Fred Parker Livingston III

Male21 September 1921–14 February 2008

Brief Life History of Fred Parker

Find a Grave Memorial ID: 24689751; Birth: Sep. 21, 1921 Death: Feb. 14, 2008 Fred Parker Livingston, III, 86, of Aztec, died Feb. 14, 2008, in Aztec at Good Samaritan Village. He was born Sept. 21, 1921, in Sayre, Okla., to Fred Parker Livingston Jr. and Nana Emma (Harrison) Livingston. After serving in the Army Air Corps in World War II, Fred moved to Cortez, Colo., where he married Ella Sue Pruner. To this marriage was born an only child, Laurie Sue. In the spring of 1974, Fred and Sue moved to Farmington, where he worked for Lawyers Title as President of Basin Title until he retired. He is survived by his wife, daughter and beloved grandson, Daniel Mills, all of Farmington. He also is survived by his sisters, Louise Evans of Hobart, Okla., Betty Ann Burkhart of Casper, Wyo., Jeanette Pardee of Cypress, Calif., as well as his brother, George Livingston of Cortez, Colo. Also surviving is his aunt, Mary Norton of Cortez, numerous nieces and nephews as well as a special canine friend, Penny Lane. Fred was a very kind-hearted and loving person whose main thought was always for his family and their well-being. He will be remembered and missed by all of us who knew and loved him. He loved his country and proudly remembered his time serving her. He was a lifetime member of the American Legion Post #75 in Cortez, Colo., and a member of the Farmington Elks Lodge. Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 19, at Brewer, Lee & Larkin Funeral Home, 103 E. Ute St., in Farmington. Graveside services and burial will beat 1 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 20, at the Cortez Cemetery in Cortez. Cortez Cemetery Cortez, Montezuma County, Colorado, USA Show Map PLOT; Block 12 Lot 6 QTR SW SP 2 A Fred is in the care of Brewer, Lee & Larkin Funeral Home. ----------------------------------- Fred had a son James Edward Livingston from his first marriage.

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Family Time Line

Fred Parker Livingston III
1921–2008
Ernestine H Hunter
1923–1999
Marriage: 17 January 1942
James Edward Livingston
1945–2021

Sources (14)

  • Fred Livingston in household of Fred P Livingston, "United States Census, 1940"
  • Fred Parker Livingston, "Oklahoma, County Marriages, 1890-1995"
  • Fred Parker Livingston, "Oklahoma, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    17 January 1942Comanche, Oklahoma, United States
  • Children (1)

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    Siblings (5)

    World Events (8)

    1923 · The President Dies of a Heart Attack

    Age 2

    Warrant G. Harding died of a heart attack in the Palace hotel in San Francisco.

    1923 · Oil is Discovered on the Navajo Reservation

    Age 2

    Oil was discovered on the Navajo Reservation in the 1920's. The Navajos did not want to lease any of the land towards the exploration for oil and gas. They were soon made a deal that they would be hired for all unskilled work if they would lease the land and, reluctantly, they gave in. Albert Fall, a Senator from New Mexico and was extremely hostile towards Indian rights.

    1944 · The G.I Bill

    Age 23

    The G.I. Bill was a law that provided a range of benefits for returning World War II veterans that were on active duty during the war and weren't dishonorably discharged. The goal was to provide rewards for all World War II veterans. The act avoided life insurance policy payouts because of political distress caused after the end of World War I. But the Benefits that were included were: Dedicated payments of tuition and living expenses to attend high school, college or vocational/technical school, low-cost mortgages, low-interest loans to start a business, as well as one year of unemployment compensation. By the mid-1950s, around 7.8 million veterans used the G.I. Bill education benefits.

    Name Meaning

    Scottish: habitational name from a place in Lothian, originally named in Middle English as Levingston. The placename derives from the Middle English personal name Leving (genitive Levinges) + Middle English, Older Scots toun ‘town, village, settlement’.

    Irish: surname adopted as equivalent of Gaelic Ó Duinnshléibhe and Mac Duinnshléibhe (see Dunleavy ).

    Americanized form of Jewish Lowenstein .

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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