Kate’s Notes: This obituary is particularly important for the reference to Hamilton Cemetery, also known as Hamilton-McCoy Cemetery. A report on the Hamilton McCoy Cemetery of Jackson County may be found in the Gilliland Trails library. At the time I had thought that all of the Gilliland headstones had been accounted for but this proves I missed recording at least one stone.

The Portsmouth Times
Portsmouth, Ohio
18 November, 1940

Charlie Gilliland

    Death at 10 a.m. today claimed Charlie Gilliland, 62, at the home of a sister, Mrs. John Kent of Lucasville. He had been staying for the last four months at the Kent home. Death came after an extended illness of complications.
    Surviving, beside the sister at whose home he died, are these sisters and brothers: Arthur G. and Beverly Gililland of Oak Hill, Mrs. E. S. Kent of Portsmouth, Mrs. Henry Dixon, Mrs. Beatrice Seel, Mrs. Dorothy Moore, Mrs. Charles Wastier and Miss Louise Gilliland of Jackson and Mrs. Nell Cook of Stout. He also leaves a step-sister, Mrs. Goldie Prier of Chillicothe.
    Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Hamilton church, Jackson county, with burial in the Hamilton cemetery under the direction of Clyde E. Mayhew. The body is at the home of Arthur Gilliland at Oak Hill.

The Portsmouth Times
Portsmouth, Ohio
19 November, 1940

Charlie Gilliland

Funeral services for Charlie Gilliland, 62, who died Monday at the home of a sister, Mrs. John Kent of Lucasville, will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Hamilton church, Jackson county, with burial in the Hamilton Cemetery. The body is at the home of a brother, Arthur Gilliland of Oak Hill.

-- transcriptions by Kate Maynard, 2011