Mary Wilda (Williamson) Hibbs (1948)

HIBBS, STONE, WILKINSEN

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Date: 2/13/2007 at 08:41:57

Winterset Madisonian
Wednesday, October 6, 1948
Winterset, Iowa

MRS. WILDA HIBBS DIES IN COLORADO

Former Earlham Resident Is Returned There for Services

Mrs. Wilda Hibbs, most of whose life was spent at Earlham, died last Saturday, October 2, at Denver, Colo., where she had been making her home in recent years. She was 86 years of age.

Mrs. Hibbs was the widow of Grant Hibbs of Earlham, who died several years ago.

She is survived by two daughters Mrs. Mary Stone of Denver, and Mrs. Adie Wilkinsen of Lasalle, Colo.; and a son, Forrest Hibbs, of near Earlham. She also leaves nine grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren.

Funeral services were held Monday from the Friends church at Earlham, in charge of the pastor, the Rev. Arthur Hadley. Burial was made in the Bear Creek cemetery.
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Earlham Echo
Earlham, Iowa
Thursday, October 7, 1948
Page 1

Wildia Hibbs was born January 1, 1862 in Davis county near Drakesville. She was the daughter of Joseph and Mary Adams Williamson. She passed away from this life in Denver, Colorado, October 1, 1948 at the age of 86 years and nine months. Soon after she was born, the family moved to Madison county where she spent most of her life. When she was seven years old her father bought the farm a mile north of Earlham, where her brother John now lives. She was a pupil in the Earlham school when it was first started. After completing the course at Earlham, she attended Dexter Normal school. She then taught school for three years, until her marriage to Grant Hibbs March 19, 1885 at Winterset.

To them were born three children: Mary, wife of Judge Mortimer Stone of Denver, Colorado; Forest J. Hibbs of Earlham and Adelaid, wife of Dr. W. L. Wilkinson of La Salle, Colorado, all of whom survive her; also eight grandchildren, including Robert Hibbs of Earlham, and 13 great grandchildren, and her brother, John of Earlham.

After the death of her husband in 1895, Mrs. Hibbs made her home in Earlham, with the exception of the past two years being spent with her daughters in Colorado.

For more than 50 years she has been a devoted member of the Friends church in Earlham.

Rev. Arthur W. Hadley conducted the funeral services.
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Transcriber’s note: Typed as printed in the Earlham Echo.

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