Ms. Betty Gibson

GIBSON, Ms. Betty - Age 72, passed away Tuesday, April 5, 2016 at McLaren-Flint. Family hour 10:30 a.m. Thursday, April 14, 2016 at Harris Memorial C.O.G.I.C., 4317 Lippincott Blvd., Burton, MI, with funeral service commencing at 11:00 a.m. Supt. Eric C. Bogan officiating. Interment Sunset Hills Cemetery, G-4413 Flushing Rd. Friends and pallbearers will assemble at the church 10:20 a.m. Thursday. Ms. Gibson will lie in state in the Chapel of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home, 906 W. Flint Park Blvd., and may be viewed from 12:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Wednesday. Ms. Betty Jean Gibson, Loving Sister and Beloved Aunt and Cousin, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, April 5, 2016, in Flint, Michigan. She was born on November 11, 1943, in Greenwood, Mississippi, to Ike and Pleasie Gibson. Betty Jean was the 7th child of 12 siblings. Betty was a special child with cognitive challenges and developmental disabilities. She attended Serendipity Day Programs where she learned how to engaged in different activities and received training tailored to her particular needs. She loved going to school with her older sister, Lillie, and would sometimes get dressed quite early in the morning, way ahead of schedule to catch the van. Though unable to speak coherently, she could make you understand when she needed you to do something for her. The family could always understand her words that meant, she was hungry, tired… or ready to go! Betty really loved to be around her family…especially little children. Her face would “light up” whenever there was a baby in the room. Betty attended Harris Memorial Church Of God In Christ for many years… and she loved to hear the choir sing. Two of her very special songs were: “He’s Got The Whole World In His Hands” and “Yes, Jesus Loves Me”! Whenever she heard them, she would always try to sing along with you. Betty will be deeply missed by her entire family, but especially by her sister Bonnie, who took loving care of her. Ms. Betty Jean Gibson leaves to cherish her memory: a caring brother, J.C. Gibson; loving sisters, Lillie Gibson, Lueida (Matthew) Grady, Barbara Edwards, Bonnie Harris, Valrey Hawkins, and Algeretta Gibson; sister-in-law, Zona Gibson; a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, and other caring relatives including, special aunts, Leola Wallace and Goletha Micou; and the entire “Little Family.” Betty was preceded in death by her loving parents, Ike and Pleasie Gibson; brothers, Cornelius, Caron, Isaac and Joe Gibson.

Ms. Betty Gibson

November 11, 1943 - April 5, 2016