Showing posts with label Gillespie Family. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Gillespie Family. Show all posts

Sunday, October 9, 2016

Leslie "Scotty" Cathcart, 1900-1970

Centerville Iowegian – 17 April 1970
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  CENTERVILLE – Leslie (Scotty) Cathcart, 69, resident of 629 Park Avenue, Centerville, passed away at St. Joseph’s Hospital Thursday, April 16, 1970 at 8:45 p.m.  He had been in ill health since September and a hospital patient for one day.
  Born April 28, 1900 near Jerome, he was the son of Leslie Fleming and Jean Ross Cathcart.  On May 5, 1929, he united in marriage with Janet Gillespie in Lancaster, Mo., and she survives his passing.
  He was a member of the Gospel Chapel and had lived in Centerville for the past 28 years.  He was a retired miner and road construction employee.
  Preceding him in death were his parents, a brother, David Cathcart, and a sister, Mary Cathcart.
  Survivors, beside his widow, include three brothers, James of Centerville, John of Jerome, and William of Cheyenne, Wyo.; two sisters, Mrs. Frank (Neal) Bear of Centerville and Mrs. J. F. (Emma) Feaster of Des Moines.
  Funeral services will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. from Miller-Wehrle Funeral Home.  John Lewis will officiate assisted by Ferne Van Antwerp.  Burial will be in Jerome Cemetery. A memorial payable to the Children’s Christian Home in Colorado Springs has been established.  Memorials may be given at the funeral home or at Norris Motors on North Main Street.
  The family will be at the funeral home Saturday from 7 to 8 p.m.

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Centerville Iowegian – 28 April 1970
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  Leslie Cathcart, better known as Scotty, went to be with his Lord and Savior Thursday April 16, 1970.  He had been in failing health since September but a hospital patient for only one day.  He was born April 28, 1900 near Jerome, Iowa, the son of L. F. and Jean Ross Cathcart.
  He united in marriage with Janet S. Gillespie May 5, 1929 in Lancaster, Mo.  After leaving his parents’ farm he was employed by the coal mines, by the Centerville Ice Co. and in road construction work until his retirement in 1966.
  Leslie accepted Christ as his personal Savior April 26, 1964 and was in happy fellowship with the Christians who meet at the Gospel Chapel in Centerville.
  His parents, a brother, David, and a sister Mary Ellen Cathcart preceded his in death.
  Besides his widow he leave two sisters, Mrs. Frank Neal Bear, and Mrs. J. F. (Emma) Feaster, three brothers, James and John of Centerville and William of Cheyenne, Wyoming, many other relatives and a host of friends.
  Funeral services were conducted Sunday, April 19, 1970, from the Miller-Wehrle Funeral Home with John Lewis and Ferne Van Antwerp officiating.  James McKendrick sang two numbers “Till He Come” and “Midst of Darkness.”
  Pall bearers were two nephews, James Feaster and Willlliam Medland and four great nephews, James Richard, Jack and Paul Oden.
  Internment was in the Jerome Cemetery.

Gravestone of 
Leslie "Scotty" Cathcart and Janet Gillespie Cathcart
in the Jerome Cemetery
Row 9, Block 27, Lot 1
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Centerville Iowegian – 29 April 1978
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Card of Thanks
  We wish to thank all those who extended comfort and sympathy during the illness and at the time of the death of our husband and brother.  Or the prayers, the visits, flowers, food, memorials and other acts of kindness we are most grateful.  We would not forget the faithfulness and the kindness of Dr. Leffert who was ever ready and willing to come when we needed him.
Mrs. Leslie Cathcart
Mrs. Frank Bear
Dr. and Mrs. J. F. Feaster
Mr. and Mrs. James Cathcart
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Cathcart
Mr. and Mrs. John Cathcart
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Centerville Iowegian – 22 April 1978
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  Those from out of town attending the funeral of Leslie Cathcart were Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Cathcart of Cheyenne, Wyo., Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Feaster and Mr. and Mrs. Dan Moore of Des Moines, Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Feaster, Houston, Texas, Mrs. H. Hatcher, Fulton, Mo., Mr. and Mrs. Paul Beer, San Antonio, Texas, Mr. and Mrs. G. G. Hendershot, Ann and Lynn of Newton, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Medland, Keosauqua, Mr. and Mrs. George Hansen and children, Hudson, Ia., Gerald Fiferlick, Lehigh, Ia., Mrs. W. C. Jensen, Mrs. Russell Mastain, Mrs. Adolph Vought, Mr. and Mrs. Langley Jensen, Hudson, Ia., Mrs. Marcus Nelson, Bob Davis, Traer, Ia., Mr. and Mrs. Dale Gillespie, Cambridge, Ill., Mr. and Mrs. Claude Dooley, Bettendorf, Barney Massa, Moline, Ill., Mr. and Mrs. James Mc Kendrick, Kirksville, Mo.,  Mr. and Mrs. Doug Prather, Russell, Ia., Oval Brown, Unionville, Mo.
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Thursday, December 10, 2009

Andrew Seath Gillespie, 1887-1982

Daily Iowegian - September 1982
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  Services for Andrew Seath Gillespie, a resident of Appanoose County for most of his life, will be held at Johnson Funeral Home in Centerville at 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 4 [1982].  Pastor James Berka will officiate, and burial will be in Jerome Cemetery. A visitation will be held at the funeral home rom 7 to 8 p.m. Friday.
  Mr. Gillespie was born in Kelty, Scotland, August 27, 1887, the son of Andrew and Margaret Seath Gillespie. He died Tuesday, August 31, 1982, at the age of 95 years.
  He came with his parents to this country as an infant. The family settled in Appanoose County, and he remained a resident here for all of his life.
  He received his education in Jerome and like many young men of that era, he went with his father to the coal mine at an early age. He remained in this occupation in Appanoose County and northern Missouri for most of his working years. He has been a longtime member of the United Mine Workers of America.
  On June 17, 1914, he was married to Florence Masters. To this union one son was born. Florence died in 1923, and he was married to Marie Arbogast Miller in 1941. 
  He was preceded in death by his wife, his parents and two sisters. Surviving are his son, Dale Gillespie of Cambridge, Ill.; two grandchildren, David Gillespie of Chatham, Ill.; and Bettine Geiger of Moline, Ill.; six great-grandchildren; two sisters, Janet Cathcart of Centerville and Anna Jensen of Hudson, Ia.; and several nieces and nephews.
  A memorial to the Centerville Care Center Memorial Fund has been established. 

Tuesday, December 2, 2008

Jerome Memories - Part IV - Churches

  The first settlers were much interested in the religious welfare of their families, a Methodist church was organized in 1855 and services were held in homes until the construction of a school house.  Charter members were Calvin Jackson and wife, Jim Kinney and wife, Grandma Thomas, George Jackson and wife, Delila Jackson, mother of Calvin Jackson, eight in all.  The circuit rider's name was Alexander and the circuit covered the greater part of Appanoose County.
  Later circuit-rider preachers were Brothers Clark, Main, Hard, Mann, Orr, Harnerd, Corkhill, Stephenson, Hurt, Sinclair, Tennent and Hogle.  The Jacob Norris home was a popular stop enroute to Jerome.
  The first church was finished in October of 1871.  Early ministers included J. M. Louthridge and C. W. Powelson.  This church stood in the west part of town on the same site as the present church.  Lumber was hewed and hauled from Missouri and shingles and flooring were brought from Albia. Mrs. Calvin Jackson and Mrs. James Hagan boarded the laborers without pay and Mrs. Jackson wove carpets for the isles.  The records of 1875 show that the ministers salary was $600 and $75 was given to missions.  The first organ was bought in 1886 and Mamie Kinney was appointed organist, serving until her death in 1892.
  The present Methodist church was dedicated in 1911 during the time Rev. J. H. Krenmyre was pastor.  In 1939 a Sunday school room and a kitchen were added and dedicated to the memory of Mrs. Maria Pendergast and Miss Anna Gorman, whose gifts by will added to the contributions of the community and made the additions possible.  In 1953 the kitchen addition was made a part of the Sunday school room and a modern new kitchen was built, all made possible by the will of Anna Gorman and the labor of the membership of the church.
  In 1910 the Gospel Hall was built as another place of worship, leaders in the church being Andrew Gillispie and John and W. W. White.  The Croation Society building, commonly called the Catholic church, was built in the eastern part of Jerome in 1916, and the Catholic service began in 1919.
[From Memories of Jerome, Iowa, 1989 published for the 1989 Jerome Reunion.]