GATES

Norman Gates, age 79, died Monday evening at his home in Rosedale, after an illness of several years. He is survived by his wife and two granddaughters, Margaret and Vivian. The funeral was held at the home at 2 o’clock yesterday afternoon, Rev. Rufus Reed officiating. Burial in Rosedale Cemetery. – Rockville Republican, August 4, 1927

GATT

Minshall - Several from here attended the funeral of Mr. (William) Gatt at Catlin, Sunday. – Rockville Republican, December 18, 1912

GAY

Mrs. Gay, living in this neighborhood, dropped dead on last Friday morning and was buried in the Bilbo graveyard Saturday. She was born in Randolph County, N. C., in 1802, and had been a resident of this county for many years. – Rockville Republican, October 23, 1889

GILKERSON

The mortality among our old citizens lately has been very great: The deaths are recalled of Mrs. Harry Boyd, of Nyesville; Alex Buchanan, of Judson; Abram Collings of Green township; Alex Puett, Miss Jane Gilkerson, Mrs. Mary Whipple, Jas. S. Rogers and Mrs. Dr. W. D. Thomas, of Rockville. These were all in the neighborhood of the three score and ten limit and several of them four score years of age. – Rockville Republican, December 12, 1894

“The last pioneer settler of Raccoon Township, John Calvin GILKERSON, has gone to his reward after a long life of usefulness. For some time his death has been expected but after all it came somewhat suddenly last Saturday morning. No man in southern Parke was better known than he. Born in Mercer co KY May 27, 1809, he came to this county with his parents in the fall of 1821. They settle in Raccoon Township where he remained throughout his long life. He was always a man of sterling integrity. He operated the pioneer sawmill, which he himself built on his farm in 1837, for many years hauling the lumber to Rockville where it was disposed of at good prices. All the work of building the mill was done by himself. From 1839 to 1846 he built several flatboats which he floated to the Wabash River and sold. August 24, 1842, Mr. Gilkerson married Mary Rea, sister of the 1st clerk of Parke County. They had no children. August 5, 1874 after over 30 years of happy married life, she died, since which time his sister has kept house for him.  In 1844, he was elected justice of the peace for his township, an office he filled with one short interval until his death, altogether about 50 years. In his judgments he was eminently fair and just and it is said that but one of his decisions was ever reversed on an appeal. Elected an elder in the Rockville Presbyterian Church in 1853 he continued in that honorable position until his death although of late years, on account of the infirmities of age, he was not a regular attendant at church. A remarkable thing about Mr. Gilkerson was that although hampered by a terrible impediment in speech, so that he ordinarily spoke with the greatest difficulty, yet when he made a public prayer his impediment was removed and he spoke as other men. The funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at his residence, Rev. William Torr officiating. Burial in Rockville Cemetery. Politically, he was originally a Whig and afterwards an uncompromising Republican. He was a man of sound judgment, ripe experience, well read and very intelligent. He will be greatly missed in his community. Full of honored years, respected by all, he has been gathered to his fathers.” - Rockville Republican, April 17, 1896

GILLUM

The friends of Dr. Ira H. Gillum, of Milford, Ill., were pained to hear of his sudden demise, the fore part of last week. He was a student of the academy in ’67 and ’68. He, at one time, represented the Republicans of Parke County in the State Legislature.   Rev. Sarah T. McKey, of Marshall, spent Friday with ‘Grandmother’ McCoy and Martha Hadley.  Mr. and Mrs. George Markey, of New Market, who have been visiting the latter’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Duncan Woodard, returned home, Monday.  Mrs. John Osborn returned, Friday, having been at the bedside of her daughter, Mrs. A. B. Andrews, for two weeks. - Rockville Tribune, March 14, 1906

GOODIN

Bridgeton, Ind., March 31 - Edwin Goodin, well known merchant of Goodin's Corner, Jackson township, died Saturday after an illness of several months.  He was 74 years of age and is survived by five children: Four sons, Walter F. Goodin of Bradey, Montana; Albert G. Goodin, of Staunton, Indiana; Roy S. Goodin of Chicago, and Ernest E. Goodin of Goodin's Corner.  A Daughter Mrs. Bessie B. Edwards of Los Angeles, Cal.  Three grandchildren and two brothers, William Goodin of Jackson township, Parke county, and Albert Goodin of Texas.  Funeral services were held at North Union church at Goodin's Corner, Monday morning at 11 o'clock, the Rev. C. R. Collings of Rockville, officiating.  Burial was made in north Union cemetery, adjoining the church. – Terre Haute Tribune, 31 March 1924, Page 002

GOODMAN

Mrs. Eva Goodman, wife of Isaac Goodman, died Saturday afternoon at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Nevins, corner of 7th and Rogers streets. Mrs. Goodman had been in ill health seven weeks and peritonitis resulted in her death. She was aged 22, a native of Rockville, coming to Bloomington with her parents about 12 years ago, and was married to Isaac Goodman who with two children mourn her death. Mrs. Goodman was a member of the Methodist Church and a conscientious young woman.  The funeral was held at 9 o'clock this morning from the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Nevins. Services were by Rev. C. W. Whitman and the remains were taken on the 11 o'clock train to Rockville for burial. - Bloomington (IN) Telephone, March 14, 1905, Page 001

GOODWIN

Mrs. Bertha Newlin has received word of the death of her sister, Mrs. Alma Boyd Goodwin of Long Beach, Calif.  Mrs. Goodwin, age 83, was the daughter of Dr. and Margaret McCampbell Boyd of Annapolis and will be remembered by many relatives and friends among the older people of northern Parke County.  Her husband, Marion Goodwin, died several years ago. - The Rockville Republican, Thursday, October 4, 1962   

GORE

Calvin Gore of Jessup, committed suicide by shooting last week. He was to be an important witness in a lawsuit and killed himself rather than testify against certain other people. – Indiana Patriot, June 5, 1873

GRAHAM

Joseph Graham of Parke County, 27 years of age, was drowned in the Wabash River Sunday afternoon. He was in company with a number of other young men and had spent the night on the river fishing. He went in bathing Sunday morning without removing his underclothes, and he got tangled up in a trot line, and before assistance could reach him he was drowned. – (Newport, Vermillion County)  Hoosier State, 12 July 1907, Page 008

GRAY

Igran Gray, an old citizen of Union Township, died last Sunday after a lingering illness. – Rockville Tribune, December 2, 1908

GREGG

Mrs. Jesse B. Connelly recently received word of the sudden death of her nephew, Roger Gregg, of Oregon. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. ‘Dutch’ Gregg, formerly of Rockville, both of Rockville. – Rockville Republican, October 25, 1934

GRIFFIN

Mrs. Lucy Griffin, aged 57 years, died at her home, three miles north of here Sunday, Feb., of heart disease. The remains were buried at the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Monday, Rev. Spohn conducting the service.”  - Rosedale Herald, February 29, 1896

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