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Don
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Don W. Gordon
September 27, 1920 — March 7, 2011
Don Warren Gordon, 90, departed this life on March 07, 2011, at Salina Regional Health Center, Salina, KS.
He was born September 27, 1920, at Centralia, KS, the fourth of six children born to Calvin Wesley and Carrie Isabelle "Belle" Reed Gordon.
He graduated from Corning Rural High School with the class of 1937.
Don worked the family farm near Centralia until enlisting in the Army at the onset of WWII. He served with the 348th Engineer Combat Battalion in Europe, participating in D-Day operations on Omaha Beach. Don went ashore with the 2nd Tide as a bulldozer operator. He derived much pleasure from annual reunions of the 348th, which he attended faithfully; the most recent being at Ft. Leonard Wood, MO, in 2010, at which it was determined that would be the last reunion held due to decreasing numbers, age, and health of the remaining members.
Don lived most of his adult life as a farmer and stockman near Barnard, KS. He worked many years on harvest crews traveling from Texas to Canada during wheat harvest. He moved from the farm to Beloit, KS, in 2009.
Don was a faithful member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6242, having served as Post Commander. Don loved the outdoors, remained active as much as possible, and kept abreast of local and world news. He enjoyed visiting, both meeting new folks and renewing old acquaintances, as evidenced by attending his high school reunions as often and as long as he was able and often made trips to northeast Kansas to spend special occasions and holidays with family. He was friend to many, including his good friend and helper, Roger Bunch and is dearly loved and fondly remembered by his family.
He was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers, Scott Gordon and C. Wayne Gordon, his only sister, Naomi Buser, and one nephew. He is survived by two brothers, M. Dale Gordon and his wife, Helen, of St. Louis, MO, and Glen Gordon of Kansas City, KS, twelve nieces and nephews, and a host of friends and extended family members.
Don requested cremation, and his ashes will be interred in the Frankfort Cemetery, Frankfort, Kansas at 11:00 AM Thursday, March 31, 2011.
He was born September 27, 1920, at Centralia, KS, the fourth of six children born to Calvin Wesley and Carrie Isabelle "Belle" Reed Gordon.
He graduated from Corning Rural High School with the class of 1937.
Don worked the family farm near Centralia until enlisting in the Army at the onset of WWII. He served with the 348th Engineer Combat Battalion in Europe, participating in D-Day operations on Omaha Beach. Don went ashore with the 2nd Tide as a bulldozer operator. He derived much pleasure from annual reunions of the 348th, which he attended faithfully; the most recent being at Ft. Leonard Wood, MO, in 2010, at which it was determined that would be the last reunion held due to decreasing numbers, age, and health of the remaining members.
Don lived most of his adult life as a farmer and stockman near Barnard, KS. He worked many years on harvest crews traveling from Texas to Canada during wheat harvest. He moved from the farm to Beloit, KS, in 2009.
Don was a faithful member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6242, having served as Post Commander. Don loved the outdoors, remained active as much as possible, and kept abreast of local and world news. He enjoyed visiting, both meeting new folks and renewing old acquaintances, as evidenced by attending his high school reunions as often and as long as he was able and often made trips to northeast Kansas to spend special occasions and holidays with family. He was friend to many, including his good friend and helper, Roger Bunch and is dearly loved and fondly remembered by his family.
He was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers, Scott Gordon and C. Wayne Gordon, his only sister, Naomi Buser, and one nephew. He is survived by two brothers, M. Dale Gordon and his wife, Helen, of St. Louis, MO, and Glen Gordon of Kansas City, KS, twelve nieces and nephews, and a host of friends and extended family members.
Don requested cremation, and his ashes will be interred in the Frankfort Cemetery, Frankfort, Kansas at 11:00 AM Thursday, March 31, 2011.
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