GILFILLAN, Dr. H.J.: Died 1988

GILFILLAN, MOON, NORRIS, WILCOXSIN, BAUGHMAN, MAHANNAH

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Date: 11/16/2020 at 09:31:34

Dr. H.J. Gilfillan

Dr. H.J. Gilfillan, the youngest of the brothers that founded the Gilfillan Clinic in Bloomfield, died Saturday at the Davis County Hospital.

His death came at the hospital that was born and grew so much because of the patient load that was funnelled to it by the Gilfillan Clinic, which Dr. H.J. had helped found with his brothers in 1946.

Dr. Gilfillan had suffered a stroke earlier this year and had returned to the Davis County Hospital following several weeks of treatment at an Iowa City Hospital.

He was the youngest of six sons born to Dr. Homer John Gilfillan Sr. and Clara Moon Gilfillan. After graduation from the University of Iowa, he received specialist training in ophthalmology and otolaryngology. A stint in the Army Medical Corps preceded his return to southern Iowa to join his brothers, Bill, C.D.N. and Earl in founding the Gilfillan Clinic.

Attracting specialists in several medical fields, the Gilfillan Clinic grew from its first quarters on the north side of the square to the present building, which at one time was the Southern Iowa Normal school.

The Gilfillan Clinic became widely known for its specialized medical treatment with Dr. H.J. practicing eye, ears, nose and throat specialties. The Gilfillan Clinic enabled Bloomfield to become known as "Southern Iowa's Medical Center" with patients coming here from as many as 26 states. At its zenith, the Gilfillan Clinic had a staff of 17 physicians.

He was the last of the Gilfillan brothers to retire from active practice, doing so on Jan. 1, 1986. (See obituary on Page 2.)
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H.J. Gilfillan

BLOOMFIELD - Dr. Homer John Gilfillan, 76, of Bloomfield died April 9, 1988, at Davis County Hospital in Bloomfield.

He was born March 9, 1912, in Mount Pleasant to Homer John and Clara Moon Gilfillan Sr. He was a retired physican(err) from Bloomfield and co-founded Gilfillan Clinic in 1946. A veteran of World War II, he was a member of Bloomfield Methodist Church, Davis County Medical Society, American Academy of Ophthalmology and otolaryngology, Iowa State Medical Association, Order of Elks and American Legion Reed-Whisler Post in Bloomfield.

He graduated from Cantril High School in 1930, from the University of Iowa in 1936, and served internship and residency at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit. He was the head of Quincy Clinic Department of Ophthalmology in Quincy, Ill., until 1942. He married Grace Norris. He later married Colleen Wilcoxson Baughman.

He is survived by his wife; a son, Dr. Norris Gilfillan of Fort Worth, Texas; a stepson, Jerry Baughman of Los Angeles, Calif.; a grandson; a sister, Dorothy Mahannah of Fort Dodge; and two brothers, Dr. Edwin O. of Englewood, Fla., and Dr. Earl E. of Bloomfield.

The service will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at Priester Funeral Chapel in Bloomfield, the Rev. Ellis Andres officiating. Burial with military rites will be in IOOF Cemetery in Bloomfield.

The casket will be closed at the beginning of the service.

Visitation is open at the funeral home.

Memorials have been established to County-Wide Avenue of Flags or Davis County Courtyard Beautification Project.

Source: "The Hazel Stanford Obituary Collection", Pg. 79.6, Keosauqua Public Library, Keosauqua, IA

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