Beckham County, OK - Obits:  Martha Ann Riggs Gibson, 1940
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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Martha Ann (Riggs) Gibson
 
B. 26 Feb 1862
M. 22 Aug 1888
D. 9 Oct 1940
Delhi Cemetery
Beckham Co., OK
W/O Henry Harry
 
  Mrs. Martha Riggs was born in
Decatur county, Tennessee, Feb-
ruary 26, 1862.  She gave her life
to Jesus and united with the Bap-
tist church about 58 years ago, to
which she has been a faithful
members until her work on this
earth was finished and she was
called to that heavenly home on
October 9, 1940 at the age of 76
years, 7 months and 13 days.  She 
was married to Harry Gibson at
Decatur, Tennessee, August 22,
1888 and to this union 10 chil-
dren were born, five of whom 
preceded her to the Great Beyond.
  She leaves her husband, Harry
Gibson, one son Carley, of Erick;
four daughters, Mrs. Eva Ervin of 
Sayre, Mrs. Rellie Head of Los
Angeles, Calif., Mrs. Goldie Sulli-
van of Los Angeles, Calif., and 
Mrs. Evalin Hance of Oklahoma
City.
  Eighteen grandchildren who sur-
vive are: Mrs. Floyd Blair, Borger,
Tex.; Mrs. Aurell Robertson of
Erick; Mrs. Jack Graham, Okla-
homa City; Mrs. Lester Hurst, Ok-
lahoma City; Mrs. Georgie Hen-
shaw, San Francisco, Calif;  J. D.
Hance, Clovis, N. M.; Mrs. Olan
Wester, Tipton, Okla.; Waymon C.
Gibson, Stillwater, Okla; Jay
Wayne, Clarence, Charles and
Shelia Ann Gibson, all of Erick;
Leo and T. J. Sullivan of Los An-
geles, Calif; Willie Sullivan of 
Norman; Mrs. LaVerne Hester of
Los Angeles, Calif.; Alareda Head
of Oklahoma City; and Rex Head 
of Orange, Calif.
  Two great grandchildren, Dale
Glenn Wester of Tipton and 
Jackie Lee Graham of Oklahoma
City also survive.
  For a little more than 40 years,
Mrs. Gibson had lived near Delhi
and in Erick, where she made a 
host of friends who mourn her
depature.
  Funeral services were held Fri-
day, October 11, 1940 from the
First Baptist church of Erick, Rev.
D. D. Barber officiating, assisted
by Rev. W. H. Gayer.  Active pall-
bearers were six grandsons Way-
mon C., and Jay Wayne Gibson, 
Willie Sullivan, J. D. Hance, Oral
Robertson and Jack Graham.  Hon-
orary bearers were four grand-
children, Floyd Blair, Lester Hurst,
Olin Wester and Troy Bulland.
Flower bearers were seven grand-
daughters, Annie Robertson, Myrle
Blair, Alareda Head, Tresa Wester,
Helen Graham, Alamay Hurst and
Lereta Chaplin.
  Interment was in the Delhi Cem-
etery, with the Fatheree funeral
home in charge of arrangements.
 
Sayre Daily Headlight-Journal  25 Oct 1940