Betty (Merideth) Gibbons

Betty Byrl (Merideth) Gibbons, 83, of North Little Rock died on August 20, 2010. She was born on August 8, 1927 to Shelby and Lillian (Hill) Merideth at Route 3 Leachville, Arkansas and graduated from Monette High School in 1945, the same year she married the love of her life, Jimmy Gibbons. They were happily married for almost 37 years until his passing in December 1982. Their marriage bore two sons, Jim (in 1952) and the late Jonathon Wade (who was born and died in 1957). Betty was a world class mother. Betty was a homemaker and co-partner (with her husband) in the now defunct J & B Motors. She was a longtime member of North Little Rock’s Calvary Baptist Church, a volunteer and member of the Baptist Health Little Rock Auxiliary. Betty had a beautiful voice and was known for singing birthday greetings and “Silent Night” (in German). She made hot homemade soup for the sick and carried soft peppermints in her purse, which she distributed liberally. Betty was a 2nd mom to many of the young people who came through her home and was a much loved aunt to her nieces and nephews, who called her “Aunt B.B.” or “Aunt Betty.” She enjoyed being “Mimi” to her grandsons, Jimi and Gabe. In addition to her parents, husband and infant son, she was preceded in death by her older sisters and their husbands, Glendene (Bud) Muse and Wanda (Ralph) Watson of North Little Rock; brother and sister-in-law, Clark and Grace Gibbons of Little Rock; sister and brother-in-law, Nellie and Eddie Crabtrey of Pasadena, Texas; sister and brother-in-law, Myrtle and Chuck Heyer of Ypsilanti, Michigan and a dear nephew, Tony Townsend of Boynton Beach, Florida. Betty is survived by her son and his wife, Jim and Callye Rose Gibbons; two grandsons, Jimi and Gabe Gibbons; sister and brother-in-law, Clio and Harvey Townsend, all of North Little Rock; a brother and sister-in-law, Shelby and Jan Merideth of Holly, Michigan; a brother-in-law, Bobby Joe Gibbons of Alexander; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. Visitation will be 2 p.m. – 4p.m. on Sunday, August 22 with funeral services at 1 p.m. on Monday, August 23 at North Little Rock Funeral Home, 1921 N. Main Street, 758-1170. Burial will be at Roselawn Memorial Park. Memorials may be made to Calvary Baptist Church, 5025 Lynch Drive, North Little Rock, AR 72117 and to Arkansas Hospice, 14 Parkstone Circle, North Little Rock, AR 72116. Online obituary and guest register at www.nlrfh.com

Betty (Merideth) Gibbons

August 20, 1927 - August 20, 2010