Mrs. Gertie R. Huffman died June 17th. She had been ill ever since August 2nd, 1925. She underwent an operation at Statesville and afterwards returned home, and then went back to Statesville the second time. But the doctors advised that she go home and stay until stronger. She kept getting worse.
She was 50 years, 6 months and 23 days of age. She Joined Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church about 35 years ago and had been a faithful member ever since.
She was married to Mr. Frank Huffman. There were born nine children to them: Mrs. Lum Huffman of Purlear; Donnie, Cobert, Daniel, Turner, Hampton and Lenn, and two died when small. Four are dead. Donnie was drowned in Yellow Jacket Lake August 10th, 1923; Cobert died with diphtheria several years back. She has four sisters and two brothers, Sisters: Mrs. Octavia Whittington of Purlear, Mrs. Doskey Yates, Mrs. Ida Holder, Mrs. Liza Jennings; and brother Gaither Walsh and E.J. Walsh, and many friends. She was loved by all who knew her.
For about a week prior to her death she had not talked anymore than a whisper until a few hours before her death she talked some about two hours saying that she was not afraid to die and regretted to leave her husband, children, neighbors and friends. Rev. G. Sebastian visited her Sunday.
From the front page of The North Wilkesboro Hustler, June 30, 1926
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