Gillespie, Alonzo D. 1846-1923

GILLESPIE, DICKSON, HASCALL

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Date: 11/3/2011 at 09:06:27

The Grinnell (IA) Herald; January 12, 1923

ALONZO D. GILLESPIE

Alonzo D. Gillespie was born Oct. 19, 1846 and died Jan. 9, 1923, aged 76 years, 2 months and 20 days.

He was the son of George W.C. Gillespie and Virtue Gillespie. He came to Iowa in 1865 and has lived on the same place all these years. He never married. For many years he and his sister Eulalia had made their home together.

He had been in poor health for some time. He gradually sank and the end came Tuesday morning. A sister and a brother preceded him: Jessie Belle Dickson and Sereno Gillespie.

Three brothers and two sisters survive him: Eulalia Gillespie of Grinnell, George Gillespie of Carter, S.D., Mrs. A.V. Hascall of Redington, Nebr., O.H. Gillespie of Madison, Neb., E.L. Gillespie of Big Sandy, Mont. Also many other relatives and friends.

Mr. Gillespie was the oldest of the family. He was an honest industrious citizen and will be greatly missed in the community in which he lived so long.

The funeral service was held from the late home, Thursday at 1:30. Rev. W.W. Woodburn conducted the service and Mrs. C.C. Hutchison and Mrs. Woodburn sang several selections. The pall bearers were Harry Gillespie, Paul Pugh, Will Adkins, Fred Young, Stacy Jordan and Albert Carlson. Interment was made at Mt. Pleasant cemetery.