OBIT: George S. GIBBS, 1928, York, York County, PA

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Two Die in Family Within Two Weeks

George S. GIBBS, Stewartstown Barber, Follows Sister In Death

Underwent Operation

Stewartstown, Dec. 9 - George S. GIBBS, North Main street barber and grower of 
vegetable plants, died at 1:30 o’clock Saturday morning at the West Side 
sanitarium, York, at which institution he underwent an operation, on Thursday. 
He had been in ill health for over four months and death was caused by kidney 
trouble. The deceased was aged 68 years, 2 months and 1 day, and he is survived 
by his widow, formerly Miss Ida FISHEL, one son David Irvin, York, and one 
brother, Harry M., York. The funeral services will be held on Thursday afternoon 
with a brief service at the Gibbs home at 2 o’clock, with concluding services in 
the Methodist Episcopal church. The pastor, Rev. Harry E. CROW, will officiate. 
Interment in the Stewartstown cemetery, W. Howard WEBB, funeral director of this 
place and Fawn Grove, has charge of the funeral arrangements. This is the second 
death in the Gibbs family in less than two weeks, his sister Mrs. Amanda 
GRIFFITH, was buried on Friday, November 30th. The body was brought here, 
Saturday morning from the West Side Sanitarium by Mr. Webb.

Additional Comments: Birth Est. 1860;
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