The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-12
END OF LIES
F|jFUL FEVER
MRS. WILLIAM 3. GILBERT PASS
ED TO HER REhtARD AFTER
MONTHS ILLNESS.
ALL HEARTS ARE SAD
Nobest Women-Funeral Wednes-
day Morning at Church Of
The Redeemer.

Many hearts in Cairo are deeply
saddened by the death OF Mrs WI
liam B. Gilbert which occurred yester-
day at noon at Champaign whore tho
decedent was stricken a month ago ar
the home of her son. Pref Barry Gil.
bert.
Four weeks ago last Thursday Mrs
Gilbert went to Champaign to visit
| her son apparently. IN good health
She was stricken by an attack of
acute Indigestion day or two after
her arrival there and grew gtadH,
lally worse, the heart becoming inyol-
we'd and her hosts of friends in Cairo
hoped against hope that she might be
given longer lease on life, her use.
fulness in all good works in this com,
munity being generally recognized and
appreciated With her bereft family,
these friends today mourn the loss
of one Of Cairo's best women.
The remains wiz be brought to
Cairo arriving this evening via the |
Illinois Central at G.25 o'clock and win !
be taken to the family residence
Greenway' at Washington avenue |
aud Twenty-eighth streets, The funpr-
al will be held Wednesday morning al
10 O'Clock at the Church of the Re
leemcr. of which the deceaent was . |
faithful aud devout communicate for
many years. The body will be taken
to Alton, ILL.,, for interment leaving
At ll;l5 o'clock Wednesday morning
he final Obsequies at Alton to be held
Thursday morning at o'clock.
Mrs. Gilbert was born in Alton IN
September, 1915. and was a daughter
II A. S and Catherine Barry. She II
anne 10 Cairo as a bride in 1866 and II
rad resided in Cairo ever since, be Il
ng prominent in the social and church Ii
ife of this city. Her married life was Ii
me of great happiness and the break II
ng OF the bonds caused by this death
s a sad affection to the husband t.
whom the decedent had been a mos
oval and devoted wife for more thar
orty years, Three sons survive Thu
mother, Miles Stafford Gilbert Of tht
lrm Of Gilbert & Gilbert attorneys
tlaw, Cairo William c. Gilbert. O. |
'hicago, and Prof Barry Gilbert. Of !
he University of Illinois at Cham
'aign. Three brothers and a sister al
o survive the decedent. They ar
William c. Barry and John Barry. o
.os Angeles, Cal, Charles II. BarrS
f Chicago. and Mrs. Miles Fredk. Gil |
ert of Cairo.
Mrs. Gilbert having received the al
antages Of n thorough education III
er youth. was most capable woman
he was a graduate of the Oriad Sem
nary at Worcester, Mass. One of he
asst acts a few weeks ago in the Wo
mans Club of Cairo, OF which she was
n enthusiastic member was tht
ealing of paper on the subject OF
he charities Of Cairo with which sub
act she was thoroughly familiar by
eason of her long and active eXper
7nce in looking after the needy in this
ity. Her work In the interests of the
hildren's Home of Cairo is too vel
nown to require mention. Her life
'as full OF good works.
She died in the faith in which sh'
adj lived and death had no terrors for
his good woman whose duty has beer
one so faithfully and so well.
Alas for him who never secs
he stars shine through his cypress
trees;
Who. hopeless. LAYS his dead away
Nor looks 10 see the breaking day
Across the mournful marbles play:
Mo hath not learned, in hours Of
faith
he Truth to flesh and sense I'M
known
hat Life is ever Lord OF Death
.nl Love can never lose its own