Douglas George Woodhurst


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Brief biography

Douglas George Woodhurst was born to parents Charles Grant Woodhurst and his wife Evelyn ("Iva") Marie Fry. The American Social Security Death Index gives his birthdate as November 18th 1909. An unsourced internet record states that he was born in Bingham Canyon, Tooele County in Utah.

His SSN, issued in Missouri, was 486-01-6726.

He married Edith Pauline Lindholm on March 12th 1935 at Olathe township in Johnson County, Kansas.

Edith Pauline was born on November 8th 1906 to parents Emil Cristoffer Lindholm and his wife Caroline (nee Johnson). She had a sister Mabel born on August 5th 1908 who married Clifton Dallas Burkhead on August 27th 1928; he died on October 12th 1980 and Mabel died on August 29th 1995.

Douglas George died on February 16th 1992 at the Research Belton Hospital in Belton township, Cass County in Missouri. His funeral took place on February 19th at the Prince of Peace Lutheran Church in Grandview, Jackson County in Missouri, and he was buried the same day at Leavenworth in Leavenworth County, Kansas [Leavenworth National Cemetery register, Plot 46 16 6].

His obituary was published on February 18th 1992 in The Kansas City Star. It records that he had worked as a quality assurance inspector for the Benson Manufacturing Company until his retirement, and that he had been an Army veteran of World War II. Edith Pauline had also been a sergeant in the US Army. No mention is made of their having had any children.

His widow Edith Pauline died on February 25th 1998 in the Life Care Center at Grandview. Her funeral took place on March 2nd at the Prince of Peace Lutheran Church there and she was buried the same day at the same Leavenworth cemetery. Her SSN, also issued in Missouri, was 495-03-1634. Like her husband, she had last resided in Grandview.

His children by Edith Pauline Lindholm

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