Estelle F. Gibson

Estelle Faye Gibson, age 80, of Franklin County, went to be with the Lord Saturday, February 14, 2015 in her home with her family by her side. She was born January 30, 1935, a daughter of that late Wade and Louli Hutchinson Sanders. She was a wonderful mother and a loving wife. She is survived by her husband of 40 years, Ralph Gibson; daughters, Kathy Taylor, Debrah Austin (Doug), Robin Bryslan (Phil) of Oklahoma, and Eugenia Nipper (Mike); numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren. “We will cry because we miss her but rejoice knowing she is with her King in Heaven.” Funeral services will be conducted from Conner Bowman Funeral Home (Rt.220 Chapel) 12 noon on Tuesday with Pastor Gary Hoffman officiating. Interment will follow in Mountain View Memorial Park. Her family will be receiving friends from 5-8 p.m. Monday at Conner Bowman Funeral Home & Crematory, Rt. 220, 62 Virginia Marketplace Drive, Rocky Mount. (540)334-5151. www.connerbowman.com