Born in Ruston, LA, to parents Micheal Baughman Gill (b: 19 Oct 1874, d: 28 Feb 1946) and Eva Edwina Morrow Gill (b: 16 Sep 1881, d: 16 Nov 1944), he was the youngest of seven children.
His siblings were:
1. Evelyn Gill (b: 19 Jun 1907, Ruston, LA; d: 7 Jan 1953, St. Louis, MO)
Spouse: 1st: Milton J. Kilmer. 2nd: Rudolf Richard Plotz (23 Oct 1904, Germany; d: 13 Jun 1965, St. Louis, MO)
2. Michael Baughman (M.B.) Gill, Jr. (b: 10 May 1910; d: Oct 1966 in Miami, FL)
Spouse: Sylvia Isabel Guito. (b: 28 Mar 1918, Key West, FL; d: 20 Aug 2005 in Miami, FL)
3. Miriam Gill (b: 1912, Ruston, LA; d: 8 May 1927, Ruston, LA)
4. William Morrow Gill (b: 7 Jul 1914, Ruston, LA; d: 30 May 1990, San Antonio, TX)
Spouse: Ruth Albritton (b: 7 Nov 1916 in Farmerville, LA; d: 29 Mar 2006, San Antonio, TX)
5. Benjamin Cameron Gill (b: 28 Dec 1916 in Ruston, LA; d: 5 Dec 1989 in Beaumont, TX)
Spouse: Vera Lucille Hood (b: 3 Nov 1918, Sarepta, LA; d: 31 Jan 2010, Beaumont, TX)
6. Clinton Reagan Gill (b: 21 Nov 1919 in Ruston, LA; d: 29 Oct 2001 in Shreveport, LA)
Spouse: Margaret Hope Griffith (b: 30 Dec 1918 in Albany, NY; d: 7 Oct 2003 in Shreveport, LA)
At the age of 24, in 1946, he married Winifred Lindsay in Palm Beach, FL.
He died at the age of 71 in Baton Rouge, LA on 6 Jun 1994.
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The Advocate (Baton Rouge, La.)-June 9, 1994
.GILL, JAMES MONROE
Died Monday, June 6, 1994. He was born Sept. 2, 1922, in Ruston, and a resident of Baton Rouge. He is survived by his wife of 51 years, Winifred "Winnie" Lindsay Gill; two daughters, Jane Gill, Baton Rouge, and Wyn Gill Spiller and her husband, Steven of Nevada City, Calif.; three grandchildren, Lindsay, Katherine and Ross Spiller; a brother, Dr. Clinton R. Gill and his wife, Hope of Shreveport; and nieces and nephews. Preceded in death by parents, Eva Morrow and Michael Baughman Gill, Ruston;three brothers, M.B. Gill Jr., Coral Gables, Fla., W.M. Gill, San Antonio, Texas, and B.C. Gill, Beaumont, Texas; and a sister, Evelyn G. Plotz, St. Louis, Mo. He was a graduate of Louisiana Polytechnic, Ruston, the graduate school of LSU, Baton Rouge, and a graduate of Harvard Business School's Advanced Management Program.
He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. He retired from Ethyl Corp. as president of the Chemicals Group and a member of the board of directors. He was a past president of the City Club, member of the Baton Rouge Rotary Club and the Baton Rouge Country Club. He was a past director of Parkland Hospital, Baton Rouge, and past director of the Anglo American Art Museum. He was an organizing member of the Baton Rouge Community Fund for the Arts and a member of the Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge. He was a Presbyterian elder and member of the First Presbyterian Church, Baton Rouge, prior to that a member of Walnut Creek Presbyterian Church, Walnut Creek, Calif. Honorary pallbearers are H. Parrott Bacot, Larry Bond, Dr. Dewey Carpenter, Rodney Chastain, Donald Diefendorf, M.D., Stephen Henry, John Klock, Charlie Kyle, Paul McKim, Roger Moser, Jerry Newcomb, Charles Nunn, James Riddle, Ray Wilkins, Gerald Miletello, M.D., and Frank Silva, M.D.
Friends are invited to visit at the First Presbyterian Church, 9:30 a.m. to 10:45 a.m.Thursday, with a memorial service to follow at 11 a.m., the Rev. Dr. Roger O. Green and Mr. P. Clinton Regen, officiating. Private graveside services will be held at Norwood Cemetery, Norwood, La. Arrangements are under the direction of Rabenhorst Funeral Home, 825 Government St. The family suggests in lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the First Presbyterian Church Foundation, P.O. Box 2006, 70802, Cancer Society of Greater Baton Rouge, 650 Steele Blvd., 70806, or M.D. Andersen Cancer Hospital, 1515 Holcombe Blvd., Houston, Texas, 77030.
Edition: AdvSection: city desPage: 20-AColumn: DEATHS
Index Terms: OBITUARYRecord Number: 2443Copyright 1994 Capital City Press, Baton Rouge, La.
His siblings were:
1. Evelyn Gill (b: 19 Jun 1907, Ruston, LA; d: 7 Jan 1953, St. Louis, MO)
Spouse: 1st: Milton J. Kilmer. 2nd: Rudolf Richard Plotz (23 Oct 1904, Germany; d: 13 Jun 1965, St. Louis, MO)
2. Michael Baughman (M.B.) Gill, Jr. (b: 10 May 1910; d: Oct 1966 in Miami, FL)
Spouse: Sylvia Isabel Guito. (b: 28 Mar 1918, Key West, FL; d: 20 Aug 2005 in Miami, FL)
3. Miriam Gill (b: 1912, Ruston, LA; d: 8 May 1927, Ruston, LA)
4. William Morrow Gill (b: 7 Jul 1914, Ruston, LA; d: 30 May 1990, San Antonio, TX)
Spouse: Ruth Albritton (b: 7 Nov 1916 in Farmerville, LA; d: 29 Mar 2006, San Antonio, TX)
5. Benjamin Cameron Gill (b: 28 Dec 1916 in Ruston, LA; d: 5 Dec 1989 in Beaumont, TX)
Spouse: Vera Lucille Hood (b: 3 Nov 1918, Sarepta, LA; d: 31 Jan 2010, Beaumont, TX)
6. Clinton Reagan Gill (b: 21 Nov 1919 in Ruston, LA; d: 29 Oct 2001 in Shreveport, LA)
Spouse: Margaret Hope Griffith (b: 30 Dec 1918 in Albany, NY; d: 7 Oct 2003 in Shreveport, LA)
At the age of 24, in 1946, he married Winifred Lindsay in Palm Beach, FL.
He died at the age of 71 in Baton Rouge, LA on 6 Jun 1994.
DEATHS
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The Advocate (Baton Rouge, La.)-June 9, 1994
.GILL, JAMES MONROE
Died Monday, June 6, 1994. He was born Sept. 2, 1922, in Ruston, and a resident of Baton Rouge. He is survived by his wife of 51 years, Winifred "Winnie" Lindsay Gill; two daughters, Jane Gill, Baton Rouge, and Wyn Gill Spiller and her husband, Steven of Nevada City, Calif.; three grandchildren, Lindsay, Katherine and Ross Spiller; a brother, Dr. Clinton R. Gill and his wife, Hope of Shreveport; and nieces and nephews. Preceded in death by parents, Eva Morrow and Michael Baughman Gill, Ruston;three brothers, M.B. Gill Jr., Coral Gables, Fla., W.M. Gill, San Antonio, Texas, and B.C. Gill, Beaumont, Texas; and a sister, Evelyn G. Plotz, St. Louis, Mo. He was a graduate of Louisiana Polytechnic, Ruston, the graduate school of LSU, Baton Rouge, and a graduate of Harvard Business School's Advanced Management Program.
He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. He retired from Ethyl Corp. as president of the Chemicals Group and a member of the board of directors. He was a past president of the City Club, member of the Baton Rouge Rotary Club and the Baton Rouge Country Club. He was a past director of Parkland Hospital, Baton Rouge, and past director of the Anglo American Art Museum. He was an organizing member of the Baton Rouge Community Fund for the Arts and a member of the Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge. He was a Presbyterian elder and member of the First Presbyterian Church, Baton Rouge, prior to that a member of Walnut Creek Presbyterian Church, Walnut Creek, Calif. Honorary pallbearers are H. Parrott Bacot, Larry Bond, Dr. Dewey Carpenter, Rodney Chastain, Donald Diefendorf, M.D., Stephen Henry, John Klock, Charlie Kyle, Paul McKim, Roger Moser, Jerry Newcomb, Charles Nunn, James Riddle, Ray Wilkins, Gerald Miletello, M.D., and Frank Silva, M.D.
Friends are invited to visit at the First Presbyterian Church, 9:30 a.m. to 10:45 a.m.Thursday, with a memorial service to follow at 11 a.m., the Rev. Dr. Roger O. Green and Mr. P. Clinton Regen, officiating. Private graveside services will be held at Norwood Cemetery, Norwood, La. Arrangements are under the direction of Rabenhorst Funeral Home, 825 Government St. The family suggests in lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the First Presbyterian Church Foundation, P.O. Box 2006, 70802, Cancer Society of Greater Baton Rouge, 650 Steele Blvd., 70806, or M.D. Andersen Cancer Hospital, 1515 Holcombe Blvd., Houston, Texas, 77030.
Edition: AdvSection: city desPage: 20-AColumn: DEATHS
Index Terms: OBITUARYRecord Number: 2443Copyright 1994 Capital City Press, Baton Rouge, La.
Born in Ruston, LA, to parents Micheal Baughman Gill (b: 19 Oct 1874, d: 28 Feb 1946) and Eva Edwina Morrow Gill (b: 16 Sep 1881, d: 16 Nov 1944), he was the youngest of seven children.
His siblings were:
1. Evelyn Gill (b: 19 Jun 1907, Ruston, LA; d: 7 Jan 1953, St. Louis, MO)
Spouse: 1st: Milton J. Kilmer. 2nd: Rudolf Richard Plotz (23 Oct 1904, Germany; d: 13 Jun 1965, St. Louis, MO)
2. Michael Baughman (M.B.) Gill, Jr. (b: 10 May 1910; d: Oct 1966 in Miami, FL)
Spouse: Sylvia Isabel Guito. (b: 28 Mar 1918, Key West, FL; d: 20 Aug 2005 in Miami, FL)
3. Miriam Gill (b: 1912, Ruston, LA; d: 8 May 1927, Ruston, LA)
4. William Morrow Gill (b: 7 Jul 1914, Ruston, LA; d: 30 May 1990, San Antonio, TX)
Spouse: Ruth Albritton (b: 7 Nov 1916 in Farmerville, LA; d: 29 Mar 2006, San Antonio, TX)
5. Benjamin Cameron Gill (b: 28 Dec 1916 in Ruston, LA; d: 5 Dec 1989 in Beaumont, TX)
Spouse: Vera Lucille Hood (b: 3 Nov 1918, Sarepta, LA; d: 31 Jan 2010, Beaumont, TX)
6. Clinton Reagan Gill (b: 21 Nov 1919 in Ruston, LA; d: 29 Oct 2001 in Shreveport, LA)
Spouse: Margaret Hope Griffith (b: 30 Dec 1918 in Albany, NY; d: 7 Oct 2003 in Shreveport, LA)
At the age of 24, in 1946, he married Winifred Lindsay in Palm Beach, FL.
He died at the age of 71 in Baton Rouge, LA on 6 Jun 1994.
DEATHS
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The Advocate (Baton Rouge, La.)-June 9, 1994
.GILL, JAMES MONROE
Died Monday, June 6, 1994. He was born Sept. 2, 1922, in Ruston, and a resident of Baton Rouge. He is survived by his wife of 51 years, Winifred "Winnie" Lindsay Gill; two daughters, Jane Gill, Baton Rouge, and Wyn Gill Spiller and her husband, Steven of Nevada City, Calif.; three grandchildren, Lindsay, Katherine and Ross Spiller; a brother, Dr. Clinton R. Gill and his wife, Hope of Shreveport; and nieces and nephews. Preceded in death by parents, Eva Morrow and Michael Baughman Gill, Ruston;three brothers, M.B. Gill Jr., Coral Gables, Fla., W.M. Gill, San Antonio, Texas, and B.C. Gill, Beaumont, Texas; and a sister, Evelyn G. Plotz, St. Louis, Mo. He was a graduate of Louisiana Polytechnic, Ruston, the graduate school of LSU, Baton Rouge, and a graduate of Harvard Business School's Advanced Management Program.
He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. He retired from Ethyl Corp. as president of the Chemicals Group and a member of the board of directors. He was a past president of the City Club, member of the Baton Rouge Rotary Club and the Baton Rouge Country Club. He was a past director of Parkland Hospital, Baton Rouge, and past director of the Anglo American Art Museum. He was an organizing member of the Baton Rouge Community Fund for the Arts and a member of the Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge. He was a Presbyterian elder and member of the First Presbyterian Church, Baton Rouge, prior to that a member of Walnut Creek Presbyterian Church, Walnut Creek, Calif. Honorary pallbearers are H. Parrott Bacot, Larry Bond, Dr. Dewey Carpenter, Rodney Chastain, Donald Diefendorf, M.D., Stephen Henry, John Klock, Charlie Kyle, Paul McKim, Roger Moser, Jerry Newcomb, Charles Nunn, James Riddle, Ray Wilkins, Gerald Miletello, M.D., and Frank Silva, M.D.
Friends are invited to visit at the First Presbyterian Church, 9:30 a.m. to 10:45 a.m.Thursday, with a memorial service to follow at 11 a.m., the Rev. Dr. Roger O. Green and Mr. P. Clinton Regen, officiating. Private graveside services will be held at Norwood Cemetery, Norwood, La. Arrangements are under the direction of Rabenhorst Funeral Home, 825 Government St. The family suggests in lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the First Presbyterian Church Foundation, P.O. Box 2006, 70802, Cancer Society of Greater Baton Rouge, 650 Steele Blvd., 70806, or M.D. Andersen Cancer Hospital, 1515 Holcombe Blvd., Houston, Texas, 77030.
Edition: AdvSection: city desPage: 20-AColumn: DEATHS
Index Terms: OBITUARYRecord Number: 2443Copyright 1994 Capital City Press, Baton Rouge, La.
His siblings were:
1. Evelyn Gill (b: 19 Jun 1907, Ruston, LA; d: 7 Jan 1953, St. Louis, MO)
Spouse: 1st: Milton J. Kilmer. 2nd: Rudolf Richard Plotz (23 Oct 1904, Germany; d: 13 Jun 1965, St. Louis, MO)
2. Michael Baughman (M.B.) Gill, Jr. (b: 10 May 1910; d: Oct 1966 in Miami, FL)
Spouse: Sylvia Isabel Guito. (b: 28 Mar 1918, Key West, FL; d: 20 Aug 2005 in Miami, FL)
3. Miriam Gill (b: 1912, Ruston, LA; d: 8 May 1927, Ruston, LA)
4. William Morrow Gill (b: 7 Jul 1914, Ruston, LA; d: 30 May 1990, San Antonio, TX)
Spouse: Ruth Albritton (b: 7 Nov 1916 in Farmerville, LA; d: 29 Mar 2006, San Antonio, TX)
5. Benjamin Cameron Gill (b: 28 Dec 1916 in Ruston, LA; d: 5 Dec 1989 in Beaumont, TX)
Spouse: Vera Lucille Hood (b: 3 Nov 1918, Sarepta, LA; d: 31 Jan 2010, Beaumont, TX)
6. Clinton Reagan Gill (b: 21 Nov 1919 in Ruston, LA; d: 29 Oct 2001 in Shreveport, LA)
Spouse: Margaret Hope Griffith (b: 30 Dec 1918 in Albany, NY; d: 7 Oct 2003 in Shreveport, LA)
At the age of 24, in 1946, he married Winifred Lindsay in Palm Beach, FL.
He died at the age of 71 in Baton Rouge, LA on 6 Jun 1994.
DEATHS
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The Advocate (Baton Rouge, La.)-June 9, 1994
.GILL, JAMES MONROE
Died Monday, June 6, 1994. He was born Sept. 2, 1922, in Ruston, and a resident of Baton Rouge. He is survived by his wife of 51 years, Winifred "Winnie" Lindsay Gill; two daughters, Jane Gill, Baton Rouge, and Wyn Gill Spiller and her husband, Steven of Nevada City, Calif.; three grandchildren, Lindsay, Katherine and Ross Spiller; a brother, Dr. Clinton R. Gill and his wife, Hope of Shreveport; and nieces and nephews. Preceded in death by parents, Eva Morrow and Michael Baughman Gill, Ruston;three brothers, M.B. Gill Jr., Coral Gables, Fla., W.M. Gill, San Antonio, Texas, and B.C. Gill, Beaumont, Texas; and a sister, Evelyn G. Plotz, St. Louis, Mo. He was a graduate of Louisiana Polytechnic, Ruston, the graduate school of LSU, Baton Rouge, and a graduate of Harvard Business School's Advanced Management Program.
He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. He retired from Ethyl Corp. as president of the Chemicals Group and a member of the board of directors. He was a past president of the City Club, member of the Baton Rouge Rotary Club and the Baton Rouge Country Club. He was a past director of Parkland Hospital, Baton Rouge, and past director of the Anglo American Art Museum. He was an organizing member of the Baton Rouge Community Fund for the Arts and a member of the Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge. He was a Presbyterian elder and member of the First Presbyterian Church, Baton Rouge, prior to that a member of Walnut Creek Presbyterian Church, Walnut Creek, Calif. Honorary pallbearers are H. Parrott Bacot, Larry Bond, Dr. Dewey Carpenter, Rodney Chastain, Donald Diefendorf, M.D., Stephen Henry, John Klock, Charlie Kyle, Paul McKim, Roger Moser, Jerry Newcomb, Charles Nunn, James Riddle, Ray Wilkins, Gerald Miletello, M.D., and Frank Silva, M.D.
Friends are invited to visit at the First Presbyterian Church, 9:30 a.m. to 10:45 a.m.Thursday, with a memorial service to follow at 11 a.m., the Rev. Dr. Roger O. Green and Mr. P. Clinton Regen, officiating. Private graveside services will be held at Norwood Cemetery, Norwood, La. Arrangements are under the direction of Rabenhorst Funeral Home, 825 Government St. The family suggests in lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the First Presbyterian Church Foundation, P.O. Box 2006, 70802, Cancer Society of Greater Baton Rouge, 650 Steele Blvd., 70806, or M.D. Andersen Cancer Hospital, 1515 Holcombe Blvd., Houston, Texas, 77030.
Edition: AdvSection: city desPage: 20-AColumn: DEATHS
Index Terms: OBITUARYRecord Number: 2443Copyright 1994 Capital City Press, Baton Rouge, La.
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