Christine Hilda GIBBONS

1920 - 2009  (88 years)

• Name	Christine Hilda GIBBONS  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Birth	27 Oct 1920	New Zion, Clarendon County, South Carolina   [5]
  Gender	Female
  Education	she was valedictorian of her class and attended Coker College
  HIST	of New Zion, South Carolina at death- she had 5 grandchildren and 1 great-grandchild Date Published: February 4, 2009 CHRISTINE G. LAVENDER NEW ZION -- Christine Gibbons Lavender, age 88, died Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2009, at her son's residence after an illness. Mrs. Lavender was born in New Zion on Oct. 27, 1920, a daughter of the late Robert Philip and Ila Truluck Gibbons. She was married to the late Edward Carlisle Lavender Sr., in 1945 and spent her entire life in New Zion. She was known as a devout church lady, having been a lifelong member of the New Zion United Methodist Church, where she served as a Sunday School teacher, a member of the choir, a member of the United Methodist Women, and was still an assistant teacher of the Ladies Sunday School Class at the time of her passing. She was also a member of the Ladies Growth Group of New Zion with the ladies meeting at her home every Wednesday morning. Mrs. Lavender was valedictorian of her class and attended Coker College and returned to her community and was employed as a postal clerk, school teacher, and insurance agent for more than 30 years. For nine years, she participated in the New Zion Fourth of July Parade as the "Belle of New Zion," riding in everything from golf carts to a Thunderbird. As the "Belle of New Zion," she also rode in the 2007 Turbeville Christmas Parade as honorary grand marshal. She wrote a book about her life for each of her children and grandchildren. She and a dear friend, Pat Goodwin, surprised her family by giving them a DVD of her life story for Christmas in 2007. Along with her nephew, Bobby Gibbons, she compiled one of her most rewarding contributions to her family - the Gibbons Family Pictorial Book, dating back to her great-great-grandparents in the 1700s. Mrs. Lavender was a master of cross stitching and with her wonderful smile and personality she never met a stranger. She lived alone in her later years and loved the out of doors, taking special pride in her yard. She was a good wife, mother and grandmother. Mrs. Lavender was preceded in death by her husband, Edward Carlisle Lavender Sr.; three sisters, Virginia (Henley) Gibbons, Coline (William) Kennedy and Miriam Gibbons; three brothers, Irwin Gibbons, Robert Gibbons and Leslie (Jackie) Gibbons; a son-in-law, Stanley Ward; and two grandchildren, Matt Ward and Maggie Lavender. She is survived by two daughters, Donna Ward of New Zion and Miriam Lynn (Gus) Holladay of Summerville; a son, Edward C. "Carl" (Jan) Lavender Jr. of Turbeville; a "son she loved dearly," John William (Betty) Fleming of New Zion; two sisters-in-law, Dorothy Jean Gibbons and Anne G. Lavender, both of New Zion; five grandchildren; one great-grandchild; a special adopted family, Nita and Burnette Yarborough and their children; and a special friend, Ruth Player. The family would like to express their appreciation to Drs. Lea B. Givens and Kent Cunningham for their love and care for Mrs. Chris. They also wish to express their thanks to Winyah Hospice, especially Beebe Coker and Christina Toney. The family requests that memorials be made to the New Zion United Methodist Church, 6905 Salem Road, New Zion, SC 29111 or Winyah Community Health Services, 2555 Lin-Do Court, Suite B, Sumter, SC 29150. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at the New Zion United Methodist Church with burial in the church cemetery, directed by Floyd Funeral Home Inc. of Olanta. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.  [1, 2, 4]
  Occupation	she was employed as a postal clerk, school teacher, and insurance agent for more than 30 years, in New Zion, South Carolina  [4]
  Religion	she was a lifelong member of the New Zion United Methodist Church, New Zion, South Carolina, where she served as a Sunday School teacher, a member of the choir, a member of the United Methodist Women, and still an assistant teacher of the Ladies SS Class  [4]
  _UID	751A2498937843EB92C3EC0FEE215D125212
  Death	3 Feb 2009	at her son’s residence
  Burial	5 Feb 2009	New Zion United Methodist Church Cemetery, 6905 Salem Road, New Zion, South Carolina   [4]
  	Floyd Funeral Home Inc., Olanta, South Carolina
  Person ID	I202570	Singleton and Related Families
  Last Modified	9 Feb 2009

  
  

  Father	Robert Phillip GIBBONS,   b. 9 Nov 1889   d. 19 Feb 1969 (Age 79 years)
  Mother	Agnes Isla TRULUCK,   b. 7 Feb 1888, Sumter County, South Carolina d. 30 Mar 1980, New Zion, Clarendon County, South Carolina (Age 92 years)
  Marriage	22 Apr 1914  [6]
  _UID	89AD9EABD6F642918D92D040374765427290
  _UID	89AD9EABD6F642918D92D040374765427290
  Family ID	F84761	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Edward Carlisle LAVENDER, Sr.,   b. 13 Jan 1921, Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina d. Bef 18 Mar 2007 (Age < 86 years)
  Marriage	21 Dec 1945	New Zion, Clarendon County, South Carolina   [4, 5]
  _UID	A62F4C31FEB547889C0F86488E2AF000F56E
  _UID	A62F4C31FEB547889C0F86488E2AF000F56E
  Children	1. Living   2. Donna Christine LAVENDER   3. Miriam Lynn LAVENDER
  Family ID	F97475	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Feb 2009

  
  

• Sources

  [S8580] Coker-Lavender. [S9598] Coker-Lavender. [S582] Laura Gibbons Hersperger, (McNaughton-Gunn, Inc. Ann Arbor, Michigan 48106), page 213, 214. [S11774] Christine G. Lavender. [S582] Laura Gibbons Hersperger, (McNaughton-Gunn, Inc. Ann Arbor, Michigan 48106), page 214. [S582] Laura Gibbons Hersperger, (McNaughton-Gunn, Inc. Ann Arbor, Michigan 48106), page 213.