Obituaries

Betty Rothwell Gibbs

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Betty Rothwell Gibbs, age 93, departed this life on June 24, 2017. She was born in Crossett, Arkansas to the late Ruel L. and Theresa Wright Rothwell. She received her education at Crossett High School and Chillicothe Business College in Chillicothe, Missouri. She began her career with Crossett Lumber Company business office. Shortly thereafter, she met and married William (Bill) Gibbs. They resided in Oregon and Mississippi during his service in the United States Army. After he returned from his European tour of duty they resided in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, where they were employed by Arkansas Power & Light (now Entergy). She worked there as steno clerk, secretary and retired as construction office administrator in 1986. Mrs. Gibbs was active in the Olive Street Baptist Church in Pine Bluff and the First Baptist Church in Benton before joining Immanuel Baptist Church in Little Rock, where she is a member of the LLR Sunday School class. She and Bill spent their retirement years in Benton and at Parkway Village in Little Rock. She is survived by two sons, William Houston Gibbs of San Diego, California and Dr. Mark Rothwell Gibbs of Little Rock; one brother, Ruel Norwood Rothwell of Springfield, Missouri; two grandsons, Grey Houston Gibbs of Longmont, Colorado and Grant Allen Gibbs of Fayetteville, Arkansas; three granddaughters, Ashley Nicole Morrison of Little Rock, Shea Lauren Young of Auburn, Alabama and Taylor Michelle Crosby of Little Rock; four great-grandchildren, Patrick and Emma Gibbs of Longmont, Colorado, Morgan Gibbs of Fayetteville and Logan Morrison of Little Rock. Betty was our angel on earth and we will miss her dearly. Her legacy will live on in her precious family that she cherished immensely and the life lessons she instilled in us. We would also like to thank all of Betty's caregivers for the love and excellent care they gave Betty over the last several years. Funeral service will be held 11 a.m., Thursday, June 29, 2017 at Immanuel Baptist Church,501 N. Shackleford, Little Rock, Arkansas 72211 with visitation beginning at 10:00 a.m. Entombment will follow at Forest Hills Memorial Park in Alexander. Arrangement by Roller-Chenal Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, memorial may be made to Immanuel Baptist Church, 501 N. Shackleford, Little Rock 72211 or Arkansas Children's Hospital, PO Box 2222, Little Rock, Arkansas 72203 or www.archildrens.org Online guestbook: www.rollerfuneralhomes.com/chenal.

Published June 27, 2017

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