March 30, 1928 - March 2, 2016
Nora Stanley Gibson, 87, went to be with our Lord and her friends and family who preceded her in death (March 3rd, 2016).
Nora was born March 30, 1928 in Jenkins Kentucky where she attended Jenkins High School and met Robert Gibson whom she later married.
Nora and Robert (Bobby) moved from Jenkins to Kingsport in the early 1950’s and begin a successful electrical contracting firm known as Gibson Electric. Bobby and Nora operated the business until the late 1970’s when they retired. Bobby passed away form a sudden illness in March 1988. Nora and Bobby were blessed with three beautiful daughters, Darlene, Judy and Robin.
Nora was preceded in death by her mother Frona Stanley, her father Fairbanks Stanley, her brothers Jim and Kenneth Stanley, her sister Ruth Boggs, and her husband Robert Gibson.
She is survived by her daughters Darlene Jennings, Judy Robinette, Robin Poole, her sister Helen Stanley and a brother Charles (Biddy) Stanley. Nora is also survived by three grandchildren, Donna Tilley, Daniel Jennings, and Ashley Poole; including six great grandchildren, Alex and Trent Tilley, Hayden and Emily Jennings, and Adriana and Meredith Marin.
The family will receive friends on Saturday, March 5th, 2016 from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm at Carter Trent Funeral Home in Kingsport.
Burial will follow at East Lawn Cemetery.
March 30, 1928 - March 2, 2016
Nora Stanley Gibson, 87, went to be with our Lord and her friends and family who preceded her in death (March 3rd, 2016).
Nora was born March 30, 1928 in Jenkins Kentucky where she attended Jenkins High School and met Robert Gibson whom she later married.
Nora and Robert (Bobby) moved from Jenkins to Kingsport in the early 1950’s and begin a successful electrical contracting firm known as Gibson Electric. Bobby and Nora operated the business until the late 1970’s when they retired. Bobby passed away form a sudden illness in March 1988. Nora and Bobby were blessed with three beautiful daughters, Darlene, Judy and Robin.
Nora was preceded in death by her mother Frona Stanley, her father Fairbanks Stanley, her brothers Jim and Kenneth Stanley, her sister Ruth Boggs, and her husband Robert Gibson.
She is survived by her daughters Darlene Jennings, Judy Robinette, Robin Poole, her sister Helen Stanley and a brother Charles (Biddy) Stanley. Nora is also survived by three grandchildren, Donna Tilley, Daniel Jennings, and Ashley Poole; including six great grandchildren, Alex and Trent Tilley, Hayden and Emily Jennings, and Adriana and Meredith Marin.
The family will receive friends on Saturday, March 5th, 2016 from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm at Carter Trent Funeral Home in Kingsport.
Burial will follow at East Lawn Cemetery.
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