Obituary: "Mrs. Gyda Rumsey Johnson, 67, a lifelong resident of Newfield, died at 4 a.m. today, June 3, 1943, in a nursing home in Newfield. The widow of Fred Johnson, she was a member of the Baptist Church ... She is survived by a brother, Cortez Rumsey of Newfield ..."

Ithaca Journal, June 3, 1943, page 3.