Gibbs

Shirley Ann Gibbs, age 69, of Dowelltown passed away Thursday, April 26, 2018 at St. Thomas DeKalb Hospital ER.

She was born April 28, 1948 to her parents, the late Robert and Virginia Tarr Baker.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by two sisters, Georgia Barber and Bonnie Howell and one brother, H.B. Baker.

Shirley was a Baptist and a retired shirt factory worker.

Survivors include her husband of 52 years, Billy Gibbs of Dowelltown; four children, Tammy Evans of Georgia, Roxann Hunt of Smithville, Peggy Gibbs of Smithville and Michael Gibbs of Liberty; six grandchildren, David Evans, Ashley Buchanan, Amanda Sanders, Kayla Sanders, Vanessa Freeman and Natasha Thaxton; 13 great-grandchildren; 4 sisters, Mary Murphy of Smithville, Sue Mitchell of Cookeville, Dorothy Leach of McMinnville and Betty Hancock of Carthage; three brothers, Glen Baker of Liberty, Jimmy Baker of Smithville and Billy Baker of Smithville.

Funeral service was conducted Sunday, April 29, 2018 at DeKalb Funeral Chapel with Bros. Wilson Williams and Michael Hale officiated and burial following follow in Salem Cemetery in Liberty.

Serving as pallbearers were Tony Thompson, Wayne Fisher, Coty Griffin, Mark Fish, Brandon Tucker, and Tony Herron.

DeKalb Funeral Chapel, Smithville, was in charge of the arrangements.

Smithville Review

(Smithville, Tenn.)

May 2, 2018