Murial Joyce Gibbs

Murial Joyce Strickland Gibbs of Grand Prairie, Texas, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Saturday, June 8, 2024, at the age of 88. She was born on June 21, 1935, at home in Sampson County, North Carolina. She graduated from Westbrook High School in 1953 and became employed at Block Shirt Factory in Benson, North Carolina.

She met Robert Gibbs who was stationed at Fort Bragg (Fort Liberty). Upon his discharge from service they married on May 7, 1955 in North Carolina. They then moved to his home state of Michigan. In 1957 they purchased a dairy farm in Evart, Michigan (near Avondale). She worked both on the family dairy farm and as a painter at Evart Products. She was a successful Avon Representative and won numerous awards for her sales. Her gardening skills were apparent for anyone who drove by the farm as she loved huge flower and vegetable gardens. She worked at the automotive plant until her retirement. They moved to Clarkrange, Tennessee in 2000 where they had a smaller farm but still very large gardens. After Robert's passing in 2015 she moved to live with her daughter in Texas.

Murial was preceded in death by her husband of 60 years, Robert Gibbs, as well as all her siblings.

She is survived by two daughters, Debra (Harley) Palmbos and Lois Gibbs (Dan Kibbe), three grandsons, Eric (Amber) Palmbos and Sawyer (Anna Caffry) Palmbos, and Spencer Gibbs Kibbe (Grace Kibbe), four great-grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews.

A burial service was held at Brookside Cemetary, West Branch Michigan where she was laid to rest beside her husband.