Ralph Donald Gibson

Ralph Donald Gibson, age 70, of 320 Vancroft St., Asheboro died Monday, July 28, 2008 at High Point Regional Hospital. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, July 31, 2008 at 11:00 AM at Maple Springs Baptist Church, 6012 Maple Springs Rd., Seagrove with Rev. Howard McNeill officiating and with military honors by the Randolph County Honor Guard. Mr. Gibson was a native of Randolph County and was a U.S. Army veteran. He was a member of Maple Springs Baptist Church and was retired from the U.S. Postal Service after 30 years of service. He was preceded in death by his parents, John Wesley and Victoria Smith Gibson, brother, John Howard Gibson, and sister, Rachel Iris Gibson. Ralph was a loving husband, devoted father, and proud grandfather. He was always willing to lend a helping hand. He is survived by his wife, Scottie Livingston Gibson; sons, Stephen Neal Gibson and his wife Kay of High Point, NC; Randy Wayne Gibson of Springfield, VA; daughter, Heather Gibson Marsh and her husband Tracy of Asheboro, NC; grandchildren, Jessica Gibson and Jordan Gibson both of High Point, NC; Blake Marsh of Asheboro; brothers, Stephen Leonard Gibson of Greensboro, NC; James Roger Gibson and his wife Ruth of Hickory, NC; sisters, Mary Rowan of Baltimore, MD; Laura Avis Gibson of High Point, NC; Ella Hayworth and her husband Hubert of Burlington, NC; and Lucy Varker and her husband Bill of Chesapeake, VA. The family will receive friends on Wednesday, July 30, 2008 from 7:00 - 9:00 PM at Pugh Funeral Home, 437 Sunset Avenue, Asheboro, NC. Memorials may be made to the Maple Springs Baptist Church Building Fund, 6012 Maple Springs Rd., Seagrove, NC 27341 or High Point Regional Health System Cancer Center, 601 North Elm St., High Point, NC 27626.