(Obit - Mrs. Norman Gillis died last Saturday at her home in Cumby after several 
weeks illness. She was laid to rest in the Cumby cemetery after services at the 
Presbyterian Church, which she was a member. She had spent her life in and near 
Cumby, and leaves several children. She was the daughter of Capt. Merit Branom, 
who was one of the prominent early settlers of Hopkins County. (Cumby Rustler, 
Fri., Oct. 7, 1910)