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Carroll Thomas Gibbs was born on February 14, 1879 in Newton County,
Mississippi. He was the eighth child of Zachariah T. Gibbs (b c 1832
- d 1890) and Margaret Caroline Ellis (b c 1838 - d 1919). Margaret
Caroline (below) was the daughter of James and
Mary "Polly" Gulledge Ellis. Zach and Caroline were married c 1859
in Newton County, Mississippi and their children were
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Carroll Thomas Gibbs, 87, passed away at his home at 2220 Ave B Tuesday morning. Services will be held at 2 p. m. Thursday in Taylor Brothers Funeral Chapel with Rev. W. D. Baker officiating. Masonic graveside services will be held at Roselawn Memorial Park. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Maxie Gibbs of Bay City; five daughters, Mrs. Jewell Cleek of Sweeny, Mrs. Grace Glauser and Mrs. Irene Hale of San Antonio, and Mrs. Doris Edwards of Corpus Christi; six sons, William Gibbs of Cameron, J. T. Gibbs and Harrell Gibbs of Bay City, Kenneth Gibbs of Houston, Elmer Gibbs of Marble Falls and Coleman Gibbs of Snelling, California. Pallbearers will be Jack Spurgeon, Joyce Richardson, W. B. Sirman, J. T. Taylor, P. J. Reeves and Don Jean Taylor. A resident of Bay City for 21 years, Gibbs was very active in the Masonic lodge, Past Master of the Yarrellton lodge, a Master Mason for over 50 years, and life member of the Bay City lodge.
Daily Tribune, January 11, 1967
Mrs. Maxie Lou Gibbs, 89, died in the Matagorda General Hospital May 25, 1976. She was born Feb. 4, 1887 in Tennessee. She is survived by four daughters, Mrs. Gracie Glauser of San Antonio, Mrs. Lucille Richardson of Bay City, Mrs. Irene Hale of San Antonio and Mrs. Doris Cockburn of Pasadena; four sons, Coleman Gibbs of Leesville, La., Elmer Gibbs of Marble Falls, Kenneth Gibbs of Houston and Harrell Gibbs of Bay City; two sisters, Mrs. Ruby Hargett of Sweeny and Mrs. Bernice McCall of Cameron; 13 grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. She was a member of First Baptist Church. A retired nurse, Mrs. Gibbs was a resident of Bay City for 30 years. The funeral will be held from the Taylor Brothers Chapel on May 27, 1976 at 2 p. m. with the Rev. W. D. Baker officiating. Interment will be in the Roselawn Memorial Park Cemetery. Pallbearers are W. R. Joines, Bill Reese, Joyce & Frank Richardson, Harold Wheat, and Don Jean Taylor. Under the direction of Taylor Brothers Funeral Home.
Daily Tribune, May 26, 1976
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CLEEK, Mrs. Lacy Jewell, of Sweeny, passed away in her home on Dec.
22. Mrs. Cleek was a retired school teacher and a 14 year resident
of Sweeny.
Ivan Lee Cleek, 66, a resident of Sweeny, passed away Tuesday,
August 8, at Matagorda General Hospital. Survivors include: mother,
Mrs. Frances Cleek of Austin; 2 sisters, Mrs. LeRoy Kehler of San
Angelo and Mrs. James H. Fisher of Austin. Funeral services will be
held this afternoon, August 10, at 2 p.m. at Taylor Brothers Chapel
with Rev. W. D. Baker officiating. Interment will be at Roselawn
Memorial Park. Cleek was a member of the Masonic Lodge and a World
War II veteran. Pallbearers for the funeral will be: Joyce
Richardson, Kermit Spielman, Harrell Gibbs, Elmer Gibbs, Paul
Pennington and O. R. Hagaman. Taylor Brothers Funeral Home is in
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Funeral for William C. Gibbs, 66, of
Cameron was at 10 a. m. Thursday in the Marek-Burns-Laywell Funeral
Home with the Rev. Darrell Proffit officiating. Burial was in the
North Elm Cemetery.
Mr. Gibbs died Tuesday in a Temple
hospital. He was born in Milam County and was a retired mechanic and
bus driver for Cameron schools.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Elsie
Gibbs of Cameron; one daughter, Mrs. Bettye Ermis of Cameron; his
mother, Mrs. C. T. Gibbs of Bay City; four brothers, Coleman Gibbs
of Leesville, La., Elmer Gibbs of Marble Falls, Kenneth Gibbs of
Houston and Harrell Gibbs of Bay City; four sisters, Mrs. Grace
Glauser, Mrs. Irene Hale, both of San Antonio, Mrs. Lucille
Richardson of Bay City and Mrs. Doris Cockburn of Amarillo; and four
grandchildren. Cameron Herald, November 10, 1975
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Joe Taylor “Pete” Gibbs GIBBS, Joe Taylor “Pete,” of 2220 Ave B, passed away in his sleep November 13. Survivors include his mother, Mrs. C. T. [Maxie Lou] Gibbs, with whom he made his home, and the following sisters and brothers: Mrs. Jewell Cleek of Sweeny; Mrs. Grace Glauser and Irene Hale of San Antonio; William Gibbs of Cameron; Mrs. Morris Richardson and Harrell Gibbs of Bay City; Coleman Gibbs of Leesville, La.; Elmer GIbbs of Marble Falls; Kenneth Gibbs of Houston and Doris Cockburn of Tucson, Ariz. Also, a number of nieces and nephews survive. Funeral services will be held Sunday afternoon at 3:00 p. m. at Taylor Brothers Funeral Home. Reverend W. D. Baker, of the First Baptist Church, will officiate and interment will be in Roselawn Memorial Park. Arrangements made by Taylor Brothers Funeral Home.
Daily Tribune, November 14, 1970 |
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When I was stationed at Albrook Field, Panama, Canal Zone, I met an Old San Blas Indian chief with the big hat and long white whiskers. He was a very interesting person and told me of his trials and tribulations. He had led a hard life. He had a son who would take over when he passed away. He inspired me to write the following poem.--E. T. Gibbs
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Funeral services for Doris Gibbs Cockburn,
74, of Peoria, Arizona, are scheduled for 2 p. m., Feb. 11 at
the Bay City Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Michael Zimmerman
officiating. Burial will follow at Roselawn Memorial Park in Van
Vleck.
Doris Cockburn passed away Feb. 4 in Maryvale
Samaritan Hospital.
She was born Jan. 28, 1924 in Yarrellton to
parents Carroll Thomas and Maxie Lou Underwood Gibbs.
She was a former resident of Granite Shoals
and a member of the First Baptist Church in Marble Falls.
Survivors include her daughter and
son-in-law, Linda and Herb Franks of Avondale, Arizona; son,
Mike Leath of Chandler, Ariz.; sister, Grace Glauser of San
Antonio; sisters and brothers-in-law, Lucille and Morris
Richardson of Bay City; Irene and John Hale of San Antonio;
brother, Elmer T. Gibbs of Onalaska; brothers and
sisters-in-law, Ken and Beth Gibbs of Houston and Harrell and
Etta Jean Gibbs of Bay City; and five grandchildren and 12
great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband,
Jessie Carl “Speck” Cockburn on Aug. 29, 1997; and grandson,
Perry Ashby III; her parents, and two sisters, Lacy Jewell Gibbs
Cleek and Mildred Lorraine Gibbs Getty, and three brothers,
William Carroll Gibbs, Joe Taylor “Pete” Gibbs and Coleman
Thomas Gibbs.
Pallbearers are Donald Richardson, Kenneth A.
Gibbs, Larry Gibbs, John A. Hale, Flirsh Ermis, Steven Ermis and
Bobby Bonorden.
Daily Tribune, February 10, 1998
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Kenneth Rodney Gibbs Ingleside, Texas. Kenneth Rodney Gibbs, 86,
passed away December 31, 2013. He was born October 5, 1927 in
Yarrellton, Texas to Carroll Thomas Gibbs and Maxie Lou Underwood
Gibbs. He proudly served his country during WWII in the US Army. He
retired from Region 4 Education Center and Harris County Appraisal
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Harrell Denson Gibbs, 73, of Bay City died Nov. 26,
2002 at M. D. Anderson Hospital in Houston. He was born Nov. 3, 1929 in
Yarrellton, Texas to the late Carroll Thomas and Maxie Lou Underwood
Gibbs. The Bay City Tribune, November 27, 2002
In
February, 1951, Harrell received his “invitation from Uncle Sam” and
served as an MP at Camp Gordon in Augusta, Georgia. Two other men
from the Jackson and Matagorda County area, Curtis Wofford and
Robert Abraham, were also sent to Georgia with Harrell.
While in
Georgia, Curtis told Harrell about Etta Jean Joines who worked at
his parents’ grocery store in Francitas. Curtis gave him Etta’s
address and they began writing. After all, it was the patriotic
thing to do! They first met in August, 1951 when Harrell was home on
furlough. After he returned to Georgia, they continued to write and
were engaged when he returned on another furlough. After the
engagement, Etta moved to Houston in May 1952 to live with her
brother, Otis, and his wife, Pearlie. Etta and Pearlie worked
together at Meyers Spalti Furniture Company until November. The
wedding was planned for December. Harrell returned on Friday,
December 12th and they were married the next day at the
Francitas Baptist Church by Rev. Raymond Drews. Robert Abraham was
the best man and Albina Walleck Joines, Etta’s sister-in-law, was
matron of honor. Also attending were Mrs. Drews, Ada, Etta’s mother
and Harrell’s mother, Maxie Lou Underwood Gibbs.
Harrell
reported back to Georgia two weeks later and was discharged in
February, 1953.
She and
Harrell moved to Bay City and joined the First Baptist Church in Bay
City on May 31, 1953. She attended Sunday school and worship
services as long as her health permitted. She greatly enjoyed her
Sunday School classes and sang in the Jubilaires Choir for many
years. She was also a member of the “Tab and Gab” group who prepared
FBC newsletters for mailing.
In
earlier years she worked in the FBC nursery about 15 years and every
Sunday morning could be found in the bed babies department rocking
the newest additions to the church family.
Harrell
and Etta first lived at 1300 Fifth Street where Harrell’s family had
lived just after moving to Bay City. He had worked for Frank Hurley
before his stint in the army and he once again began working for Mr.
Hurley driving a butane truck. Two months later they moved to a
garage apartment at 817 ½ 7th Street. The next move was
during the summer of 1953 to a house at Rt. 2, Box 79A on the
Highway 35 which was owned by Harrell’s sister, Lucille, and her
husband Morris Richardson. They were living there when Carol Sue was
born. Harrell began working for Speedway Oil Company and drove a gas
transport truck. Larry Denson was born November 16, 1959 on the opening day of deer season. Though Harrell didn’t get to go hunting that year, he got his “little buck” anyway. A change to a different transport company allowed Harrell to be at home at night with his family while the children were small.
Two
months after Larry was born the family moved to 1501 Twelfth Street
and lived there six months while the home on the highway was
remodeled. They lived at Rt. 2, Box 79A until the summer of 1965.
In
August, 1965, Harrell and Etta purchased their home at 3108 3rd
Street where Etta would live until 2018. Larry began school in 1966
and Etta started working for the Bay City ISD Food Service in
September, 1967. From 1974 – 1977 she was the BCISD Food Service
Director where she supervised seven schools and 40 employees. She
retired in May, 1998 after 31 years of service.
She was a
wonderful cook and made the turkey and dressing for Thanksgiving and
Christmas family gatherings every year. She baked all kinds of
cakes, especially Italian Cream.
Always
the caregiver, she nursed Harrell, Larry and Carol Sue through six
surgeries between 1999 and 2005.
Her
sister-in-law, Juanita Anderson Joines, taught her to crochet when
Etta was a teenager. She made hundreds of beautiful doilies, as well
as larger items. She crocheted 22,000 pairs of shoes for M. D.
Anderson cancer patients and thousands more for the Colorado Baptist
Association Christmas Stocking Ministry. Many children along the
border and in Mexico are still receiving shoes she made.
Anyone
who met her in recent years was always told, “I’m my daddy’s 14th
child.”
Etta
Jean is preceded in death by her parents; her husband; son Larry
Denson Gibbs; brother James Thomas “J. T.” Joines; and 11
half-brothers and sisters: Clarence Joines, Clyde Joines, Addie
Joines Linton, Calvin Joines, Guy Joines, Robert Joines, Otis
Joines, Wheeler Joines, Lillie Joines Moore, Ruby Joines Linton and
Sylvia Joines Linton. She is survived by her daughter Carol Sue
Gibbs; brother, W. R. “Dub” Joines and wife, Albina Joines;
sister-in-law Beth Gibbs, and numerous nieces and nephews.
The
family will receive friends and relatives beginning at 1:00pm
Saturday, February 15, 2020 at First Baptist Church in Bay City. A
memorial service will follow at 2:00pm with Dr. Mike Zimmerman
officiating. Honorary pallbearers are Bobby Bonorden, Curtis Dykes,
G. W. Franzen, Ken Gibbs, Clarence Joines, James Joines, Jimmy
Joines and Kevin Lowrance.
A private
burial will be at Roselawn Memorial Park in Van Vleck.
Memorials may be made to the First Baptist Church Christmas stocking
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Elmer
T. Gibbs, 86, of Bay City died December 4, 2003 at Matagorda General
Hospital. He was born December 30, 1916 in Yarrellton, Milam Co., Texas
to the late Carroll Thomas and Maxie Lou Underwood Gibbs.
Funeral
service were held 11 a.m. Saturday, December 6, 2003, at Taylor Bros.
Funeral Home with the Rev. Mike Zimmerman officiating. Interment
followed at Roselawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Van Vleck, Texas.
Etta
Jean was born in Francitas, Texas and grew up in the Buhler
Settlement in Jackson County. Her father died on March 18, 1937 just
before Etta Jean began first grade in the fall. A few years later,
Ada bought a house in Francitas and the family moved there. Etta
attended school in Francitas and La Ward and graduated from
Lolita-La Ward High School in 1948. While in high school, Etta Jean
played volleyball. She worked at the Upton Store and also at the
Wofford Store in Francitas before her marriage.