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His wife of 59 years was Gertrude B. Gill, and had three children: John D. Gill, Jr., who died in 1995, Walter B. Gill of Beebe Plain, Vermont ('96), and Mrs. Catherine L. Barrow of Warren, New Jersey ('96). Dr. Gill died on July 4, 1996, services were held at Woodside. | His wife of 59 years was Gertrude B. Gill, and had three children: John D. Gill, Jr., who died in 1995, Walter B. Gill of Beebe Plain, Vermont ('96), and Mrs. Catherine L. Barrow of Warren, New Jersey ('96). Dr. Gill died on July 4, 1996, services were held at Woodside. | ||
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* [http://www.digifind-it.com/westfield/leader/1996/1996-07-11.pdf Westfield obit] | * [http://www.digifind-it.com/westfield/leader/1996/1996-07-11.pdf Westfield obit] | ||
Latest revision as of 09:36, 30 September 2018
Dr. John D. Gill was born in Westfield, New Jersey in 1911, to Dr. W.W. Gill, also a dentist. He maintained a dentist office in Westfield from 1946 until his retirement in 1989. He was a graduate of the Columbia University School of Dentistry in New York City, receiving his degree in 1935. He served as a Lieutenant Colonel in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict.
In 1936, Dr. Gill was serving as correspondent for the Westfield Gospel Hall, his father Dr. W.W. Gill was serving the same role in 1927. Dr. Gill was the founder of the Woodside Chapel in Fanwood, and served as an elder. He was a member of the Board of Christian Missions in Many Lands in Spring Lake, as well as a member of the New Jersey Dental Society, and the Christian Businessman's Committee in Plainfield.
His wife of 59 years was Gertrude B. Gill, and had three children: John D. Gill, Jr., who died in 1995, Walter B. Gill of Beebe Plain, Vermont ('96), and Mrs. Catherine L. Barrow of Warren, New Jersey ('96). Dr. Gill died on July 4, 1996, services were held at Woodside.
Funerals officiated
- Edward Adolphus Bensen (early NY CPA)
Sources
- 1927 assembly address book, Faithful Words, St. Louis, MO
- 1936 assembly address book, Light and Liberty, Fort Dodge, IA
