Obituary of W. E. GAMMILL, Sr., LaSalle Parish, Louisiana

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From The Jena Times - Olla Tullos Signal; Jena, LaSalle Parish, La.  
Microfilm at the LaSalle Parish Library located in Jena, LaSalle Parish, La.

Many Thanks to The Times - Signal and to the LaSalle Parish Library for 
allowing the following to be added to the Archives.





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Date:  October 20, 1955

Headline:  W. E. Gammill, Sr., 75, Dies Suddenly; Rites are Held at Tullos

Funeral services were held at 2:30 o'clock this (Thurs.) afternoon at the 
First Baptist Church in Tullos for W. E. gammill, Sr., who died suddenly at 
his place of business Tuesday morning about 10:30 o'clock.

An automobile dealer, Mr. Gammill operated the Chevrolet agency in Tullos 
and, also one in Olla.  It was believed that a heart attack was the cause of 
his death.  Mr. Gammill had been troubled with a heart condition for a number 
of years, having suffered a severe attack in 1945 and again in 1953, but 
reportedly was well and feeling in the best of health and spirit at the time 
of his death.  He was 75 years of age.

The Rev. B. T. Milford, pastor of the First Baptist Church of Tullos, of 
which Mr. Gammill was a staunch and active member, had charge of the funeral 
services.  He was assisted by the Rev. F. W. Hart of Baton Rouge and the Rev. 
Luther Hall of Farmerville, both former pastors of Mr. gammill.

Interment followed in the Greenwood Cemetery near Pineville.

In addition to his active work in the church, Mr. Gammill also was a faithful 
member of the Tullos Lions Club.

Survivors include his wife, Mrs. W. E. Gammill, Sr., of Tullos; a son, W. E. 
Jr., also of Tullos; two daughters, Mrs. E. W. Sehon of Delhi and Mrs. Lois 
Tuthill of Tullos; two brothers, J. W. of Burney, Calif., and J. E. of 
Silsbee, Texas; five sisters, Miss Daisy Gammill of Burney, Mrs. Rose Smith 
of Georgetown, Mrs. Emma Rowe of Huntington Beach, Calif., Mrs. Mattie 
Kirkham of Torrance, Calif., and Mrs. Katie Laforge of Marble Falls, Texas, 
four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.