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Gilbert Lee Love
Male 1938 - 2011

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  • Birth  27 Apr 1938  Williamsburg, Callaway, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender  Male 
    Died  14 Jul 2011  Columbia, Boone, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Cause: Injuries from being struck by a car 
    Obituary  15 Jul 2011  Fulton, Callaway, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Maupin funeral home obituary 
    • Gilbert Lee Love, age 73, of Auxvasse, Missouri, went home to be with his Lord, July 14, 2011. He was born April 27, 1938 to John Frank and Evalena Ferguson Love in Williamsburg, Missouri. His parents, two nephews and three nieces preceded him in death.

      He is survived by his wife of fifty-two years, Jean Love, two daughters, Susan (Dale) Pasley of Auxvasse, Missouri and Linda (Mark) Gubera of Wentzville, Missouri, one son, Regan (Colette) Love of Auxvasse Missouri, seven grandchildren, Rachel (Joey) Wieschlaus of Kingdom City, Missouri, Garett, Rylee, Alex, and Carley Gubera of Wentzville, Missouri, Ashley and Justus Love of Auxvasse, Missouri, two great-grandchildren, Michael and Cora Wieschlaus of Kingdom City, Missouri, four sisters, Faye Oden, Marie McCully, Ora Bell Sapp, all of Auxvasse, Missouri, and Helen Irene Easley of Fulton, Missouri, one brother-in-law, Billy (Gayle) Moore of Fulton, Missouri, and numerous nieces and nephews. Gilbert will be sadly missed by family and several area communities. We know he is safely home and waiting for family and friends to join him.

      He served in the U.S. Army from 1961 to 1963.

      Gilbert was a member and deacon of Grand Prairie Baptist Church in Auxvasse. In his early years he ran wreckers for Don Tenney and later for Van's Garage, of Kingdom City, Missouri. He also hauled mail and cattle for "Red" Willis of Auxvasse, Missouri. He worked 22 years for Wetterau Foods as a diesel mechanic and shop foreman in Mexico, Missouri. During the 1970's and 1980's he was an auctioneer for Bruce Graham of Auxvasse, Missouri. He then spent 10 years as a mechanic for Ryder in Columbia, Missouri, where he retired in 2003.

      He was currently working for the Missouri Auto Auction of Columbia, Missouri, and lost his life on this job that he enjoyed doing daily.

      Gilbert served several years on the Auxvasse City Counsel, several years a a school board member, during his children's high school years, and with the North Callaway R-1 School District. He never met a stranger and stopped to help anyone needing assistance along his way.

      Visitation will be on Monday July 18, 2011 at Maupin Funeral Home in Fulton, Missouri. Funeral Services will be Tuesday July 19, 2011 at Grand Prairie Baptist Church in Auxvasse, Missouri with Pastor Ben Taylor officiating. Interment will be at the Auxvasse Cemetery.
    Buried  Auxvasse Cemetery, Auxvasse, Callaway, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID  I16147  Herring Family of Callaway County, Missouri
    Last Modified  21 Jul 2011 
     
    Father  J. Frank Love,   b. 3 Aug 1902, Williamsburg, Callaway, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Apr 1981, Mexico, Audrain, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother  Evalena Ferguson,   b. 15 Jul 1909, Williamsburg, Callaway, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Jul 1991, Auxvasse, Callaway, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married  3 Aug 1929 
    Family ID  F1753  Group Sheet
     
    Family  Living 
    Children 
     1. Living
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     3. Living
    Last Modified  21 Jul 2011 
    Family ID  F14349528  Group Sheet
     
  • Notes 
    • Two fatally struck on Interstate 70
      By Brennan David
      Columbia Daily Tribune
      Published July 15, 2011 at 7:06 a.m.

      Two men who were putting gas into a vehicle on the shoulder of Interstate 70 in Columbia were fatally struck last night, and the driver of the vehicle that hit them was taken into custody on suspicion of involuntary manslaughter.

      Columbia police said the accident happened around 8 p.m. on the eastbound shoulder of the interstate near the 129.6 mile marker. The drivers of two vans had stopped on the shoulder to put gas in one of the vans when they were hit by a Toyota 4-Runner sport-utility vehicle, police said. One of the pedestrians died at the scene, and the other died later at a hospital.

      Police identified the victims as Edward Taggart, 72, of Prairie Home and Gilbert Love, 73, of Auxvasse. The driver was Earl W. Hutcherson, 60, of 261 N. Rainbow Drive.

      Hutcherson was arrested on suspicion of two counts of involuntary manslaughter. Police said he made statements referring to the use of a cellphone before the crash and that alcohol also was believed to be a factor. His bond had yet to be set.

      Hutcherson pleaded guilty to driving while intoxicated in August 1985.

      Love worked for much of his life in Mexico, Mo., as a diesel mechanic and also dedicated his time as deacon of the Grand Prairie Baptist Church, his family said this morning. He leaves behind a wife, three children, seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

      Love and Taggart worked together for a car auction service delivering vehicles, said Dana Bailey, 46, Taggart's daughter. The two were described as good friends and were working together at the time of the accident. They were notified that one of their fellow drivers was out of gas and were assisting, she said.

      "He was a super guy, and this family is so devastated," Bailey said.

      Taggart, a career salesman, leaves behind a wife, two children and two grandchildren.

      Driver who struck, killed Auxvasse man charged with manslaughter
      Fulton Sun
      Monday, July 18, 2011

      Gilbert L. Love, 73, Auxvasse, was killed Thursday night while he and another man were putting gas into a vehicle on Interstate 70 near Columbia were struck by a car.

      Columbia police report the accident occurred at 8 p.m. when a man driving a sport utility vehicle hit Love and Edward Taggart, 72, Prairie Home. Love died at the scene and Taggart died at a Columbia hospital.

      Police said the driver who hit the victims with his car, Earl William Hutcherson, 60, 261 N. Rainbow Drive, Columbia, made statements referring to using a cell phone and alcohol that might have been a factor in hitting the two men.
     
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    Link to Google MapsBirth - 27 Apr 1938 - Williamsburg, Callaway, Missouri, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - Cause: Injuries from being struck by a car - 14 Jul 2011 - Columbia, Boone, Missouri, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsObituary - Maupin funeral home obituary - 15 Jul 2011 - Fulton, Callaway, Missouri, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Auxvasse Cemetery, Auxvasse, Callaway, Missouri, USA Link to Google Earth
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