Vasta Gibbons

Sunrise

May 22nd, 1945

Kingston, Ontario

Sunset

May 5th, 2011

Keswick, Ontario

God saw she was getting tired

When a cure was not to be.

So He wrapped His arms around her

And whispered “Come to Me”

In tears we saw her sinking,

We watched her fade away.

Our hearts were truly broken,

She fought so hard to stay.

But when we saw her sleeping,

Peacefully and free from pain,

We could not wish her back,

To suffer that again.

So keep Your arms around her, Lord,

And give her special care,

Make up for all she suffered,

That seemed to us unfair.

So many times we’ve needed her.

So many times we’ve cried.

If love could have saved her,

She never would have died.

FOOTPRINTS

One night a woman had a dream.

In it she was walking along a beach with the Lord.

Across the sky flashed scenes from her life.

For each scene she noticed two sets of footprints in the sand,

one belonging to her, and the other to the Lord.

When the final scene of her life flashed before her,

she looked back at the footprints in the sand.

She noticed many times along the path of her life there

was only one set of footprints, and realized that they came at

the hardest and saddest times of her life.

Bothered about this, she questioned the Lord,

saying, "Lord, you said that once I decided to follow you,

you'd walk with me all the way.

But I have noticed that during the most burdensome times in my life,

there is only one set of footprints.

I don't understand why, when I needed you the most you would leave me."

The Lord replied, "My dear child, I love you and I would never leave you.

During the times of trial and suffering, when you see only one set of footprints,

it was then that I carried you."

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Vasta Gibbons

It's with great sorrow we announce the passing away of Vasta Vera Irene Gibbons (nee Stuffles) formerly of Toronto.

Vasta passed away peacefully at home in Keswick with her daughter Louiesa and her grandchildren by her side. We would like to thank family and friends who came to her side the day before her passing. Mom would like to express her gratitude to the family and friends that could not be by her side, but took the time to lift her spirits with a phone call reminiscing about the past. It meant the world to her. The memories and the conversations made her extremely happy, so for this her family is also incredibly grateful to all of you. Vasta is predeceased by her parents William and Myrtle Stuffles, her husband Bruce Gibbons, daughter Dawn C. Gibbons, brothers Russel and James (Jimmy) Stuffles and her sister Loretta Poudrier. Vasta Gibbons will be sadly missed by her sister Dorthey Stuffles, her children Cliffard, Leona, Louiesa Gibbons and her husband Allen Cummings. Her grandchildren Jenniffer, Alaina, Devon, Adam, Aliecia-Marie (Fayaz Mehar), Katelynne (Ashton Marsh), Allen (A.J.), Dusten, Tiffaney, Melanie and Dawn. And great-grandchildren Angel, Audrey, Aneesa and Maleek. Friends will be received at the Giffen-Mack Funeral Home, 2570 Danforth Avenue (Main Street Subway Station), on Sunday, May 8th, 2011 from 7 to 9 p.m. and Monday, May 9th, 2011 from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Service will follow in the chapel on Tuesday, May 10th, 2011 at 11 a.m. Interment at Toronto Necropolis Cemetery to follow. Condolences and memories may be sent to www.giffenmackdanforth.com