She was born September 16, 1921 in Seneca, a daughter of the late John Booker Gibson and Kate Frazier Gibson. She was a member of Central Baptist Church and a retired employee of The Lane Company. She was the youngest of eleven children. A child of the depression, she placed importance on basic needs and necessities while avoiding excesses. She was blessed by a long and healthy life, living independently and taking no prescription medications until the last two months of her life. She valued her religion, her family and her independence above all else.
She is survived by a son, Rufus B. Carr, Jr. and his wife Glenna of Altavista on whom she depended and gratefully appreciated; three granddaughters, Angela C. Myers, Lee-Anne F. Carr and Laura D. DuBase; two great grandchildren, Nickole Marie Crafton and Douglas Rosser Crafton, all of whom she loved and considered the essence of her family. She is also survived by Frances Harmon Savarese, a beloved sister and the last of her ten siblings.
A graveside service will be conducted at 3:30 p.m., Sunday, April 17, 2016 at Green Hill Cemetery, Altavista by the Rev. Nick Jones and Rev. David Bayse with interment to follow.
The family will receive friends from 2:00 until 3:00 p.m., Sunday at Finch and Finch Funeral and Cremation Service, Altavista and other times at Rufus Carr's home, 107 Holly Hills Drive, Altavista. This obituary was obtained from the funeral home website.
She was born September 16, 1921 in Seneca, a daughter of the late John Booker Gibson and Kate Frazier Gibson. She was a member of Central Baptist Church and a retired employee of The Lane Company. She was the youngest of eleven children. A child of the depression, she placed importance on basic needs and necessities while avoiding excesses. She was blessed by a long and healthy life, living independently and taking no prescription medications until the last two months of her life. She valued her religion, her family and her independence above all else.
She is survived by a son, Rufus B. Carr, Jr. and his wife Glenna of Altavista on whom she depended and gratefully appreciated; three granddaughters, Angela C. Myers, Lee-Anne F. Carr and Laura D. DuBase; two great grandchildren, Nickole Marie Crafton and Douglas Rosser Crafton, all of whom she loved and considered the essence of her family. She is also survived by Frances Harmon Savarese, a beloved sister and the last of her ten siblings.
A graveside service will be conducted at 3:30 p.m., Sunday, April 17, 2016 at Green Hill Cemetery, Altavista by the Rev. Nick Jones and Rev. David Bayse with interment to follow.
The family will receive friends from 2:00 until 3:00 p.m., Sunday at Finch and Finch Funeral and Cremation Service, Altavista and other times at Rufus Carr's home, 107 Holly Hills Drive, Altavista. This obituary was obtained from the funeral home website.
Family Members
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Martha Jane Gibson Newman
1896–1983
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Walter Lewis Gibson
1898–1941
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Mary Lou Gibson Chapman
1900–1952
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Ada Board Gibson Surber
1903–2003
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Johnnie Russell Gibson
1907–1987
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Frank James Gibson
1908–1979
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Annie M. Gibson Pugh
1911–1969
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Margaret Gibson Short
1913–2000
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Maude Elizabeth Gibson Buffaloe
1916–2009
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Frances Gibson Harmon Savarese
1919–2018
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