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Thomas Elmer Mahan November 1 1976 
Whitley County KyArchives Obituaries

The Whitley Republican, Williamsburg, KY, Thursday, Nov. 4, 1976
Elmer Mahan, prominent attorney, dies
   Thomas Elmer Mahan, 85, prominent Williamsburg attorney and businessman for 
more than 50 years, died Monday night at the Southeastern Kentucky Baptist 
Hospital in Corbin.
   The son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Melt Mahan, Mahan was born in Whitley 
County but moved to Garrard County with his family when he was young.  He 
returned in the early 1900's to attend the old Williamsburg Institute.  He 
became a permanent resident of Williamsburg after he graduated from the 
University of Kentucky Law School in 1913.
   He married the former Una Moss Gatliff, daughter of the late Dr. and Mrs. A. 
Gatliff, in 1917.
    A member of the First Baptist Church since 1912, Mahan served on the 
church's board of directors and was superintendent of the Sunday School classes 
for 50 years.
   He was a trustee for Cumberland College for 20 years and served as chairman 
of the Board of Trustees for four years.  He was also the attorney for the 
college for more than 30 years without ever charging the school for his 
services.
   Throughout his career Mahan served as charter member of the Southeastern 
Kentucky Baptist Hospital, founder of the Williamsburg Realty Co., director of 
the Bank of Williamsburg, vice president of High Splint Coal Co. and vice 
president of Gatliff Coal Co.  He was also a charter member of the Williamsburg 
Rotary Club and served as its president.
   Mahan served in both World Wars advancing to the rank of major.
   Retaining a life-long interest in farming, Mahan took great pride in 
his 'town farm' with its white fences and red barn.  The farm was located near 
Finley Legion Field.
   The clock and chimes above the Whitley County Courthouse were donated to the 
county last year by Mrs. Mahan in honor of her husband.
   He is survived by his wife.
   Other survivors include three nephews, Fred Mahan of Atlanta, Ga., Tom Mahan 
of Spartanburg, S.C., and Lloyd Mahan of Florida; and a niece, Miss Mary Lou 
Mahan of Lexington.
   Funeral services were held at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday at the First Baptist 
Church with Dr. J.M. Boswell, Dr. Robert L. Palmer and the Rev. David Perkins 
officiating.
   Pallbearers were Hays Brown; Whitley County Clerk Everett Rains; Harry 
Jeffries; Arthur Jeffries, Jr.; Phillips Perkins; Bill Freeman and Everett 
McFarland.
   Honorary pallbearers were Whitley County Attorney Bill Cox; Manuel Entrekin; 
Ray Austin; Wyatt Wood; Edgar Croley; Isadore Levin; Edward Sheils; J.R. 
Gardner; Dr. R.D. Sanders; deacons, officers and Sunday School teachers of the 
First Baptist Church; Ray Gant; Wade Perkins; Harold West; members of the 
Whitley County Bar Association; former Circuit Judge J.B. Johnson, Sr.; Circuit 
Judge J.B. Johnson, Jr.; Whitley County Judge Jerry Taylor; Judge Eugene Siler, 
Jr.; Clarence Siler; Bank of Williamsburg personnel; Farmers Nation Bank 
personnel; members of the board of directors of the Southeastern Kentucky 
Baptist Hospital; Cumberland College Board Trustees, and members of the 
Cumberland College faculty.
   Burial was in Highland Cemetery, by Ellison Funeral Home.
 

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