LALION CECIL GIBBY, SR.

JANUARY 7, 1927 – SEPTEMBER 4, 2011

GREENVILLE, SC  – Lalion Cecil Gibby, Sr. age 84, husband of Inez Scarborough Gibby, passed away on Sunday, September 4, 2011 at Hart Care Center, Hartwell GA.

Born January 7, 1927, in Franklin County, GA, he was a son of the late ST Gibby and Fannie Little Gibby.  Formerly of Greenville, SC, he worked for 37 years with the J.P. Stevens Company.  He was a mason and was of the Baptist Faith.

Survivors include his wife, Inez Scarborough Gibby; son, Cecil Gibby, Jr., and his wife Mary, of Westminster, step-daughter, Helen Collins of Piedmont, sisters: Jewell Buchanan of Williamston, SC, Louise Brandon of Anderson, SC, Doris Messer of Greenville, SC, and Bernice Hartness of Columbia, SC;  four grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and two great-great grandchildren, and a number of step-grandchildren.  In addition to his parents, he was predeceased by a son, Wade Gibby; a grandson Anthony Gibby; brothers: Morris Gibby and Herman Gibby.

A Graveside Service will be held at 3:00 pm on Wednesday, September 7, 2011, at the Forest Lawn Memorial Park.  

The family is at the home of his granddaughter; Jennifer Gibby, 287 West Halfway Branch Road, Walhalla, SC, and will receive friends at the funeral home from 1:00 pm to 2:30 on Wednesday, September 7, 2011. 

In lieu of flowers, memorial may be made to the South Carolina Alzheimer’s Association,

4124 Clemson Blvd., Suite L, Anderson, SC 29621

A message of condolence may be sent by visiting www.mcdougaldfuneralhome.com