Hester Ann Minerva Williams Gibson

Inscription:
H. M. Williams, wife of D. F. Gibson
Born Dec. 29, 1873    Died October 23, 1907
Lips I have kissed, ye are faded and cold,
Hands I have pressed, ye are covered with mould,
Form I have clasped, thou art crumbling away,
And soon on thy bosom my breast will I lay.
Bride of my youth, I have witnessed your bloom,
Shades of the dead, I have wept at your tomb,
I have wreaths of flowers that are worthy of thee,
But who will e'er gather a garland for me?
Bride of my youth, ye have hastened away,
Grave is there room in thy chamber of clay?
You who have hither so hastily fled,
Say is there room in thy green curtained bed?

On the reverse:

Mother of
E.L.G.
D.D.G.
T.B.G.
F.V.G.
L.P.G.
L.A.G.

 

Sara Estella Arnette Gibson
Death is Eternal Life
Wife of D. F. Gibson, Sr.
February 6, 1879 - January 28, 1945
Mother of Sara E. Gibson, D. F. Gibson, Jr.
Footstone reads:
"She was the bride of my middle life, she stood by me in poverty as well as in prosperity."

Also in this plot are two children:

Infant
Son of
D. F. & H. M. Gibson
Born and Died March 12, 1891
Gone Home

Infant
Son of
D. F. & H. M. Gibson
Born and Died April 15, 1906

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