KATHRYN RUTH GIBSON

Wasilla resident Mrs. Kathryn Ruth Gibson, 79, died of natural causes July 24, 2003, at North Star Assisted Living Home in Palmer.

A memorial service for family and friends will be held Sunday, Aug. 10, in Hatcher Pass. For more information, please call Mr. Jesse Gibson at 357-1914.

Mrs. Gibson was born Sept. 17, 1923, in San Bernardino, Calif.

She was a graduate of Tehachapi High School.

Mrs. Gibson became a resident of Alaska in October 1960. She lived in Anchorage until 1970, and then moved to Wasilla. She was self-employed in the real estate business from 1973 until her retirement in 1988.

She was a member of the Unity faith and was a member of Eastern Star.

Mrs. Gibson served on the Mat-Su Borough Assembly for one year and also served on the Valley Board of Realtors.

She enjoyed fishing, camping and oil painting.

Mrs. Gibson is survived by her husband Jesse Gibson; her daughter and son-in-law, Ruth and Ted Graham; sons and daughter-in-law, Dennis and Mary Vincent and Philip Vincent; eight grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.

Arrangements were made by Valley Funeral Home & Crematory in Wasilla.