Randolph County AlArchives Obituaries.....Gibson, Homer February 23, 1939 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/al/alfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Linda Ayres http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00031.html#0007674 February 4, 2023, 6:20 pm Roanoke Leader Homer Gibson, colored, was shot and killed by his brother-in-law, John Allen Riddle, about noon Sunday on the farm of Mr. Sam Cole, two miles southeast of Roanoke. The killing is said to have resulted from a quarrel about family matters. Gibson was shot through the body and died almost instantly. The slayer came to Roanoke and surrendered, claiming self-defense, and was carried to jail in Wedowee. Additional Comments: Name Homer Gibson Sex Male Age 32 Death Date 1930 Death Place Roanoke, Randolph, Alabama Birth Year (Estimated) 1898 Father's Name Gus Gibson Father's Sex Male Mother's Name Mary Eliza Lindsey File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/al/randolph/obits/g/gibson4288gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/alfiles/ File size: 1.2 Kb