Clyde Gail Andress arrived in Las Vegas, Nevada, in the early 1930s and, except for relocations due to military service in World War Two, remained an active citizen of Las Vegas until retiring to Nelson, Nevada, in 1987. Hiss careers spanned a number of occupations, from car dealerships to construction work.

Edwina Danzinger was born February 05, 1925 in Houston, Texas. She moved to California in 1944. She met her husband, Charles, while working as a secretary to the superintendent of the wielding shop that Charles was working at. They moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1950 and raised their three children there. She worked at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas in the registrar’s office as a clerk for many years. Danzinger died August 7, 2010.