Gilda Gray Crowell

1928 - 2019  (91 years)

• Name	Gilda Gray Crowell  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Birth	26 May 1928	Jefferson County, Alabama, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Female
  Census	1930	Tarrant City, Jefferson, Alabama, USA   [2]
  	Age: 1; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Daughter
  Census	1950	Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA   [4]
  	Relation to Head: Wife; Marital Status: Married to Gilbert Keller
  FSID	G831-3S8  [6]
  Death	23 Jun 2019	Lake Havasu City, Mohave, Arizona, USA   [1]
  Burial	Lake Havasu Memorial Gardens, Lake Havasu City, Mohave, Arizona, USA   [1]
  Person ID	I31779	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	John Franklin 'Frank' Crowell,   b. 17 Mar 1878, Carbondale, Jackson, Illinois, USA d. 2 Feb 1956, District of Columbia, USA (Age 77 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Minnie Mae Lewis,   b. 21 Aug 1895, Giles County, Tennessee, USA d. 5 Oct 1979, District of Columbia, USA (Age 84 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	7 Sep 1919	Giles County, Tennessee, USA   [7, 8]
  Family ID	F15278	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Gilbert Merle 'Bert' Keller,   b. 8 Apr 1928, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA d. 21 Feb 2012, Lake Havasu City, Mohave, Arizona, USA (Age 83 years)
  Marriage	12 Aug 1948	District of Columbia, USA   [3, 5]
  Children	1. Living
  Family ID	F15281	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 26 May 1928 - Jefferson County, Alabama, USA Census - Age: 1; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Daughter - 1930 - Tarrant City, Jefferson, Alabama, USA Marriage - 12 Aug 1948 - District of Columbia, USA Census - Relation to Head: Wife; Marital Status: Married to Gilbert Keller - 1950 - Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA Death - 23 Jun 2019 - Lake Havasu City, Mohave, Arizona, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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• Sources

  [S3674] FamilySearch - Find a Grave. [S9776] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002;), Year: 1930; Census Place: Tarrant, Jefferson, Alabama; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 0140; FHL microfilm: 2339766. 1930 United States Federal Census Year: 1930; Census Place: Tarrant, Jefferson, Alabama; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 0140; FHL microfilm: 2339766 [S1672] Ancestry.com, District of Columbia, Marriage Records, 1810-1953, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT ; Date: 2016;). [S11596] Ancestry.com, 1950 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2022;), National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; Roll: 1037; Page: 78; Enumeration District: 66-1971. 1950 United States Federal Census National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; Roll: 1037; Page: 78; Enumeration District: 66-1971 [S4863] Newspapers.com: Obituary of Gilbert Keller • Havasu News-Herald - 25 Feb 2012, (Name: Havasu News-Herald; Location: Lake Havasu City AZ; Date: 25 Feb 2012;), Gilbert Merle "Bert" Keller -- Publication Date: 25/ Feb/ 2012; Publication Place: Lake Havasu City, Arizona. Gilbert (Bert) M. Keller died Feb. 21. He was born in Los Angeles April 8, 1928, and retired to Lake Havasu City in 1987. Bert, as he was known by friends and family, served in the U.S. Army 1946-1948. He graduated from Woodbury College and then attended the National Training School for professional Scout executives and served in the Los Angeles Area Council, Boy Scouts of America in various administrative positions for 36 years. As a boy, he had earned the rank of Eagle Scout. Following retirement, he served as a member of the Lake Havasu Untied Way board of directors for six years, helped secure funds for the new library as a Friend of the Library. He was a member of the Lake Havasu Yacht Club, played tennis as a member of the Racket and Fitness Club and was an active member of St. Michaels United Methodist Church serving as Administrative Board Chair, a representative to the Desert Southwest Council and chaired various fundraising activities. Bert is survived by his loving wife, Gilda, whom he married Aug. 12, 1948; one daughter, Janet; two sons, Stephen and Christopher; seven grandchildren, Tina, Jennifer, David, Sarah, Paul, Daniel, Stacy; and eight great-grandchildren. God bless you, ’til we meet again. A memorial service will take place at St. Michaels U.M.C. 2895 S. Jamaica Blvd. Sunday at 3 p.m. The Neptune Society took care of the arrangements. https://www.havasunews.com/obituaries/gilbert-m-keller/article_c9dbbce1-1c3b-543b-a205-2ebc3ab6edcc.html [S882] FamilySearch - Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 04 December 2021, 00:28), entry for Gilda Gray Crowell (PID https://ark.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:G831-3S8 ); contributed by various users. https://ark.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:G831-3S8 [S40] Ancestry.com, Tennessee, Marriage Records, 1780-2002, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT ; Date: 2008;), Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, TN ; Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002. Tennessee, Marriage Records, 1780-2002 Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, TN, USA; Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002 [S11282] Find a Grave (Military Cemetery-Arlington National), (Location: Arlington VA;), LEWIS Minnie Mae Crowell 1895-1979 (Spouse). Minnie Lewis and Frank Crowell were married on 7 Sep 1919 and are buried together at Arlington National Cemetery https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/132797200/minnie_m_crowell