Nellie Hobbs Gabbert, 1872-1953

GABBERT, HOBBS, COCHRAN, ASHENBACH, PENDRY, PENDLETON, STUCKER

Posted By: Pat Ryan White (email)
Date: 9/23/2011 at 08:15:16

MRS. C.H. GABBERT DIES IN DES MOINES

Mrs. C.H. Gabbert, died suddenly Sunday night at Ramsey Memorial Home in Des Moines. She was 80 years old.

Mrs. Gabbert was born in Lee county and spent most of her life in New London. She lived in Burlington in recent years and had been a resident of the Ramsey home in Des Moines for more that two years.

Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. J. H. Cochran of Fairfield and Mrs. Ed Ashenbach, Danville; five grandchildren and 10 great grand-children. She was the grandmother of Dean Gabbert, 905 S. Main street.
['The Mt. Pleasant News', Tuesday Evening, 20 January 1953, page 8]

MRS. GABBERT DIES AT DES MOINES

Mrs. Charles Gabbert, 80, died suddenly at the Ramsey Memorial Nursing home in Des Moines, Sunday night at 11:45. She had attended church services Sunday and apparently was in normal health when she called to a member of the staff saying she had a pain and died immediately.

Funeral services were held at Prugh's chapel in Burlington, Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock. The Rev. Lloyd Patten, pastor of the First Christian church of Burlington officiated. Mrs. F. M. McCleary, accompanied by Mrs. Johnson on the organ, sang. Burial was in the Burge cemetery in New London. Pallbearers were Dean Gabbert, Richard and Robert Cochran, Charles William Pendry, all grandsons and Truman Hobbs and Lonne Pendleton, nephews.

Mrs. Nellie Hobbs Gabbert was born at Bridgeport, Iowa, June 20, 1872, the daughter of Anna and James Hobbs. In October 1889 she was married to Charles Gabbert in New London, where they continued to live. He died January 22, 1938. The last two years she has lived in Des Moines at a nursing home under the supervision of the Christian churches.

She is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Hazel Cochran, Fairfield; Mrs. Aletha Ashenback, Danville. One son, Harry, died March 29, 1939. Also four grandsons and one granddaughter and 10 great-grandchildren, several nieces and nephews.

She is the fist of three brothers and one sister to die. They are: Frank Hobbs, Burlington; Warren, Palo Alto, Calif.; Albert, Payette, Idaho; Mrs. Margaret Stucker, Wabash, Ind.

She was an active member of the Christian church and one of the staunchest supporters of the local Christian church.
['The New London Journal', Thursday, 22 January 1953, page 1]
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Mrs. Charles Gabbert, who died suddenly this week, was one of those mothers whom we could vision as being the mother of the year, or a house mother at a children's home or for a fraternity in a college. She was always gracious and kind. She always lived for her church, through good and difficult years at the local Church of Christ she was ever a worker and willing to devote her time and worldly goods for its welfare. We understand at the Ramsey home in Des Moines she was very happy in the last two years, she continued her church work. Women in Burlington provided yarn which she made into garments for children. We knew her well for 30 years. Our first acquaintance with her was when her father, James Hobbs died. His was the first obituary we wrote in New London. She had a rich and long life.
['The New London Journal', Thursday, 22 January 1953, page 4]