Dr. Larry Franklin Gibson 70, of Raleigh, Mississippi, died Tuesday, February 19, 2019 at University Medical Center in Jackson, Mississippi. He was born March 19, 1948 in Bay Springs, Mississippi.
Visitation was held on Thursday, February 21, 2019, at the Colonial Chapel Funeral Home of Bay Springs in Bay Springs, Mississippi. Funeral services were held Friday, February 22, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. at First Baptist Church of Bay Springs. Burial followed in Union Line Cemetery. Bro. James Sprayberry officiated.
Colonial Chapel Funeral Home of Bay Springs was in charge of arrangements.
He was a pharmacist, medical doctor, and had a law degree. He was loved by everyone that he came in contact with. He completed his medical residency through the University of Arkansas and practiced in Malvern, AR, before moving back to Raleigh, his home town, to practice medicine. He worked at Boswell Regional Center for 8 years before working as an ER Physician. He enjoyed woodworking, cars, his new boat, and could fix anything but did not play golf. He loved his family, especially the grandchildren and great-grandson. He encouraged all he came in contact with to go to school and get a better life through an education, which is what he had done himself. He will be dearly missed by his friends and family.
Words cannot express the loss that the family and friends feel from the loss of this wonderful man that helped, inspired, cared for, and loved us all.
He was preceded in death by his mother, Alta Mae Butler.
Survivors include wife of 48 years, Janet McVey Gibson; daughters, Jennifer Greenhill and Julie Ainsworth; grandchildren, Harley Rhodes, Grace Greenhill, Austin Greenhill; great-grandson, Chevy Boyd; siblings, Linda Holloway, Ronnie Knotts (Ann), Harvey Knotts, Brent Knotts (Lenora), Cheta Carrol, Gwen Cornell (Jimmy); Uncle, DL Jernigan; special family, Alice Cash (Scott, Emma, Neily), Amy Machen (Phillip, Alexis, Anna, Audrey), John David Kirby, Abigail Atchley, and multiple nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers were Richard Little, Carroll Corley, David Bryant, John David Kirby, Bennie Jernigan, John Butler, and Craig Kittrell.
Honorary pallbearers were George Stuart, William Kittrell, and John Raymond Tullos.
An online guestbook may be signed at www.colonialchapelbaysprings.com.
