Letha E. Gibson

Letha E. Gibson, 88 of Marion, died peacefully on Tuesday morning, April 15, 2025 surrounded by her loving family.
She was born November 6, 1936 in Marysville to the late Samuel F. and Helen (Speakman) Easterday. She was also preceded in death by a son, John M. Gibson, and a sister, Mary Jane Griffith.
Letha was the owner and operator of the Elbow Bar in Richwood. She was a very independent person. She had formerly lived up by Lake Erie for many years.
She is survived by a son, Bill (Paula) Gibson, Lexington, Ohio; two daughters, Kathy Gibson, Lexington, Kentucky; Judy (Dale) Van Horn, Columbus; four grandchildren, and twelve great-grandchildren, and a new great-great-granddaughter; a brother, Sam Easterday, Marion; a sister, Della Broderick, Marysville; her close friend and neighbor, Esther Long.
Funeral services will be Friday, April 18, 2025 at 1:00 PM at the Stofcheck-Ballinger Funeral Home, Richwood with Pastor Conrad Esh officiating. Friends may call one hour prior to the service, beginning at 12:00 PM. Burial will take place in Claibourne Cemetery at a later date.
Memorial gifts may be made to REAP, 235 Grove Street, Richwood, OH 43344