Mrs. Alma Gibson, age 88 of Young Harris, GA, passed away Friday, November 9, 2007 at Union General Hospital.
Mrs. Gibson was born Saturday, November 1, 1919 in Towns County, GA to the late Alfred Kuykendall and the late Maggie Henson Kuykendall. She had worked at Young Harris College for many years before her and Walter opened Gibson's Food and Resturant in Young Harris. She was preceded in death by husband, Walter Gibson, son, Dean Gibson, daughter, Tresia Gibson, grandson, Russell Gibson, five brothers and three sisters.
Survivors include: son & daughter-in-law, Bill and Carolyn Gibson of Hiawassee, GA, son & daughter-in-law, Wayne and Ophelia Gibson of Lincolnton, GA, daughter & son-in-law, Margie and Larry Hooper of Young Harris, GA, son & daughter-in-law, Alvin and Cheryl Gibson of Gainesville, GA, sisters, Essie Hood of Young Harris, GA, Inez Townsend, twelve grandchildren, twenty great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held Sunday, November 11, 2007 at 3:00 P.M. from the Cochran Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Jimmy Rogers officiating. Music will be provided by Becky and Rodney Underwood, Kathy Dills and Rita Bradshaw. Interment will follow in Old Union Baptist Church Cemetery. Serving as pallbearers are: Jody Gibson, Darrin Hooper, Chad Gibson, Mark Hooper, Jerome Burch and Thomas Kimsey.
The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 6-9, Saturday, November 10.
The Cochran Funeral Home of Hiawassee, Georgia is in charge of arrangements.