Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Name“Margarette” Margaret Madeline BURKE [289], [16166], [16165], [16167]
BirthJan 7, 1914, Burlington, Alamance County, North Carolina [289], [16166], [16167]
DeathFeb 2000, Oxford, Lafayette County, Mississippi [16166], [16167]
BurialMemorial Park Cemetery, 5668 Poplar Avenue, Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee [16167]
FatherMonroe George BURKE Sr. (1883-1955)
MotherClara E. CABLE (1882-1970)
Spouses
BirthMar 20, 1912, Lexington, Davidson County, North Carolina [289], [16164]
DeathJul 5, 2003, Water Valley, Yalobusha County, Mississippi [16165]
BurialMemorial Park Cemetery, 5668 Poplar Avenue, Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee [16165]
FatherHenry Ellis GIBBS (1871-1956)
MotherIda Medoria GERRINGER (1878-1926)
MarriageOct 29, 1933, Lynchburg, Virginia [289]
ChildrenRichard Ellis (1942-2009)
Obituary Online notes for Richard Ellis (Spouse 1)
Richard Ellis Gibbs

WATER VALLEY – R.E. “Dick” Gibbs, 91, died Saturday, July 5, 2003. He was born March 20, 1912, in Lexington, N.C. He was a retired employee of the J.C. Penney Company with 40 years of service. He was a member of Oakland Methodist Church, East Memphis Exchange Club and Billy's Creek Water Association, and a two-year member of the board of FHA.
He was preceeded in death by his wife Margarette B Gibbs (#113164199)

Services will be at 10 a.m. today at Seven Oaks Funeral Home with the Rev. Clay Baker officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Gardens in Memphis.

Survivors include a son, Richard Ellis Gibbs Jr. of Memphis; a brother, Royce Gibbs (#49188519) of Newport News, Va. and grand children Richard E. Gibbs, III of Huntsville, AL and Thomas Gibbs of Maryville, TN; grenddaughter Lea Lunsford of Maryville, TN
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Created Sep 25, 2026 by Terry M. Whitesell
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