Anna Dale Gibbs

Anna Dale Gibbs, age 98, of West, went to be with the Lord early Sunday afternoon, November 20, 2011 at Providence Health Center in Waco. Funeral services will be held 10:00 a.m. Wednesday at the Aderhold Funeral Home Chapel in West, with Jackie Gibbs officiating. Burial will follow at Gerald Cemetery. The family will receive visitors from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Mrs. Gibbs was born May 18, 1913 in Ranger, the daughter of Harmon and Sarah (Casey) Horn. She attended schools in Ranger before graduating from the Waco Beauty School and has a successful career as a beautician. On December 26, 1930 she was united in marriage to George O. Gibbs in Oklahoma. He preceded her in death on February 18, 1960. Anna Dale was a very accomplished artist. She was a member of the Porcelain Art Guild where she held many offices and attended art shows throughout the state of Texas. She taught oil painting, china painting and ceramics for many years in the Central Texas area. She was a longtime and faithful member of the Axtell Baptist Church. Anna Dale is also preceded in death by her parents and four brothers, Buchanan "Buck" Horn and wife Joyce, Herman Horn and wife Adeline, Tant Horn and wife Clara Mae, and Roy Horn. Survivors include three sons, O'Neal Gibbs and wife Lois of San Antonio, Dan Gibbs and wife Nancy of Waco, and George T. Gibbs and wife Vickie of Mart; three daughters, Martha Gibbs of Waco, Sarah Newel and husband Gerald of Roseburg, Oregon, and Anna Hyatt and husband John of West; 16 grandchildren; 31 great grandchildren, 3 great great grandchildren; a brother, Clarence Horn and wife Carolyn of Elk; two sisters, Betty Foster of Elk and Lucretia Brown and husband Len of Hillsboro; and many nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Pallbearers are Chuck Mills, Chris Gibbs, Sam Gibbs, Kevin Gibbs, Casey Pittman and John Terrell. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the American Heart Association.