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Obituary
Charles Gerald Gilham
Hartford City News
Thursday, May 31, 1923
page 1, c 3
JERRY GILHAM IS SUMMONED
DEATH CLAIMED CHARLES GERALD GILHAM WEDNESDAY EVENING AT BLACKFORD COUNTY HOSPITAL
Charles Gerald (Jerry) Gilham, well known resident of this city and brother of Mrs. Anson
Kline, died Wednesday evening about 6:25 o’clock, at the Blackford County Hospital
following an illness with complication of diseases. Mr. Gilham had been in poor health
for some time but his condition was not regarded as critical until last Saturday. He was
taken to the hospital Sunday morning, but due to his weakened condition no hopes were
entertained for his recovery.
The deceased was a member of the Christian church of this city and the Moose lodge.
Charles Gerald Gilham was born June 7, 1878, at Wanatah, Ind., in LaPorte County. He was
the son of Ezekiel and Cicily Gilham and was one of a family of eleven children, the
following surviving: Mrs. Alice Kern, of Hanna, Ind., Howard Gilham, of Elias, Tex.; Mrs.
Mary McMahan, of Wichita, Kan.; Mrs. Anson Kline, of this city; John F. Gilham, of
Pemberville, Ohio; Mrs. Gertrude Spangler, of Wana, Okla.; and Chester Gilham, of Sapulpa,
Okla.
The Gilham family came to this city when Jerry Gilham was about twelve years of age. He
was an oil worker by trade and was employed in the California fields for four or five
years until the death of his brother, Thomas, when he went to Oklahoma. At the illness of
his brother, Scott, former assistant postmaster here, Jerry returned to this city and had
since resided here at the Birum hotel.
The body was removed from the hospital Wednesday evening and taken to the Baxter funeral
parlors. It will be taken to the home of Mrs. Kline, north Jefferson street, some time
Friday. No funeral arrangements will be made pending the arrival of members of the
family.”
Hartford City News
Saturday, June 2, 1923
page 1, c 7
FUENRAL FOR JERRY GILHAM SUNDAY AT CHRISTIAN CHURCH
“The funeral for Jerry Gilham, who died Wednesday evening at the Blackford County
Hospital, will be held on Sunday afternoon at 3 o’clock from the Christian church in
charge of Rev. Warren Grafton. The body was taken from the Baxter Undertaking parlors,
Saturday morning, to the home of his sister, Mrs. Anson Kline, 314 north Jefferson Street.
Pallbearers will be chosen from the Moose lodge.
Among the out-of-town relatives who have arrived for the funeral are: Mrs. H. C. McMahan,
of Wichita, Kan.; Chester Gilham of Sapulpa, Okla.; John F. Gilham, of Pemberville, Ohio;
Howard Gilham, another brother is expected to arrive from Eliasville, Tex. Saturday night.
The pallbearers will be Jacob Wentz, Mark Spence, Clayton Bell, Barney Lewis, Charles
Stout, and Ed Schache.”