Obituaries
Mary Elizabeth (Beth) Gibbs
By Cooper-Sorrells Funeral Home
Feb 26, 2009

Bonham, Texas -- Funeral services for Mary Elizabeth (Beth) Gibbs will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, February 28, 2009 at Cooper-Sorrells Chapel in Bonham. Officiating will be Rev. Bryan Everett and Rev. Mickey Lyles; interment will follow at Duplex Cemetery. 

Ms. Gibbs passed away on February 25, 2009 at Clyde Cosper Veterans Home in Bonham.  She is the daughter of Walter Rigsby and Carrie Smith of Spring Hill TX.  Mrs. Gibbs married Woodrow Carlton Gibbs on May 31, 1943 in Bonham, TX; he preceded her in death on November 14, 2003.  She retired from Sam Rayburn Schools where she was in food service, and she was also a member of Elwood Baptist Church. 

Survived by sons: Scott and Lana Gibbs of Ivanhoe, Lynn and Pam Gibbs of Telephone, and Ronnie and Dorothy Gibbs of Ivanhoe.  Grandchildren: Mark, Carrie, Tucker, Callie and Madison Gibbs, Tasha Burkard, and Ross Naylor.  Great-grandchildren are Reagan, Andrew, and Gage Gibbs, Lexi, Colton, and Adalyn Burkand, along with many nieces and nephews. 

She was preceded in death by her husband, Woodrow Carlton Gibbs.

Visitation will be at Cooper-Sorrells Funeral Home on Friday, February 27, 2009 from 6:00 pm to 8:00pm. 

Pallbearers: Ross Naylor, Lenzy Dryer, David Russell, Gaylon Gibbs, Mayfield McCraw, and Eddie Nicely.  Honorary pallbearers: Alton Treadway, Dwane Gibbs, Jerry McRae, Bill Roland, Wesley Tanner, J.T. Lyles, and Tony Nichols.

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