SSGT Steel Eugene "Gene" Gunter

Male 1919 - 2002  (82 years)


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  • Name Steel Eugene "Gene" Gunter 
    Prefix SSGT 
    Birth 29 May 1919  Maryville, Blount, TN Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 4 Feb 2002 
    • Steel Eugene "Gene" Gunter, 82, passed away Monday, February 4, 2002.

      Mr. Gunter was born in Maryville, TN and was a son of the late Pascal and Hester Jenkins Gunter. He grew up in Asheville and was an Army Air Corps veteran of WW II. He was a longtime employee of Parkland Chevrolet and Skyland Oldsmobile.

      Surviving are his wife for more than 50 years, Nora Gunter; one son, Dr. Coke Gunter of Hickory; two granddaughters, Allison Brooks Gunter of Telluride, CO and Courtney Susanne Gunter of San Francisco, and several nieces and nephews.

      Shepherd Memorial Park
      US Highway 25 Naples, NC US

      U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
      Name: Eugene Steele Gunter
      [Steel Eugene Gunter]
      [Steel Gunter]
      Gender: Male
      Race: White
      Birth Date: 29 May 1919
      Birth Place: Maryville Bl, Tennessee
      [Maryville, Tennessee]
      Death Date: 4 Feb 2002
      Father: Pascal C Gunter
      Mother: Hester Jenkins
      SSN: 237184044
      Notes: Jun 1937: Name listed as EUGENE STEELE GUNTER; Feb 1965: Name listed as STEEL EUGENE GUNTER; 08 Feb 2002: Name listed as STEEL E GUNTER

      U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
      Name: Steel E. Gunter
      Social Security Number: 237-18-4044
      Birth Date: 29 May 1919
      Issue Year: Before 1951
      Issue State: North Carolina
      Last Residence: 28803, Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA
      Death Date: 4 Feb 2002
    Burial Naples, Henderson, NC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Steel Eugene Gunter
      BIRTH 29 May 1919
      Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee, USA
      DEATH 4 Feb 2002 (aged 82)
      BURIAL Shepherd Memorial Park
      Naples, Henderson County, North Carolina, USA
    Person ID I45573  Drollinger Genealogy
    Last Modified 10 Dec 2021 

    Family Nora Irene Ehlers,   b. 22 Apr 1923, Mound, Effingham, IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Oct 2002, Asheville, Buncombe, NC Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years) 
    Marriage 17 May 1945  St. Louis, St. Louis, MO Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-current
      Name: Miss Nora Ehlcrs
      [Miss Nora Ehlers]
      Gender: Female
      Residence Date: Abt 1945
      Residence Place: Ashevillc
      Occupation: Stenographer
      Employer: Union Electric Company
      Marriage Date: 17 May 1945
      Marriage Place: St. Louis , MO .
      Father: P 1 Red J. Ehlers
      Mother: Ehlers
      Spouse: Steel E. Gunter
      Siblings: C. T. Shaw
      The facts in this collection were found using artificial intelligence technology and may contain errors.
    Children 
     1. Dr. Coke Steel Gunter
    Documents

    Asheville Citizen-Times (Asheville, North Carolina) 03 Jun 1945, Sun Page 19
    Family ID F17980  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 10 Dec 2021 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 29 May 1919 - Maryville, Blount, TN Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 17 May 1945 - St. Louis, St. Louis, MO Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
      Name: Steel Eugene Gunter
      Gender: Male
      Race: White
      Age: 21
      Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
      Birth Date: 29 May 1919
      Birth Place: Maryville, Tennessee, USA
      Residence Place: Candler, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA
      Registration Date: 16 Oct 1940
      Registration Place: Candler, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA
      Household Members Age Relationship
      Steel Eugene Gunter 21 Self (Head)
      Pascal C Gunter
      Father

      U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
      Name: Steel E Gunter
      Race: White
      Marital status: Single, without dependents (Single)
      Rank: Private
      Birth Year: 1919
      Nativity State or Country: Tennessee
      Citizenship: Citizen
      Residence: Buncombe, North Carolina
      Education: 3 years of high school
      Civil Occupation: Salespersons
      Enlistment Date: 9 Aug 1941
      Enlistment Place: Charlotte, North Carolina
      Service Number: 14049934
      Branch: Air Corps
      Component: Regular Army (including Officers, Nurses, Warrant Officers, and Enlisted Men)
      Source: Civil Life
      Height: 68
      Weight: 141