Two Die in Hospital: Mrs. Isaac Gibbs and Mr. T.C. Mann, March 1926

Two In Hospital Die About the Same Time

Mrs. Isaac Gibbs and Mr. T.C. Mann died in Washington Hospital, having undergone serious operations. One died at 5 o’clock; the other at 5:25.

Mrs. Gibbs was 54 years old. She leaves behind two sisters and two brothers, a husband and many friends to mourn her departure. Her life was that of a Christian in her home and community. She was always ready to help in time of sickness. Due to her health, she did not get to attend church with regularity. She at one time joined the Baptist Church, but coming to make her home in Hyde County where the Baptist Church had never been organized, yet desiring that her life be linked up with a local church, she united with the Methodist Church, where she was a member at the time of her death. Our prayer is that her loved ones left behind may live for Christ and meet her in Gloryland. She was laid to rest in Fairfield Cemetery. Services were conducted by E.R. Stewart, assisted by H.M. Jackson, pastor of the Methodist Church.

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Mr. T.C. Mann was 66 years old. He will be missed by the many friends he made everywhere he went. His place in the home and community will be vacant. He and his brother died only a week apart. Mr. Mann’s death was caused by a little shoe tack setting up infection in his big toe some two and a half or three years ago. He has had several operations, major and minor, hoping to save the limb, but finally it brought death to the whole body. We are reminded of the words of Jesus when he said, “And if thy right eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for that one of thy members should perish, and not that they whole body should be cast into hell. And if thy right hand offend thee, cut it off and cast it from thee.”

We believe that if Mr. Mann had had his left amputated at the beginning, it might still be well with him. Many today in the world are playing with the little sins and they ae being gripped with them. “Cut them off,” said Jesus, “and cast them from thee.”

Mr. Mann has been a business man in his community. He will be missed by the inhabitants of Fairfield. He leaves behind many friends, a widow and her son, some daughters and some grandchildren.

Rev. H.M. Jackson held services at the home of the deceased at 10:30 o’clock, February 16, 1926, assisted by Rev. Mr. Dawson of Swan Quarter and E.R. Stewart of Fairfield.

We extend our heartfelt sympathy to those loved ones, our friends, who have suffered the loss.

Life is uncertain; death is sure. “Prepare to meet thy God.”

From page 10 of the Hyde County Messenger, Fairfield, N.C., March, 1926

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