Catherine Gibson - Humboldt
February 19, 1931 - April 15, 2017
Catherine Anne Penn Gibson, age 86, of Humboldt, TN died at her home on Saturday, April 15, 2017. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, April 18, 2017 at 1:30 PM in the Humboldt First Baptist Church with Dr. Greg McFadden officiating. Visitation will begin at 11 AM at the church prior to the service. Interment will be in Rose Hill Cemetery.
Born February 19, 1931, she was the daughter of Josiah Winchester and Orin Virginia Seat Penn. She graduated from Humboldt High School in 1948 and the University of Tennessee at Knoxville in 1952 where she was a member of Alpha Omicron Pi Sorority. Mrs. Gibson was a teacher in the Humboldt City Schools for 35 years and was a member of Delta Kappa Gamma. A member of First Baptist Church for over 60 years, she served as the church pianist for ten years, taught a lady’s Sunday school class for twenty years, and enjoyed traveling with the YY group after her retirement. An avid reader, she was a member of the Readers Book Club and enjoyed working the crossword puzzle every morning.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 60 years, E.H. “Gibby” Gibson. Survivors include two daughters, Penny (Ron) Switzer of Dyersburg and Beth (Andy) Dailey of Huntersville, NC; five grandchildren, Ann Elizabeth (Rich) Rucker of Murfreesboro, Virginia (Chris) Moon of Oak Ridge, Adam (Heather) Dailey of Concord, NC, Ryan (Laura) Dailey of Knoxville, and Bert Dailey of Huntersville, NC; and four great grandchildren, Will and Frannie Rucker, Elijah Dailey, and Mary Peyton Moon.
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HUMBOLDT, TN
Catherine Gibson - Humboldt
February 19, 1931 - April 15, 2017
Catherine Anne Penn Gibson, age 86, of Humboldt, TN died at her home on Saturday, April 15, 2017. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, April 18, 2017 at 1:30 PM in the Humboldt First Baptist Church with Dr. Greg McFadden officiating. Visitation will begin at 11 AM at the church prior to the service. Interment will be in Rose Hill Cemetery.
Born February 19, 1931, she was the daughter of Josiah Winchester and Orin Virginia Seat Penn. She graduated from Humboldt High School in 1948 and the University of Tennessee at Knoxville in 1952 where she was a member of Alpha Omicron Pi Sorority. Mrs. Gibson was a teacher in the Humboldt City Schools for 35 years and was a member of Delta Kappa Gamma. A member of First Baptist Church for over 60 years, she served as the church pianist for ten years, taught a lady’s Sunday school class for twenty years, and enjoyed traveling with the YY group after her retirement. An avid reader, she was a member of the Readers Book Club and enjoyed working the crossword puzzle every morning.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 60 years, E.H. “Gibby” Gibson. Survivors include two daughters, Penny (Ron) Switzer of Dyersburg and Beth (Andy) Dailey of Huntersville, NC; five grandchildren, Ann Elizabeth (Rich) Rucker of Murfreesboro, Virginia (Chris) Moon of Oak Ridge, Adam (Heather) Dailey of Concord, NC, Ryan (Laura) Dailey of Knoxville, and Bert Dailey of Huntersville, NC; and four great grandchildren, Will and Frannie Rucker, Elijah Dailey, and Mary Peyton Moon.
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SHELTON-HUNT FUNERAL HOME
HUMBOLDT, TN
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