Obituary for Mildred Gallagher Dunard (1895-1928)
Uncited clippings from the "Mattie Davis Martin Collection" of Doris Martin
Jablonski, 1998.
Mildred GALLAGHER, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. GALLAGHER was born at Herrington, Kan.,
on August 20, 1895. In the year 1911 her parents moved to High Hill, Mo., and in the year
1912, she with her parents moved to Hawk Point, where has been at home since. She was
united in marriage to William Harrison DUNARD in the year 1912. To this union four
children were born, namely, Lucille, aged 13, Billie, aged 8, Ailene, aged 6 and James H.,
aged 5 weeks.
A few weeks ago after the birth of James H., she suffered from a spell of the flu and
conditions developed making it necessary for her to be taken to a hospital in St. Louis
for special treatment. In spite of all that medical skill and tender nursing could do
death claimed her Sunday morning at 2 o'clock, January 22.
Her remains arrived at Hawk Point Monday evening, January 23, and remained in the home
over Tuesday where many friends and relatives called to extend their heartfelt sympathy to
the heartbroken husband and children. Wednesday at one o'clock p.m. she was taken to the
Hawk Point church, followed by a large number of relatives and friends where Bro. MATSLER
spoke kind and comforting words to the large gathering of sympathetic hearers. Her remains
were then taken to the beautiful Troy cemetery where they were laid to rest.
Besides the husband and children, Mildred leaves her father, mother, J. B. GALLAGHER and
wife, two brothers, Beryl GALLAGHER and wife, of St. Louis and Glen GALLAGHER of
Washington, DC and one sister, Mrs. J. E. EVERSMEYER, of Hawk Point, to mourn the death of
this young wife and mother. Mildred was a home loving woman and her greatest happiness was
in seeing her husband and children happy. She had been a member of the Christian church
since 1911 and she was devoted to the church and Sunday school work. In Mildred’s
death not only her family and near relatives, but all Hawk Point has lost the influence of
a truly good woman. - C. A. H.
[Transcribers note. Although the year of death was not given in the obituary, it was noted
in an article on the reverse side of the obituary as 1928.]
Note regarding clippings from the "Mattie Davis Martin Collection": Mattie Davis Martin (1875-1943) lived all of her life in Lincoln County, MO. She collected a large file of clippings of Lincoln County residents. The majority of the clippings were without citation, and kept stored in an old purse. Doris Martin Jablonski, beneficiary of the collection, has transcribed them for inclusion on our Lincoln County Heritage/Records Page.
File submitted to HERITAGE PAGES of LINCOLN COUNTY, MISSOURI by Doris Martin Jablonski, 8 December 1998.
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