William Eugene 'Gene' Chester

1933 - 2012  (78 years)

• Name	William Eugene 'Gene' Chester  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Birth	18 Apr 1933	Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1940	Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA   [3]
  	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son
  Census	1950	Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA   [5]
  	Age: 16; Relation to Head: Son
  Military Service	Abt 1951  [1]
  	US Army - Korea, PFC
  Death	28 Mar 2012	Gateway Medical Center, Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, USA   [1, 2, 4, 6]
  Burial	Kentucky Veterans Cemetery West, Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, USA   [1, 6]
  		Kentucky Veterans Cemetery West Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky Find a Grave: #1995875 Plot: State Veterans Cemetery
  Person ID	I12886	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Norman Arlie Chester, Sr,   b. 21 Jul 1901, Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA d. 15 Feb 1981, Clarksville Memorial Hospital, Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA (Age 79 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Addie Lois Foster,   b. 23 May 1904, Woodlawn, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA d. 13 Jan 1988, Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA (Age 83 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	23 Dec 1919	Woodlawn, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA
  Family ID	F11715	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Eva Jean Walker,   b. Abt 1934, Tennessee, USA
  Marriage	Dec 1953  [7]
  Children	1. Donna Chester  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Brenda Chester  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F4568	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 18 Apr 1933 - Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA Census - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son - 1940 - Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA Census - Age: 16; Relation to Head: Son - 1950 - Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA Burial - - Kentucky Veterans Cemetery West, Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Obituaries

  Obituary-CHESTER William Obituary of WILLIAM EUGENE "GENE" CHESTER -- Kenny_Barbie originally shared this on 17 Feb 2017

  
  

  People

  CHESTER-Gene William Eugene 'Gene' Chester (1998)

  
  

• Sources

  [S11296] Find a Grave (Military Cemetery-Kentucky Veterans), (Location: Hopkinsville KY;), CHESTER William Eugene "Gene" 1933-2012 (Veteran). "PFC US ARMY, KOREA" - Kentucky Veterans Cemetery West https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/92464514/che [S238] U.S. Social Security Administration, Issue State: Tennessee; Issue Date: 1951. [S9528] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), Year: 1940; Census Place: Montgomery, Tennessee; Roll: T627_3923; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 63-10. 1940 United States Federal Census Year: 1940; Census Place: Montgomery, Tennessee; Roll: T627_3923; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 63-10 [S316] Ancestry.com, U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-2017, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT ; Date: 2006;), Publication Date: 03/ 31/ 2012; Publication Place: Clarksville, Oklahoma ; Web edition: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/theleafchronicle/obituary.aspx?n=william-gene-chester&pid=156747230. [S11596] Ancestry.com, 1950 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2022;), United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Montgomery, Tennesse. 1950 United States Federal Census United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Montgomery, Tennesse [S233] National Cemetery Administration, U.S. Veterans' Gravesites, ca.1775-2006, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2006;), National Cemetery Administration; U.S. Veterans' Gravesites. [S9318] Newspapers.com: Marriage of Jean and Gene Chester • Clarksville Leaf-Chronicle - 7 Nov 1953, Eva Jean Walker and William Eugene Chester - The Leaf-Chronicle; Publication Date: 7/ Nov/ 1953; Publication Place: Clarksville, Tennessee. https://www.newspapers.com/image/353363332/?article=4a66199f-5ff6-4a8b-8cc7-91a670dd5e6d&focus=0.7572612,0.08433336,0.984592,0.40441948&xid=3398