Gerald Edward Gibbs

Male 1936 - 1999  (62 years)


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  • Name Gerald Edward Gibbs 
    Born 25 Sep 1936  Rochelle, Wilcox County, Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 12 Feb 1999  Bossier City, Bossier Parish, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Rose-Neath Cemetery - Bossier City, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    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 Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Jun 2014, Bossier City, Bossier Parish, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years) 
    Married 14 Sep 1957  Orange, Orange County, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. G.L. Gibbs
    +2. Ginger Sue Gibbs,   b. 27 Feb 1960, Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Jul 2023, Bossier City, Bossier Parish, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 63 years)
     3. S.D. Gibbs
    Last Modified 9 May 2024 
    Family ID F2004  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 25 Sep 1936 - Rochelle, Wilcox County, Georgia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 14 Sep 1957 - Orange, Orange County, Texas, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 12 Feb 1999 - Bossier City, Bossier Parish, Louisiana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Rose-Neath Cemetery - Bossier City, Louisiana, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    Retired SMSgt Gerald Edward Gibbs
    Retired SMSgt Gerald Edward Gibbs
    Obituary picture
    Gerald Edward Gibbs and Zachary Edward 'Zach' Hendrix
    Gerald Edward Gibbs and Zachary Edward "Zach" Hendrix

    Documents
    Obituary of Retired SMSgt Gerald Edward Gibbs
    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
    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)