Karen Sue Dills

1950 - 2009  (59 years)

• Name	Karen Sue Dills  [1]
  Residence	1950	Marion, McDowell, North Carolina, USA   [2]
  	Relation to Head of House: Daughter; Marital Status: Never Married
  Birth	17 Jan 1950	Marion, McDowell, North Carolina, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Female
  Residence	1967	Nebraska, USA   [5]
  Residence	Jul 1968	Grand Island, Hall, Nebraska, USA   [6]
  Karen Dills / Gus Salpas Wedding	29 Jul 1968	Grand Island, Hall, Nebraska, USA   [7]
  		At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.
  Name	Karen Dills  [1, 2, 4, 6]
  Name	Karen Sue Salpas  [3, 5]
  Reference Number	24577
  Burial	2009	Greeley, Greeley, Nebraska, USA   [3]
  Death	18 Aug 2009	Grand Island, Hall, Nebraska, USA   [3, 5]
  Person ID	I24577	KLD Genealogy
  Last Modified	26 Nov 2025

  
  

  Father	James Giles Dills,   b. 11 Apr 1929, Bryson City, Swain, North Carolina, USA d. 12 May 1987 (Age 58 years)
  Relationship	biological
  Mother	Joyce Elaine Hazard,   b. 28 Oct 1929, O'Neill, Holt, Nebraska, USA d. 13 Nov 1979, Grand Island, Hall, Nebraska, USA (Age 50 years)
  Relationship	biological
  Marriage	12 Oct 1946	Smith Center, Smith, Kansas, USA
  Family ID	F8650	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Living
  Children	1. Kevin Salpas  [Father: biological]  [Mother: biological]   2. Gary Salpas  [Father: biological]  [Mother: biological]   3. Living
  Family ID	F8654	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	26 Nov 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Residence - Relation to Head of House: Daughter; Marital Status: Never Married - 1950 - Marion, McDowell, North Carolina, USA Birth - 17 Jan 1950 - Marion, McDowell, North Carolina, USA Residence - 1967 - Nebraska, USA Residence - Jul 1968 - Grand Island, Hall, Nebraska, USA Karen Dills / Gus Salpas Wedding - 29 Jul 1968 - Grand Island, Hall, Nebraska, USA Burial - 2009 - Greeley, Greeley, Nebraska, USA Death - 18 Aug 2009 - Grand Island, Hall, Nebraska, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show	2 Photos
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  	At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.

  
  

  Documents » Slide Show	2 Documents
  	Karen Salpas Obituary The Grand Island Independent (It states her father was Henry Pyles, but her birth record shows it was James Dills)
  	Karen Dills / Gus Salpas Wedding Go back ↩ The Grand Island Independent Grand Island, Nebraska · Monday, July 29, 1968

  
  

• Sources

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