Gilbert
Gilbert N. Holland
d. March 23, 2007
Gilbert N. Holland, age 93, of Thomson, Illinois, died Friday, March 23, 2007 at his home. Funeral services will be held 10:30 a.m. Monday, March 26, 2007 at the York Baptist Church, Thomson, Illinois. Reverend Michael Jones of the Thomson York Baptist Church will officiate. Burial will be in Lower York Cemetery, Thomson. Military rites will be accorded by the United States Navy Honor Guard. Visitation will be held from 3:00 – 7:00 p.m. Sunday, March 25, 2007 at the Law-Jones Funeral Home, Thomson, Illinois. A Masonic service will be held at 7:00 p.m. Memorials may be made in Gilbert’s name to York Baptist Church, Parkinson’s Association or Mercy Hospice in Clinton, Iowa.
Gilbert was born on November 20, 1913 in Thomson, Illinois, the son of Edson and Nellie (Knapp) Holland. He married Beth Miller on July 29, 1941 in Clinton, Iowa.
Gilbert graduated from York Community High School in 1931, he then served in the United States Navy at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii prior to World War II. Upon his return from the service Gilbert farmed in the Thomson area until 1965. After farming he worked for fourteen years as a shipping clerk for Patent Novelty, which is now known as Fulton Corporation.
Gilbert was the oldest member of York Baptist Church where he was a Deacon and taught Sunday school for many years; he was also a Past Master and fifty year member of Fulton City Masonic Lodge and Fulton Eastern Star; a fifty year member of Scottish Rite of Freeport, Illinois; a 32nd Degree Mason, and a member of the Thomson School District Board for six years. Gilbert’s hobbies included Chair Caning; Gardening; doing crossword puzzles and reading.
Gilbert will be dearly missed by his wife Beth; one son Walter (Diana) Holland of Hampton, Illinois; one daughter Marcia (the late Kevin) McWilliams of Wauconda, Illinois; two grandchildren Joshua (Dawn) of Cedar Rapids, Iowa and Adam (Stephanie) of Moline, Illinois; and one sister-in-law Lorraine Holland.
Gilbert was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers, Robert and Percy; and two sisters, Mildred Brach and Marian Smith
Gilbert was born on November 20, 1913 in Thomson, Illinois, the son of Edson and Nellie (Knapp) Holland. He married Beth Miller on July 29, 1941 in Clinton, Iowa.
Gilbert graduated from York Community High School in 1931, he then served in the United States Navy at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii prior to World War II. Upon his return from the service Gilbert farmed in the Thomson area until 1965. After farming he worked for fourteen years as a shipping clerk for Patent Novelty, which is now known as Fulton Corporation.
Gilbert was the oldest member of York Baptist Church where he was a Deacon and taught Sunday school for many years; he was also a Past Master and fifty year member of Fulton City Masonic Lodge and Fulton Eastern Star; a fifty year member of Scottish Rite of Freeport, Illinois; a 32nd Degree Mason, and a member of the Thomson School District Board for six years. Gilbert’s hobbies included Chair Caning; Gardening; doing crossword puzzles and reading.
Gilbert will be dearly missed by his wife Beth; one son Walter (Diana) Holland of Hampton, Illinois; one daughter Marcia (the late Kevin) McWilliams of Wauconda, Illinois; two grandchildren Joshua (Dawn) of Cedar Rapids, Iowa and Adam (Stephanie) of Moline, Illinois; and one sister-in-law Lorraine Holland.
Gilbert was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers, Robert and Percy; and two sisters, Mildred Brach and Marian Smith
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