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Gordon Francis Runyon

Gordon Francis Runyon

Male 1928 - 1980  (51 years)


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  • Name Gordon Francis Runyon 
    Birth 21 Dec 1928 
    Gender Male 
    Death 15 Mar 1980  Lafayette, Tippecanoe Co., IN; burial: St. Joseph Cem., Lafayette, IN Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I4083  forneyclark
    Last Modified 10 Jun 2026 

    Father Charles Arthur "Art" Runyon, Sr.,   b. 9 Apr 1899, Chicago, Cook Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 May 1951, Lafayette, IN; burial: St. Boniface Cem., Lafayette, Tippecanoe, IN Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 52 years) 
    Mother Sidonia E. Jones,   b. 19 Mar 1905, Lafayette, IN Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Feb 1937, Lafayette, IN; burial: St. Joseph Cem., Lafayette, Tippecanoe, IN Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 31 years) 
    Marriage 15 Mar 1924 
    Family ID F1586  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Source:
      http://www.ingenweb.org/intippecanoe/SunkesDesc.htm
      Jim Sunkes:
      Name, dates, & places
      23. Charles Arthur4 Runyon (Mary A.3 Sunkes, John2, Unknown1) was born April 09, 1899 in Chicago,IL, and died May 15, 1951 in Lafayette, IN(St Boniface). He married (1) Sidonia E. Jones March 15, 1924, daughter of Unknown Jones and Maude Harding. She was born March 19, 1905 in Lafayette, IN, and died March 02, 1937 in Lafayette, IN(St Joseph Cem). He married (2) Harriet A Rayman Aft. 1928, daughter of John Rayman and Unknown Rayman. She was born March 23, 1912 in White County,IN, and died August 24, 1946 in Lafayette, IN(St Boniface).
      More About Charles Arthur Runyon:
      Burial: May 15, 1951, Buried Lot 243 St Joseph Cemetery, 14th and Greenbush St, Lafayette, IN
      Marriage Data: 1923, Married Sidonia Jones in 1923, she died in 1937.
      Occupation: Plumber
      Residence: 1906, Came to Lafayette to begin work as a plumber.
      More About Sidonia E. Jones:
      Burial: Buried Lot 243 St Joseph Cem
      Graduation: Graduated Jefferson High School & Lafayette Business College
      Occupation: Employed at Lane Pyke Werkhoff until her illness
      Residence: Member of St Mary's Parish
      More About Harriet A Rayman:
      Burial: August 24, 1946, Lot K108 St Bonifacen Cemetery, Lafayette, IN
      Marriage Data: As trustee she was in charge of the remodeling the Labor temple
      Occupation: Was one of the first women to hold an office in the Central Labor Union.
      Religion: 1930, Came to Lafayette, was a member of St Boniface Church
      Residence: Died at Ross sanitorium, had been ill for four years
      Children of Charles Runyon and Sidonia Jones are:
      39 i. George Edward5 Runyon, born Abt. 1925.
      More About George Edward Runyon:
      Burial: Lafayette, IN (St Joseph Cemetery)
      Residence: 1951, Lived in San Gabriel,CA at time of his father's death
      40 ii. Charles Arthur Jr Runyon, born Abt. 1925 in Lafayette, IN. He married Lois Barton June 12, 1949; born Abt. 1930 in Clarks Hill ,IN.
      More About Charles Arthur Jr Runyon:
      Occupation: 1949, Plumber who worked for ACME Plumbing Co
      More About Lois Barton:
      Fact 3: Graduated Clarks Hill High School, employed in the office of the Pythian Home
      41 iii. Gordon Francis Runyon, born December 21, 1928; died March 15, 1980 in Lafayette, Indiana.
      More About Gordon Francis Runyon:
      Burial: Lafayette, Indiana(St Joseph Cemetery)
      Military service: 1950, Was a Sgt in US Air Force in Korean War
      Residence: Lot 243 St Joseph Cem

      Source:
      Reprinted by permission. Copyright (c) 2012 by Intellectual Reserve, Inc.
      http://www.familysearch.org
      https://familysearch.org/search/record/results#count=20&query=%2Bgivenname%3A%22gordon%20francis%22~%20%2Bsurname%3Arunyon~
      FamilySearch:
      Gordon F Runyon
      Florida, Death Index, 1877-1998
      birth: 21 December 1928
      death: 15 March 1980 Manatee, Florida, United States



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