Mrs. Gibbs was born in Creswell, NC and was preceded in death by her husband Samuel M. Gibbs, a son Samuel E. Gibbs and a sister Sabra Dineen. She retired as a supervisor of The Clerical Department with Virginia Beach Social Services. She was a charter member and Sunday School teacher for more than fifty years at Riverside Baptist Church and served as past president of Freemason Street Baptist Church, the Tidewater Clerical League and a member of Little Creek Women’s Club.
Survivors include her daughter Sandra Gibbs Jones and husband Harry; a daughter-in-law Jill Gibbs, seven grandchildren Stacie Matthews, Donna Miller, Shawn Pratt, Jamie, Heath, Aimee Gibbs and Susan Simons; seven great grandchildren Jordan and Amber Miller, Brianna Pratt, Heath Jr., Aiden, Sunshine and Isabella Gibbs.
The family will receive friends on Friday, August 3, 2012 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at Rosewood Kellum Funeral Home where a celebration will be held Saturday, August 4, 2012, 2:00 p.m. Interment will follow at Rosewood Memorial Park.
In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made to Riverside Baptist Church or the American Cancer Society. Friends may offer condolences at www.kellumfuneralhome.com.
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