Inger Gibson 1925 - 2001

GIBSON, MATHEWS, BARRICK, WEERMAN, SAWYER, LESSMAN, HUMPHREY

Posted By: A.M.W. (email)
Date: 5/14/2006 at 00:42:17

Inger Eleanor Gibson, 76, of Wayland, died Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2001, at her home.

Born Oct. 10, 1925, in Morning Sun, she was the daughter of Rolland and Edith Mathews Barrick. On Nov. 23, 1944, she married Ralph Gibson in Wapello.

Mrs. Gibson was active in missionary work around the world.

She was raised in Wapello and was a graduate of Wapello High School.

In 1969, she and her husband moved to Wayland from Marcus. She was a member of Wayland Methodist Church, Gideon Auxiliary and active in Lay witness. She volunteered at the Crowded Closet in Iowa City and enjoyed shopping, travel, swimming and her family.

Survivors include her husband; two sons, Kenneth Gibson of Iowa City and Kevin Gibson of Ames; three daughters, Karen Weerman of Washington, Kathryn Sawyer of Cedar Rapids and Karla Lessman of Lincoln, Neb.; 12 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; three brothers, Lester Barrick of Wapello, Hoyt Barrick of Osage and Sidney Barrick of Sun City, Ariz.; and one sister, Jeanette Humphrey of Wapello.

She was preceded in death by her parents, two brothers and one infant sister.

Visitation will begin at noon today at Beatty Funeral Home in Wayland, where the family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m.

The funeral for Mrs. Gibson will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Wayland Methodist Church, with the Rev. Kenneth Hartman officiating. Burial will be in Center Cemetery.

A memorial has been established for Gideon's, Wayland Methodist Church or McCurdy Schools in Espanola, N.M.