Richard Keith Gambill

1924 - 2011  (87 years)

• Name	Richard Keith Gambill
  Born	19 Apr 1924	Nashville, Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Census	1940	District 1, Davidson County, Tennessee   [1]
  Died	26 Oct 2011	Wyoming   [2]
  Buried	30 Oct 2011	Highland South Memorial Park Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee   [3]
  Person ID	I52352	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	9 Mar 2018

  
  

  Father	Harry Green Gambill,   b. 18 Jan 1886, Tennessee ,   d. 21 Dec 1954  (Age 68 years)
  Mother	Anna Elizabeth Gordon,   b. 23 Jan 1893, Tennessee ,   d. 22 Nov 1960, Tennessee  (Age 67 years)
  Family ID	F178768	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Vital Irene King,   b. 28 Oct 1921,   d. 7 Feb 2000, Anderson County, Tennessee  (Age 78 years)
  Children	+ 1. Kathy Ann Gambill
  Family ID	F19373	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 19 Apr 1924 - Nashville, Tennessee Buried - 30 Oct 2011 - Highland South Memorial Park Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
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  Richard "Keith" Gambill

  
  

• Notes

  ---------- Reference: Wanda (Daugherty) Kelley, 3 September 1995.

  
  

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  [S112] Census, 1940. Name Robert Keith Gambill Event Type Census Event Date 1940 Event Place Ward 14, Nashville, Civil District 1, Davidson, Tennessee, United States Sex Male Age 15 Marital Status Single Race (Original) White Race White Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Son Relationship to Head of Household Son Birthplace Tennessee Birth Year (Estimated) 1925 Last Place of Residence Same House Household Role Sex Age Birthplace Harry Gambill Head M 53 Tennessee Anna Gordon Gambill Wife F 42 Tennessee Irene Gambill Daughter F 26 Tennessee Harry Steven Gambill Son M 24 Tennessee Minnie Lee Gambill Daughter-in-law F 20 Tennessee Martha Evelyn Gambill Grandchild F 2 Tennessee Margaret Evelyn Gambill Daughter F 19 Tennessee Robert Keith Gambill Son M 15 Tennessee Stuart Gambill Brother M 59 Tennessee [S4] Knoxville News-Sentinel (Tennessee), 29 Oct 2011. GAMBILL, RICHARD "KEITH" age 87, passed away on October 26, 2011 in Wyoming, where he lived with his daughter during recent years. Born in Nashville, Tennessee on April 19, 1924, Keith served our nation during World War II and stormed the beaches of Normandy, receiving the Normandy Medal in 2001. Keith returned to Tennessee after the war to study electrical engineering at the University of Tennessee, and met his future wife, Irene King, near a Knoxville beauty shop where she was employed. The two were married for over fifty years, settling down and raising their daughter Kathy in the community of Oak Ridge. Keith worked on typewriters for I.B.M., and was honored with numerous awards during his three decades of employment with the company. He and his wife, Irene, were active in Central Baptist Church of Oak Ridge, where he touched many lives serving as a deacon and a Sunday School teacher. Keith is preceded in death by his wife, Irene King Gambill; his siblings Irene Dickens, Martha Frances Gambill, Harry Gambill, and Evelyn Gleaves; and his parents, Harry and Anna Gambill. His legacy of surviving family includes his daughter, Kathy Gambill Wittman; four grandchildren: Anna Logsdon Childs, Christopher Logsdon, Zachary Logsdon, and Sarah Logsdon Queen; and seven great-grandchildren: Lily Childs, Sasha Logsdon, Abigail Logsdon, Shawn Logsdon, Brooklyn Logsdon, and the newest additions to the family, Keith Childs and Serenity Queen. The family will receive friends on Sunday, October 30th, 2011 from 12:00 to 2:00 p.m. at Highland South Memorial Funeral Home with funeral services to begin at 2:00 p.m. Graveside services will immediately follow at Highland South Memorial Cemetery. Please sign Mr. Gambill's online register book at highlandmemorialparks.com. Highland South Memorial Funeral Home: 865-573-7300 [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 79419193).