Funeral service for Henry Erwin “Bud” Gibson, 84, will be Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 12:00 PM at New Center Baptist Church with Bro. Ben Bates and Bro. Michael Gunter officiating and Peck Funeral Home directing. Burial will be in New Center Cemetery. Visitation will be Saturday, December 16, 2023 from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM at New Center Baptist Church.
He was born Wednesday, July 12, 1939, in Marshall County, to Howard Speake Gibson and Lorene Welhelama Fischer Gibson.
Henry “Bud” Gibson, earned his wings in heaven on December 12, 2023. He passed away at UAB hospital surrounded by his family. He was a wonderful husband of almost 64 years, an awesome father and father-in-law, and a very caring and patient grandfather. He was a very hardworking man enjoying building, carpentry, building cars and showing them, loved gardening and tending his farm. He was a graduate of Morgan County High School, class of 1957 and attended Auburn University for 2 years for Engineering.
Bud loved his wife, his children and his grandchildren and they were the most important things in his life and would drop everything to help them at anytime.
He was employed by Chemstand/ Monsanto for about 7 years, Fruehauf for about 18 months and finally at BP/Amoco as a Plant’s Shift Superintendant, for 33 years after which he retired. He was then re-hired as a Contracted Consultant for overseeing the plants’ new projects both in Chicago for one year, Cleveland, Ohio for one year and overseas in Malaysia for two years. He was working up until he was 75 years old and then retired for good. He was a wonderful Christian man and a friend to many. He will be missed by all that knew him.
Preceding him in death were his parents, a brother, Theodore “Ted” Gibson and his wife Eleanor and his in laws; James and Mildred Newton.
He left behind is wife of almost 64 years- Maxine Newton Gibson, three Sons- James “Jimbo” Gibson (Kandy), Lee Gibson (Felecia) and Michael “Mike” Gibson (Ryan), Brother – Howard Gibson (Gaye), Grandchildren – Brandon Gibson, Colton Gibson (Girlfriend – Abby Cole), Alice Gibson Mace (Tim) and Jonathan Gibson. One Cousin- Harvey Fischer (Betty)
Pallbearers will be Robert Hopper, Jeff “Smitty” Smithson, Mickey Brummett, Michael Halbrooks, John Stinson and Mike Carpenter.
Honorary Pallbearers will be Alan Boyer, Bill Odell, Floyd Adams, Vince Lamberti, Jerry Putman, Chuck Ray, Jon Miller and Marvin Nuby, Jr.
The Gibson family would like to thank all the Nurses and Doctors at UAB (CICU) and Cullman Regional ER, for the wonderful treatment he received while in their care. Also want to thank Dr. Rodney Harney, his personal friend and physician, for all his care and friendship over the years.
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