Gibbs

Anna D. Gibbs, 98 of Dimmitt, Texas, passed away on Friday, Jan. 13, 2023, in Dimmitt. Celebration of Life Service will be held on Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2023, at 2 p.m. at the Fourth & Bedford Church of Christ with Bernie King officiating. Burial will follow at Castro Memorial Gardens Cemetery under the direction of Colonial Funeral Home of Dimmitt. The family will receive friends on Tuesday, Jan. 17, from 5 to 7 p.m. at the funeral home.

Anna D. Gibbs was born on July 10, 1924, to Gordon A. Bradley and Dixie (Dent) Bradley in Olustee, Oklahoma. She moved to Sunnyside, Texas and attended Dimmitt schools, but later moved to Melrose, New Mexico where she graduated from Melrose High School. Anna D. met Al Gibbs, and they were married on Jan. 31, 1944, in Melrose, New Mexico. They were married for 78 wonderful years. She and Al later moved back to Dimmitt in 1961 and she worked for Dimmitt Consumers as their bookkeeper. She later went to work for the Co-op Gin until her retirement. She was a longtime member of the Fourth & Bedford Church of Christ where she taught Sunday school.

Anna D. enjoyed sewing and was a great seamstress. She and her family also enjoyed riding dirt bikes in the mountains of New Mexico. She and Al were part of what was known as the Geritol Group. This was a group of senior individuals who rode motorcycles to different communities to have dinner and then ride back to Dimmitt. They also loved to travel while pulling their 36 ft. fifth wheel travel trailer where they went on many trips to the mountains. Anna D. was a huge dominoes player and spent many hours with friends and family playing dominoes.

Anna D. is survived by husband, Al Gibbs of Dimmitt; two daughters, Ginger Scarborough of Dimmitt, and Linda Gross of Amarillo; three grandsons, Troy Gross and wife Paula of Dumas, Greg Gross of Spearman, and Jason Gross and wife Sara of Amarillo; and seven great-grandchildren, John Gross, Jeff Gross, Cameron Gross, Connor Gross, Kyson Gross, Keagan Compton, and Kaitlyn Compton.

She is preceded in death by her parents; four brothers, Weldon Bradley, Keith Bradley, Dent Bradley, and Harold Bradley; and one sister, Emma Lou Hastings.

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