Jesse Alvin Kilgore was born to Jesse and Nellie (Gray) Kilgore on December 16, 1928, in Hutchison County, Texas.
He went missing during a walk 11 years ago and had since been presumed dead. While work was being done on a pipeline North of Kendrick his remains were discovered October 8, 2021.
Kilgore served in the United State Marine Corps and became a welder in the oil field retiring from John Cassidy.
Burial with military honors will be 2 p.m., Tuesday, January 25, 2022, next to his late wife Elsie Mae (Reed) Kilgore at Davenport Cemetery under the direction of Lehman Funeral Home of Wellston.