February 23, 1949 – August 21, 2020
Brenda Faye Gibbs, 70, Sheridan, passed away on Friday evening, August 21, 2020 at Riverview Health in Noblesville. Born February 23, 1949 in Indianapolis, she was the daughter of the late Isaac and Ella May (Wallace) Jones. From the age of nine, Brenda was raised by her older sister and brother-in-law Hildie and Quitman Brown. She attended grade school at Fortville and graduated from Pendleton Heights High School with the Class of 1967.
If one thing could sum up Brenda’s life, it would be family. She was a dedicated farm wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. As the kids were growing up, she was always incredibly supportive of their sports activities and was active in their 4-H endeavors, spending several years as a Boone County Project Leader in Leather. Brenda was also a professional cake decorator, putting her talent for baking on full display; she entered her own projects for judging at the Indiana State Fair many times. Brenda was an all-around wonderful cook. She also enjoyed collecting pigs.
No matter what was going on in her life, it always took a back seat to her family. Whether it was loading the kids up in the Suburban and hauling them to this and that, helping out on the farm, or just being Grandma, she was right where she wanted to be – in the middle of all the chaos, surrounded by the people she loved the most.
Brenda is survived by her husband of 47 years, Don “Donnie” Michael Gibbs. She and Donnie were married on June 14, 1973. Also surviving are her children, Sonya Willem (Dave) and Jason Gibbs (Mandy), both of Sheridan; grandchildren, Amber Gibbs-Willem, Sheridan, “CJ” Willem, Sheridan, Adriana Shyanne Proctor (Jake) stationed at Scott Air Force Base in Illinois, Haiden Gibbs, Lebanon, and Nicholas Clark, New Ross; step-grandchildren, Noah Korth and Cecilia Korth, both of Lebanon; great-grandchildren, Tristan Gibbs-Willem, Sheridan, and Ella Proctor, Scott A.F.B., Ill.; her brother, Steve Brown, Alexandria; sister-in-law, Sarita Koopman (Ralph), Sheridan; and many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents; brothers, Charles Jones and Freddie Jones; and sisters, Nellie Davis, Hildie Brown and Telesa Ferrand.
Graveside services will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, August 29, 2020 at Spicewood Cemetery in Sheridan.
Arrangements have been entrusted to Kercheval Funeral Home in Sheridan.
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