Hettie Witt Gibson

Hettie Witt Gibson, age 93, a Life -long resident of London, AR, died peacefully on Good Friday, April 21, 2000 at St. Mary's Regional Med. Center surrounded by her family, AR. She was born on September 20, 1906 at London near the site of Arkansas Nuclear One to John Newton and Martha Reed Witt. On January 1, 1928 she was married to John W. Gibson, a farmer and peach grower, who died on June 21, 1966. She was a Homemaker. She was a member for more than seventy years of the London Assembly of God Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, parents and a infant daughter, 4 brothers Guy, Everett, Allison and Ernest Witt, 5 sisters, Mary Witt, Minnie Wheeler, Ruth Toczak, Annice Rachel and Lydia Hudlow.
Survivors include a son and daughter in law, Jim Ed and Mary Kay Gibson of London; two daughters, Johna G. Roedenbeck of London, Ruth E. Smith of Wichita; grandchlidren, Jeff and John Gibson of London, Connie McCoin of Henderson, Karen Thurman of Wichita, Sharon Forshee of Los Angeles, Randy Smith of Augusta; great grandchildren, Amber, Ashley and Allison Gibson, Clayton Seely, Josh and Cody Forshee, John Daffron, Julie, Corby and Luke McCoin, Derek, Dustin and Brittany Thurman, Sarah, Seth, Steven and Jacob Smith; great great granddaughter, Morgan Daffron; sister in law, Audrey Witt; host of nieces and nephews.
Funeral service will be 2 PM Monday, April 24, 2000 at the London Assembly of God Church, officiated by Rev. Sam Witt, and assisted by Rev. Jerry Schlinker. Burial will be at Rest Haven Memorial Park at Russellville, AR under the direction of Humphrey Funeral Service. The family will receive friends from 6-8 PM Sunday evening at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to London Assembly of God Church 54 Old Wire Rd; London, AR 72847 or The London Ruritan Club Community Projects 94 Cedar Lane London, AR 72847.

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