Gloria June Gibson

June (which most knew her by) was born on August 27, 1943 in Gainesville, TX to Howard Glenn Prestage and Velma Manilla (Mitchell) Prestage. They spent a lot of time in the Gainesville area until her dad’s involvement with Santa Fe Trains moved them to Cleburne, TX. Then the family spent a short time in CA before moving back to Gainesville, TX where she graduated from High School.

Sometime later she found herself living in the Dallas / Ft. Worth area and working in the Quality Control Department at Texas Instruments where she met her future husband, Jerry Gibson. Jerry ho was over manufacturing joked he had such a hard time getting things past June and her department he had to marry her just to get things out the door. Soon after marriage they moved to San Antonio, TX due to Jerry being in the Air Force. While there she worked for the local banks. After the Air Force, they moved to Garland, TX where they had two sons, Jay and Judd Gibson. It is here where they bought their first house and became involved with Richardson Heights Baptist Church as well as began to help with Bartimaeus Baptist Temple, a church in Dallas that ministers to those who are physically and mentally challenged.

Years later they decided they wanted some land and a “Fixer Upper” project (long before it was the “in thing” to do). One Sunday drive with the family, they located their forever home on Sycamore Lane in Parker, TX where they lived, remodeled, and were currently still residing up to the end. June was very involved with both boys school PTA’s and volunteering in many aspects as they grew up. She was very involved in the city sporting association helping with the boy’s sporting teams, Indian Guides, and after school activities the boys were involved in through the years. While in Parker, she was very involved in the local Parker Women’s Club. It was here where she designed the city logo (of the cowboy hat on the letter P for Parker) that is still being used by the city today. As the boys got older she took some technical school classes in line with her interests such as cooking, arts/crafts, and many types of painting classes.

She began her arts and crafts businesses starting in Coppell with Lynda Evans under the name “Country Accents”. Then moved to old downtown Plano on 15th St. where she had her own store called “Back-N-Time”. After several years, she opened a place at the Canton, TX Flea Market and was very involved there for many years up until a few years ago when she felt the need to retire. Her husband always joked that we had to move chairs every so often or she would paint us sitting in them. She was also known by friends and family as being the listening ear for people to tell their troubles to, however you may not have liked what she said for she never held back but you always knew what she thought or how she felt about things.

June was preceded in death by her father Howard, her mother Velma, her husband of 50+ years Jerry, and a few other family and friends.

She is survived by her two sons Jay (Ashlee) Gibson, Judd (Marla) Gibson, her sister Kay (Husband, Jerry) Mara, several brothers and sisters-in-law, several grandchildren Joel, Alexis, Courtney, Jeremy, Cheyanne, Jacob, Haylee, and a great granddaughter Adalynn, as well as by many cousins, nieces, and nephews on both sides of the family.

A public visitation will be held on Friday, March 11, 2022 from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM at the Ted Dickey Funeral Home, located at 2128 18th Street, Plano, Texas 75074.

A private family memorial service will be held at Ted Dickey Funeral Home in Plano, TX.

Those who desire may send plants or flowers to the funeral home or make a memorial donations in memory of June Gibson to Bartimaeus Baptist Temple (in Dallas, TX a church to the challenged).

Ted Dickey Funeral Home in Plano, Texas has charge of arrangements.