Copyrighted © 1997 by Janette (Wilson) Ramos. Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Janette (Wilson) Ramos . USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free genealogy information on the Internet, data may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations." Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than as stated above, must contact the submitter or the listed USGenWeb archivist. Uploaded 5 November 1997 by: Janette (Wilson) Ramos Email: This file contains an obituary from the Harvey, Cook Co., IL newspaper where Edwin Smith Gamble started his business life. He moved to CA about 1919. A prominent businessman, he & his second wife are buried in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Pasadena, California. OBITUARY, HARVEY, ILLINOIS, Friday, January 11, 1935: EDWIN S. GAMBLE DIES SUDDENLY IN CALIFORNIA Edwin Smith Gamble, a pioneer resident of Harvey who was prominently associated with the lumber and building material industry in this section of the county, died at his home at Pasadena, Calif., near midnight on Tuesday. His death was unexpected and friends here were shocked at the news of his passing. Mr. Gamble, at the time of his death was chairman of the board of the Chicago and Riverdale Lumber company, of which he was an organizer. He had been living in California since around 1928, when he retired from the presidency of the lumber company. No word has been received by friends here as to the plans for the funeral, but it is stated that it will be held at Pasadena. Mr. Gamble was 66 years of age and born in the Monmouth region. In his youth he went to South Dakota, hoping to rid himself of asthma from which he suffered all his life. He came to Chicago before the World's Fair time, and in the spring of 1891 came to Harvey where he clerked at De Voe's shoe store, well-known to early settlers. Then he was employed by the Illinois and Wisconsin Lumber company at Riverdale, and on the ceasing of operations of that company, was one of several who formed the present Chicago and Riverdale Lumber company in 1897. He served as president of it from 1901 until his retirement in 1928. Mr. Gamble was married to Miss Zella V. Willets of Harvey, the daughter of Mrs. G. V. Anderson. She died in 1915, and it is in her memory that the First Methodist church is named the Zella Gamble Memorial. In 1919 Mr. Gamble and Miss Stella Ellis were married. Mrs. Gamble survives him and there is one daughter, Mrs. Dorothy Wilson of Davenport, Iowa. Since his taking up residence in California Mr. Gamble made a number of visits back here, some on business connected with the lumber company, and the last time he was here was last June and July. Transcribed & submitted by Janette (Wilson) Ramos