Washington County GaArchives Obituaries.....Green J. Gilbert June 11 1941
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Sandersville Progess, June 19, 1941

G.J. Gilbert, 90, Dies in Oconee
Funeral services for Greene J. Gilbert, 90, of Oconee, who died after a two-
weeks' illness Thursday, were conducted from the Antioch church at 6 p.m. the 
same afternoon. Rev. L.A. Cunningham, pastor of the church, officiated, 
assisted by the Rev. E.G. Orahood of Sandersville.
Probably the oldest living white man in Washington county at the time of his 
death, Mr. Gilbert's death followed an illness of only short duration. Very 
active, he had full control of all his faculties, and was a frequent visitor to 
neighboring towns.
Mr. Gilbert leaves four children, Mrs. W.C. Curry, the Rev. O.G. Gilbert, 
W.T.R. Gilbert, and Mrs. Z.R.G. Deerfoot. In addition he is survived by 17 
grandchildren and 22 great-grandchildren.
Pall bearers were O.S. Gilbert, Jr., Rachels Gilbert, E.G. Anderson, F.A. 
Anderson, Earl Curry and Curtis Curry, all grandsons of the deceased.
Honorary pall bearers were W. R. Hodges, of Dublin; Wyman Hodges, Cecil Hodges, 
Eugene Hodges, Hilton Hodges and C.A. Hodges, T.Y. McBride, A.R. Mohr, C.A. 
Brooks, E.K. Woods, Joe Sessions, Greene Young, T.N. Smith, Henry Morris, Dan 
Copeland, J.D. Orr, N. Wood and A.W. Smith. Sandersville Funeral Parlor was in 
charge of arrangements.

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