Dorcas McDermott Gibson, Rapides Parish Louisiana
Submitted by Howard Baulch
Date: March 12, 2006

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Dorcas McDermott Gibson. 
From The Daily Town Talk, Alexandria, Louisiana, 
Friday, March 30, 1906, page 4:
"Death of Mrs. Dorcas Gibson of Ruby, La.
On March 24th, at 9 o'clock p.m., the home of Mr. Amos Gibson was overshadowed 
with sorrow when the death angel claimed and summoned home to rest his wife, 
Mrs. Dorcas Gibson, after several days of painful illness. 

She was perfectly willing and wanted to go and during her last hours asked 
and prayed God to hasten the moment when her body would be out of pain, so she 
could join the glorious throng of Christ that was greeting her to His throne; 
and made it known to those around her bed that earth was a prison compared with 
where she was going to live.

She was laid away in the Baker cemetery at Ruby, Rapides parish, March 26, at 
noon and the funeral services were conducted by Rev. J. D. Chelette, the worthy 
Baptist minister, who has for years been pastor of the church at Ruby and 
neighboring churches. He delivered one of the most able and touching sermons ever 
heard in this vicinity to a numerous gathering of people who had congregated to 
pay the last tribute of respect to the parting saint.

She was called away at 65 years, 4 months and 2 days, and left a husband of 73, 
and they had lived through 49 years and 7 days of peaceful, married life.

Deceased lived a consecrated Baptist for 34 years, and naturally possessed a gentle 
kindness and motherly devotion to all.

May hearts go forth in sympathy in behalf of the bereaved father and children, of 
whom the youngest is twenty-four."