She was preceded in death by her husband, Walter Scott Gibson; parents, Charles and Virginia Burke Tessier; and brother, Charles “Skip” Tessier.
She is survived by her two daughters, Brooke Gibson and Caroline Croce; five grandchildren, James Hayes, Matilda Plaza, Noa Plaza, Mateo Plaza, and Scout Croce; two great-grandchildren, Charlie and Amelia Hayes; brother, Robert Tessier; and sister, Ruth Birdsall.
Carol Jeanne was born in New Orleans, graduated from the Academy of the Sacred Heart, and attended L.S.U. She worked for many years as a realtor with Latter and Blum.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend the memorial Mass in the chapel of Lake Lawn Metairie Funeral Home, 5100 Pontchartrain Blvd. in New Orleans, on Friday, February 3, 2023 at 2:00PM. A visitation will be held at the funeral home beginning at 1:00PM. The interment will follow in Metairie Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation in Carol Jeanne’s memory to St. Michael Special School, 1522 Chippewa St., New Orleans, LA 70130, www.stmichaelspecialschool.com.
To view and sign the online guest book, please visit www.lakelawnmetairie.com