St. Clair County Obits

E.L GILKESON

Osceola Library files
E.L. Gilkeson Dies Suddenly
Funeral services will be held Thursday afternoon, Feb. 20, at the Osceola Methodist church at 1:30 p.m., for E.L. Gilkeson, a longtime employee of the Missouri Public Service company, who was found dead at the power plant on the river Tuesday evening.
Rev. C. Fay Kessinger, pastor of the church, will officiate at the services and burial will be made in the Rockville cemetery under the direction of the Goodrich Funeral Home.
Stores in Osceola will close under proclamation of Mayor John Hailman from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m., in deference to the memory of Mr. Gilkeson, who was currently serving a term as councilman from the south ward.