Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-02-02
RECENT DEATHS.

DR.. Theodore Gay. who died at his home
in Malone recently was one of the aolest
and best known physicians in Northern
New York. He was born in Bridport, W.
April LIST, 1912. He graduated from Mid
dlebury college in 1885 and the Castleton
Melical School. He took medical lecture
courses also at Dartmouth and the Uni
versity of Vermont. He taught school for
q brief time after college in western New
York and in Georgia. His first place or
residence in New York State was Vest
vile, going thence to Fort CovlnSton,
where he practiced medicine for a brief
psr'od, and ;hen gong to Malone in ISL,
rhe medical careers of prs. Gay and
skinner were cOntsmporareuri. the latter
having driven into town on horseback IN
the spring of 1872. They have both been
members of the old Franklin County Med
ical society for years, and were chatter
members of The present Northern New
York Association which has included since
its organization leading physicians OF 81.
Lawrence, Franklin, Clinton and Essex
counties. Or. Skinner is now the only re-
naming living charter membe and has
been confined to his house for years,
while DIR. Gay. though an older man, re-
tanned in unusual measure his physical
strength and agility, and within a couple
of months stepped as freely along me
streets as many younger men ana he!d
the treasurafship of the Northern New
i OIh ASSOtldllpll I tAt nay Va us -
He was for a long period pension examin-
er for Franklin county, and Il member OF
the academic board of trustees of Frank
lin Academy until recently. Until the
death of tho late Vice-Presi1ent Whco.er,
to whom in his asst years DIR. Gay cave
almost his exclusive time and attention.
the venerable physician continued to en-
JOY an excellent practice, ami his advice
and assistance were sought by many or
his juniors in the profession. since that
time ho had practically retired or ms own
v~olition, but younger men in active Yrac-
tice continued to advise ana consult with
him as long as he lived.
Marcus II. Wheeler, the father of ELLA
Wheeler Wilcox. died at his home near
Madison, Wis, Wednesday. He was more
than 80 years old and for years had been
unable to recognize Mrs, Wilcox when she
visited her home. lie was n native or
Thteford, Vt. He moved TO Wisconsin in
1919 and settled in the Rock River Valley
hut removed TO a farm near the present
lage of Windsor, lip miles from Madi-
son. a few years later, and there he lived
until his death, lie was a musical enthu-
siast and a man of Impractical nature,
His family was always in poverty till Mrs
Wilcox found revenue with her literary
work. For years it was almost the only
source of the family support.
Henry G. Kilburn, who died in Malone,
N, Y, the other dty was norm III foul'-
ney, VT, In 1924 and in early life learned
the iron business, working at the forge
in New Sweden and Ausable Forks, n.
~, While thus engaged he had a peculiar
taste for law and petifogsins and soon
determined to follow his ambition into
professional fields. He married Sophrouia
Evans, who survives him. studied Jaw
with Jesse Gay, of Clintonville, and a few
years after his admission TO the bar at
Plattsburgh in 1876 entered INTO the part
nership with w. ii. Payne at Fort Coving-
| ton, removing to that place in 1859. There