Tillman, OK -- Mrs. W. R. Gibbs  1870 - 1945

-----------------------------------------------------------------------
Submitted by:  Maxine Reggio - reggio@flash.net
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with the USGenWeb policy
of providing free information on the Internet, this data
may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this
message remains on all copied material. These electronic
pages cannot be reproduced in any format for profit or
other gain. Copying of the files within by non-commercial
individuals and libraries is encouraged.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------

FREDERICK LEADER NOVEMBER 1945  
Funeral Rites Wednesday for Mrs. Gibbs, Pioneer Beloved resident passed
away early Tuesday in Wichita Falls Hospital.  (November 13,1945) 
Funeral services will be held at the Church of Christ in Frederick
Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock for Mrs. W.R. Gibbs, beloved Pioneer
Tillman County Citizen who passed away shortly after 6 o'clock Tuesday
morning in the Wichita Falls Clinic Hospital. Elder Dillard W. Thurman,
Pastor of the Church, will be in charge of the services, assisted by Rev.
Milo B. Arbuckle, Pastor of the First Baptist Church. Mrs. Gibbs succumbed
to the complications of Pneumonia, after a serious heart attack suffered
several weeks ago and the subsequent fracture of her hip for treatment of
which she had been taken to the hospital in Wichita Falls. The body was
returned to Frederick late Tuesday, and will lie in state at the family
home, 422 North 13th. Street, until hour of the services. Miss. Mary
Jeanette Hobbs was born June 26, 1870, in Tennessee, living there until she
was eight years old, at which time she moved with her parents to Sunset,
Texas. She was married to W.R. Gibbs at Alvord, Texas, in 1886 and a year
later they moved to Oklahoma, settling near Healdton. They moved to
Oklahoma, settling near Healdton. They moved to the Hurst Community
Southwest of Frederick in 1902 and in 1906 purchased a farm in the Wilson
Community which was the family home for many years. In 1924 Mr. and Mrs.
Gibbs moved to Tipton to make their home, at which time Gibbs retired from
active farming and purchased an acreage across from the Tipton Orphans'
home. They were taking an active part in Community affairs until 1928 when
they moved to Frederick. They purchased a home at 422 North Thirteenth
Street where Gibbs passed away on February 17, 1935. Mrs. Gibbs had
continued to make her home there since her husbands death. A son, William
Walter Gibbs passed away in infancy, and another son, Henry Augustus Gibbs
died in 1931. Surviving children include Mrs. Roy Delaney, B.W. Gibbs, H.L.
Gibbs, Mrs. Barney Etter, Mrs. Joe Peters, all of Frederick, and Mrs. B.
Wages of Oklahoma City. Other survivors include a sister Mrs. W.S. Sartan,
of Walters, and a brother Henry Hobbs, of Lawton. Mrs. Gibbs became a
member of the Church of Christ while a young girl and had continued to live
a life devoted to its teachings and principles. She was an active member of
the Frederick Church of Christ until she became ill in August when she was
forced to drop most of her activities because of failing health. She
suffered a serious heart attack about five weeks ago and was taken to the
Wichita Falls Clinic Hospital for treatment. Three weeks later she was
returned home, her condition greatly improved. She suffered a broken hip in
a fall Sunday evening, following her return on Saturday and was rushed back
to the Wichita Falls Hospital for treatment. Subsequent development of
Pneumonia resulted in her death. Mrs. Gibbs was beloved by all who knew her
as the head of one of Tillman County's Pioneer families and as a respected
neighbor and friend. In the Communities in which she had made her home.
Mrs. Gibbs had won the respect and esteem of everyone. Her passing is a
source of deep regret to her many friends.