Obituary: Franklin Rush Gilbert, 6 Apr 1897 - Smith County, TX Contributed by Vicki Betts 11 January 2003 Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm *********************************************************************** TEXAS CHRISTIAN ADVOCATE, May 13, 1897, p. 14, c. 4 GILBERT.—Bro. Franklin Rush Gilbert was born August 6, 1830; was baptized in infancy; professed religion in 1852, and fell on sleep April 6, 1897. Bro. Gilbert lost his left arm in the late war. He was a faithful soldier, true to his country, true to his Church and a faithful man in every department of life. He had been a great sufferer for a long time. About twelve months ago he lost his voice and could not talk, but he would write on a slate, and his conversation was always about Jesus. The last time his pastor visited him he wrote on his slate: "I suffer out my three score years until my Deliverer comes and wipes away his servant's tears, and takes his exile home." There can't be too much said about Bro. Gilbert. He was always in his place in the church. Know ye not that there is a prince and a great man fallen this day in Israel? For he was a good man, full of the Holy Ghost and of faith. S. N. ALLEN, Pastor.