Beckham County, OK - Obits: Mary E. Gibbs, 1918
16 Feb 2008
Submitted by: delma25@pldi.net (Delma Tindell)

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GIBBS, MARY E.
(7 Feb 1918, Elk City Newspaper, Elk City, Beckham Co, OK):
Mrs. Mary Gibbs died at Silver City, New Mexico, Monday morning, February
4th, after an illness of some time, she having been in the hospital for
two months.  The body will arrive this afternoon, and funeral services
will be held at the Catholic Church tomorrow (Friday) morning.  Chas.
Gibbs left here Saturday for Silver city, but arrived a few hours after
his mother's death.
John O'Connell and wife and Con O'Connell, brothers of Mrs. Gibbs arrived
here yesterday, to be at the funeral.
(14 Feb 1918, Elk City Newspaper, Elk City, Beckham Co, OK):
MARY E. GIBBS
Mary E. Roach was born in Cairo, Ill., July 23rd, 1862.  She was married
in 1881 to Geo. B. Gibbs in Independence, Kansas.  Five children were
born, the eldest son, Clarence, passed away in Elk City in the year 1906. 
Mr. and Mrs. Gibbs removed from Kansas to Oklahoma twenty-six years ago
and have lived the greater number of those years in or near Elk City,
consequently have a large number of friends and acquaintances in this
community.
Mrs. Gibbs and daughter, Mary, moved to Silver City, New Mexico, about two
years ago, where they joined Mr. Gibbs and Neal to make their home.  She
has known intense suffering for the last several years of her life, but
was patient and enduring through it all.
She was taken to the hospital in November 1917, where an examination
revealed cancer in the last stage.  She died in St. Joseph's Hospital at
Silver City, New Mexico, February 4th, 1918, and the body was removed to
this place for burial Friday, February 8th.
Two brothers, John and Con O'Connell, were here from Kansas, who with her
husband, sons, Neal and Charles, daughters, Mary and Catherine McClain,
compose the sole surviving members of her family.
Beautiful floral offerings presented by friends in Silver City, were
brought with the body in a perfect state of preservation.  Which with the
offerings of friends at this place attest the high regard and respect
accorded to Mrs. Gibbs and her family wherever they are known.  A Friend.

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