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Tressa E. Gibson (Beatty)

14 Mar 1878 - 27 Oct 1962


Mrs. Harry Gibson’s Rites to Be Monday

Special to the Vindicator

Sharpsville, Pa., Oct 27 – Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at the Stevenson Funeral Home for Mrs. Tressa E. Gibson, 84, of Valley View Road, R.D. 2, Sharpsville, widow of former Mercer County Commissioner Harry W. Gibson, who died at 8:15 a.m. today [10-27-62] in the Snyder Rest Home.

Mrs. Gibson was born in Chestnut Ridge, Ohio, a daughter of John and Ann Dairymple Beatty and spent most of her life in the Clarksville area.  She was a member of the Clarksville Presbyterian Church. Her husband died in 1939.

She leaves a son, Raymond B., of R. D. 2, Sharpsville; a half-brother, Hugh McKnight of Cleveland, and two grandchildren.

Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.

Source: Youngstown Vindicator, Oct 1962

Mrs. Tressa E. Gibson, Valley View Rd., Sharpsville RD2, widow of Harry W. Gibson, who was a former Mercer County commissioner, died at 8:25 a.m. today at Snyder’s Rest Home, Mercer RD 1, after a lingering illness.  She was 84.

Born in Chestnut Ridge, Ohio, March 14, 1878, Mrs. Gibson was the daughter of John and Anna Dairymple Beatty.

A life-long resident of the area, Mrs. Gibson was a member of the Clarksville Presbyterian Church.

Her husband died in 1939.

Surviving are a son, Raymond B., Sharpsville RD2; a half-brother, Hugh McKnight, Cleveland, and two granddaughters.

[Tressa E. Gibson was buried in Clarksville Cemetery.]

Source: Sharon Herald, October 27, 1962; Submitted by Inez Gibson Jovenall




 




(Source: The Record-Argus, Greenville, PA, 15 Oct 1885, Thu., pg. 3)




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