Eula Louise Gafney and Gaylord Lyons Moreland

GAYLORD LYONS MORELAND, son of CARRIE VIOLA STREET and HARPER RICHARD MORELAND, was born October 3, 1911 in Secor, Woodford, Illinois,^{56, 1806, 4246} and died October 31, 1969.^{56, 456} He is buried in Park Hill Cemetery, Bloomington, McLean, Illinois.^{456, 4246}

He married EULA LOUISE GAFNEY on November 14, 1931 in Bloomington, McLean, Illinois.⁴²⁴⁶ She was born September 22, 1915 in Mower County, Minnesota,¹⁶⁸ and died October 16, 1998 in Bloomington, McLean, Illinois.¹⁶⁸ She is inurned at in Park Hill Cemetery, Bloomington, McLean, Illinois.^{168, 456}

• Descendant Reports
  • William Scott Descendant Report (Ancestor of Gaylord L. Moreland)

Children of EULA LOUISE GAFNEY and GAYLORD LYONS MORELAND:

1. Son
2. Daughter
3. Daughter
4. Daughter

Personal Information

Gaylord L. Moreland

• was a floor maintenance contractor⁴²⁴⁶
• was a member of the Louis E. Davis Post, American Legion⁴²⁴⁶
• was a member of the Elks Lodge⁴²⁴⁶
• was a member of the Ellsworth Methodist Church, McLean County, Illinois. ⁴²⁴⁶
• was a Veteran of World War II⁴²⁴⁶

Obituaries

Daily Pantagraph, November 1, 1969⁴²⁴⁶

Gaylord Moreland

Gaylord (Gay) Moreland, 58, of 605 S. McClun, formerly of Ellsworth, was dead on arrival at St. Joseph's Hospital at 6:27 a.m. Friday.

Mr. Moreland, a floor maintenance contractor, was stricken at his home. McLean County Coroner Curtis Gilberts has ordered an autopsy.

His funeral will be at 1 p.m. Monday at the Stensel Funeral Home in Le Roy, with burial in Park Hill Cemetery in Bloomington.

Visitation will be from 2-5 and 7-9 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.

He was born Oct. 3, 1911, at Secor, a son or Richard and Carrie Street Moreland. He married Louise Gafney Nov. 14, 1931, at Bloomington.

Surviving are his wife; a son, Lowell, R.R. 2; two daughters, Mrs. Janet Powell, 303 Gregory, Normal; Mrs. Carolyn Klawiter, 1203 E. Jefferson; a sister, Mrs. Brian Rees, Ellsworth; two brothers, Virgil Moreland, Tucson, Ariz.; Kenneth Moreland, Williams Drive, Normal; six grandchildren. His parents, a brother and a grandchild preceded him in death.

He was a member of the Ellsworth Methodist Church, the Louis E. Davis American Legion Post and the Loyal Order of Elks. He was a veteran of World War II.

He lived in Ellsworth until 1949 when he moved to Bloomington.

The Pantagraph, October 28, 1998¹⁶⁸

Louise Moreland

A private inurnment for Louise Moreland, 83, of 1700 N. School St., No. 115, Normal, will be Thursday at Park Hill Cemetery, Bloomington, the Rev. David P. Dees officiating. There will be no visitation. Kibler-Smith Memorial Home, Bloomington, is handling arrangements.

She died at 9:35 a.m. Friday (Oct. 16, 1998) at her residence.

She was born Sept. 22, 1915, at Mower County, Minn., the daughter of Bennett W. and Louva Marlow Gafney. She married Gaylord Moreland. He died Aug. 31, 1969.

Survivors include two daughters, Carolyn K. (Owen) Klawitter, 224 Fairway Drive, Bloomington, and Janet (Gordon) Powell, Cherokee Village, Ark.; a sister, Francis Shields, Ellsworth; a daughter-in-law, Ada Moreland, Normal; six grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.

A son, Lowell Moreland, preceded her in death.

Census Records

Date	Location	Enumerated Names
January 20, 19201657	Roanoke, Woodford, Illinois	Harper Richard Moreland Carrie Viola Street Julia V. Moreland Gaylord Lyons Moreland James Virgil Moreland Kenneth Orman Moreland Harlan Richard Moreland
May 1, 19302733	Dawson, McLean, Illinois	Harper Richard Moreland Carrie Viola Street Julia V. Moreland Gaylord Lyons Moreland James Virgil Moreland Kenneth Orman Moreland Harlan Richard Moreland
April 23, 19402731	Ellsworth, McLean, Illinois	Gaylord Lyons Moreland Eula Louise Gafney Son Daughter Daughter