McMullan - William
Source: Waveland Independent newspaper, Waveland, Montgomery County, Indiana, Jan 10, 1930
Mrs. R. J. Glover received a telegram on Friday telling of the
death of a former resident, Mr. William McMullan, at the home of
her son, Constant Borrell, in Ferndale, Michigan. She had been
seriously ill for three months with tumor on the lung. Funeral
services were held at her former home in Anderson on Sunday
afternoon. Mrs. McMullan, who husband died about a year ago,
lived here a number of years while Mr. McMullan was express
messenger on the Central Indiana. She had a circle of warm
friends who will be grieved at her death. She was born near Lapel
and is survived by the one son, Constant Borrell, by a former
marriage. While here she worked with the Presbyterian Church and
was a member of the Priscilla Circle. = typed by kbz
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Source: Waveland Independent newspaper, Waveland, Montgomery County, Indiana, March 22, 1929
Many hearts were saddened here the latter part of last week by
the unexpected news of the death of William McMullan, known to
the older people here as "Billy Mac." His death occurred in St.
John's hospital Anderson, where his home was, following an
operation. Death resulted from uremic poisoning. Some of the
Midland boys who saw him a few days before said he was in his
usual health and spoke of coming to Waveland as soon as the
weather got better. He was for many years the US Express
Company's messenger on the Midland, and knew everybody personally
between Waveland and Anderson. After the division was placed at
Waveland he made his home here until the express service was
discontinued. He then moved to Anderson and had a run from
Anderson to Greensburg until he was retired on a pension. But he
couldn't be idle and for some time has been on duty at the
Central station at Anderson. He was a man of pleasant disposition
with a genius for making and holding friends. He had a marvelous
memory and was a storehouse of information about the history of
Anderson in his lifetime. One of the interests of his life was
circuses. He knew a great many of the circus men and knew about
all of them. When the circus struck his part of the world, that
was when Billy Mac laid off a day. Another of his interests was
Masonery. He served as master of Waveland lodge and it is said
that he knew all work by heart, and that it was close to his
heart. He leaves a widow and one stepson, Constant Borrell, of
St. Louis. Many friends wherever he has lived or worked will
regret the passing of "Billy Mac." = typed by kbz