Obituary

VIOLET B. GIBSON, 82, of Milton went to be with the Lord on Wednesday July 6, 2005, at her residence. Funeral service will be conducted 11 a.m., Saturday, July 9, 2005 at Heck Funeral Home, Milton with the Rev. Chelcie Gibson officiating. Burial will follow in Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery, Frazier's Bottom. Grandsons and friends will serve as pallbearers. She was born July 9, 1922 in Ashton, W.Va., a daughter of the late Edward and Deliah Powell. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Freeman Gibson; and her first husband, Strickling Powers; and a grandson, Greg Stowasser. She was a homemaker and a member of Chestnut Grove Baptist Church. She is survived by three daughters and one son, Wanda (Dalton) Lewis, Sandra (Wade) Chapman, Karen (John) Corey, and Gary (Marty) Powers; a sister, Rosa Shank; seven grandchildren, Kevin Lewis, Michelle Kelley, Kristi Degrandpre, Matt Powers, Amanda Davis, Chris Corey, and Michael Corey; four great-grandchildren, Morgan and Chandler Kelley, Parker Lewis, and Christin Corey. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m., July 8, 2005 at Heck Funeral Home, Milton.