Obituary of Elmo Clarence Gore; Montgomery County, KS;
27 Nov 1970
Submitted by Jerry Nelson
Source:  Abstracted from the Independence Reporter; Independence,
         KS; 27 Nov 1970

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ELMO CLARENCE GORE, 82, died late Thursday night at the
Medicalodge where he had been a resident since Oct. 27.

Mr. Gore was born 4 Feb 1888 in Cowley County, Kan., to James and
Abigail Gore.  He married Evelyn Gladys Layton 16 Nov 1910 in
Cherokee, Kan.  The couple moved to Coffeyville in 1925.  Mr.
Gore was employed as an engineer in the filter house of the
National Refinery (CRA).  He retired from CRA in 1953 after 27
years of service.

Mr. Gore served for nearly 20 years as the Montgomery County
chairman for the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis,
taking the job about 1940.  He was a member and past president of
the I.O.U.E local 23.

Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Shelby (Louise) Eakins of
Independence and Mrs. Ralph (Mildred) Nelson of Torrence, Calif.;
two brothers, Robert of Columbus and Alfred of Oswego; five
grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.