Published in The Rochester Sentinel
Friday, September 8, 1922
Robert GILLILAND, 14, son of Mr. and Mrs. Reuben GILLILAND, of this city, died at the hospital Thursday evening about 7:30 o'clock as the result of a fractured skull, caused by being run over by an automobile Wednesday afternoon. The youngster never regained consciousness following the accident and gradually grew weaker until he passed away. The doctors had held out little chance for his recovery from the first.
Robert was injured when he attempted to get his dog "Shade" off the concrete road east of town when the animal was in danger of being run down. Running out from behind one car which had just passed the boy stepped directly in front of the car deiven by Arthur SALES and was struck down in an instant.
Robert Keith GILLILAND was born at Rochester, January 31, 1908 and has lived here with his parents all his life. He had just started in the fall term of school, when death overtook him. He is survived by his parents, two sisters, Mary [GILLILAND] and Alice [GILLILAND], and two brothers, Geiger [GILLILAND] and Billy [GILLILAND]. One brother passed on before him.
Funeral at the home on East Seventh street at two p.m. Saturday with Rev. FRALEY and Rev. BUTLER officiating. Burial in the I.O.O.F. cemetery.
SOURCE:
Fulton County Indiana Obituaries - 1922
by Jean C. and Wendell C. Tombaugh
Friday, September 8, 1922
Robert GILLILAND, 14, son of Mr. and Mrs. Reuben GILLILAND, of this city, died at the hospital Thursday evening about 7:30 o'clock as the result of a fractured skull, caused by being run over by an automobile Wednesday afternoon. The youngster never regained consciousness following the accident and gradually grew weaker until he passed away. The doctors had held out little chance for his recovery from the first.
Robert was injured when he attempted to get his dog "Shade" off the concrete road east of town when the animal was in danger of being run down. Running out from behind one car which had just passed the boy stepped directly in front of the car deiven by Arthur SALES and was struck down in an instant.
Robert Keith GILLILAND was born at Rochester, January 31, 1908 and has lived here with his parents all his life. He had just started in the fall term of school, when death overtook him. He is survived by his parents, two sisters, Mary [GILLILAND] and Alice [GILLILAND], and two brothers, Geiger [GILLILAND] and Billy [GILLILAND]. One brother passed on before him.
Funeral at the home on East Seventh street at two p.m. Saturday with Rev. FRALEY and Rev. BUTLER officiating. Burial in the I.O.O.F. cemetery.
SOURCE:
Fulton County Indiana Obituaries - 1922
by Jean C. and Wendell C. Tombaugh
Published in The Rochester Sentinel
Friday, September 8, 1922
Robert GILLILAND, 14, son of Mr. and Mrs. Reuben GILLILAND, of this city, died at the hospital Thursday evening about 7:30 o'clock as the result of a fractured skull, caused by being run over by an automobile Wednesday afternoon. The youngster never regained consciousness following the accident and gradually grew weaker until he passed away. The doctors had held out little chance for his recovery from the first.
Robert was injured when he attempted to get his dog "Shade" off the concrete road east of town when the animal was in danger of being run down. Running out from behind one car which had just passed the boy stepped directly in front of the car deiven by Arthur SALES and was struck down in an instant.
Robert Keith GILLILAND was born at Rochester, January 31, 1908 and has lived here with his parents all his life. He had just started in the fall term of school, when death overtook him. He is survived by his parents, two sisters, Mary [GILLILAND] and Alice [GILLILAND], and two brothers, Geiger [GILLILAND] and Billy [GILLILAND]. One brother passed on before him.
Funeral at the home on East Seventh street at two p.m. Saturday with Rev. FRALEY and Rev. BUTLER officiating. Burial in the I.O.O.F. cemetery.
SOURCE:
Fulton County Indiana Obituaries - 1922
by Jean C. and Wendell C. Tombaugh
Friday, September 8, 1922
Robert GILLILAND, 14, son of Mr. and Mrs. Reuben GILLILAND, of this city, died at the hospital Thursday evening about 7:30 o'clock as the result of a fractured skull, caused by being run over by an automobile Wednesday afternoon. The youngster never regained consciousness following the accident and gradually grew weaker until he passed away. The doctors had held out little chance for his recovery from the first.
Robert was injured when he attempted to get his dog "Shade" off the concrete road east of town when the animal was in danger of being run down. Running out from behind one car which had just passed the boy stepped directly in front of the car deiven by Arthur SALES and was struck down in an instant.
Robert Keith GILLILAND was born at Rochester, January 31, 1908 and has lived here with his parents all his life. He had just started in the fall term of school, when death overtook him. He is survived by his parents, two sisters, Mary [GILLILAND] and Alice [GILLILAND], and two brothers, Geiger [GILLILAND] and Billy [GILLILAND]. One brother passed on before him.
Funeral at the home on East Seventh street at two p.m. Saturday with Rev. FRALEY and Rev. BUTLER officiating. Burial in the I.O.O.F. cemetery.
SOURCE:
Fulton County Indiana Obituaries - 1922
by Jean C. and Wendell C. Tombaugh
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