GABLE, Paul S., Ella D., this gravestone is next to Edmond J. Gable.
Evening Star (Washington), 8 Feb 1959.
"Paul S. Gable, 88, a retired employee of the Government Printing Office, died yesterday at a silver Spring nursing home after a three-year illness.
A Washington resident for 65 years. Mr. Gable came here from his native Shafferstown [sic- Schaefferstown], Pa., in 1896 to work at the printing office. He was made a proofreader in 1903, an editor in 1924 and was promoted to a supervisory job of the following year. He retired from the GPO in 1933.
Prior to his illness he lived at 4616 Fifteenth street N.W.
Mr. Gable was a 50-year member of the Columbia Lodge IOOF, and a charter member of Keller Memorial Lutheran Church, Ninth street and Maryland avenue N.E. He also belonged to the Columbia Typographical Union No. 101.
He leavers a son Paul D. Dable, who is the supervising director of music in the District public schools. He lives at 1908 Hanover street. Silver Spring.
Services will be at 1 p.m. tomorrow at the Warner Pumphrey Funeral Home, 8434 Georgia avenue, Silver Spring Burial will be in Lititz, Pa."
GABLE, Paul S., Ella D., this gravestone is next to Edmond J. Gable.
Evening Star (Washington), 8 Feb 1959.
"Paul S. Gable, 88, a retired employee of the Government Printing Office, died yesterday at a silver Spring nursing home after a three-year illness.
A Washington resident for 65 years. Mr. Gable came here from his native Shafferstown [sic- Schaefferstown], Pa., in 1896 to work at the printing office. He was made a proofreader in 1903, an editor in 1924 and was promoted to a supervisory job of the following year. He retired from the GPO in 1933.
Prior to his illness he lived at 4616 Fifteenth street N.W.
Mr. Gable was a 50-year member of the Columbia Lodge IOOF, and a charter member of Keller Memorial Lutheran Church, Ninth street and Maryland avenue N.E. He also belonged to the Columbia Typographical Union No. 101.
He leavers a son Paul D. Dable, who is the supervising director of music in the District public schools. He lives at 1908 Hanover street. Silver Spring.
Services will be at 1 p.m. tomorrow at the Warner Pumphrey Funeral Home, 8434 Georgia avenue, Silver Spring Burial will be in Lititz, Pa."
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