OBITUARY FOR BELINDA ELIZABETH SMITH GIBBS
TRANSCRIBED FROM "THE BAIRD STAR" NEWSPAPER OF CALLAHAN COUNTY, TEXAS --ISSUE DATE FRIDAY JULY 26, 1918

"AN OLD SETTLER DIES"

Mrs. Belinda Elizabeth GIBBS a resident of Callahan Co., since 1880 died at the home of one of her children at Rowden on July 18th and was buried at the Cottonwood Cemetery on July 19th the Rev. R D. Carter an old time friend of the family conducting the services.

She was born May 1850 and was sixty-eight years old. She joined the Baptist Church at an early eage, and has lived a consistent christian for more than half a century. The deceased is survived by eight children, two sons and six daughters and forty-eight grandchildren, all the children were present at the funeral except two daughters. The sons are H J (Hiram Jesse) and W G (Wm. Grover)GIBBS of Rowden; the daughters are Mrs. W. D. Anderson (Armenda Jane)of Brownsville; Mrs. O.A. Taylor (Betty) of Potosi; Mrs. J. F. Coffey (Lula) of Cottonwood; Mrs. Mattie Holley of Jayton; Mrs. Georgia A. Burks of Tye, and Mrs. Norbon Sikes (Emma) of Rowden. The deceased was a loving mother and good neighbor and friend, and was loved and honored by all who knew her. It is a consolation to know that the bible teaches us that "blessed are those who die in the Lord" and we can say with the old patriach, "Though we cannot call her back we can go to her". A friend