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Sydney Joseph Gateley
[Note: His first name was frequently spelled Sidney, but Sydney is correct.]
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The Family |
| Husband: Sydney Joseph GATELEY Born 10 Apr 1888 in Eastonville, El Paso Co., CO Died 25 May 1958 in Fairplay, CO Buried in Buckskin Gulch, Alma, Park Co., CO Occupation: Mining Engineer Father: Joseph Hardin GATELEY Mother: Leveretta Miller WILSON ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Wife: Edna May YORK Married: 20 Apr 1919 in Breckenridge, Summit Co., CO Divorced 1940 Born 5 Sep 1897 in Breckenridge, Summit Co., CO Died 28 Jan 1943 in Lawrence, Douglas Co., KS Buried in Evergreen Cem., Colorado Springs, CO Father: Henry "Harry" YORK Mother: Linnie May PEABODY ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ F Child 1 Mary Elizabeth GATELEY Born 8 Mar 1921 in Burkburnett, TX Died 13 Aug 1937 in Colorado Springs, CO Buried in Evergreen Cem., Colorado Springs, CO Died from an accident in Colorado Springs ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ M Child 2 Wilson York GATELEY Born: 17 May 1926 in McFadden, WY Occupation: Math. Teacher, Computerer Spouse: Katherine Gertrude OGDEN Married 30 Nov 1946 in Alma, CO |
1888 Apr 10: He was born to Joseph and Leveretta (Wilson) Gateley at Eastonville, El Paso Co., CO.
~1912: He worked for some time in the mines around Leadville, thus developing much of his gold mining expertise.
1917 April 7: [Summit Co. Journal] : Sidney Gately, a well known Breckenridge young man, left Saturday for Rifle and from there, after a short visit, will leave for Central America [Nicaragua] where he will have charge of a mining property.
He registered in the 1917 Draft. [His last name was recorded as "Gateby"]
1919 Apr 20: He was married to Edna May York (age 21) at Breckenridge, Summit Co., CO. The marriage was performed by the Rev. J. R. Wood of Breckenridge. (See Edna for lots of details!)
1920 Jan 6/7: He and Edna were in Burkburnett, Wichita Co., TX, where he was working as a blacksmith in an oilfield. [GATSJ-1]
1921 Mar 8: His daughter, Mary Elizabeth "Betty",
was born in Burkburnett, Wichita Co., TX.1926 May 17: His son, Wilson York "Bill", was born in McFadden, Carbon Co, WY.
1958 May 25: He died at Fairplay, Park Co., CO of a stroke. He was buried in the Buckskin Cemetery in Buckskin Gulch west of Alma, Park Co. CO.
May 29: From the Park County Republican and Fairplay Flume:
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Sydney Gately Passed Monday |
| Sydney Joseph Gately, age 70,
passed away at the Fairplay hospital Monday morning following a stroke
suffered a week before.
"Syd", as he was known to all in the area, had resided in the Alma-Fairplay area since the 1920's and from 1927 to 1933 was employed as General Manager of the London Mining and Milling Company. He was always interested in mining and worked in several of the other larger mines of the area, but his main love was the London, which he managed during its greatest production years. At the time of his hospitalization he was working on a gold mining venture in Summit county in which he had great hopes. Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon from the Stranahan Mortuary with Rev. E. P. Linnell in charge. Mr. Vessy of Colorado Springs sang "Whispering Hope" and "God and I" and was accompanied on the piano by Mrs. Jack Roth. Burial was in the Buckskin cemetery at Alma under the auspices of Doric Lodge, No. 25, AF&AM of which he was a member. |
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Obituary |
| Sydney Joseph Gately was born
in Eastonville, Colo., on April 10, 1888, and passed away at the
Fairplay Hospital Sunday, May 25, at the age of 70 years.
At the age of seven he moved with his parents to Rifle, where he spent his boyhood. As a young man he came to Leadville, and in Lake, Summit, and Park counties he spent the greater part of his life. His great love for mining was the guiding factor of his life and throughout his younger years took him to many far places. Syd was a member of Fairplay Doric Lodge No. 25. Surviving are his wife, Geneva Gately; five step-children, Donna McVey of Laking, Kans., Harold Springer of Riverside, Calif., Doris Hill of Central City, S. Dak., Ruth Painter of Alma, and Clinton Springer of Fairplay. One son, Wilson Gately and four grandchildren of Colorado Springs; three brothers, Fred of Arvada, Glen of Chula Vista, Orville of Denver; two sisters, Grace Wells of San Diego, and Mary of Alma; and one nephew, Leo Wells of San Diego. A daughter, Betty, preceded him in death. The community joins in extending sympathy to the family in their loss. |