BENJAMIN GULLETT
Benjamin H Gullett, 93, of 27 Grove Drive, died Friday
at 8:55 p.m.at St. Mary's Hospital. He was born in Elizabethtown,
son of William Waitman and Julia Emma (Hungerford) Gullett.
In 1919 he married Mary Mitchell in Eldorado. Survivors include
his wife, Mary; a daughter, Jeanne Henking of Pittsburgh, Pa.;
and three grand children. Mr. Gullett moved to Centralia in 1974
after living in Decatur for many years. For about 50 years he
and his brother, Charles, were owners of Central Illinois Investment
Co. in Decatur. He was a member of the First United Methodist
Church in Decatur and attended the First United Methodist Church
in Centralia. He was a 70-year member of the Masonic Lodge and
was affiliated with the Springfield lodge. He also was a member
of the Scottish Rite, Valley of Springfield; Ansar Temple of the
Shrine in Springfield; The Decatur American Legion;
Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity of Delaware; Ohio; and he attended
both Ohio Wesleyan University at Delaware, Ohio and Southern Illinois
University at Carbondale. He was a longtime member of the Decatur
Club and the Decatur Country Club. He was active in Republican
Party politics in Decatur for many years and served for many years
as a precinct committeeman. Mr Gullett was a captain in the U.S.
Army during World War 1 and served in the infantry and cavalry
in France. Funeral services will be held tomorrow at 1 p.m. in
the chapel of Luer Funeral Home with Rev. Duane Ambrose officiating.
Burial will be in Raleigh Cemetery.
"My grandmothers brother."
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