The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1919-02-07
die WITHIN few DAYS
MR.. AND mrs. GILLELAN SUGGUMB To
INFLUENZA -HE WAS One OF OUR
LEADING CITIZENS.

Few sadder events have occurred
i'm this city than the deaths OF Mr.
and Mrs. Lawrence Gillelan. Last
week both were III their usual health.
On Saturday, January 25th MIR. Gil
lelan became i'll with an attack Of
influenza. His condition soon became
critical. On Monday evening follow
ing Mrs. Gillelan was attacked by
the same disease, which terminated
fatally in her case within AS hours,
she having died on Wednesday even
ing, January 20. Mr.. Gillelan died
Friday afternoon, January 81. Mr..
Gillelan was the secretary and
treasurer Of the Westminster Lum-
Der, Coal and Supply Company, a
director Of the Westminster Consoli-
dated Public Utilities Company and
Albaugh e Babylon Grocery Com
pany, a member Of the Lutheran
church andsof the Odd Fellows They
are survived by three young daugh-
ters. Mrs. Gillelan was the daugff-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs George w Al
baugh, of this city, and j. survived by
her parents, brother, Mr.. Carroll
Albaugh, and sister, Miss Mariana
Albaugh, both OF this city Mr..
Chilean il survived by his mother,
Mrs Ida @. Gillelan, of Emmitsburg
brother, MIR. J. IL. Chilean, Of Bal
timore, and three sisters, Miss Rhoda
Gillelan, Red Cross nurse, on duty
in France, and Misses Ruth and
Carrie Gillelan, of Emmitsburg.
On Sunday last, at 2.3O p. ~, the
funerals of MIR. and Mrs. Lawrence
Gillelan were held from the residence
Of Mrs. Gillelan's brother, Mr. Car
roll Albaugh, East Main street this
city in the presence of very large
number of relatives and friends, who
came from all parts of the county
and state to pay their last respects
to the departed, who, in life, were
loved, honored and respected by all
with whom they came i'm contact.
The day was bright with the glorious
rays Of the Sun, so emblematic of
the lives of Mr.. and Mrs. Gillelan
whose home was, at all times, filled
with filial love and to whom their
three little daughters were devoted
The services at the house were
conducted by Rev W. H Hetrick,
pastor Of Grace Lutheran church, of
this city, of which Mr.. and Mrs.
Gillelan we're devoted members, as
sisted by Rev Edwin T. Mowbray
pastor OF Centenary Methodist Epis-
cOpal church, and Rev Joel Brown
a sincere friend of the family, and al
% former pastor OF Centenary
Methodist Episcopal church, this
city. a quartet consisting of Mrs
Edward G.. Little, Miss Addie Mana
han and Messrs Edwin Gehr and
Walter zepp sang several hymns
The services at the grave in the
; Westminster cemetery were conduct
ed by the above named pastors.
The floral offerings were numerous
beautiful and very appropriate.
The pallbearers for Mr.. Gillelan
were Messrs. J. Ezra Stem, ~ Claude
Erb, J. Webster Ebaugh, Charles H
Lantz, Jesse :. Myers, Harry Ditman
Carroll NJ. Lockard and William
Weagley. Those for Mrs. Gillelan
were Messrs. W. Carroll Skunk, i'd
Snider Babylon, T. W. Mather, Jr.,
Howard IT.. Benson, Russell Mowen, y.
Pearre Wantz, Herbert G.. Cover and
@. Ray Fogle.
MIR. Gillelan who was Al years old,
was son Of the late George IT,
Gillelan, of Emmitsburg, Maryland.
He was born in the latter town where
his mother and two sisters reside
-F A. Sharrer & Son funeral direct
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