GALLUP, Stella Cora THOMPSON 1875 - 1927

GALLUP, THOMPSON, RODIBAUGH, DAVIS, PETERSON, BONNETT, EICHELBARGER

Posted By: Joey Stark
Date: 3/12/2006 at 21:09:12

"The Fairfield Ledger"
Thursday, August 18, 1927
Page 1, Column 5

Mrs. Stella THOMPSON GALLUP of Libertyville died this morning at Jefferson County Hospital. Born Mar. 8, 1875. Survived by husband, W. K. GALLUP, and two sons, Lee and Howard.

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"The Fairfield Ledger"
Wednesday, August 24, 1927
Page 8, Column 3

Stella Cora, daughter and third child of Lewis H. and Hettie RODIBAUGH THOMPSON, born four miles n.w. of Birmingham, Iowa, Mar. 8, 1875, where she grew to womanhood.

On Dec. 25, 1894, married Wm. K. GALLUP. They established their home in the home community. Two sons, Lee and Howard, came to cheer their home. She united with Bethel M.E. Church in 1904 and when they established their home in Libertyville transferred.... Entered into eternal rest Aug. 18, 1927, aged 52-5-10.

Leaves husband, two sons, one daughter in law, Mrs. Lee GALLUP, two granddaughters, Helen and Nonna Lee GALLUP; three sisters, Mrs. Rose DAVIS who lives near Abingdon, Iowa; Mrs. Ida PETERSON of Los Angeles, Calif., and Mrs. Lillie BONNETT of Birmingham, Iowa; also two brothers, Wm. THOMPSON of Ottumwa, Iowa, and Otis THOMPSON of Birmingham, Iowa.... Fell Cemetery.

Messrs. Willis Dustin, Grant McKee, Art Johnson of Birmihgham, Will Lawson of Fairfield, and Pearl Kirkheart and Abe Schwartz of Libertyville, friends and schoolmates, were pall bearers....

(See V.8 for her parents. Esther (or "Hattie") was daughter of Joseph and Catherine EICHELBARGER RODABAUGH. Catherine, born in Penn. 6 Nov. 1822, died 21 July 1898; buried Maple Hill Cemetery at Birmingham, Iowa. Joseph, born March 16, 1818 in Montgomery Co., Ohio. Went to Calif. in 1905. Died 22 Nov. 1912 Watsonville, Calif.; buried at Watsonville.)

*Transcribed for genealogy purposes; I have no relation to the person(s).

Note: Buried in Fell Cemetery near Libertyville.