Patricia S. Gibbs, 73, of Springfield, died at 10:55 p.m. on Wednesday, July 23, 2008 at her residence. Patricia was born November 19, 1934 in Jacksonville, the daughter of James and Dorothy Guyton Shannon. Patricia graduated from Jacksonville High School. She then went to Passavant School of Nursing to become a Registered Nurse. Patricia earned her Bachelor's degree in psychology at Sangamon State University and her Master's degree in Social Work at the University of Illinois in Champaign. She had retired from the State of Illinois at McFarland Mental Health Center as an RN supervisor. She was later employed as a social worker at Memorial Medical Center. Patricia was an avid reader and shopper. She loved animals and even adopted a retired greyhound. She very much enjoyed her work and will be dearly missed by her coworkers. She was preceded in death by her father, James Shannon; stepfather, Carl Maes; grandchild, Kory Gibbs and aunt, Winnifred Zopf. She is survived by two sons, David M. Gibbs of Orlando, FL and Stuart Gibbs of Springfield; two daughters, Joanne (husband, Craig) Costello of Auburn and Dina Whetstone of Springfield; her mother, Dorothy Maes of Jacksonville; seven grandchildren; brother, James (wife, Sylvia) Shannon of Brandywine, MD; one niece; one nephew and cousins. Family will receive friends from 4:00 7:00 p.m. on Sunday, July 27, 2008 at Kirlin-Egan & Butler Funeral Home, 900 S. 6th St., Springfield. An additional visitation will be held from 10:00 10:45 a.m. on Monday, July 28, 2008 at Our Savior Catholic Church, 453 E. State St., Jacksonville. Funeral Mass will follow visitation at 11:00 a.m. with Rev. Robert William Spriggs celebrant. Burial will follow at Calvary Cemetery in Jacksonville. Memorial contributions may be made to: Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation, 1332 N. Halsted St. Suite 201, Chicago, IL 60622, or to: The Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals International, P.O. Box 1230, Washington, DC 20013-1230.
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