Mrs. Jerry Montgomery Gibbens

Mrs. Gibbens was a lifetime resident of Hinds County having graduated from Central High School, class of 1936, in Jackson and attended Jackson Business College. She was a member of Edwards Presbyterian Church.

Mrs. Gibbens was preceded in death by her parents John Edwin Lovelace and Willie Mae Lovelace, brothers, John Edwin, Jr. and Winsel Marion. Survivors include: Husband Julian Louis Gibbens of Edwards, daughter Barbara Mellon (Joe) son, Victor Lewis Montgomery, Jr. (Kay), six grandchildren, Scott Mellon, Allison Mellon, Lisa Maddox, Drew Mellon, Victor Montgomery (Leigh), and Angie Zadrozny (C.J.): Great-Grandchildren Payton Maddox, Isabella Mellon, Anna Claire Mellon, Zadrozny and Molly Mellon.

Funeral services will be held at 11:30 AM Saturday, May 8, 2010 at the Edwards Presbyterian Church in Edwards, MS. Visitation will begin at 10:00 AM. Interment will follow the service in the Edwards Cemetery.

Memorials may be made to: The Hard Places, International Outreach Ministries, P.O. Box 2140, McComb, MS 39649. Mrs. Gibbens granddaughter, Allison, founded the Hard Place Ministries in Cambodia to intervene in the exploitation and trafficking of young children.