Background
Mead, Gordon V. was born on April 6, 1906 in Thornton, Iowa, United States. Son of Bert V. and Mary (Mahaffey) Mead.
Mead, Gordon V. was born on April 6, 1906 in Thornton, Iowa, United States. Son of Bert V. and Mary (Mahaffey) Mead.
Bachelor of Science, University Illinois, 1929.
With Firestone Tire & Rubber Company, Akron, Ohio, 1929-1956, manager retail stores, 1931-1935, manager home & auto supply division, 1935-1952, general merchandising manager, 1952-1956. President, director Marshall-Wells Company, Duluth, Minnesota, 1956-1958. Chairman Ace Hardware of Friendly Stores, Inc., Winter Haven, Florida, since 1958.
Member of Lake Region Yacht and Country (Winter Haven), Rotary (Winter Haven).
Married Katie McRae, March 24, 1934 (deceased 1985). Children: Shirley (Mistress Robert Stauffer), Marilyn (Mistress G. Copeland), Gordon M.