Gerald Edward Gibbs

1936 - 1999  (62 years)

• Name	Gerald Edward Gibbs
  Born	25 Sep 1936	Rochelle, Wilcox County, Georgia, USA
  Gender	Male
  Died	12 Feb 1999	Bossier City, Bossier Parish, Louisiana, USA
  Buried	Rose-Neath Cemetery - Bossier City, Louisiana, USA
  Person ID	I4937	Cody LeBlanc's Family Tree
  Last Modified	9 May 2024

  
  

  Family	Barbara Ruth McBride,   b. 18 Nov 1941, Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, USA ,   d. 25 Jun 2014, Bossier City, Bossier Parish, Louisiana, USA  (Age 72 years)
  Married	14 Sep 1957	Orange, Orange County, Texas, USA
  Children	+ 1. G.L. Gibbs + 2. Ginger Sue Gibbs,   b. 27 Feb 1960, Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, USA ,   d. 28 Jul 2023, Bossier City, Bossier Parish, Louisiana, USA  (Age 63 years)   3. S.D. Gibbs
  Last Modified	9 May 2024
  Family ID	F2004	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 25 Sep 1936 - Rochelle, Wilcox County, Georgia, USA Married - 14 Sep 1957 - Orange, Orange County, Texas, USA Died - 12 Feb 1999 - Bossier City, Bossier Parish, Louisiana, USA Buried - - Rose-Neath Cemetery - Bossier City, Louisiana, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos		Retired SMSgt Gerald Edward Gibbs Obituary picture
  		Gerald Edward Gibbs and Zachary Edward "Zach" Hendrix

  
  

  Documents

  Obituary of Retired SMSgt Gerald Edward Gibbs Published in The Shreveport Times on February 14, 1999

  
  

  Headstones

  Headstone of Gerald Edward Gibbs and Barbara Ruth McBride Gibbs Rose-Neath Cemetery - Bossier City, Louisiana, USA Plot: Section 1 Catholic Southwest (left)

  
  

• Notes

  Obituary: Retired SMSgt Gerald Edward Gibbs BOSSIER CITY, LA - Services for Retired SMSgt Gerald Edward Gibbs, 62, will be held at 1 p.m., Monday, February 15, 1999 at Rose-Neath's Bossier Chapel. Officiating will be Bill Alley and Chaplain at Barksdale Air Force Base. Burial will be in Rose-Neath Cemetery with full military honors. SMSgt Gibbs passed away Friday, February 12, 1999 after a lengthy illness. "Gomer" proudly served his country for over 25 years as a Boom Operator in the USAF Reserves. He is a veteran of the Vietnam and Gulf Wars, flying over 250 combat missions and receiving numerous medals throughout his career in the military. From 1978 to 1985, he was owner operator of three Pap-Paws Fried Chicken Stores in the Bossier Shreveport area. A lover of airplanes, he also earned his private pilot licenses and became a flight instructor. He was a kind and generous man always putting the needs of others before himself. He will be greatly missed by all his friends and relatives. He was preceded in death by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Gibbs; brother, Garnett Gibbs; sister, Judy Gibbs Wiggins; and son-in-law, Tracy Edward Hendrix. He leaves behind his devoted wife of 41 years, Barbara McBride Gibbs; three daughters, Gail Russell and husband, Tom of West Memphis, AK, Ginger Bigby and husband, Walt of Bossier City, LA, Sandra Hostman and husband, Chuck; seven grandchildren; brother, Joseph Gibbs and wife, Linda. Pallbearers will be Keith McBride, Craig McBride, Michael McBride, Zachary Hendrix, Hendrix, Billy LeBleu, GWayne Denom Special thanks to the Willis-Knighton Bossier 3rd Floor and CCU Staffs, Doctors, Ted Warren and Danny Payne for the excellent care of our father, and to the O.R., Day Surgery, friends and co-workers for the support of our family. Memorials may be made to St. Judes Children's Research Hospital. Rose-Neath Funeral Home Bossier Chapel, 746-2543 (Published in The Shreveport Times on February 14, 1999)