- 1918, Friday September 27, The Almonte Gazette, front page
?b?Alex. Gibbons.?/b?
Last Saturday, evening the inevitable summons which all must obey came to Mr. Alex. Gibbons and death released him from the intense suffering he has had to bear for many months. For over four years he has been in poor health and for the past few weeks he has been confined to bed bearing the severe pain with great patience until his spirit sank to rest, death being due to cancer of the throat. The late Mr. Gibbons was born in Renfrew county eighty-one years ago and was a son of the late William Gibbons and Hannah Preston. He farmed in Admaston until twenty-six years ago when he came to Pakenham to live, and fifteen years ago the family moved to Almonte, where they have since had their home. He was married three times, his third wife, who was Miss Delina F. Steen, and to whom he was married forty years ago, surviving him with a family of five sons and five daughters. These are William and Mary, Sunset, Wash; Alex., Nanaimo, B.C.; Joseph, Milnet, Ont.; Annie (Mrs. P. Morris), New Liskeard ; Jennie (Mrs. Wood), Fordville, N.D,; Hannah (Mrs. E. Gilmour); Miss Margaret Gibbons and Mr. Ira Gibbons, of Almonte, and Roy, at present in France on active service. The funeral took place on Monday morning to the C.P.R. depot, for interment. at Admaston, Rev. S.G. Brown conducting the services at the house and grave. The pallbearers were Messrs. Jas. Smith, Jas. Bennett, C.C. Comba, W.S. MacDowall, S. Lawford and J.A. McIntosh. The family have the sympathy of many friends in their bereavement
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1837 - 1918 (81 years)
