Odus GIBSON Sr.
- Born: 9 Oct 1899, KY
- Marriage: Bell JONES
- Died: 27 Apr 1971, Floyd County, KY at age 71
Other names for Odus were Odis GIBSON and Otis GIBSON.
Noted events in his life were:
• Obituary: NEW SALEM ASSOCIATION Old Regular Baptist Church, 1971, Knott County, KY. GIBSON, ODIS With the help of the good Lord I'll try to write an obituary of Bro. Odis Gibson. He was the son of Jess and Cora Smith Gibson. He was born Oct. 9, 1899, and deceased this life April 27, 1971, making his stay on earth 71 years, 6 montns, and 18 days. In early life Odis was wed to Bell Jones Gibson, and unto this union was born 7 children. One child preceded him in death. Odis leaves to mourn his leaving, his wife, Bell of Raven, Ky., and 6 children: Dewey Jr. of Hall, Ky., Berman and Warren of Louisville, Ky., Edison, Raven, Ky., Maggie Collins, Dema, Ky., and Denzil Sturgis, Mich., 25 randchildren,and 9 great-grandchildren. Odis also had 2 sisters and 1 brother, Alma, Alta, and Dewey. Alta preceded him in death. He also leaves many friends and relatives.Odis was a World War I veteran and a retired coal miner. He had worked hard all his life to provide for his family.Odis attached himself to the Old Regular Baptist Church and took his membership at Hollybush where he remained a faithful member as long as his health permitted. He told me on different occasions how much he missed the good meetings he knew we were having. Different times he had the brothers and sisters called in to have church for him after he got so weak he couldn't go to church. But he always seemed to bear his pain with patience.I have no doubt that he is better off, and has just paid a debt that we all have to pay. The last words he said to his family was, ''Let's go home." And I feel like he has gone on home to the place he talked about so much.I want to say to the family and friends that haven't made peace with God, to fall out with sin and live for God if you ever want to see Brother Odis again.
Written by a good friend and Brother-in Church, C. B. Smith
Odus married Bell JONES. (Bell JONES was born on 21 Oct 1906 in KY and died on 3 Feb 1998 in Bedford County, KY.)
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