Martha Emma (Gilbert) Simpson (1930)

GILBERT, KINGERY, MOBLEY, RITTER, SIMPSON, WELTY

Posted By: Mary Welty Hart
Date: 9/4/2006 at 17:08:48

The Winterset Madisonian
Winterset, Iowa
Thursday, August 7, 1930

MRS. JOHN F. SIMPSON

Martha Emma Gilbert, daughter of Elias and Mary Gilbert, was born June 10, 1866, in Madison county, Iowa, and departed this life after a lingering illness of two years, at her home, south of Macksburg, at the age of sixty-four years, one month and eighteen days.

On August 13, 1883, she was married to John F. Simpson. To this union were born five children. They are: Letta Mae, who preceded her mother in death in 1911; Omer Earl of Lorimor; Ona Pearl Kingery, of Buchanan, Michigan; Mrs. Lora Ritter, of Afton, and Mrs. Lura Welty of Sioux City.

She leaves to mourn her departure her husband, four children, twenty-two grandchildren, three great grandchildren, four brothers, E. S. Gilbert and C. H. Gilbert, of Lorimor; J. T. Gilbert, of Menlo; and E. E. Gilbert, of Creston, and one sister, Mrs. Orilda Mobley, of Stuart, and a host of nieces, and nephews and friends.

Funeral services were held at the Macksburg Methodist church, on Thursday afternoon, at 2 o'clock, with the Rev. Eugene Alexander in charge. Burial was made in the Moon cemetery.

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