Visitation
May 9, 2011
2:00-4:00 & 7:00-9:00 P.M.
Location: Rausch Funeral Home - Owings, MD [Map]
Funeral Service
May 10, 2011
2:00 P.M.
Location: Huntingtown United Methodist Church [Map]
Interment
Location: Huntingtown United Methodist Church Cemetery [Map]
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Frances Buckler Gibson, 83, passed away peacefully at her home on Cox Road, Huntingtown, MD on May 6, 2011 surrounded by her family and friends.
She was born October 11, 1927 in Annapolis, MD. but her family moved to Huntingtown, MD. in her very early childhood. She was the youngest of four
children of Calvert Carroll Buckler, Sr. and Jesse Lee Trott.
She attended elementary school in Huntingtown and graduated from Calvert
County High School in 1944. On February 1, 1947, she was married to Franklin Cranford Gibson in Huntingtown United Methodist Church. Their marriage produced
four children, but a baby boy and a baby girl died in early infancy. Her husband died July 26, 1988. Her two sisters, Eloise B. Clark and Audrey May B. Bowen, and her only brother, Calvert Carroll Buckler, Jr., preceded her in death.
She lived in Huntingtown on Cox Road most of her life. She was postmaster of the Huntingtown Post Office from 1969 until her retirement in 1976. Frances was an active member of Huntingtown United Methodist Church. She also volunteered at Calvert Memorial Hospital, in the gift shop, and at Calvert Hospice for various affairs. She also enjoyed cooking, gardening, knitting, crocheting and ceramics.
Frances is survived by her son, Richard “Ricky” Franklin Gibson, and his wife, Brenda, of Huntingtown, MD; her daughter, Janice Gibson-Gerrity and partner Maureen Gerrity of Bel Air, MD. She is also survived by five grandchildren: Lisa Gibson Gates and her husband Harvey, of Huntingtown, MD, Dana Gibson Farrall and her husband Frank of St. Leonard, MD, Richard Franklin Gibson Jr. of Huntingtown, MD, Kristina Gerrity and Jaden “Sasha” Gerrity of Bel Air, MD and seven great-grandchildren, Tyler and Casey Webb, Alison and Frank Farrall, Ashley, Richard Franklin Gibson III and Caitlin Gibson. Frances loved being with her children, grandchildren and great- grandchildren. She was loved by her family and friends, especially those in her church when she was able to attend. She suffered many years from Alzheimer’s disease which was responsible for her death.
Memorial Contributions
Calvert Hospice
P.O. Box 838
Prince Frederick, MD 20678
www.calverthospice.org
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