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NANCY MENEFEE GIBBS

Nancy Menefee Gibbs, 97, of Mathews, Virginia and formerly of Richmond, died peacefully August 20, 2016.

Her early years were spent in Rocky Mount, Virginia, where she was born on July 13, 1919 to William Crump and Lucy Rosser Menefee. She was a graduate of Rocky Mount High School and received her degree from Emory and Henry College in 1940. She did additional coursework in Library Science at the University of Virginia. She organized the opening of the Rocky Mount Memorial Library which continues to serve its community today. After a brief career in education she entered the insurance field where she managed the family insurance agency upon the death of her father.

Nancy was a Christian woman and was a member of Central United Methodist Church, Mathews. She lived her faith every day even during her last years when life was often difficult. She loved to laugh and lived her life to the fullest.

She was preceded in death by her husband of 62 years, Leslie Stuart Gibbs Sr.

She is survived by her son, Leslie Stuart Gibbs Jr. and his wife Nelda; son, John Menefee Gibbs, and daughter, Lee Thompson. She is also survived by her five grandchildren, Patrick Gibbs, Brandon Gibbs, Shawn Gibbs, Ryan Gibbs, and Chandler McKnight, and two great-grandchildren.

A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. on Sunday, September 4, 2016, at Central United Methodist Church. Inurnment will follow at a later date in Rocky Mount.

The family requests memorial donations be made to Emory and Henry College, Advancement Office, P.O. Box 950, Emory, Virginia 24327 or Mathews County Meals on Wheels, c/o Nelda Gibbs, Mathews County School Division, P.O. Box 369, Mathews, Va. 23109.