Obituary of Clyde Gilbert Ives - Henderson County, Illinois CLYDE GILBERT IVES Clyde G. Ives, 84, of Hanford, CA died Sunday, November 13, 1988 , at Hanford Community Hospital, Kings CO., CA. Clyde Gilbert Ives was born April 8, 1904 to Cliff and Jesse Ives at Oquawka, Henderson Co., IL. It was here that he grew up and attended elementary and high school. As a young man he received Christ as his Savior and was baptized and became a member of a the Rozetta Baptist Church. At the age of 18 years, Clyde moved to Des Moines Iowa where he worked for a number of years with his uncle and learned the electrician trade. He later moved to Texas where he worked for the Defense Contractor at an Air Force Base. After the war in 1945, he made a move to Compton, CA , where he operated a service station for many years. Mr. Ives married Lois Davis in 1953. In 1976 the couple moved to Hanford,CA where they loved until his death. Visitation will be from 1- 4:00 p.m. Tuesday at Phipps-Dale Funeral Chapel in Lemoore. Graveside services will be at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday in Grangeville Cemetery. Surviving are his wife, a step-son, Gerald Davis, Claremont, CA and step-daughter, Mrs. Genevieve Hopkins, Fresno, CA; three brother, Harold Ives, Long Beach, CA, Lloyd Ives, Keithsburg, IL and Kenneth, Ives , Collinsville, IL; eight grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren ------------------------------------------------------------------------- USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Alicia J. Ives