- Date
- 1983-07
- Kind
- Death
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- deathfamilyreligionmilitarycommunitycommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The July 1983 Beaver Beacon published an obituary for Gilbert High, aged 49, identifying him as a St. James Church member and Korean War veteran and recording his family and planned burial in Resurrection Cemetery.
Evidence limits
The obituary does not state a death date and does not replace civil, military, medical, or cemetery records.
Sources
- Reports Gilbert High, aged 49, died at Butterworth Hospital; identifies him as a St. James Church member and Korean War veteran, names his wife Ella J. High, children Roger W. High and Robin L. High, and lists siblings and the planned interment in Resurrection Cemetery. The notice does not give a death date and is not a civil death certificate, military file, or cemetery register. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1983-07_Beaver-Beacon
- The held eleven-page July issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the obituary notice.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1983-07_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Beacon publishes an obituary for Gilbert High, 1983”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-gilbert-high-obituary-1983/, accessed [date], citing Gilbert High obituary, Beaver Beacon, July 1983. (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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