Norfolk City Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Gibbs, John Mellens December 29, 1946
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Norfolk Virginian Pilot December 30, 1946
John Mellens Gibbs, aged 70, died at his residence, 3700 Massachusetts 
Avenue, N.Y. Washington, D.C., yesterday morning at 9:30 o;clock following a 
brief illness.  He formerly lived in Norfolk, where he was associated with 
the lumber industry for a number of years.  More recently he had been in 
government service and at the time of his death was connected with the 
statistical department of American University, Washington.  He was a member 
of the Metropolitan Methodist Church, Washington, and for many years was a 
member of the choir of that church.
He was a son of the late Charles and Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Brock Gibbs.
Mr. Gibbs is survived by his wife, the former Lillian M. Rockefeller, of 
Washington; a daughter, Miss Shirley Gibbs, New York City, and a brother, 
Wallace E. Gibbs, Norfolk. 
Funeral services will be conducted at the Hines Funeral Home, Washington, 
this afternoon at 3 o'clock.  Remains will be brought to Norfolk and will be 
taken to the Cox Funeral Home, 631 Westover Avenue, corner Manteo Street.  
Funeral services in Norfolk will be conducted at the grave in Magnolia 
Cemetery Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock.  The Rev. W. Carroll Freeman, 
pastor of Memorial Methodist Church, and the Rev. Beecher L. Rhodes, pastor 
of Berkley Avenue Baptist Church, will officiate.


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