GIBBS, Ruth A. age 87 was born in Caryville, TN on April 25, 1930 and entered Heaven’s gates on Thursday March 15, 2018. She was a member of Airway Baptist Church for 49 years. She loved the lord, and she loved to sing for the lord. Ruth often visited the sick, was a prayer warrior, and touched many lives. She loved everyone and never met a stranger. She had a hug for everyone she met, up until the end. Ruth was a homemaker and enjoyed cooking. She was known for spoiling her pastors, church and family with her banana pudding. She will be fondly remembered by family and friends as a mother, grandmother, nana, aunt, sister, and woman of God. To know her was to love her and to be loved by her. She was preceded in death by her parents, Andrew J. and Daisy E. Garner and step-father, Joe Garner; husband of 48 years, Rudolph Gibbs Sr.; son and daughter-in-law, Rudy Jr. (Debbie) Gibbs; great-grandson, Jacob Alan Gibbs; sisters, Gladys (Tony) Mancuso and Jeannette (Jimmy) King; brother, Clyde Garner. Ruth is survived by her daughter, Rita (Tom) Rice; sister-in-law, Connie Garner; grandchildren, Sean (Kristi) Gibbs, Jeremy (Tawnya) Gibbs, Danielle (James) Arthur, Crystal (Gary) Shaw, Amber (Matt) Tipton, and Ashley (Nathan) Agee; and great-grandchildren, Mikey, Tyler, Gunnar, Jason, Bryce, Alexis, Jayden, Aubrey, Bentley, and Emma; as well as numerous family and friends. A visitation will be held on Monday March 26, 2018 from 5-7 PM at Tobias Funeral Home, 3970 Dayton-Xenia Road, Beavercreek. A funeral service will be held at the funeral home on Tuesday March 27, 2018 at 11 AM with Pastor Jeff Davenport officiating. Burial will follow in Forest Hills Memorial Gardens in Tipp City. Contributions may be made in Ruth’s memory to Hospice of Dayton or the Alzheimer’s Association. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.tobiasfuneralhome.com.
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