Gillaspie, Caroline Theodosia Wheeler

Passed:

Age: 92

Source: Jackson Herald

Death Notice:

Obituary Date: 1966-09-08

Information: Funeral services were held for Mrs. Gillaspie at her home, 614 Ashton St., Ravenswood, who died at St. Joseph's Hospital.  Burial was in Ravenswood Cemetery.  Born at Mt. Alto on Aug. 31, 1874, Mrs. Gillaspie had observed her 92nd birthday while in the hospital. She was the daughter of Eliza Jane and Alexander Arbuckle Wheeler of Mt. Alto and joined the Hopewell Baptist Church when a young girl.  She was married to William Morton Gillaspie Feb. 22, 1893.  Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Truman W. Wagner, Pittsburgh, Pa., and Dr. Beulah V. Gillaspie, Long Beach, Calif; two granddaughters, Mrs. Charles Heaton and Mrs. Vivian Wagner, both of Pittsburgh, Pa.; two great-grandchildren, Mrs.H.L. Clawson, New York, and Terence W. Heaton, Detroit, Mich.; three great-great-granddaughters, Laura Lee, Jocelyn Ann and Terri Eileen Clawson; a sister-in-law, Mrs. Melvin Wheeler, Mt. Alto.  Her husband died July 13, 1950.  Also preceding her in death were five brothers, and one sister.