Barbara Ann McKibben

Barbara Ann (Gann) McKibben died Friday, June 11th at NMMC, she was born August 10, 1945 to Bobbie Lee and Gertrude Criddle Gann. She graduated from Houston High School in 1963 and attended Clark College, Itawamba Community College and Grayson County College in Denison, TX. She was selected Miss Houston in 1963 and was later awarded MISS CONGENIALITY in the Miss Mississippi pageant in Vicksburg.

While living in Texas, she was employed with Baptist Student Ministries at Grayson Community College, since returning to her native Mississippi almost 4 years ago, she has been employed at First Baptist Church in Pontotoc.

Services will be at 2:00 PM, Tuesday, June 15th at First Baptist Church Pontotoc, with Dr. Ken Hester officiating, with burial in the Chickasaw Memorial Gardens. Browning Funeral Home in Pontotoc is in charge of arrangements.

She is survived by husband (Don) of almost 42 years, son: Lane(Vanessa), daughter: Laura(Andy) Clark, grandchildren: Asher McKibben, Matthew Clark, Emery McKibben and Joshua Clark, her mother: Gertrude Criddle Gann of Houston, MS, her brothers William (Mable) Gann of Houston, Hubert (Monette) Gann of Vardaman and Bobby (Barbara) Gann of Starkville and many nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her father: Bobbie Lee Gann, brothers: Rubin Wayne Gann, Walter Gann, sisters: Mavis Bell and Mary Jo Baird.

Pallbearers will be Larry, Glenn, Michael and John Gann, and Dr. Everett and Phillip McKibben, and Ric West and Mike Pettit. Honorary Pallbearers will be the Deacons at First Baptist Church.

Visitation will be 5 to 8 PM Monday at the fellowship hall of First Baptist Church and from 1 to 2 PM Tuesday at First Baptist Church.

In lieu of flowers, donations are requested to be made to First Baptist Church, Pontotoc and Baptist Student Ministries of Grayson County College, Denison, TX 77020.

Condolences may be offered at www.Browningpontotoc.com