Kate’s notes: The “County Attorney Gilliland” of this obituary was Isom Shirley Gilliland, a son of Edward and Frances (Wright) Gilliland, who were married at Putnam County, Indiana in 1835. Edward, who was Kentucky-born, migrated with his family from Indiana to Mills County, Iowa. There is a short biography of Edward in the GT library, to be found among the biographical profiles for Iowa.
   Shirley Gilliland was twice married; his first wife, Florence Clark, died five short months after their marriage. By his second marriage to Elsie Moulton he had four children. Although this obituary lists only one surviving son (Whitney) and one daughter (Mrs. J. J. Keegan, whose given name was Grace), there were two other sons, Paul and Nathan, who had preceded their father in death.

Glenwood Opinion-Tribune
Glenwood, Iowa
8 December, 1927

COUNTY ATTORNEY
GILLILAND DIES
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    County Attorney Gilliland passed away at his home in this city Tuesday afternoon while sitting in his rocker. He had been in declining health for some months and in the past few weeks had failed rapidly. He was 72 years old and a member of a prominent pioneer family of this county and had rendered distinguished public service throughout his life. He had served in both the House and Senate of the Iowa legislature and was for some time a member of the state board of regents of the Iowa State University. He was at present county attorney and throughout his entire life was an ardent and active republican.
    He is survived by his wife, one daughter, Mrs. J. J. Keegan of Omaha and one son Whitney of Milwaukee, Wis. Funeral services are being held this Thursday afternoon from the Congregational church and burial will be made in the Glenwood cemetery.

-transcription by Kate Maynard, 2012