Cynthia Ann Gibson

Cynthia Ann Smith Gibson, 70, of Seale, AL died while at Piedmont, Midtown, Columbus, GA on Saturday, July 23, 2022.

Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 AM (EST) on Wednesday, July 27, 2022 in the Chapel of Vance Brooks Funeral Home, Phenix City, AL with Rev. Todd Horne officiating. A private interment will follow in Ft. Mitchell National Cemetery. The family will receive friends Tuesday evening from 6:00 PM till 8:00 PM (EST) at the funeral home.

Mrs. Gibson was born January 13, 1952 at Martin Army Hospital, Ft. Benning, GA. Daughter of the late Earnest Leon Smith and Jimmie Ann Pelham Smith. She had retired from D & L after 30 years of committed service in the Quality Control Department. Then she joined the team at Oneda Corporation in Columbus, GA as Lead Technician.  Mrs. Gibson also gave of herself as a Care Giver to those who needed assistance. She often told family and friends that she was called to help others. Always on the move, she was also an active member of the Woman’s Auxiliary of the C3 117 F.A. We knew her by several different names to include, wife, Mama, MeMaw, Firecracker, Our Queen AKA “Boss Cindy”. One of her favorite games was 3 Card Poker, where she enjoyed losing as much as winning. Ms. Cindy never met a stranger and if she did that did not last long. Our “Leaning Post” is now gone, but the place she held will always be special.

Mrs. Gibson was proceeded in death by her parents, Earnest and Jimmie Ann Smith and a brother, Mark Smith.

Survivors include her husband of 42 years, Jimmy Gibson, Seale, AL; two daughters, Robin Green Dempsey (David) and Kimberly Green Lewis; two sons, Brad Gibson and Brent Gibson; four sisters, Judy Evans, Paulette Newman, Loretta Pate and Kathy Pettigrew; three brothers, Wornie Smith, Curtis Jay Smith and Jimmy Ray Smith; three grandchildren, Krista Bell (Adam), Devin Dempsey (Jennifer) and Danasia Lewis; one greatgrandchild, Lily Ann Dempsey “Lily Bug”; several nieces, nephews and friends.