it and
he also joined the Mormon Church. A few years later , his wife,
Jane, also joined.
Horace Rowan Gaither Jr.
Horace Rowan Gaither Jr.
Known as H. Rowan Gaither, was a San Francisco attorney, investment banker, and a powerful administrator at the Ford Foundation. During World War II, he served as assistant director of the Radiation Laboratory at M.I.T. In 1948, he helped found the Rand Corporation and served as a trustee until 1959.
In 1958 and 1959, he served as the 1st Chairman of the MITRE Corporation Board of Trustees. From 1959 through his death, Gaither was a general partner and co-founder of Draper, Gaither & Anderson, one of the first venture capital firms on the west coast of the U.S., together with William H. Draper Jr., a retired Army general and Frederick L. Anderson, a retired Air Force general.
He was hired by Henry Ford II to help set the priorities of the Ford Foundation in 1947, chairing the study committee that wrote the "Report of the Study for the Ford Foundation on Policy and Program." He was later president of the Ford Foundation. He is best remembered today as the author of the controversial 1957 Gaither Report on the vulnerability of American defense. He died in 1961 of lung cancer.
Horace was born 23 Nov 1909 in Natchez, Mississippi to Horace Rowan Gaither (1885-1953) and Marguerite Chamberlin (1887-1937). On 18 Jul 1834 he married Charlotte Cameron Castle, daughter of James Blair Castle and Mila Sanford Van Heusen. He passed away on 13 Apr 1961 in New York City and is buried in Mountain View Cemetery, Oakland California.
Burgess Sidney Gaither
Burgess Sidney Gaither
Burgess Sidney Gaither (March 16, 1807 – February 23, 1892) was a prominent North Carolina politician and attorney who served in the Confederate States Congress during the American Civil War.
Early life and education
Gaither was born in Iredell County, North Carolina, the son of Burgess Gaither (a longtime member of the North Carolina House of Commons) and Milly Martin. B.S. Gaither attended the University of Georgia, where classmates included Alexander Stephens and Robert Toombs.
Admitted to the bar in 1829, Gaither practiced law and served as clerk of court in Burke County. He was also elected to represent the county in the 1835 convention to revise the North Carolina Constitution.
Political career
A Whig and a supporter of Henry Clay, Gaither was appointed superintendent of the mint at Charlotte in 1841 by President John Tyler.
He was a member of the North Carolina Senate in 1840-41 and again in 1844-45, when he served as President pro tempore. The legislature then elected Gaither to serve as solicitor (district attorney) for the state's seventh judicial district. In 1851 and 1853, he was an unsuccessful candidate for Congress against maverick Whig Thomas L. Clingman. Gaither supported the Constitutional Union Party in the 1860 presidential election but was a defender of the Southern cause after Abraham Lincoln's inauguration.
He represented the state in the First Confederate Congress and the Second Confederate Congress from 1862 to 1865. After the war, Gaither resumed his law practice and ran two more unsuccessful races for Congress. He died in Morganton shortly before what would have been his 85th birthday.
His home known as the Gaither House at Morganton, North Carolina, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.