John William Gearhart
(1908-1996)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Grace Adele Bicher

John William Gearhart 2 6 7

  • Born: 14 Oct 1908, Clearfield, Clearfield, PA 6
  • Marriage (1): Grace Adele Bicher on 2 Dec 1959 in Palm Beach Gardens, Palm Beach, FL 1 2 3 4 5
  • Died: 13 Jul 1996, Palm Beach, Palm Beach, FL at age 87 6 7

   Another name for John was Bill Gearhart.1

   FamilySearch ID: GQV5-GQ4.

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Newspaper: Fort Lauderdale News: Wedding bells rang Wednesday for Grace Roesch and Bill Gearhart who were married at the First Presbyterian Church., 6 Dec 1959, Fort Lauderdale, Broward, FL. 5

2. Newspaper: Palm Beach Post: Gold Coasting: New nickname for the former Grace Roesch "Gigi" (Grace Gearhart). Newlyweds Grace and Bill have returned home from their Jamaican honeymoon., 15 Dec 1959, Palm Beach, Palm Beach, FL. 1

3. Obituary: Palm Beach Post: obituary of John William (Bill) Gearhart on 16 Jul 1996 in West Palm Beach, Palm Beach, FL. 7 JOHN WILLIAM (BILL) GEARHART 87, of Boynton Beach died July 13, 1996. A resident of Florida since 1936, coming from Clearfield, Pa. A former Delray Beach resident moved to Boynton Beach several years ago. Mr. Gearhart retired from Florida Power & Light after 33 years of service as a commercial sales representative. He was an Honorary member of the Delray Noontime Kiwanis for 49 years serving as both President and Secretary, Charter member of Bethesda Memorial Hospital Assoc., and Delray Beach Ocean Club. A gathering of friends will be held Wed. July 17 at 11 a.m. at SCOBEE-COMBS-BOWDEN FUNERAL HOME, corner of U.S, Hwy 1 & N.E. 15th Ave., Boynton Beach. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Delray Noontime Kiwanis, P.O. Box 122, Delray Beach, FL 33447. Scobee-Combs-Bowden Funeral Home Boynton Beach, Fl.


John married Grace Adele Bicher, daughter of Earl Eugene Bicher and Alma Blanche King, on 2 Dec 1959 in Palm Beach Gardens, Palm Beach, FL.1 2 3 4 5 The marriage ended in divorce in Apr 1965. (Grace Adele Bicher was born on 26 Aug 1911 in Hamilton, Butler, OH,8 9 died on 7 Oct 1989 in Palm Beach, Palm Beach, Florida, United Statesg 8 9 and was buried in Lake Worth, Palm Beach, FL 9.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

1. They were divorced in Apr 1965 in Broward, Florida. 10


Sources


1 Palm Beach Post (Palm Beach, FL), 15 Dec 1959, page 23.

2 FamilySearch.org, "Florida Marriage Index, 1822-1875 and 1927-2001," https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VJK3-GGS Certificate 37257 Volume 1855 John William Gearhart Dec 1959 Palm Beach, FL.

3 FamilySearch.org, "Florida Marriage Index, 1822-1875 and 1927-2001," https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VJK7-HZ4 Certificate 37257 Volume 1855 Grace Adele Roesch Dec 1959 Palm Beach, FL.

4 FamilySearch.org, Florida, U.S., Divorce Index, 1927-2001, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VKCD-K3R J William Gearhart and Grace B Gearhart, Apr 1965.

5 Fort Lauderdale News ( Fort Lauderdale, FL), 6 Dec 1959, page 85.

6 FamilySearch.org, Florida Death Index, 1877-1998, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VVDV-CLJ John William Gearhart, 13 Jul 1996.

7 Palm Beach Post (Palm Beach, FL), 16 Jul 1996, page 61. Obituary of John William Gearhart.

8 FamilySearch.org, Florida Death Index, 1877-1998, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VVWK-7HG Grace A Hunt, 07 Oct 1989 citing vol. , certificate number 106307.

9 Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/142862678.

10 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch," database, FamilySearch (http://new.familysearch.org : accessed 18 Oct 2022), entry for Grace Adele Bicher, person ID GSPK-YB8.



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