Julia Bryars Gibbs

October 10, 2012

Julia Bryars Gibbs, 89, born September 21, 1923, went home to be with her Lord on October 09, 2012. Julia was a life long resident of Atmore.

She is preceded in death by her beloved husband, Thomas Hollis Gibbs; parents, Clarence and Mae Boggan Bryars; brothers, Clarence L. Bryars, Ellis Bryars, Elton Bryars and sister Ruth Bryars Caraway.

Julia was employed by Southland Telephone Company for 30 years and spent her later years traveling with her husband in his work to Puerto Rico and the Panama Canal Zone.  Upon retirement they traveled the country and enjoyed their beach house and farm. Julia was a brave and courageous lady who fought the good fight and won the battle.  She was a source of inspiration to her siblings, children and all who knew her. We were all blessed to have her in our lives and her legacy will live on through her family.

She is survived by her son, Jeffrey Bart (Linda) Gibbs of Molino; Portia Gibbs (Norman) Goss of Montgomery, Tom (Beth) Gibbs of Charleston, S.C., Wyman (Teresa) Gibbs of Athens, AL, Ayla Hixson of Birmingham; 10 grandchildren and one great-grandchild;  four sisters,  Betty (Vernon) Vinson of Pace; Laurie (J.T.) Moseley of Bay Minette; Mary Jo (Charles) Fickling of Perdido; Sammie (Lonnie) Turberville of Atmore; four sisters-in-law, Lillian Bryars of Pensacola, Nell Bryars of Atmore, Mary Gibbs of Monroeville, and Ruth Bryars of Albany, GA.

Services will be Friday, October 12, 2012, at 11 a.m. from Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Mike Grindle officiating. Interment will follow in Oak Hill Cemetery.

Family will receive friends, Thursday, October 11, 2012, at Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home from 6 until 8 p.m.

A special thank you to her loving caretakers, Faye Lee, Martha Colbert and Sandy Flowers, Covenant Hospice and Mitzi Thomas for there many acts of kindness.

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Written by William Reynolds · Filed Under Obituaries