Would have celebrated 66th Wedding Anniversary May 19
David Garber, 87 years of age, died at 10 o'clock Tuesday night at the home of his son Roy Garber at Big Horn, with whom he had made his home for six years. Mr. Garber had been in ill health for a year and his condition was made more serious last month when he fell and fractured his hip.
If Mr. Garber had lived until May 19, he and Mrs. Garber would have celebrated their sixty-sixth wedding anniversary.
Mr. Garber was born in Monroe County, Ohio. He is survived by his widow; five sons, Roy Garber of Big Horn, E.E. Garber of Phao?, Mont., Eugene Garber of Broadus, Mont, Edward J. Garber of Baxter Springs, Kan., and Will Garber of Lockwood, Mo.; two daughters, Mrs. Lillian Purdy of Meeker, Colo., and Mrs. Sarah Rapp of Kansas City, Mo. A third daughter, Mrs. Lina Gregory, died here several years ago. Mr. Garber is also survived by thirty-one grandchildren and fourteen great-grandchildren. Mrs. Rapp has been here since Feb. 23, summoned by her father's illness, and Eugene Garber is expected Thursday.
Funeral services will be conducted at 1:30 o'clock Friday afternoon at the Roy Garber home, the Rev. Fred H. Zimmerman officiating. The service will be in charge of the Champion Funeral Service. Interment will be made at Big Horn.
Would have celebrated 66th Wedding Anniversary May 19
David Garber, 87 years of age, died at 10 o'clock Tuesday night at the home of his son Roy Garber at Big Horn, with whom he had made his home for six years. Mr. Garber had been in ill health for a year and his condition was made more serious last month when he fell and fractured his hip.
If Mr. Garber had lived until May 19, he and Mrs. Garber would have celebrated their sixty-sixth wedding anniversary.
Mr. Garber was born in Monroe County, Ohio. He is survived by his widow; five sons, Roy Garber of Big Horn, E.E. Garber of Phao?, Mont., Eugene Garber of Broadus, Mont, Edward J. Garber of Baxter Springs, Kan., and Will Garber of Lockwood, Mo.; two daughters, Mrs. Lillian Purdy of Meeker, Colo., and Mrs. Sarah Rapp of Kansas City, Mo. A third daughter, Mrs. Lina Gregory, died here several years ago. Mr. Garber is also survived by thirty-one grandchildren and fourteen great-grandchildren. Mrs. Rapp has been here since Feb. 23, summoned by her father's illness, and Eugene Garber is expected Thursday.
Funeral services will be conducted at 1:30 o'clock Friday afternoon at the Roy Garber home, the Rev. Fred H. Zimmerman officiating. The service will be in charge of the Champion Funeral Service. Interment will be made at Big Horn.
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