Search • Advanced Search • Search Families • Search Site

First Name:   Last Name:   ID:  

Obituary of Gokey, William O. (1947)

• Title	Obituary of Gokey, William O. (1947)
  Short Title	Obituary of William O. Gokey
  Publisher	Barre, Vermont: The Barre Daily Times, 20 November 1947, page 1
  Source ID	S2361
  Text	WILLIAM O. GOKEY Native Of Worcester Died At Boston Yesterday Afternoon Northfield, Nov. 20-William O. Gokey, 74, died Wednesday afternoon at Boston, where he had resided for many years. He was born in Worcester April 28, 1873, son of Charles C. and Ellen (Johnson) Gokey, He spent his early life in Northfield, where he attended public schools and was always called "Ordie." He attended Albany business college and worked in the Duke Harrington grocery store and in the E. L. Kerr meat market here. In September, 1897, he married Esther Whelpy of Montpelier and with her observed their 50th wedding anniversary last fall. For many years he was employed by the American Express company in the North Station at Boston. Eight years ago he suffered a serious accident there and had been retired since then. He attended Tremont temple at Boston. Survivors are his wife, several step-children, two sisters, Mrs. George E. Davis of Northfield and Mrs. Lloyd Derick of Springfield, Mass.; three brothers, Frank A. of Bath, Me., Dr. Harry M. Gokey of Bridgeport, Conn., and Charles N. Gokey of Montpelier. The body is expected to be brought to Northfield on Friday and funeral services will be held at the Kingston & Morse funeral home Saturday, with burial in the family lot in Elmwood cemetery..
  Linked to Individuals: 1	Ordie William Orton Gokey
  Linked to Families: 1	Family: Ordie William Orton Gokey / Esther Agnes Matthews