Gloria Elizabeth McMath Gibbs, 93, of Thomasville, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, August 18, 2021 at Archbold Memorial Hospital. Funeral Services will be held at Eastside Baptist Church on Saturday, August 21, 2021 at 3:00 pm with Pastor David McMath and Pastor Sean Jacobs officiating. Viewing will be available prior to service at 2pm. Due to COVID, there will be no visitation. Family requests that masks be worn and social distancing guidelines followed. A private (family only) interment will follow at Laurel Hill Cemetery.
Mrs. Gibbs was born to the late William Melvin McMath & Bessie Davis McMath on July 31, 1928 in Thomasville, GA. She married Gerald Gibbs on June 7, 1946, who preceded her in death on September 16, 2011. She was a graduate of Pavo High School, class of 1946. She worked for Southern Bell Telephone Company where she retired in 1983 after working 38 years. In her free time, she loved to fish and spend time with her family and friends. She was a member of Eastside Baptist Church for over 70 years. She will be truly missed by all who knew her. Survivors include; her daughter, Gerolyn Gibbs Hobbs Castlelaw (James) of Greenville, SC, grandchildren, Dana Hobbs Penick (Mike) of Murrells Inlet, SC, Kelon Hobbs (Paige) of Greenville, SC, and Allie Gibbs of Thomasville, GA, great-grandchildren, Kelon Penick (Deidre), Hunter Paige McCorkle (Drew), Brecken Hobbs and Karter Neel, and great-great-granddaughters, Nyla McCorkle and Iris Tyner and numerous nieces and nephews. In addition to her husband and her parents, she was preceded in death by; a son, Alan Gibbs and a son-in-law, Lewann Hobbs. Guests may sign the online register at
www.whiddonshiverfuneralhome.com
. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to St. Jude at
www.stjude.org
.