Joy Williams Gibson, 80 of Frederick, Maryland passed away on Tuesday, January 8, 2013 at Kline Hospice House in Mount Airy. She was the much loved wife of 64 years to the late Herbert Gibson Jr. Born September 11, 1932, in Beaumont, Texas, she the youngest of nine children born to the late Philista Hennigan and Andrew Jackson Williams. She is survived by three sons, Michael Gibson and wife Anna, Richard Gibson and wife Debbie, and Ronald Gibson and wife Dee; one sister, Bonnie Wood; nine grandchildren, Gina Engel and husband Chris, Jeffrey Gibson and wife Jane, James Gibson and wife Kelly, Amber Gonzales, Joshua Gibson and wife Jamie, Joy Mitchell and husband Andre, Jarod Gibson, Heather Curry and husband Clay and Krista Kesner and husband Brian; fifteen great-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. In addition to her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by seven siblings, her brothers, Arthur, Raymond, Cecil, Andrew, her sisters, Lucille, Grace and Elsie and grandson Jacob Gibson. A Celebration of Life will be held at 11 a.m., the 26th of January, at the Apostolic Lighthouse Church, 7857 Gambrill Park Road, Frederick, Maryland. The Rev. Sean Libby, of the Christian Life Center, will officiate. Interment will be at Rocky Gap Veterans Cemetery Chapel, 14205 Pleasant Valley Road NE, Flintstone, Maryland 21530. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to Kline Hospice House of Frederick County, PO Box 1799, Frederick, Maryland 21702. Online condolences may be shared with the family at www.keeneybasford.com
