Harold Fred Gunning b. 1 Mar 1916 St Louis, Independent Cities, Missouri, USA d. 4 Feb 1984 Missouri, USA: Smith Family Tree

Harold Fred Gunning

1916 - 1984 (67 years)

Name	Harold Fred Gunning [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]
Birth	1 Mar 1916	St Louis, Independent Cities, Missouri, USA [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8]
Gender	Male
Military Draft Registration	1940	St Louis, Independent Cities, Missouri, USA [7]
	Draft Registration - WWII
Military Service	26 Jan 1943 [2, 3, 4, 6]
	US Navy - WWII; GM3 (Gunners Mate 3rd class); USS Bremerton (CA-130)
		Ship-USS Bremerton CA-130 USS Bremerton (CA-130), named for the city of Bremerton in Washington state, was a Baltimore-class heavy cruiser laid down by the New York Shipbuilding Corporation at Camden in New Jersey on 1 February 1943, launched on 2 July 1944 by Miss Elizabeth K. McGowan and commissioned on 29 April 1945, Captain John Boyd Mallard in command. -- Wikipedia:…
Census	1950	St Louis, Independent Cities, Missouri, USA [8]
	Relation to Head: Son-in-law of Olivia Schaefer; Marital Status: Married to Dorothy
Death	4 Feb 1984	Missouri, USA [2, 3, 4, 5, 9]
Burial	Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, Lemay, St Louis County, Missouri, USA [2, 4]
	Buried with Ruth Anna Thompson
		Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery Lemay, St Louis County, Missouri Find a Grave: #1593798 Plot: National Cemetery
Person ID	I24828	A Tree Called Smith
Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

Family 1	Ruth Anna Williams, b. Abt 1931, Missouri, USA d. 4 Dec 2018, Ironton, Iron, Missouri, USA (Age 87 years)
Marriage	30 Nov 1963	Ironton, Iron, Missouri, USA [1, 11]
Family ID	F10389	Group Sheet \| Family Chart
Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

Family 2	Dorothy Schaefer, b. Abt 1916, Missouri, USA d. 1984 (Age 68 years)
Family ID	F10390	Group Sheet \| Family Chart
Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

Event Map

	Birth - 1 Mar 1916 - St Louis, Independent Cities, Missouri, USA
	Military Draft Registration - Draft Registration - WWII - 1940 - St Louis, Independent Cities, Missouri, USA
	Census - Relation to Head: Son-in-law of Olivia Schaefer; Marital Status: Married to Dorothy - 1950 - St Louis, Independent Cities, Missouri, USA
	Marriage - 30 Nov 1963 - Ironton, Iron, Missouri, USA
	Death - 4 Feb 1984 - Missouri, USA
	Burial - - Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, Lemay, St Louis County, Missouri, USA

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Ship-USS Bremerton CA-130
USS Bremerton (CA-130), named for the city of Bremerton in Washington state, was a Baltimore-class heavy cruiser laid down by the New York Shipbuilding Corporation at Camden in New Jersey on 1 February 1943, launched on 2 July 1944 by Miss Elizabeth K. McGowan and commissioned on 29 April 1945, Captain John Boyd Mallard in command. -- Wikipedia:…

Sources

[S10] Ancestry.com, Missouri, Marriage Records, 1805-2002, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2007;), Missouri State Archives; Jefferson City, MO ; Missouri Marriage Records [Microfilm].

Missouri, Marriage Records, 1805-2002
Missouri State Archives; Jefferson City, MO, USA; Missouri Marriage Records [Microfilm]
[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.
[S10809] Ancestry.com, U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;).
[S11281] Find a Grave (Military Cemetery-Jefferson Barracks National), (Location: Lemay MO;), GUNNING Harold Fred 1916-1984 (Veteran).
"GM3 US Navy World War II"
- Ruth Williams and Harold Gunning were married 30 Nov 1963 and are buried together in Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/85657086/harold-fred-gunning
[S9507] Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;), Social Security Administration; Washington D.C. ; Social Security Death Index, Master File.

[S1935] Ancestry.com, U.S. World War II Navy Muster Rolls, 1938-1949, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2011;), National Archives at College Park; College Park, Maryland, United States; Muster Rolls of U.S. Navy Ships, Stations, and Other Naval Activities, 01/01/1939 - 01/01/1949; Record Group: 24, Records of the Bureau of Naval Personnel, 1798 - 2007; Series ARC I.

U.S. World War II Navy Muster Rolls, 1938-1949
National Archives at College Park; College Park, Maryland, United States; Muster Rolls of U.S. Navy Ships, Stations, and Other Naval Activities, 01/01/1939 - 01/01/1949; Record Group: 24, Records of the Bureau of Naval Personnel, 1798 - 2007; Series ARC I

[S363] Ancestry.com, U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT ; Date: 2011;), The National Archives in St Louis, Missouri; St Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Missouri, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 128.

U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Missouri, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 128

[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: St Louis, St Louis,.

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: St Louis, St Louis,

[S85] Ancestry.com, Missouri, U.S., Death Records, 1968-2015, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT ; Date: 2021;), Missouri Dept. of Health & Senior Services; Jefferson City, Missouri; Missouri Death Index, 1968 - 2015.
[S4605] Newspapers.com: Obituary of Ruth Thompson • Flat River Daily Journal - 5 Dec 2018, Ruth Anna Williams Gunning Thompson -- The Daily Journal; Publication Date: 5 Dec 2018; Publication Place: Flat River, Missouri.
https://www.newspapers.com/image/510852726/?article=7b9e3973-9bd4-45d5-af90-594524bf19b9&focus=0.02539114,0.04687218,0.3537454,0.42194
[S11281] Find a Grave (Military Cemetery-Jefferson Barracks National), (Location: Lemay MO;), WILLIAMS Ruth Anna Gunning Thomson 1930-2018 (Spouse).
Ruth Williams and Harold Gunning were married 30 Nov 1963 and are buried together in Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery
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Ruth Anna Thomson of Ironton passed away December 4, 2018, at her residence at the age of 88. She was born October 24, 1930, in Iron Mountain, Missouri, to the late Henry and Hope (Ely) Williams. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her first husband, Harold F. “Whitey” Gunning, her sister, Selina Boatright, and her daughter-in-law, Leslie Denise Gunning.

Ruth Anna was self-employed as a hairdresser in the community for many years. She also worked at the Farmington Walmart. Ruth Anna was a former active member of the Flat River Christian Church. She currently attended the Community Christian Church in Farmington. She was a wonderful cook, was a very caring person and loved her family. She will be fondly remembered and dearly missed by all who knew and loved her.
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Ruth Anna is survived by her loving husband of 13 years, Walter Thomson of Ironton, her children, Gayla Williams of Park Hills and Michael Gunning of Bismarck, Paul (and wife Yvette) Govro, who was like a son to her, her step-children, Tammy Jo Cutler of Marshfield, Wisconsin, and Stacy Lynn George of England, grandchildren, Chris (and wife Ginger) Golden, Billy Golden, and Gordon Lee Mallery III, great-grandchildren, Christopher Jordan Golden, Clayton Golden, Tanner Smith, Raven Smith and Maggie Lynn Mallery, great-great-grandchildren, Briella, Mason, Carter and Liam, her siblings, John Henry (and wife Ellen) Williams of Columbia, Missouri, Paul (and wife JoAnn) Williams of Bismarck, and Lonnie (and wife Sharon) of Bismarck, special dog, Nicholas, many nieces, nephews and friends.

Friends may call on Sunday, December 9 at Cozean Memorial Chapel from 5-8 p.m. Visitation will resume at 7 a.m. on Monday morning until time of service beginning at 11 a.m. in the Cozean Chapel. Interment will follow at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/195169430/ruth-anna-thomson

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