Kenneth Ray Gibson Obituary
With heavy hearts, we announce the death of Kenneth Ray Gibson of Vanceboro, North Carolina, who passed away on April 20, 2025 at the age of 86. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.
He was predeceased by: his parents, Roy Hartness Gibson and Virginia Mauney Gibson Rippy; his stepfather George W. Rippy, Sr.; and his half-brothers, George W Rippy, Jr. and Keith A. Gibson.
He is survived by: his wife Phyllis Shores Gibson; his children, Jeff Gibson (Marilyn) of Greenville and Kim Gibson (Rusty Witcher) of Denver, CO; his granddaughters, Hannah Mauldin (Andrew) of Wilmington, Hope Evans (Nate) of Winterville and Holly Gibson of Greenville; his great grandchildren, Bo Mauldin and Ellie Shores Mauldin; his half-sisters, Debbie Robinson of Lowell, NC and Patti Moak of Lugoff, SC; and his stepbrother Charles Turner of Spartanburg, SC..
In lieu of flowers, the family would appreciate donations to Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson research at http://www.michaeljfox.org. The family has chosen to send donations to Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's ResearchDonate Now (http://www.michaeljfox.org).