Obituaries: John R. Gibbs, 1938, Winn Parish, LA
Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483
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From: December 9, 1038 Winn Parish Enterprise

J. R. Gibbs, Former Mayor, Dies in Monroe Hospital

Succumbs To Several Weeks' Illness On Last Saturday, Dec. 2


John R. Gibbs, age 64, of West Monroe, a former Mayor of Winnfield, died at a
Monroe hospital early last Saturday morning following an illness of several
weeks.

Funeral services were held at the residence at 210 North Seventh Street at
West Monroe Sunday afternoon at three o'clock with the Rev. C. K. Smith,
pastor of the First Methodist Church, assisted by the Rev. E. E. Huntsberry,
pastor of the First Baptist Church there.  Interment was made in the Hasley
Cemetery.

Mr. Gibbs has made his home in West Monroe since 1926 when he moved there from
New Orleans, where he resided during the time he served as State Fire Marshal
of Louisiana.  Prior to his residence in New Orleans he and his family were
residents of Winnfield for many years, and where he was active in religious,
civic, and business circles, and served as Mayor of Winnfield for three terms. 
He also served as alderman in West Monroe in 1930.

He is survived by his widow, who while residing in Winnfield was a talented
and widely known instructor in piano music, one dauthter, Mrs. J. Atwood
Taylor and a son, Chrles B. Gibbs, both of Bradenton, Florida.