GALLIHER, Royal V. 1891 - 1918

GALLIHER

Posted By: Richard K Thompson (email)
Date: 9/12/2010 at 11:13:58

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"The Fairfield Journal"
Thursday, October 10, 1918
Page 3, Column 1

LOCAL NEWS BRIEFS

... --Mrs. Grant GALLIHER and daughter, Miss Ivy, were called to Iowa City, Tuesday, by the serious illness of their son and brother, Royal GALLIHER, who is ill t (sic) the hospital there with pneumonia. ...

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The Fairfield Daily Journal
Saturday October 12, 1918

ROYAL GALIHER (sic. GALLIHER) FUNERAL WILL BE HELD SUNDAY

The remains of Royal V. GALLIHER, who died in Iowa City, arrived in Fairfield yesterday afternoon. The funeral will be held Sunday morning. Jefferson coumnty, Jan. 6th, 1891, and (sic)

Roy Vaska (a/k/a Vasha) GALLIHER, son of Mr. and Mrs. Grant GALLIHER, was born in Jefferson county, Jan. 6th, 1891, and died at Iowa City, Oct. 10th, 1918. Age 27 years, 9 months and 40 days (sic - 4 days).

He had lived all his life in this county, having graduated in the Fairfield High School in 1910, and in Parsons College in 1915, and was Superintendent of Batavia High School for the past three years and had made good in all his work and had just entered the medical school of the State University.

He united with the Methodist Episcopal church when a boy of 10 years and had taken an active interest in the church and her work, serving as president of the Epworth League and was ever an energetic worker. His earnestness, loyalty and friendliness had made him a host of friends

He leaves mother, two brother and two sisters, J. H. GALLIHER of Hungtington, Indiana, Harry A. of Silver City, Iowa, and Iva and Myrtle of Fairfield.

The services will be held at 10:30 o'clock Sunday forenoon and will be in charge of Dr. C. L. Tennant.

The friends will meet at the Kerrick undertaking parlor at 10 a.m. and proceed to the Union cemetery near Glendale.

* Transcribed for genealogy purposes. I am not related to the person(s) mentioned.

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"The Fairfield Tribune"
Friday, Octobr 18, 1918
Page FIVE, ColumnS 1 AND 2

DEATHS

... GALLIHER.

Royal V. GALLIHER died of influenza at the hospital in Iowa City, where he was a student at the medical college, October 10, at the age of twenty-seven years. He was a graduate of the Fairfield High school and served as principal of the Batavia schools for the last three years.

Surviving are his mother, two brothers and two sisters, the sisters, Iva and Myrtle, living at home in Fairfield. Funeral services were held Sunday and burial made at Glendale, the former home.

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"The Fairfield Tribune"
Friday, December 13, 1918
Page TWO, Column 3

REPORT OF MEETING OF HISTORICAL SOCIETY

... Royal GALLIHER died October 10. Age 26. He was of a pioneer family. ...

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

RKT note: Royal's obituary stated that burial was to take place at Union Cemetery. Evergreen Cemetery (Fairfield, Iowa) plot records indicate that he was buried on this plot on Feb. 20, 1920. He may have been first buried at Union Cemetery where his paternal grandparents and other GALLIHER family were buried, then later the family removed him to this location in Evergreen Cemetery. His father was also indicated to have been first buried in Union cemetery and was also likewise evidently reinterred to Evergreen Cemetery. 3rd.075.

RKT note: The obituary used "Vaska" as the middle name, other sources use "Vasha". One or the other is likely a transcription error. Will use the "V" for this entry since neither the obituary nor headstone can be used to prove or disprove either spelling.