12. | George Graham McCuistion was born on 7 Jul 1897 in Iantha, Barton County, Missouri (son of Charles Henry McCuistion and Jeanette Belle Bloom); died on 17 May 1966 in Near Fredonia, Wilson County, Kansas; was buried on 19 May 1966 in Altoona, Wilson County, Kansas. Notes:
George Graham McCuistion was active in Boy Scouting for over twenty-five years, he organized Boy Scouting in Altoona and was the recipient of the Silver Beaver Award, the highest award offered for scouting leadership.
He was treasurer of the Methodist church, past president of the Altoona Lions Club, a Mason, member of the Wilson County Centennial Committee, and a member of the American Legion as a veteran of World War I.
Birth:
The 1900 census indicates the date of birth as July 1896.
Died:
George was driving a 1957 Ford, and had pulled off the highway into the entrance of the old K047 Highway, preparing to turn around. He backed into a ditch and was driving out when the car angled back off the fill and hit a concrete spillway. George McCuistion was thrown out of the car.
George married Clara Maxine Doty on 29 Apr 1943 in Pittsburg, Crawford County, Kansas. Clara was born on 19 Aug 1921 in Peru, Chautauqua County, Kansas; died on 15 Jan 2011 in Coffeyville, Montgomery County, Kansas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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