Velma Gertrude Gilkey

1912 - 1979  (67 years)

• Name	Velma Gertrude Gilkey
  Birth	18 Apr 1912	Alamo, Montgomery County, Indiana
  Gender	Female
  Death	2 Aug 1979	Pontiac, Livingston County, Illinois
  Notes	Obituary "Mendota Reporter" (Mendota, IL) August 8, 1979 "MRS. VELMA MCKENZIE" "Mrs. Velma G. McKenzie, 67, of Lincolnshire Apartments, Pontiac, died at 4:15 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 2, 1979, at St. James Hospital in Pontiac following a brief illness." "Graveside services were held at Restland Cemetery at ll a.m. Saturday, Aug. 4." "Friends called at the Raleigh J. Harris Funeral Home in Pontiac from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday. A memorial service was held at 8 p.m. Memorials were directed to the Livingston County Heart Association." "Mrs. McKenzie was born April 18, 1912, at Alamo, Ind., a daughter of William A. and Sara Jane (McJunkins) Gilkey. She attended school in Champaign and graduated from Mendota High School and Gregg Business School in Chicago." "She was a court reporter for LaSalle County from l931 to l934 and a secretary at Conco Eng. Works many years. After her marriage to Ralph W. McKenzie in 1952, she later was a court reporter for the Circuit Court in Livingston County from l968 to l974." "Mr. and Mrs. McKenzie left Mendota when they bought a book store in Sterling which they operated from l956 to l965, know as the McKenzie Book Store." "Mrs. McKenzie is survived by two sons, Robert B. of Pontiac and John W. of Aurora, one daughter, Roberta C. Danielson of Fremont, Calif., seven grandchildren; one brother, William Gilkey of Lehigh Acres, Fla.; two half brothers, Barton and Gene Fishero of Crawfordsville, Ind.; and a half-sister, Mrs. Ruby Elmore of Anderson, Ind." "Preceding her in death were her husband, a brother, and her parents." More About VELMA GERTRUDE GILKEY: Burial: August 04, 1979, Restland Cemetery, Mendota, LaSalle Co., IL Marriage Notes for RALPH MCKENZIE and VELMA GILKEY: Marriage Announcement "The Mendota Reporter" (Mendota, IL) Undated Clipping "VELMA GILKEY, R. MCKENZIE EXCHANGE VOWS" "In an impressive wedding rites performed at 4 p.m. Saturday at the First Baptist Church, Miss Velma Gilkey, only daughter of William Gilkey became the bride of R. W. McKenzie, son of Mrs. G. (sic) W. McKenzie of Decatur." "The Rev. Kenneth Solitt, pastor, officiated at the service before an altar decorated with baskets of white roses, white and orchid gladioli and palms. Mrs. Arden Campbell played the traditional wedding marches for the processional and recessional and a prelude of appropriate chosen nuptial selections preceding the service." "Attending the couple were Miss Mary Alys McIntire as maid of honor; and William Gilkey Jr., brother of the bride, as best man. Willard Fouts and John McKenzie, son of the bridegroom, served as ushers." "Given in marriage by her father, the bride was attired in a gray sharkskin suit with which she wore harmonizing accessories and a corsage of orchids." "Miss McIntire was attired in a navy blue gabardine suit and she also wore a corsage of orchids." "Following the service, a reception and dinner was held in Kaskaskia Hotel, LaSalle, for 35 guests. The couple departed for a two weeks wedding trip to New Orleans and upon their return will reside at 114 16th St." "She has served as secretary at the Conkey Engineer Works for some time and the bridegroom is the manager of the heating division of the Conkey Company." "Out of town guests present for the wedding were Mr. and Mrs. K. W. Bailey, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Burke, Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Bailey, Mrs. J. W. McKenzie of Decatur; Mr. and Mrs. Fred Ware of Rockford, Mr. and Mrs. James Elmore of Anderson, Ind.; Mr. and Mrs. Paul Fishero, Mr. and Mrs. Barton Fishero of Crawfordsville, Ind."
  Person ID	I41873	McKenzie Genealogy
  Last Modified	29 Oct 2021

  
  

  Family	Ralph Willard McKenzie,   b. 28 Dec 1910, Lovington, Moultrie County, Illinois d. 18 May 1965, Sterling, Whiteside County, Illinois (Age 54 years)
  Marriage	16 Feb 1952	Mendota, LaSalle County, Illinois
  Family ID	F15907	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 Oct 2021