Mary Helen Gibson

   Former Vernon resident Mary Helen Gibson, 89, of Blodgett, died on Sept. 15, 2014 in Blodgett. Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 18, 2014 in Eastview Cemetery.
   Gibson was born Sept. 24, 1924 in Vernon. She was a homemaker.
    Survivors include two sons, Billy Gibson of Iowa Park and Marvin Gibson of Houston; one daughter, Linda Roper of Blodgett; two sisters, Ann Reeves of Mount Pleasant and Nina Doak of Arlington; seven grandchildren, six great-grandchildren and eight great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, A.B. (Bill) Gibson; a grandchild, Steven Gibson; her father, Marin W. Laurence and her mother, Clara Lee Cook.