Colleen "Geco" Gibson

Colleen “Geco” Gibson, 87 of Amarillo passed away May 15, 2013. Private Family graveside will be at Llano Cemetery Friday, May 17, 2013 with Bret McCasland officiating. Funeral service will be at 12:00 noon at San Jacinto Church of Christ with Glen Walton and Kyle Wade, Ministers officiating. Arrangements are by Griggs-Schooler-Gordon Funeral Directors, 5400 S. Bell. She grew up with her family in the San Jacinto area of Amarillo with her sister Coy Lee and her brother Gib. They always lived in walking distances of schools and the church. Colleen was a long time member of the San Jacinto Church of Christ where she and husband, Clarence L. “Spec” Gibson who served as an Elder worked and worshipped. Colleen graduated from Amarillo High School in 1944 and Amarillo College in 1947. “Once a Sandie always a Sandie” Colleen and Spec loved to fellowship with their Church friends and family while working for the Lord. They were involved in many local events and activities while teaching and training younger men and women. Colleen was primarily a mother and homemaker after her marriage to Spec in Amarillo on January 31, 1953. Prior to raising her family she worked at the National Weather Bureau at Old English Field in Amarillo during World War II. Jobs like this were available because all the men were serving in our military. In addition, she worked for Continental Oil Company as a land secretary and she served as the first President of the Amarillo Desk and Derrick Club. Colleen and Spec moved to Arlington, Texas in 1984 where Spec completed his 37 years of service with Exxon Mobil Corporation and retired. They moved back home to Amarillo and continued to work with their church family and enjoyed watching their grandchildren participate in school sporting events. She was preceded in death by her husband Spec in April 1996 and she never missed a single sports event of her grandchildren. She loved the Lord our God with all her heart and soul and she loved her fellow man. She was a member of the Southwest church of Christ when she died. Colleen is preceded in death by her husband, Clarence L. “Spec” Gibson, April 1996 and her sister Coy Lee Tadlock, December 2001, her father, R.P. Ford, April 1988 and her mother, Emma-Jo Ford, May 1965. Colleens remaining family include a brother, Gib Ford and wife Jane of Naples, Florida, her daughter, Cathy Rocha, of Amarillo, Texas, and son, Gary Gibson and wife Michele of Amarillo, Texas, Her grandchildren, Blair Gibson and wife Melanie, of Sweetwater, Texas, Kari Sowders and husband Dustin, of Waco, Texas, Curtis Gibson and wife Megan, of Dallas, Texas, Detra Rocha of Amarillo, Texas. And 5 great grandchildren, Brody, Mallory, Karter, Kason and Genevieve.

The family would like to thank the very special medical staff of North West Texas Hospital, the staff of Blue Bonnet Assisted Living, and the doctors, case workers and nurses of Hospice Care of the Southwest. The family will be receiving guest at 5802 Winkler and the Griggs Schooler and Gordon Funeral Home, 5400 S. Bell today and Friday. We request memorials sent to High Plains Children’s Home, PO Box 7448, Amarillo, Texas 79118.