OBIT: Paul J. GILLAM, 2005, of interest in Blair County, PA Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Sharon Miller Copyright 2007. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/blair/ _________________________________________ PAUL J. GILLAM Paul J. Gillam, 80, of West Hanover Township, passed away Sunday, February 6, 2005 at his home. He was a retired truck driver from Roadway Express and a U.S. Army veteran of WWII. He was born August 8, 1924 in Oak Park, Illinois, preceded in death by his parents, Carlton S. and Dorothy Ohm Gillam and a brother James C. Gillam, all of Tyrone. He was a member of Progress-Immanuel Presbyterian Church, Robert Burns Lodge 464 F&AM, Harrisburg Consistory, Zembo Temple, Tall Cedars of Lebanon Forest 43, Teamsters Union Local 776, the Linglestown American Legion Post 272 and a graduate of the Tyrone High School, class of 1943. Surviving is his wife, Marjorie Fisher Gillam; one son, Paul J. Gillam, Jr. and his wife Mary T. Gillam of Chester Springs; one daughter, Debra J. Eckley and her husband David M. Eckley of Harrisburg; three grandchildren, Kara Gillam, John Gillam and Ryan Eckley. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, February 10, 2005 at the Progress-Immanuel Presbyterian Church, 3640 Ash Street, Harrisburg. Visitation will be held at 10-11 a.m. Thursday at the church. Burial will be at Indiantown Gap National Cemetery with military honors at 1 p.m. Neill Funeral Home, Harrisburg is handling the arrangements. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to his church, Progress-Immanuel Presbyterian Church 3640 Ash Street, Harrisburg, Pa 17109 or to the Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Association, 2001 N. Front Street, Harrisburg, Pa 17102. Tyrone Daily Herald, February 8, 2005