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Submitted: 9/4/21 • Approved: 9/5/21 • Last Updated: 9/7/21 • R1388379-G1388376-S3
James 24 May 1945 - 02 Sept 2021
Ruthie 28 Feb 1939 - 04 May 2016
Marriage: Lawrence County, Arkansas*
Larry
1) Virginia Carol (Wess) Gibbens 24 Mar 1972 DD page 570
2) Ruthie Mae (Moore) Bagwell Gibbens 07 Apr 1990 KK page 165
James Larry Gibbens son of James Bedford Gibbens and Imogene Clafia (Holder) Gibbens. Ruthie Mae (Moore) Bagwell Gibbens daughter of Pursa Moore and Estelle (Cromwell) Moore.
**obituary
James Larry Gibbens
May 24, 1945 - September 2, 2021
James Larry Gibbens, 76 of Ravenden, passed away peacefully, September 2, 2021. Born May 24, 1945, in Ravenden; son of the late J.B. and Imogene Holder Gibbens.
He was the owner and operator of the Gibbens 66 station in Ravenden for 50 years and Ravenden’s Mayor for 45 years. Larry was a people person, he loved politics, collecting coins, and swapping baseball cards with his grandson Chris.
He is preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Ruthie; his son, Ricky Bagwell; two great granddaughters, Ashlynn Cheyenne Tubbs, and Lucy Mae Olson.
Survivors include four sons, Garry (Karen) Bagwell of Ash Flat, Tommy (Kathy) Bagwell of Ravenden, Terry (Cindy) Bagwell of Williford and Tim (Rhonda) Bagwell of Mountain Home; two daughters, Teresa (Nelson) Nunally of Imboden and Kellie Newton of Tennessee; fourteen grandchildren; fourteen great grandchildren; and many other relatives and friends.
Funeral Service will be Tuesday, September 7, 2021, at 12 P.M. in the 1st Baptist Church in Ravenden with Bro. Barron Wildmon officiating.
Pallbearers will be David Waddell, Cody, Matthew, Clay, Keith, and Thomas Bagwell.
Interment will follow in the Hope Cemetery in Imboden.
Visitation will be Tuesday from 11 A.M. until the time of service.
Obituary provided courtesy of Bryan Funeral Home Hoxie, Lawrence County, Arkansas. Published 04 Sept 2021 © 2021 Bryan Funeral Home
And his wife,
Ruth Gibbins, of Ravenden left this earth May 4, 2016 to be with our Lord and Savior. She was born at Fontaine, AR, February 28, 1939 to Pursa and Estelle (Cromwell) Moore. She was a homemaker and of the Pentecostal Faith.
She is survived by her loving and devoted husband, Larry Gibbens of Ravenden; four sons, Garry (Karen) Bagwell of Ashflat, Tommy (Kathy) Bagwell of Ravenden, Terry (Cindy) Bagwell of Ozark Acres and Tim (Rhonda) Bagwell of Highland; a daughter, Teresa (Nelson) Nunally of Imboden; six brothers, Carl Moore, Kenny Moore, Lennard Moore all of Bono, Jerry Moore of Pocahontas Leamon Moore of Illinois and Bud Moore of Michigan; a sister, Inez Lenderman of Light; fourteen grandchildren and ten great grandchildren.
She was preceded by a son, Ricky Bagwell of Ashflat, three brothers, John Moore and Lon Moore of Michigan, and P. E. Moore of Jonesboro; a great granddaughter, Ashlynn Tubbs, of Powhatan.
She was a devoted and loving wife and mother who loved her children unconditionally. She loved her family and always had a listening ear with her family or friends.
Bro. Wayne Bryant officiating.
Pallbearers will be, Chris Nunally, Kenny Tubbs, Cody Bagwell, Clay Bagwell, Thomas Bagwell and Matthew Bagwell.
*Lawrence County, Arkansas Marriage Index
Gibbens, James Larry - Wess, Virginia Carol 24 Mar 1972 DD page 570
Gibbens, James Larry - Bagwell, Ruthis Mae 07 Apr 1990 KK page 165
Contributed on 9/4/21 by denise.bratcher63
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