Billie Jean Gibson

Billie Jean Gibson obituary, Beaumont, TX

Billie Jean Gibson

Billie Gibson Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Broussard's Mortuary - Silsbee on Mar. 22, 2025.

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Billie Jean Gibson, 95, of Silsbee, died Saturday, March 22, 2025. She was born on October 3, 1929, in Silsbee, to Annie Lou Parker Spurlock and William Lee Spurlock.
Survivors include her children, Johnny Lee Gibson and his wife, Patricia, of Kingston, Tennessee; Jerry Wayne Gibson of Silsbee; Janice Lou Thompson of Seymour, Tennessee; James Edward Gibson and his wife, Janice, of Kountze; and Stanley David Gibson and his wife, Gaylynn, of Silsbee; grandchildren, LeighAnn Fink and her husband, Jason, of Knoxville, Tennessee; Jana Potts of Seymour, Tennessee; Joni Bennett and her husband, Bill, of Arizona; Christopher Smith and his wife, Sarah, of North Dakota; Laurie Bowles and her husband, Walter, of Silsbee; Jeremy Childers and his wife, Theresa, of Silsbee; Joshua Gibson and his wife, Chelsea, of Vidor; Amanda Gibson of Kountze; Dustin Gibson and his wife, Jessica, of Youngsville, Louisiana; Jamie Gibson and his wife, Ashley, of Silsbee; and Heidi Gibson Thornton of Silsbee; thirty-four great-grandchildren; six great-great grandchildren; brother, Wayne Spurlock and his wife, Diane, of Brenham; and numerous nieces and nephews.
She is preceded in death by her parents, Annie and William Spurlock; husband, Vernice Edmond Gibson; daughter, Melanee Jean Stults; and siblings, Erma Strother, Ruth Mae Wiggins, Woody Earl Spurlock, Betty Stringer, and Judy McIntyre.
A gathering of Mrs. Gibson's family and friends will be 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m., Monday, March 24, 2025, at First Pentecostal Church, 1420 North 5 Street, Silsbee. Her funeral service will be 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, March 25, 2025, with her interment to follow at Franks Branch Cemetery, Fred, under the direction of Broussard's, 490 Cemetery Road, Silsbee.

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