Miller County Georgia Obituaries - Joseph B. Gilbert
Submitted by Brenda King McNair Bmcnair614@aol.com
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J. B. Gilbert Passes Monday

Mr. Joseph B. Gilbert, lovingly called "Uncle Joe, " died at his home on
College Street Monday morning at seven o'clock following a lengthy illness of
fifteen months.

Mr. Gilbert was born August 26, 1881, in Miller County, he was a son of the
late John G. and Missouri Kirkland Gilbert. He attended Miller County schools
and in December 9, 1906, he married Mrs. Alice Loyless Odom of this county.
He was a member of Salem Freewill Baptist Church and his death is a great
loss to his loved ones and many warm friends who have known and admired him
during his lifelong residence here.

Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon March 15, at 3 o'clock from the
Union Missionary Baptist Church with the Reverend Charles Bishop pastor of
Bainbridge Calvary Baptist Church officiating.  He was assisted by Rev. Leon
Comer, pastor of Colquitt Assembly of God Church.  Interment followed in the
church cemetery.

Pallbearers were Ivor Crawford, Aubrey Dozier, Clyde Calhoun, Robert Mundy,
Fed Powell and Wyatt Chambers.  The Colquitt Funeral Home was in charge of
arrangements.

Beside his wife, survivors include three daughters, Mrs. Crawford Sheffield,
Mrs. W. T. Cooper and Mrs. Bluford DuBose, all of this city; one son W. H.
Gilbert, of Bainbridge; three stepsons Bob Odom, of Hilton; Ashley Odom of
Dade City, Fla.; Charlie Odom of New York City; 2 sisters, Mrs. Amelia Branch
of Summerville and Mrs. George McLendon of Colquitt.  Twenty-one
grandchildren and eleven great-grandchildren also survive.

The family has the sympathy of hosts of friends in the passing of their
beloved husband, father, grandfather.

Among the out of town relatives here for the funeral services were Mrs.
Amelia Branch, Douglas and John Lee Branch, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Serritt, of
Summerville; Mrs. Ella Kimbrel of Live Oak, Fla.; Mr. and Mrs. Jimmie
Loyless, of Bainbridge; Mr. and Mrs. Joe Brown Kirkland of Columbus and Mr.
and Mrs. Jesse Gilbert of Jasper, Fla.

Source: Miller County Liberal Number 28, Volume 52 Colquitt, Miller County,
Georgia Friday, March 18, 1949, Front Page.
*Note Joseph B. Gilbert and Martha Alice Loyless were married 09 December
1906 Miller County, Georgia Book E, Page 7. Martha Alice Loyless was married
previous to James H. Odom.

Submitted by: Brenda King McNair < bmcnair614@aol.com >