Obituary of James F GASS, Perry County, Illinois This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Mike Jones James F. Gass Funeral Services Article Provided by annual Gass-Logan Reunion attendees. Submitted by Mike Jones. Funeral Services Funeral Services for James F. Gass Monday, June 18, 1979 James F. Gass of R R 2, Pinckneyville, Illinois passed away at the Pinckneyville Community Hospital June 15, 1979, after an illness of several weeks at the age of 76 years. Mr. Gass was born in Pinckneyville November 11, 1902, the son of Benjamin and Martha Jane (Logan) Gass. He was united in marriage to Mary Preston and to this union was born seven children. She preceded him in death March 26, 1969. He was united in marriage in Pinckneyville in 1970 to Esther McClurken who survives. Jim was a member of the First Baptist Church and the Pinckneyville Senior Citizens. He was retired as an Electrician and was a member of Local 309 of the I.B.E.W. of Collinsville, Illinois. Survivors are his wife, Esther of Pinckneyville; two daughters, Mrs. Edward (Florence) Nesbit of Collinsville, Ill. and Mrs. Virgil (Dorothy) Brawley of Fairview Heights, Illinois; three sons; Joe of Belleville, Ill.; Jim of Belleville and Larry (Bill) of Fairview Heights, Illinois; three step sons, Alan, Roger, and Jon McClurken, all of Pinckneyville, 17 grandchildren and one great grandchild; one sister, Lillian Pyatt of Pinckeyville. He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife Mary, four sisters, one brother, two children and one grandson. Funeral services were held at the First Baptist Church Monday, June 18, 1979 at 1 p.m. with the Rev. Charles Boling officiating with interment in the Mueller Hill Cemetery with Pyatt Funeral Home in charge. ***************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be 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 for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. **************************************************************** Mike Jones