OBIT - LLANO NEWS - 1920

DR, D. H. CALLAHAN

Last Saturday evening the citizenship of our town was shocked and grieved when the word was passed that Dr. P. H. Callahan was dead.
The news came as a surprise to most of our people, many of whom did not even know the Doctor was ill.
Just about 6 o’clock he breathed his last at his residence, having been sick for three or four days, suffering from affection of the heart. His sudden passing was attributed to heart failure.
Patrick Henry Callahan was born in Alabama, August 17, 1848. On his next birthday he would have been 72 years of age.
In early manhood, he came to Texas and 22 years ago he moved to Llano where he lived until his death. The doctor was married three times. His two former wives preceded him to the grave. In August of 1907, he was married to Miss Cora White, who survives the departed husband and father.
Besides the widow, he leaves ten children. Mrs. Harriett Durst and Mrs. Alec Alley of Austin, Hattie Callahan; Louis Callahan; Mrs. Ivan Tilden of Abilene; Lillie Chester and Kathryn Callahan of Georgetown, and Cora White and Patrick Henry White of Llano.
Interment was made in the Llano Cemetery Sunday afternoon, the funeral services being held at the Methodist Church by Rev. Pennybacker, deceased having been a member of that church since childhood. The funeral services were in charge of Miles Burttery and the following acted as pallbearers: G. M. Watkins, G. C. Breazeale, Lee Hazelwood, Austin Long, G.G. Galloway and M.C. Wilkes.



In the passing of Dr. Callahan, Llano has lost one of her most beloved citizens. His wife and children are bereft of a devoted and dutiful husband and father, and his associates, a loyal and true friend.
For four years Dr. Callahan was Mayor of Llano and as such devoted the greater portion of his time to the development of our town. Being a man of high ideals and possessing as he did an unyielding desire to see his town and her people thrive and prosper, he almost sacrificed his business and worked early and late that these aims might be realized. For the past few years his health had not been good and he was forced to retire to a less active life, and a good portion of the time was forced to suspend the practice of his profession. In the practice of dentistry during the 22 years of his residence in Llano, he ministered to countless numbers who held him a warm place in their affections.
In all matters concerning the interests of his Town, his County, his State and his Nation, The Doctor was always found on the side if the right and never failed to make his position known.
But his life of usefulness is at its end. He has gone on to his reward after having passed the mark of his three score years and ten.
To the bereaved widow and children the NEWS wishes to be numbered with the friends who sympathize with them in their sorrow.


Dr. P. H. Callahan was my great uncle. I would appreciate any information from Callahan researchers on his life prior to coming to Texas from Alabama.

Jim White