ROCKVILLE- Evelyn Delores Gibbs, 87, of Rockville, Indiana died at 5:37 am Wednesday, December 14, 2016 in her residence.
She was a former hairdresser, homemaker and retired from the Gooch's Dairy Frost.
She was born February 28, 1929 in Greene Township, Parke County, Indiana to the late Carl Gooch and Edith McMullen Gooch.
Her husband of 51 years, Walter "Bud" Gibbs whom she married February 5, 1950 in Judson died April 4, 2001.
Survivors include two sons, David L. (Glenna) Gibbs of Terre Haute and Mark W. (Sonja) Gibbs of Wichita, Kansas; one daughter, Lisa K. (Jim) Wilcox of Rockville;seven grandchildren, Nathan Gibbs, Emily Gibbs Carrillo, Jeremy Gibbs, Jason Wilcox, Brad Wilcox, Christopher Wilcox and Lauren Kaus; seven great-grandchildren, Jacob Gibbs, Brooklynn Gibbs, Annabel Carrillo, Elijah Carrillo, MaKennah Wilcox-Kaus, Mason Wilcox and Liam Wilcox.
She was preceded in death by three brothers, Ray, Larry and Gerald Gooch; two sisters, Ruby Jack and Rose Tarter; one great-grandson, Isaiah Thomas Jones.
She was a 1947 graduate of Greene Township High School and Smart Appearance Beauty College. She was a member of Rockville Christian Church and the Friendship Sunday School Class.
Services will be 2:00 pm Saturday, December 17, at Gooch Funeral Home, 112 W. Howard Street, Rockville, with Brother Don Perry officiating. Burial will follow at Memory Garden Cemetery in Rockville. Visitation is from 12 noon until 2:00 pm Saturday at Gooch Funeral Home.
Memorials should friends so desire, may be made to the Rockville Christian Church, 292 W. US Highway 36, Rockville, IN 47872 in her memory.
Friends may sign an online guest register at www.goochfuneralhome.com
Funeral Home:
Gooch Funeral Home
112 W. Howard Street
Rockville, IN
US 47872
To share a memory or send a condolence gift, please visit the Official Obituary of Evelyn Delores Gibbs hosted by Gooch Funeral Homes.