Gill Joyce Genealogy

Mary Gill Gannon (1879-1967)

Marriage License Docket Luzerne County

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Gannon-Gill Nuptials

A pretty marriage of much local interest was solemnized in Parsons today, when Miss Mary Gill was united to Michael Gannon, both of Parsons, in St. Dominic's Catholic church at 7:30 o'clock by Rev. J. J. Ruddy, pastor of the church. The ceremony was performed with a nuptial mass.

The bride made a smart appearance in an attractive gray traveling suit, hat to match. Her attendant maid, Miss Bridget Gill, a cousin of the bride, also looked charming in a similar attire. James Fortune was the best man.

After the ceremony the bridal party with the immediate friends and relatives of the contracting parties repaired to the bride's home, where a nuptial breakfast was served.

The happy pair left on the 11 o'clock train for a couple of weeks' wedding tour and upon its termination will take up their residence in Parsons where Mr. Gannon enjoys a lucrative business.

The bride is unusually vivacious and interesting, who enjoys the high esteem of a large circle of friends.

   The Times Leader (Wilkes-Barre, PA) - September 25, 1906

MRS. MICHAEL GANNON

Mrs. Michael Gannon, 135 Matson Avenue, Parsons section, died yesterday morning at 4:30 at her home after a long illness. She was 87.

A native of Ireland, Mrs. Gannon resided in Parsons most of her life. The former Mary Gill, she was a member of St. Dominic’s Church, Parsons, and the Altar and Rosary Society. Since 1942, she was sacratist at St. Dominic’s Church. Her husband died in 1945.

Surviving are children: Mrs. Anna Pesavento, Berlin, N. J.; Mrs. John L. Holthaus, at home; Leo and Mrs. Thomas Cavan, both of Wilkes-Barre; 15 grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. A daughter, Mrs. Hugh Flood, North Bergen, N. J., died in April, 1962.

Funeral will be held from the funeral home, 159 George Avenue, Parsons, Saturday morning at 9. A Requiem Mass will be celebrated at 9:30 in St. Dominic’s Church and interment will be in St. Mary’s Cemetery, Hanover Township. Friends may call today and Friday, 2 to 4 and 7 to 10.

   The Wilkes-Barre Record - October 19, 1967