Althea Doreen Tibbetts

She was born March 1, 1910 in Cayman Brac, Cayman Islands, B.W.I. to James Ryan and Emma Ritch Scott. She was preceded in death by her husband, Kelly Harvey Tibbetts and two sons, Airley Tibbetts and Kelvin Tibbetts. She is survived by four sons, Ansley Tibbetts and wife Christine, of Beaumont, TX, James Tibbetts and wife Carol, of Antioch, CA, Clifford Tibbetts, Port Arthur, TX, Donald Tibbetts and wife Carolyn, of Tallahassee, FL; two daughters, Dareene Mattke, of Panama City Beach, Ann Louise Newell, of Holly Springs, NC; daughter-in-law, Mrs. Kelvin (Louise) Tibbetts, of St. Petersburg, FL; 16 grandchildren; 18 great grandchildren and 8 great great grandchildren.

A gathering of friends and family will take place from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Wednesday, November 3, 2010, at Grammier-Oberle Funeral Home in Port Arthur, Texas. Graveside services will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday at Greenlawn Memorial Park in Groves, Texas.

Those desiring may make memorial donations to Emerald Coast Hospice, 2925 Martin Luther King Blvd, Panama City, FL 32405, Council on Aging, 116 Frankford Avenue, Panama City, FL 32401 or to Covenant Hospice, 107 W 19th Street, Panama City, FL 32405.