Individual Details
Lester Arden Gilstrap
(17 Aug 1912 - 5 Feb 1994)
Uncle L.A. changed his birth name, Laban Augustus, to Lester Arden after he was grown. He was the first child of Lester GILSTRAP and wife Cora Lee THOMAS.
His wife, Grace Bruce HOLDER, is buried beside him, and his daughter, Barbara Joyce GILSTRAP WHITLOCK, is buried in front of them. He was predeceased by his first wife, Ruth SPEARMAN, and a daughter, Betty Jean GILSTRAP.
Family links:
Parents:
Cora Lee Thomas Gilstrap Greer (1891 - 1961)
Spouses:
Ruth Lee Spearman Gilstrap (1913 - 1938)
Grace Bruce Holder Gilstrap (1913 - 1986)
Children:
Barbara Joyce Gilstrap Whitlock (1932 - 1996)*
Siblings:
Lester Arden Gilstrap (1912 - 1994)
Fred Lester Gilstrap (1919 - 1959)*
Matril Rachael Greer Miller (1924 - 2003)*
Joseph Glenn Greer (1930 - 2012)*
His wife, Grace Bruce HOLDER, is buried beside him, and his daughter, Barbara Joyce GILSTRAP WHITLOCK, is buried in front of them. He was predeceased by his first wife, Ruth SPEARMAN, and a daughter, Betty Jean GILSTRAP.
Family links:
Parents:
Cora Lee Thomas Gilstrap Greer (1891 - 1961)
Spouses:
Ruth Lee Spearman Gilstrap (1913 - 1938)
Grace Bruce Holder Gilstrap (1913 - 1986)
Children:
Barbara Joyce Gilstrap Whitlock (1932 - 1996)*
Siblings:
Lester Arden Gilstrap (1912 - 1994)
Fred Lester Gilstrap (1919 - 1959)*
Matril Rachael Greer Miller (1924 - 2003)*
Joseph Glenn Greer (1930 - 2012)*
Events
| Birth | 17 Aug 1912 | Pickens County, South Carolina | |||
| Death | 5 Feb 1994 | Greenville, Greenville County, South Carolina | |||
| Alt name | Laban Augustus Gilstrap | ||||
| Burial | Greenlawn Memorial Park, Easley, Pickens County, South Carolina |  |
Families
| Father | Ephraim Lester Gilstrap (1890 - 1919) |
| Mother | Cora Lee Thomas (1891 - 1961) |
| Sibling | Charles Winfred Gilstrap (1916 - 1945) |
| Sibling | Fred Lester Gilstrap (1919 - 1959) |
Endnotes
1. Find A Grave Memorial# 69738830.