Obituary of Mrs Rebecca A GIBBENS, Greene County, Illinois Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Mary Hillman Mrs. Rebecca A. Gibbens died at her home in Roodhouse, Saturday morning Oct. 5, a912, aged about 73 years. She had been in poor health for some time, being confined to her bed since Aug. 1. She was one of the pioneers of the Short settlement, was a woman of good Christian character, and had a host of friends and relatives to mourn her departure. Funeral services were conducted at the home, also at Old Union church by Rev. W. L. Harms of Roodhouse. ***************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproducd in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. ***************************************************************** Contributed by: Mary Hillman