Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1939-06-01
j. Luther Shilling Dies
Funeral Held Sunday

lanes Luther Shilling, 80, one OF
the county's highly respected citi'
zens, and for many years caretake'
of the M. & M. high school bulidlng
passed from this life Friday morn
ing about 1880 o'clock, at his home
nn Kennebec hill. Death was oue
to coronary thrombosis.
About a week before his death
he suffered a bad spell. However,
he was apparently recovering wnen
suddenly stricken a second time
nassing away soon after. He was a
son of the late John and Mary Miles
Shilling. pioneer residents of Bloom
township. and was born Jan. .,
1859. in East Bloom, Morgan coun-
tv near where the former Smith
school house stood. When deceased
was young, the family went to Shell
by county, Illinois, making the "Trip
in covered wagon. The trip TOOK
26 days. Later the family returned
to the home place, Bloom township.
On November 8, 1882, the deceas-
ed was united in marriage with MISS
Eva Stewart, of East Bloom, also
member of a pioneer family OF tnat
locality. She died a few years ago.
They were the parents OF one son.
Stewart Earle Shilling, electrical en-
pineer. now deceased, and two
daughters, Leora, wife of Attorney
IT II. Webster, of Cleveland. and
lydia, wife of John Brooks, of Co
1umbus. He also leaves an adopted
granddaughter, Sue Webster, OF
cleveland. For time following
their marriage Mr.. and Mrs. Shilling
resided in GAINESVILLE. Later they
moved back to the home place In
East Bloom, and there Mr. Shilling
followed farming and carpentering
until the year 1891; he was employ
ed with the B. & 0. railroad COM
pany as carpenter, for three years;
then took up farming again and car
nenter work, which he followed un-
til 1902; then for II years was with
the Jones Lumber company. Later
he was employed as janitor of the
high school building, during which
time he came in contact with hum
dreds of pupils and teachers. They
all held him in high esteem and re-
spect: and he had the same kindly
feeling for them.
The deceased took great delight
in living over again those pleasant
davs spent with the school young
sters. It was in the year 1926 that
the M. & M. Unonian was dedicated
to Mr.. Shilling. 1t carried his pic
ture, and below it the following:
2'To Luther Shilling, who has been
the first and only janitor Of our new
high school building, who has been
our comrade and our friend, who
from the depth of his heart, has
worked for us and with us, we dedi-
cate this volume" What splen-
did and we'll deserved tribute that
is.
Mr.. Shilling had keen, mechani-
cal turn of mind; and made furni-
ture, clocks and viOlins. He was
never content to be idle. For many
years he had been member Of the
I. O. O. F. lodge Of this place, and
also of the local M. P. church In
more recent years, after his hearing
failed, he had not attended church
or lodge regularly.
Funeral services which were large
ly attended were held Sunday after
noon at 2:30 O'Clock, here at the
Methodist Protestant church. The
deceased had made the wish that
Rev. j. D. Keller preach his funeral
sermon, and that request was car
ried out. Rev. l.. S. Wees also as
sisted in the services. A mixed quar-
tet-Mrs. James Gill, Mrs. w. ID.
Adrian and Messrs P. G. Ball and
F. S. Mcdonald, sang Crossing the
Bar" beautiful Isle," and "Sleep
On Beloved Sleep" Mrs. Howard
Glass was accompanist. The grave
side services were conducted by VAL
ley lodge, No. 36, I. O. o. F. Inter-
ment was in McConnelsville ceme-
terry. Pail bearers were Richard
Stewart, H. c. Shilling, J. L. Maier,
Herbert NORM, William Shilling and
Robert Shilling, jr.