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Etta Mae Gibson, age 82, of Bronston, Kentucky, passed from this life on November 27, 2025, at Stanford Crossing Nursing and Rehab Center in Stanford, Kentucky. Mrs. Gibson was born June 20, 1943, to the late Sherman and Opal Hammond in Amherst, Ohio.
Etta was a devoted wife, mother, and homemaker. She enjoyed sewing and gardening, and she was a member of Piney Grove Baptist Church #2.
She is preceded in death by her parents; her son, Bobby Dale Gibson; daughter, Carol Ann Gibson; brothers, Richard Hammond and Eddie Hammond; and sister-in-law, June Hammond.
Etta leaves behind to cherish her memory her husband, Junior F. Gibson, whom she married on August 18, 1962, in Georgia; her son, Gregory Lewis Gibson; her daughters, Glenna Hylton (Will) of Grayson, KY, Angela Erisman (Greg) of Bronston, and Misty Mills (Ed) of Somerset; and her brother, Larry Hammond of Nevada. She is also survived by six grandchildren, thirteen great-grandchildren; sister in law, Diane Hammond of Illinois and a lifelong friend, Edna Keith.
Visitation for Mrs. Gibson will be held Sunday, November 30, 2025, from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. in the Chapel of Southern Oaks Funeral Home. Funeral services will follow at 1:00 p.m., with Curtis Silvers officiating. Burial will follow immediately in Quinton Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, expressions of sympathy may be made to the Quinton Cemetery Fund, ℅ Peggy Evans, 291 Rock Hill Drive, Somerset, KY 42501.
Southern Oaks Funeral Home is honored to be entrusted with the arrangements for Mrs. Etta Mae Gibson.