Kendrick Gale Millsaps

1911 - 1952  (40 years)

• Name	Kendrick Gale Millsaps
  Birth	25 Dec 1911	Chrome, Glenn County, California, United States
  Gender	Male
  FindaGrave Memorial ID	77095814
  	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/77095814
  _UID	2C6A426FA8EE40DBA48D6839741F9AA1980C
  Death	10 Feb 1952	Chrome, Glenn County, California, United States
  	CHROME RANCHER TAKES OWN LIFE SHOOTS SELF IN HEAD WITH .25 - .35 RIFLE Kendrick Gale Millsaps, 40-year-old stockman in the Chrome area, took his own life at 1 o'clock yesterday afternoon. A bullet from a .25 - .35 Winchester rifle entered Mr. Millsaps forehead at eyebrow level. Failing health is believed to be the reason for the prominent Chrome rancher ending his life. He had been in somewhat poor health for about a year. Called Doctor At noon yesterday he was not feeling well. He asked his wife, Helen, to call Dr. F. H. Gambell of Willows. She went to the nearest home where a telephone was available and placed a call to the local doctor. Upon returning to her home she changed the bedding in her husband's bedroom and gave him a clean set of underwear. She then went into the bathroom to bathe. It was while she was in the bathroom that she heard her husband get out of bed and go into the kitchen. She heard a commotion and upon investigating saw her daughter, Juanita, attempting to wrest a .25 rifle from her father. In the struggle the gun was fired three times. One bullet hit the girl on the index finger causing a minor wound. The rifle was finally taken away from Mr. Millsap. He ran outdoors and opened a door to a storeroom where he obtained the .25 - .35 Winchester. He put the barrel end of this rifle to his forehead and pulled the trigger. He was dead when Dr. Gambell arrived. Thought He Had Cancer Mr. Millsap had been receiving treatments for sinus and stomach ailments. He believed he had cancer of the stomach. In recent years he had an orchestra which played at dances throughout the area. He was a talented musician. He was born at Chrome and had lived in the district all of his life. He is survived by his wife, Helen; a daughter, Juanita and his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Millsap, all of Chrome. Funeral services will be held at 2 o'clock Wednesday afternoon at the F. D. Sweet & Son Funeral Home. Interment will be in the Willows Cemetery. The Willows Journal Monday, Feb. 11, 1952, page 1 transcribed by Rhonda Holton ---------------- Marriage: Helen Virginia Ellis on 23 Nov 1935 Glenn Co., California
  Burial	Willows Cemetery, Willows, Glenn County, California, United States
  Person ID	I49709	Lanark County Origins | This is my paternal Lineage, My Great Grandmother's Lineage (paternal)
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2022

  
  

  Father	Albert Sidney Millsaps,   b. 1886   d. 1959 (Age 73 years)
  Mother	Beulah Irene Greene,   b. 1891   d. 1954 (Age 63 years)
  Family ID	F16981	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Helen Virginia Ellis,   b. 14 Sep 1920, Corning, Tehama County, California, United States d. 6 Nov 2007, Glenn County, California, United States (Age 87 years)
  Marriage	23 Nov 1935	Glenn County, California, United States
  Children	+ 1. Juanita Gail Millsaps,   b. 3 Feb 1937, Colusa, Colusa County, California, United States d. 13 Dec 2015, Chrome, Glenn County, California, United States (Age 78 years)
  Family ID	F16980	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2024

  
  

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  Birth - 25 Dec 1911 - Chrome, Glenn County, California, United States Marriage - 23 Nov 1935 - Glenn County, California, United States Death - 10 Feb 1952 - Chrome, Glenn County, California, United States Burial - - Willows Cemetery, Willows, Glenn County, California, United States  = Link to Google Earth