Obituary:
Dallas Morning News; Tuesday, 1980 -09-09;
Section 3; page 40
Services held
for Pioneer child
Ruth Gilliland
Memorial services for Ruth Lucas
Gilliland, 87, the last surviving child
of the pioneer Lucas family of Dallas
and widow of oilman Roy C. Gilli-
land, were held at 4 p.m. Monday in
the Wesley Chapel of Lovers Lane
United Methodist Church.
Burial was in Greenwood Ceme-
tery.
Mrs. Gilliland died Saturday at her
home in Dallas after a lengthly ill-
ness.
She was the youngest of six chil-
dren born to Mary Alice Cole Lucas
and Alfred King Lucas, early settlers
of the Ceder Springs area. Her great-
uncle, John Cole, who moved to Dal-
las in 1843, was the first doctor in the
area, and Cole Avenue was named af-
ter the family.
Her wedding to Gilliland was the
first held at Oak Lawn Meth-
odist Church. Gilliland, a landowner
whose family moved to Ceader Springs
in 1844, died in 1930.
Known for her knowledge of Dal-
las history, Mrs. Gilliland was a mem-
ber of the Dallas Historical Society,
the Business and Professional
Women's Club of Dallas, Inc. and the
Parkland Memorial Hospital Auxili-
ary.
She was a member of Lovers Lane
United Methodist Church.
Survivors include a son, W.R. Gil-
liland; a daughter, Ann St. Clair, and
six grandchildren.
Dallas Morning News; Tuesday, 1980 -09-09;
Section 3; page 40
Services held
for Pioneer child
Ruth Gilliland
Memorial services for Ruth Lucas
Gilliland, 87, the last surviving child
of the pioneer Lucas family of Dallas
and widow of oilman Roy C. Gilli-
land, were held at 4 p.m. Monday in
the Wesley Chapel of Lovers Lane
United Methodist Church.
Burial was in Greenwood Ceme-
tery.
Mrs. Gilliland died Saturday at her
home in Dallas after a lengthly ill-
ness.
She was the youngest of six chil-
dren born to Mary Alice Cole Lucas
and Alfred King Lucas, early settlers
of the Ceder Springs area. Her great-
uncle, John Cole, who moved to Dal-
las in 1843, was the first doctor in the
area, and Cole Avenue was named af-
ter the family.
Her wedding to Gilliland was the
first held at Oak Lawn Meth-
odist Church. Gilliland, a landowner
whose family moved to Ceader Springs
in 1844, died in 1930.
Known for her knowledge of Dal-
las history, Mrs. Gilliland was a mem-
ber of the Dallas Historical Society,
the Business and Professional
Women's Club of Dallas, Inc. and the
Parkland Memorial Hospital Auxili-
ary.
She was a member of Lovers Lane
United Methodist Church.
Survivors include a son, W.R. Gil-
liland; a daughter, Ann St. Clair, and
six grandchildren.
Obituary:
Dallas Morning News; Tuesday, 1980 -09-09;
Section 3; page 40
Services held
for Pioneer child
Ruth Gilliland
Memorial services for Ruth Lucas
Gilliland, 87, the last surviving child
of the pioneer Lucas family of Dallas
and widow of oilman Roy C. Gilli-
land, were held at 4 p.m. Monday in
the Wesley Chapel of Lovers Lane
United Methodist Church.
Burial was in Greenwood Ceme-
tery.
Mrs. Gilliland died Saturday at her
home in Dallas after a lengthly ill-
ness.
She was the youngest of six chil-
dren born to Mary Alice Cole Lucas
and Alfred King Lucas, early settlers
of the Ceder Springs area. Her great-
uncle, John Cole, who moved to Dal-
las in 1843, was the first doctor in the
area, and Cole Avenue was named af-
ter the family.
Her wedding to Gilliland was the
first held at Oak Lawn Meth-
odist Church. Gilliland, a landowner
whose family moved to Ceader Springs
in 1844, died in 1930.
Known for her knowledge of Dal-
las history, Mrs. Gilliland was a mem-
ber of the Dallas Historical Society,
the Business and Professional
Women's Club of Dallas, Inc. and the
Parkland Memorial Hospital Auxili-
ary.
She was a member of Lovers Lane
United Methodist Church.
Survivors include a son, W.R. Gil-
liland; a daughter, Ann St. Clair, and
six grandchildren.
Dallas Morning News; Tuesday, 1980 -09-09;
Section 3; page 40
Services held
for Pioneer child
Ruth Gilliland
Memorial services for Ruth Lucas
Gilliland, 87, the last surviving child
of the pioneer Lucas family of Dallas
and widow of oilman Roy C. Gilli-
land, were held at 4 p.m. Monday in
the Wesley Chapel of Lovers Lane
United Methodist Church.
Burial was in Greenwood Ceme-
tery.
Mrs. Gilliland died Saturday at her
home in Dallas after a lengthly ill-
ness.
She was the youngest of six chil-
dren born to Mary Alice Cole Lucas
and Alfred King Lucas, early settlers
of the Ceder Springs area. Her great-
uncle, John Cole, who moved to Dal-
las in 1843, was the first doctor in the
area, and Cole Avenue was named af-
ter the family.
Her wedding to Gilliland was the
first held at Oak Lawn Meth-
odist Church. Gilliland, a landowner
whose family moved to Ceader Springs
in 1844, died in 1930.
Known for her knowledge of Dal-
las history, Mrs. Gilliland was a mem-
ber of the Dallas Historical Society,
the Business and Professional
Women's Club of Dallas, Inc. and the
Parkland Memorial Hospital Auxili-
ary.
She was a member of Lovers Lane
United Methodist Church.
Survivors include a son, W.R. Gil-
liland; a daughter, Ann St. Clair, and
six grandchildren.
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