Velma Allene Holley Gibson, 93, of Glenwood, WV, died Saturday October 31, 2020 at her daughter's residence. Funeral service will be conducted at noon Wednesday November 4, 2020 at Forest Memorial Park, Milton, WV, with Pastor Bob Hogsett officiating. Burial will follow. Velma was born July 30, 1927 in Milton, WV a daughter of the late Arvil Holley and Ollis Edmunds Holley. She was a member of the Sunrise Methodist Church. She married into the best family when she married the love of her life, George W. Gibson. She acquired six brothers, three sisters and a wonderful mother-in-law when she married. The entire Gibson family loved her as one of their own and treated her as such. She was a born teacher, having taught everything from a one-room schoolhouse to the college level, multiple subjects. She was a teacher who expected the very best from her students and rarely accepted excuses for being "lazy". She was compassionate and would take home life into account when homework wasn't done on time. She was always curious about her former students and enjoyed keeping up with them. She was also preceded in death by her husband, George W. Gibson and two nieces, Shirley Ann Jeffers and Juanita Henry. Survivors include two daughters, Barbara (Bobbi) and Gary Carr and Ramona and Alan Zimmerman; three grandchildren, Megan Carr, Chris Zimmerman and Laura Zimmerman Hogsett; her cousin, Thelma Sargent whom she thought of as a sister; Linda and Richard Hanel whom she thought of as her third daughter; cousin, Eddie and Connie Hayes; nephews, Ronnie and Teresa Gibson, Garland Holley, Jr., and Mike Holley; and niece, Lona Jean McGuffin.
Velma Allene Holley Gibson, 93, of Glenwood, WV, died Saturday October 31, 2020 at her daughter's residence. Funeral service will be conducted at noon Wednesday November 4, 2020 at Forest Memorial Park, Milton, WV, with Pastor Bob Hogsett officiating. Burial will follow. Velma was born July 30, 1927 in Milton, WV a daughter of the late Arvil Holley and Ollis Edmunds Holley. She was a member of the Sunrise Methodist Church. She married into the best family when she married the love of her life, George W. Gibson. She acquired six brothers, three sisters and a wonderful mother-in-law when she married. The entire Gibson family loved her as one of their own and treated her as such. She was a born teacher, having taught everything from a one-room schoolhouse to the college level, multiple subjects. She was a teacher who expected the very best from her students and rarely accepted excuses for being "lazy". She was compassionate and would take home life into account when homework wasn't done on time. She was always curious about her former students and enjoyed keeping up with them. She was also preceded in death by her husband, George W. Gibson and two nieces, Shirley Ann Jeffers and Juanita Henry. Survivors include two daughters, Barbara (Bobbi) and Gary Carr and Ramona and Alan Zimmerman; three grandchildren, Megan Carr, Chris Zimmerman and Laura Zimmerman Hogsett; her cousin, Thelma Sargent whom she thought of as a sister; Linda and Richard Hanel whom she thought of as her third daughter; cousin, Eddie and Connie Hayes; nephews, Ronnie and Teresa Gibson, Garland Holley, Jr., and Mike Holley; and niece, Lona Jean McGuffin.
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