Frances E. Gehring Hibbs Obituary (1916 - 2011)

Mrs. Frances E. Gehring Hibbs, 94, of Madisonville, passed away Tuesday, June 28, 2011, at Regional Medical Center in Madisonville.. \ She was born November 12, 1916 in Hopkins Co., KY to the late Gardner Moore and Tommie Powell Moore. She was also preceded in death by her first husband, Sylvester Joseph Gehring; second husband, Roy Hibbs; one son, Gerald Wayne Gehring and two brothers, Hardin Moore and David Albert Moore. \ Mrs. Hibbs was the oldest member of the Park Avenue Missionary Baptist Church. She was an LPN Nurse at the T.B. Hospital. \ She is survived by one daughter, Mary Jo Gill of Clarksville, IN; one son, David M. (Terecia) Gehring of Madisonville; three sisters, Kathleen Dickerson of Madisonville; Mary Evelyn Stoltz of Madisonville and Ruth Helen Conder of Evansville; three grandsons, Steven (Brenda) Gill of Manlius, IL; Joseph Gehring of Louisville, KY and Rev. Jonathan Odie (Carrie) Gehring of Mayfield, KY and one great grandchild, Cally Rae Lovick Gill of Manlius, IL. \ Funeral services will be 11:00 A.M. Friday at Barnett-Strother Funeral Home with Rev. Doug Anderson and Bro. Matt Fowler officiating. Burial will follow in Browder Cemetery in Madisonville. \ Visitation will be from 5:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M. Thursday and after 9:00 A.M. Friday at the funeral home. \ Pallbearers will be Steve Gill, Joseph Gehring, Jonathan Gehring, Eddie Hicklin, Steve Stoltz and Danny Stoltz. \ Memorial contributions may be made to the Park Avenue Missionary Baptist Church Building Fund. Envelopes will be available at the funeral home. \