Beckham County, OK - Obits:  Henry Harry Gibson, 1942
Wednesday, November 20, 2002

Submitted by:  phill@redrock.net  (Phyllis Hill)
My thanks to Stacy Akins (sayrepl1@sayre.lib.ok.us) for finding this for me.
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Henry Harry Gibson
 
B. 22 Aug 1865
M. 10 Sep 1885
D. 1 Jul 1942
Delhi Cemetery
Beckham Co., OK
H/O Martha Ann(Riggs)
 
  Funeral servies for Henry
(Uncle Harry) Gibson who passed
away at this home in Erick Wd-
nesday following an illness of
nine weeks will be held Friday,
July 3 at the First Baptist Church
in Erikc.  Rev. D. D. Barber and
Rev. E. D. Grim will officiate.
  Mr. Gibson had been a resident
of Beckham county for 42 years
coming to the Delhi community
on April 26, 1900.  In the spring
of 1916 he moved to Erick where
he has made his home for these
many years.
  He was born on August 22, 1865
at Poplar Springs, Tennessee, and
he died on July 1, 1942 at the age 
of 77 years.
  On September 10, 1885 he was
married to Miss Martha Ann
Riggs who preceded him in death.
He was father of ten children, five
of whom survived hime.  They are
Mrs. Eva Ervin, Sayre, Mrs. RElla
Head, Monte Rose, California,
Mrs. Goldie Sulivan, Los An-
geles  Mrs. Evaline Hance, Okla-
homa City, and Carlie Gibson.  He 
is also survived by one brogher,
George Gibson, Clayton, New
Mexico, 18 grandchildren and
5 great grandchildren.
  Burial will be in the Delhi ceme-
tery by Fatheree Funeral Home.
 
Sayre Daily Headlight-Journal  2 Jul 1942