Shirley Gibson

Wednesday, August 17, 2022

Shirley Gibson, 88, of Cloverdale, passed away on Monday, Aug. 15, 2022 surrounded by his family.

Born Jan. 27, 1934 in Clementsville, Ky., he was the son of Welby Jack and Pearl Maud (Derringer) Gibson.

Shirley worked at Allison Transmission in Indianapolis for more than 27 years, retiring in 1990. He was a member of New Life Baptist Church and attended Cloverdale Christian Church.

He was preceded in death by his parents; wife Geraldine Gibson; children Danny and Karen; grandson Nathan Graves; three sisters; and six brothers.

Shirley is survived by his children, Ron (Vicki) Gibson, Cindy (Jim) Graves and Jack (Sheila) Gibson; grandchildren Josh (Dominique) Gibson, Ryan (Jill) Graves, Nick (Stacy) Graves, Josie Gibson, Brittany (Thomas Pyle) Billings, Ethan (Lauren) Gibson, Dakota (Charles Manning) Gibson and Rob (Cheryl) Gibson; 16 great-grandchildren; and special friend Judy Goens.

Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 18 at the Hopkins-Rector Funeral Home. Interment will follow at the Forest Hill Cemetery.

The family will receive friends from 11 a.m. until time of service at the funeral on Thursday.