The Hand Hills (Alberta) Echo
records the death of
John Hamilton Gilbert, who was laid to rest in the
Delta Cemetery on Sunday, 14 Apr 1918.
Deceased was born in Norfolk
County in Feb 1878,
a son of the late William Gilbert
of Windham. Fifteen years ago he married Miss Nellie Goodlet, of
Nixon.
In 1908 he settled at Hand
Hills and is described as
being one of the pioneers of that district.
His death took place very
suddenly of heart failure,
while he was engaged in hitching up a team at the
home of his brother, Charles W. Gilbert.
He is survived by his wife
and two little girls,
aged eight and eleven years, and by four brothers
and two sisters.
The brothers are Charles, at
whose home he died,
and Robert, Jacob and Bruce of Windham.
The sisters are Mrs. Wm. Whitehead and
Mrs. Roy Boughner.
