Obituary of a Civil War Veteran

Darius Gilmore aged 72 years for the past twenty-four years a well known and highly respected resident of Ironton passed away yesterday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock at his home on Pearl Street, Mr. Gilmore’s illness covered a period of one week during which time he suffered from inflammation of the bladder and congestive chills. During this time he was in bed only part of the time.

The deceased who was a Civil War veteran came to Ironton with his large family from Aid, Ohio. One year ago the wife died leaving eleven children who now survive the deceased. For the past several years the deceased had been unable to work and made his home with his son Calvin. He lived to see four sons serve in the recent world war, they being Edward, David, Cleveland and Daniel Gilmore all of Ironton. David is now in New York and Edward is still in the service at Camp Merritt. The deceased was an attendant of the Christian church and had always lived a faithful Christian life. Surviving the deceased are the following children: William Gilmore of Monroe, Va., Mrs. Maggie Heffner of Indiana, Mrs. Ida Harrison of LaGrange, O., Leonard, Ira, Daniel, Calvin Gilmore of Williamsport, O., David Gilmore of New York, Edward Gilmore of Camp Merritt, Cleveland Gilmore of Louisiana and Mrs. Grace Rooney of Ironton. Four brothers also survive viz: John Gilmore, Lon Gilmore and Sennett Gilmore of Louisiana and Joe Gilmore of Ironton. One sister, Mrs. Nancy Nance of Huntington, W. Va., also survives.

The funeral arrangements have not yet been made pending the arrival of sons of the deceased.

---Morning Irontonian, 15 August 1919, Friday, Page 6.

The funeral services over the remains of the late Darius Gilmore will be held this afternoon at two o’clock from the home of his son-in-law Michael Rooney, on North Fifth street. Interment will follow in Woodland.

Edward, a son of the deceased who has been overseas for the past several months arrived home yesterday from Camp Sherman having received his honorable discharge. He was formerly a member of Company I and left the city with them.

Morning Irontonian, 17 August 1919, Sunday, Page 11.