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18 April 2005
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Las Vegas, Nevada
1932
Gordon Elliot Farndale was
born in Las Vegas, Nevada USA on 15
April 1932, the son of James and Edna (nee
Adams) Farndale, (FAR00607).
1940
The US Census of 1940 for 922,
South Second Street, Las Vegas listed James Farndale, 52, head, carpenter; Edna
Farndale, 43; Hazel J Farndale, 17; James N Farndale, 16; Mary Ellen Farndale,
13; Gordon E Farndale, 7; Doris I Farndale, 4.
Gordon Elliott
Farndale and Doris Irene Farndale
1945
His farther Jim
wrote in 1945: The two young ones are at home, Gordon and Dorothy.
They are in school of course and will be there for several years yet. They are
growing rapidly now.
1950
The US Census of 1950 for
Nevada listed James Farndale, 64, County Housing Executive Director; Edna
Farndale, 55; Gordon Farndale, 18; Doris Farndale, 14.
In 1950, he was
at Las Vegas High School
Gordon Farndale, Varsity
Club; Student Council; Basketball; Football; Latin Club, Chemistry Club
The Varsity Club
The Nevada State Journal, 15 March 1950: STATE
BASKETBALL TOURNEY STARTS IN RENO THURSDAY. Defending state champions are
the Las Vegas Wildcats, who have most of their powerful 1949 team held over for
the season.... The trio is well supported by Tex Peyton, Bill White, Russ
Walter, Paul DeVaux, Pete Imming, Gordon Farndale... The Reno Gazette Journal, 3 March 1950: but Tex
Peyton and Gordon Farndale came through for the ‘Cats on quickies to put the
game on ice … The Reno Gazette Journal, 6 March
1950: Bob Condie, Lynx side shot artist, was confined to his lowest
score of the tourney in the final game as lefty Bob Kidder and Gordon Farndale
shared the task of keeping him in check and limited the Lincoln ace to but 9
points in the entire game as compared to the usual 20 point average he had
registered in the four previous games...
1952
Gordon Elliot Farndale, married Sherrill H (“Sherry”) Hostetler
in 1952. Sherill H Hostetler was the daughter
of Henry Clinton Hostetler (1906 to 1976) and Rubye (nee Taylor) Hostetler
(1902 to 1994) and was born in Bexar, Texas on 8 April 1933.
1955
The Angola
Herald, 8 July 1955: another large group of newcomers gave the
Welcome Wagon Hostesses a busy week with visits made to the following... Mrs
Gordon Farndale from Las Vegas...
1956
Cynthia Lee Farndale
who was born in Los Angeles on 9 November 1956, but sadly died on 12 December
1956. She was buried at Las Vegas.
1958
Mark Farndale (FAR01092) was born in 1958.
1961
Linda Farndale (FAR01111) was born in 1961.
Garden Grove, Orange County, California
1966
Gordon and Sherill were divorced in June 1966
(US Divorce Index). Sherry later married Carl
E Elgan.
1977
Gordon Elliott Farndale, married Alberta Ann Allen on 21 May 1977 in Los Angeles, California (US Marriage Index). Alberta was aged 39 at the
time of her marriage. Gordon was 45. Alberta, the daughter of James H Allen
Senior (born 1902) and Ruby Allen (born 1909) was born in Illinois in 1938.
Alberta Allen
Gordon E Farndale Garden Grove, California
Gordon lived at
13287 Woodbrook Cir, Garden Grove, CA, 92844-1801 in 1977.
1984
Jody,
Janie, Gordon, Alberta and Christina at Gordon’s house at Garden Grove,
California USA in June 1984.
1990
Alberta’s
father, James Allen Senior, died in 1990 (St Louis Post Dispatch, 28
November 1990).
1993
Gordon lived at
9211 Oma Pl, Garden Grove, CA, 92841-2047 in 1993.
2005
Gordon died on 18 April
2005, when living at 92841 Garden Grove,
Orange, California.
2023
Sherry Hostetler
Elgan, born on 8 April 1933, died on 16 October 2023 and was buried at Prescott
National Cemetery, Arizona.
