Gerard - Paul
Source: Crawfordsville Weekly Journal 28 December 1900
Paul Gerard died Monday night at 11:15 o’clock at his home on East College street. He had been stricken a few days before with double pneumonia and his recovery was despaired of almost from the first. The funeral took place Wednesday at 10 o’clock at the First ME Church Rev SW Goss officiating, the interment being at Oak Hill. The following of his young friends acted as pall bearers: Frank Dennis; Harry Taylor; Clarence McClure; Earle Woodward; Fred Vance and Roy Scott. The POS of A with which organization he was prominently identified were present at the funeral in a body. Paul Gerard was the son of Mr. and Mrs. AH Gerard, and was born April 26, 1878. On October 4, 1899, he was married to Miss Elsie Linn, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. JF Linn. She survives him. He was graduated from the high school in 1897 and during his course there made many warm friends. He was an excellent young man of industry and thrift, and apparently had a bright and useful future before him. He was a member of the ME Church, and to its interests he was devoted and sincere. His short life was full of good works and his untimely death is deplored by all those who knew him. - kbz