McDowell, Gaylen Lee

1946 - 1972  (26 years)

• Name	McDowell, Gaylen Lee
  		Gaylen McDowell (1946-1972) School Photo From the Nella Grace (Luke) McDowell (1909-1998 collection. Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
  		Darlene, Candie, Galen McDowell Contributed by Leona Mae McDowell
  Birth	18 Jan 1946  [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	MCDO.G010
  _FGRAVE	180256645
  Funeral	15 Feb 1972 (26 years)	Bloomington-Stewart Funeral Home, Paris, Edgar County, Illinois   [1, 3]
  Death	12 Feb 1972	Villa Grove, Douglas County, Illinois   [1, 3]
  	Cause: Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
  Burial	15 Feb 1972	Edgar Cemetery, Paris, Edgar County, Illinois   [1, 4]
  		Edgar Cemetery, Paris, Edgar County, Illinois
  		Headstone, McDowell, Galen Lee
  Person ID	I115	Carl Wayne Gray Research | Bugg - Patterson Alfred C. Bugg and Elizabeth 'Lizzie' Patterson Descendants, Maglone - Landers James Maglone and Mary Landers Descendants, McDowell - Maglone John William 'Will' McDowell and Margaret Maglone Descendants, Patterson - Nash John William 'Splitfoot' Patterson and Elizabeth G. 'Eliza' 'Betsy' Nash Descendants
  Last Modified	18 Mar 2024

  
  

  Father	McDowell, Clifford Andy,   b. 8 Nov 1901, Richland County, Illinois d. 26 Apr 1977, Richland County Memorial Hospital, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 75 years)
  Mother	Patterson, Carrie Margaret,   b. 8 Mar 1915, Richland County, Illinois d. 29 May 2003, Deaconess Hospital, Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana (Age 88 years)
  Marriage	2 Nov 1931	Olney, Richland County, Illinois   [5, 6, 7]
  Family ID	F89	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Pigg, C.D.
  Children	+ 1. McDowell, C.E.C.
  Family ID	F146	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Death - Cause: Carbon Monoxide Poisoning - 12 Feb 1972 - Villa Grove, Douglas County, Illinois Funeral - 15 Feb 1972 - Bloomington-Stewart Funeral Home, Paris, Edgar County, Illinois Burial - 15 Feb 1972 - Edgar Cemetery, Paris, Edgar County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Gaylen died of carbon monoxide poisoning while working on a car in his garage at Villa Grove, Douglas County, Illinois.

  
  

• Sources

  [S267] Funeral Card, McDowell, Gaylen, none. (Reliability: 2). [S268] Candy Provines, Candy Provines "RE: Genealogy", 04 June 2005, personal e-mail (04 June 2005). (Reliability: 2). [S269] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, McDowell, Galen, 26, (https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=180256645), none. (Reliability: 2). [S270] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, McDowell, Galen, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/180256645/gaylen_lee_mcdowell), none. (Reliability: 2). [S1038] https://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Patterson, James, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/45037124/james-lincoln-patterson), none. (Reliability: 2). [S166] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, McDowell, C. Margaret and Clifford A., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/25164885/clifford-andy-mcdowell), none. (Reliability: 2). [S167] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Noble (Township), Richland County, Illinois, District 80-11, image 12, page 6b, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2442/M-T0627-00873-00183?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.as), none. (Reliability: 3).