CULLMAN —
Charlotte Gibbs Thompson
Funeral services for Charlotte Gibbs Thompson, 85, of Cullman will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012, at Cullman First Baptist Church, Dr. Edwin Hayes and Rev. Jerry Cole officiating, with burial in Cullman City Cemetery. She will lie in state from 10 to 11 a.m. at the church.
Moss-Service Funeral Home is making arrangements.
Mrs. Thompson was born Jan. 31, 1927, in Houston, Mo., to Wallace P. Gibbs and Leila Marie Royston Gibbs, and passed away Saturday, Oct. 27, 2012, at her daughter’s residence, surrounded by family. Charlotte was a lifelong member of Cullman First Baptist Church, and was in the choir for over 60 years. She attended Montevallo and graduated from the University of Alabama, in route to teaching at West Elementary and Hanceville High School. She was a board member for Cullman City Schools. Mrs. Thompson was also a member of Entre’ Amies for over 50 years.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, James E. Thompson; and a brother-in-law, Troy Thompson Jr.
Survivors include her daughter, Belle T. (James R. Jr.) Veal; two sons, Paul J. (Deonna N.) Thompson and Seth B. (Tracy H.) Thompson; six grandchildren, Lauren N. Brown, Leila Elizabeth Brown, Kathryn Wells Thompson, William Candler Thompson, Claire Montgomery Thompson and Grace Wallace Thompson; a sister, Jane Wallace (Woody) Jackson; a brother, Sydney R. (Clarice) Gibbs Sr.; and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made in Charlotte’s name to Cullman Chapter Relay For Life.
Visitation was from 5 to 8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.
Friends may leave a memory and condolences on the online guestbook at www.mossservicefh.com.
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