West Virginia Pioneers
Hilda Kathleen Gandee
1918 - 2006 (87 years)-
Name Hilda Kathleen Gandee Born 6 Dec 1918 Jackson County, West Virginia, USA 
[1] Gender Female Died 29 Oct 2006 Ravenswood, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA [2] Buried Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Notes
Marietta Times - (Oct/31/2006)
Hilda K. Rankin
Hilda K. Rankin, 87, of Ravenswood went home to be with the Lord with family at her side on Sunday, Oct. 29, 2006.
She was born on Dec. 6, 1918, in Kentuck, the eldest child of the late Uriah J. and Myrtle Parsons Gandee. She was married to the late Winfred Harpold Rankin. They raised their family and operated a dairy farm in Kenna before retiring and moving to Parkersburg. She was a Christian and last attended Edgelawn United Methodist Church. She enjoyed crocheting, painting and creating Christmas ornaments to share with others.
In addition to her loving husband, she was preceded in death by her daughter, Betty Jo Winter; daughter-in-law, Laura Rankin; and brothers, Harold Gandee and Howard Gandee.
She is survived by her son, Ralph Rankin of Washington; five grandchildren, Edward Rankin of Washington, Tammy (Scott) Clarkson of Ravenswood, Kim (Ernie) Fortner of Knoxville, Tenn., Missy Winter of Dandridge, Tenn., and Jennifer (Dean) Grosskreutz of Chattanooga, Tenn.; 12 great-grandchildren; sister, Helen Delaney of North Pole, Alaska; sister-in-law, Pauline Frazier; and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Thursday at the Vail Funeral Home, Ripley, with Pastor Roger Parsons officiating. Burial will be in the Jackson County Memory Gardens, Cottageville. Friends may call from 4-7 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
Person ID I79657 WVPioneers Last Modified 6 Mar 2010
Father Uriah Jackson Gandee, b. 7 Oct 1893, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA , d. 2 Dec 1978 (Age 85 years) Mother Myrtle Parsons, b. CA 1900, West Virginia, USA , d. Yes, date unknown Notes
1920 Charleston Wd 1, Kanawha, WV # 119-135 all WVWVWV
Gandee, U J 26 laborer window glass co
Myrtle 21
Hilda da 1 1/12
Gandee Cemetery
Infants of Uriah & Myrtle Gandee, b&d 1925 and 1929
If they are listed in order, they lie beside Uriah. Myrtle is not listed.
Mr. and Mrs. U.J. Gandee, of Kenna and Charleston, have received a message from their son, Pfc. Howard Lee Gandee, saying that he has arrived safely overseas somewhere in the Southwest Pacific war zone. His brother, Sgt. Harold Gandee, is stationed in Tampa, Florida.
Harold Gandee, son of Mr. and Mrs. U. J. Gandee, of Kenna and Charleston, has arrived safely in England.
The War Department has notified Mr. and Mrs. Uriah J. Gandee, of Kenna, that their son, Harold Gandee, is missing in action following a bombing raid over Nazi held territories in Europe from which his plane failed to return. The young flier was a gunner on a Flying Fortress and had been participating in the bombing mission over Germany territory for some time. He had been overseas with the Army Air Corps for several months in the European theatre of the war. He is one of two sons of Mr. and Mrs. Gandee who are serving their country in this war, the other being Howard Gandee, who is with the Marines in the South Pacific. The parents were promised by the War Department more information, if and when it is available, and the family and the young flier's many friends cling to the hope that possibly he was able to parachute to earth after his plane was shot down and that he may be a prisoner of war. (Friday. May 5, 1944)
Family ID F20838 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Winfred Harpold Rankin, b. 28 Jan 1917, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA , d. 17 Mar 1998, Melbourne, FL (Age 81 years) Married 23 Nov 1940 Jackson County, West Virginia, USA [3] Children 1. Ralph Edward Rankin 2. Betty Jo Rankin, b. 10 Aug 1943, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA , d. Between 17 Mar 1998 and 29 Oct 2006 (Age 54 years)Family ID F20837 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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