Arvetta Grace Gavin

GEDCOM Note

mtDNA Haplogroup: H27 Arvetta was born in Quincy, Illinois but shortly after her parents and two older brothers, Gene and Buddy moved to a farm in New Cambria, Missouri.

Military Service Notes:(Resignation from War Dept) Position Title: Topo. Draftsman, Grade & Salary: SP-1 $1200 per annum

Force & Service or Command: ASF, Corps of Engineers, Installation & Location: Army Map Service

610 MacArthur Blvd. Washington D.C.

Organization Unit: Dept. of Field Cartography, Duty Station: Quincy Field Office, Quincy, Illinois

Reason Resigned: ill health (eye strain), Last day of active duty: 14 Oct 1944

Arvetta moved to Mexico, Missouri after she graduated from high school and lived with her cousin Geneva Minks and Geneva's husband Mack. Arvetta started working at A. P. Green Fire Brick Co. in Mexico where she met and married John P. Gavin Jr. on 25 Feb 1950.

Arvetta's family will always remember her for her apple pie with a french crumble topping. It was loved by everyone. Another dish she often made for family get-togethers was cherry cheesecake which the grandchildren loved. Her grandsons especially loved her macaroni and cheese.

Medical Condition Notes: 1. Alzheimer's (Gene type 3 & 4) 2. Hypertension 3. Hyperlipidemia 4. Atrophied pancreas - calcification of pancreas 5. Open angle glaucoma 6. Conducive disorder - other left bundle branch block (disturbance of electrical impulses that regulate heart) 7. Atrial fibrillation