Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1922-05-04
o. w. GILLESPIE DIES AT
THE BETHESDA HOSPITAL

The death of Mr.. Oscar w. Gil
lespie, one of McConnelsville's best
known residents, occurred last Sat-
urday afternoon at about 5 O'Clock,
at the Bethesda hospital in Zanes-
vile where he had gone for treat
ment. He was suffering with all
ments resulting from a severe cold
and attack of influenza he had sus-
tanned some weeks back, While In
failing health Mr.. Gillespie had fill
ed his position at the Citizens bank
up to within two weeks or so before
his death. His wife and daughter
were with him when the end came.
He had been at the hospital ten
days before his death, and they
were summoned when it became
known that complications had caus-
ed an attack that made his condi-
tion critical. The exact cause of his
death seems not to be known, but
it was probably of the nature of
rupture of the intestines, or some
Oscar William Gillespie was a
son of the late Samuel Martin Gill
lespie, and was 81 years of age at
the time of his death. his birthday
being Oct. i. He was born on Pop
lar Ridge, and had been a resident
of Morgan county practically all of
his life. His wife who survives him
and who for some time has been in
very poor health, was Della Sears.
He also leaves a daughter, Miss
Pauline Gillespie of the home.
Charles Gillespie of Gaysport and
Henry Gillespie of McConnelsville
are his brothers, and Mrs. Cornelia
Vest of Worthington, o., and Mrs.
w. T. Porter of Shawnee Junction,
this county, are his sisters. Another
sister, Mrs. Augusta Swingle, is de-
ceased.
In his early life Mr.. Gillespie
worked some at the carpenter
trade. He also besides his work,
took a normal course at WOrthing-
ton. o.. and a business course in
GAINESVILLE and Columbus, and was
later engaged in teaching, being
for while an instructor with a
business college in Pennsylvania.
At the time of hiss death he was
cashier of the Citizens National Bank
of McConnelsville, and had been
with that institution 26 years in all,
having gone in as book-keeper in
the period before it was organized
as a national bank in 1909 and
continuing with it, filling success
siyely the positions of assistant
cashier and cashier. He was rAcOg-
nized as an authority in banking
matters. his years of training in his
long service in that capacity making
him efficient in an exceptional de-
Hrs-
banking and other business matters
were sought and valued, and ms
death comes as a distinct loss to the
community and particularly 70
those with whom he was more close
" associated in q business way.
Mr.. Gillespie was member or
the order of Modern WOOdmen.
Funeral services were held from the
residence Tuesday afternoon At
three O'Clock. Rev. r. G. Dean OF
the Methodist Protestant churcn
was the officiating minister, reading
the scripture and offering prayer.
Judge L. ]. Weber Of ZanesvlHe
and Atty C. H. Fouts OF this piace
made addresses paying tribute 70
the deceased. Mrs. G. L. StanDery
sang a beautiful solo. Pail bearers
were Messrs. C..B. Smith. Geo: Aom-
mann, Hugh Donahue, Geo. Lowell,
g =. Stanbery, r. ]. Bailey, H. b.
sharp and Justus Alderman. Among
out Of town persons attending the
funeral were Mrs. Cornelia Vest OF
Warrington, o.; Chas. Gillespie OF
Gaysport. and Mr.. and Mrs. Clar-
ence Sears and Mrs. Emma Granam
of Portsmouth. Interment was
made in the McConnelsville ceme-
terry.