Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
NameOcco Dermont GIBBS 
3, Mr. Occo Dermont Gibbs,144,269
3, Mr. Occo Dermont Gibbs,144,269BirthJan 15, 1915, Alamance County, North Carolina3, Mr. Occo Dermont Gibbs,269
DeathJan 24, 2003, Alamance County, North Carolina3, Mr. Occo Dermont Gibbs
BurialAlamance Memorial Park, 4039 S Church St, Alamance County, North Carolina3, Mr. Occo Dermont Gibbs
OccupationRetired Form Western Electric3, Mr. Occo Dermont Gibbs
EducationGraduate Of High Point College3, Mr. Occo Dermont Gibbs
ReligionMember Of St. Paul’s United Methodist Church.3, Mr. Occo Dermont Gibbs
FlagsUS Military, US Navy, World War II
FatherHenry Ellis GIBBS (1871-1956)
MotherIda Medoria GERRINGER (1878-1926)
Spouses
BirthJun 16, 1921, Alamance County, North Carolina269
DeathApr 14, 2016, Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia3, Mary Sharpe Gibbs,470, Mary Sharpe Gibbs
BurialAlamance Memorial Park, 4039 S Church St, Alamance County, North Carolina3, Mary Sharpe Gibbs
MarriageDec 16, 1943, Dillon, South Carolina269
ChildrenMichael Dermont (1948-1974)
Obituary Online notes for Occo Dermont GIBBS
1/25/2003
Mr. Occo Dermont Gibbs
BURLINGTON — Mr. Occo Dermont Gibbs, 88, of 205 Overbrook Terrace, died at 11 a.m. Friday, Jan. 24, 2003, at Edgewood Place after a declining illness. A native of Alamance County, he was the husband of Mrs. Mary Sharpe Gibbs, who survives, and the son of the late Henry E. Gibbs and Ida Gerringer Gibbs. He was retired from Western Electric and was a member of St. Paul’s United Methodist Church. He was a graduate of High Point College, where he was president of his Senior Class, a member of the Telephone Pioneers of America, a veteran of the U.S. Navy-Flight Instructor, Scout and Bomber Pilot, Executive Officer Carrier Squadron, Commanding Officer of various sea and shore based flight units during World War II, Commander USNR (Retired). Survivors other than his wife of the home include, two brothers, Mr. Richard E. Gibbs of Oakland, Miss. and Mr. Royce L. Gibbs of Newport News, Va. He was preceded in death by a son, Michael Dermont Gibbs; two brothers, Dr. F.L. Gibbs and Mr. Lindley Gibbs; and four sisters, Mrs. Clara Belle Howell, Mrs. Willie Coffin, Mrs. Hattie Qualls, and Mrs. Mozelle Mason. The funeral will be conducted at 11 a.m. Monday, Jan. 27, 2003, at the Rich & Thompson Chapel in Burlington by the Rev. Richard Stanley. Burial will be in Alamance Memorial Park. The family will be at the Rich & Thompson Mortuary in Burlington from 10 to 11 a.m. Monday, prior to the service, and at other times at the residence. Memorials may be made to St. Paul’s United Methodist Church, 609 Trail 2, Burlington, N.C. 27215.3, Mr. Occo Dermont Gibbs
Mr. Occo Dermont Gibbs
BURLINGTON — Mr. Occo Dermont Gibbs, 88, of 205 Overbrook Terrace, died at 11 a.m. Friday, Jan. 24, 2003, at Edgewood Place after a declining illness. A native of Alamance County, he was the husband of Mrs. Mary Sharpe Gibbs, who survives, and the son of the late Henry E. Gibbs and Ida Gerringer Gibbs. He was retired from Western Electric and was a member of St. Paul’s United Methodist Church. He was a graduate of High Point College, where he was president of his Senior Class, a member of the Telephone Pioneers of America, a veteran of the U.S. Navy-Flight Instructor, Scout and Bomber Pilot, Executive Officer Carrier Squadron, Commanding Officer of various sea and shore based flight units during World War II, Commander USNR (Retired). Survivors other than his wife of the home include, two brothers, Mr. Richard E. Gibbs of Oakland, Miss. and Mr. Royce L. Gibbs of Newport News, Va. He was preceded in death by a son, Michael Dermont Gibbs; two brothers, Dr. F.L. Gibbs and Mr. Lindley Gibbs; and four sisters, Mrs. Clara Belle Howell, Mrs. Willie Coffin, Mrs. Hattie Qualls, and Mrs. Mozelle Mason. The funeral will be conducted at 11 a.m. Monday, Jan. 27, 2003, at the Rich & Thompson Chapel in Burlington by the Rev. Richard Stanley. Burial will be in Alamance Memorial Park. The family will be at the Rich & Thompson Mortuary in Burlington from 10 to 11 a.m. Monday, prior to the service, and at other times at the residence. Memorials may be made to St. Paul’s United Methodist Church, 609 Trail 2, Burlington, N.C. 27215.3, Mr. Occo Dermont Gibbs