Raymond Wright GIBBONS^[1]

1926 - 2016  (89 years)

• Name	Raymond Wright GIBBONS  [2]
  Born	25 Mar 1926	Clarendon County, South Carolina   [1, 3]
  Gender	Male
  HIST	RAYMOND W. GIBBONS Posted Wednesday, February 3, 2016 6:00 am Raymond Wright Gibbons, 89, died on Feb. 1, 2016, after an extended illness, at home surrounded by his family. Born on March 25, 1926, in Clarendon County, he was a son of the late Johnnie Wright Gibbons and Sadie Lou Buddin Gibbons. He was married for 67 years to Zilphia Elizabeth Moore Gibbons. While being a farmer was his first calling, one of his joys as a young man was deer hunting with his friends and later in life visiting the sick and shut-ins. He was a lifetime member of New Zion United Methodist Church and active in the Men's Bible Sunday School Class and offices in the church including the chairman of the cemetery committee for many years. In addition, he was a charter member of the Black River American Legion Post No. 149. Mr. Gibbons served as a corporal in the U.S. Army 63rd Infantry Division (Blood and Fire) during World War II. He was preceded in death by his sister, Sadie Jean Childers of Greenville; brother, Robert Neaveland Gibbons of Asheville, North Carolina; and a special nephew, Donald Gibbons Blackmon of New Zion. Survivors include daughters, Julie Gibbons Griffin of Florence and Ginny Gibbons Wessinger of Lexington; a son, Rodney Wright Gibbons (Kim) of Burlington, Iowa; five grandchildren, Joseph Larry Griffin IV (Heather) of Florence, Megan E. Griffin of North Augusta, Joshua C. Wessinger (Chasity) of Lexington, Rachel E. Gibbons and Jared A. Wright Gibbons of Burlington, Iowa; three great-grandchildren, Victoria and Isabella Griffin of Florence and Finley Wessinger of Lexington; and numerous nieces and nephews. Both visitation and funeral services will be held at New Zion United Methodist Church, 7169 Salem Road, New Zion. Visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. today, and funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. on Thursday. The family would like to thank Diane McFadden for all of her loving care and attention for several years and Beebe Coker and Christina Toney with Amedisys Hospice of South Carolina. Memorials may be made to New Zion United Methodist Church Cemetery Fund, P.O. Box 33, New Zion, SC 29111, or Amedisys Hospice of South Carolina, 198 E. Wesmark Blvd., Suite 2, Sumter, SC 29150. Online condolences may be made at www.floydfuneral.com Floyd Funeral Home of Olanta is in charge of arrangements.  [1]
  MILI	He served as a corporal in the U.S. Army 63rd Infantry Division (Blood and Fire) during World War II.  [1]
  _UID	957AE50C967B495FB05922433ABA16BAEB20
  Died	1 Feb 2016	at his home, (Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina)
  Buried	4 Feb 2016	New Zion United Methodist Church Cemetery, New Zion, South Carolina   [1]
  	Floyd Funeral Home, Olanta, South Carolina
  Person ID	I132326	Singleton and other families
  Last Modified	12 Feb 2016

  
  

  Father	Johnnie Wright GIBBONS,   b. 3 Jan 1897, South Carolina ,   d. 5 Aug 1974, South Carolina  (Age 77 years)
  Mother	Sadie Lou BUDDIN,   b. 27 Aug 1905, South Carolina ,   d. 8 Sep 1981, South Carolina  (Age 76 years)
  Married	28 Mar 1923  [4]
  _UID	5E4C9900F46A490BAD444D9698332419D147
  Family ID	F75673	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	(Living) MOORE
  Children	1. (Living) GIBBONS   2. (Living) GIBBONS   3. (Living) GIBBONS
  Last Modified	2 Mar 2024
  Family ID	F89498	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S23548] Raymond W. Gibbons. [S10346] Rue I. Moore Jr. [S3689] Kathy Dodge Loyd, (Willow Bend Books 2004), page 167, 285. [S3689] Kathy Dodge Loyd, (Willow Bend Books 2004), page 167.