Notes From The Funeral.
"The Gibbs clan are interesting people because they are interested people."
"I like the beard. It makes you look older."
"Well, something was going to."
"I think one of the reasons she kept going was that it just never occurred to her to stop."
Very much enjoyed talking with Robert G. Jacobsen, nuclear physicist, professor, xkcd fan.
Also enjoyed catching up with Philip McLaughlin, a childhood friend who's now a sous-chef in Chapel Hill.
Obituary: Ethel M. Gibbs passed away June 25, 2007. She was born May 11, 1905, to John Morris and Amy Estelle Markley in Gratersford, Pa. She graduated from Hood College in Frederick, Md., in 1926 and attended the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City. She married Dr. Albert G. Gibbs in 1929 and lived in West Nanticoke, Pa., until 1942 when Albert went into the Navy. They retired in 1959 and moved to Virginia Beach. She belonged to Princess Anne Country Club, Princess Anne Garden Club, Virginia Beach Garden Club, Norfolk Botanical Gardens and the Garden Club of America. Her gardens were on the Norfolk Botanical Garden Annual Tour when she was 95. Her many other interests and talents included world travel with Albert, acting in little theaters, exhibiting Ikebana arrangements, oil painting, knitting, reading, playing bridge and mahjong until she was 101. She was preceded in death by her parents, two brothers and her husband. She is survived by her three daughters, Caroline Jacobsen (Robert) of Wheaton, Ill., Gwen Gibbs of Dallas, Texas and Sally Shook (Lou) of Chapel Hill, N.C.; a sister-in-law, Jane B. Markley of Schwenksville, Pa.; five grandchildren, Robert G. Jacobsen (Heather) of Berkley, Calif., Jennifer Jordan (Fred) of Sherborn, Mass., Dr. Edwin McLaughlin (Debra) of Virginia Beach, Virginia Hawley (John) of Virginia Beach and Philip McLaughlin of Chapel Hill; nine great-grandchildren; and a goddaughter, Elizabeth Holm (Mike) of Alexandria, Va. Special thanks go to Jewish Family Services and the women who took such good care of her this past year and Dora Fuller, her faithful housekeeper... In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Virginia Beach Rescue Squad, 740 Virginia Beach Blvd., Virginia Beach, VA 23451.
"I like the beard. It makes you look older."
"Well, something was going to."
"I think one of the reasons she kept going was that it just never occurred to her to stop."
Very much enjoyed talking with Robert G. Jacobsen, nuclear physicist, professor, xkcd fan.
Also enjoyed catching up with Philip McLaughlin, a childhood friend who's now a sous-chef in Chapel Hill.
Obituary: Ethel M. Gibbs passed away June 25, 2007. She was born May 11, 1905, to John Morris and Amy Estelle Markley in Gratersford, Pa. She graduated from Hood College in Frederick, Md., in 1926 and attended the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City. She married Dr. Albert G. Gibbs in 1929 and lived in West Nanticoke, Pa., until 1942 when Albert went into the Navy. They retired in 1959 and moved to Virginia Beach. She belonged to Princess Anne Country Club, Princess Anne Garden Club, Virginia Beach Garden Club, Norfolk Botanical Gardens and the Garden Club of America. Her gardens were on the Norfolk Botanical Garden Annual Tour when she was 95. Her many other interests and talents included world travel with Albert, acting in little theaters, exhibiting Ikebana arrangements, oil painting, knitting, reading, playing bridge and mahjong until she was 101. She was preceded in death by her parents, two brothers and her husband. She is survived by her three daughters, Caroline Jacobsen (Robert) of Wheaton, Ill., Gwen Gibbs of Dallas, Texas and Sally Shook (Lou) of Chapel Hill, N.C.; a sister-in-law, Jane B. Markley of Schwenksville, Pa.; five grandchildren, Robert G. Jacobsen (Heather) of Berkley, Calif., Jennifer Jordan (Fred) of Sherborn, Mass., Dr. Edwin McLaughlin (Debra) of Virginia Beach, Virginia Hawley (John) of Virginia Beach and Philip McLaughlin of Chapel Hill; nine great-grandchildren; and a goddaughter, Elizabeth Holm (Mike) of Alexandria, Va. Special thanks go to Jewish Family Services and the women who took such good care of her this past year and Dora Fuller, her faithful housekeeper... In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Virginia Beach Rescue Squad, 740 Virginia Beach Blvd., Virginia Beach, VA 23451.
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