Jean Elizabeth Gibson
September 19, 2016
Jean Elizabeth Gibson
Pleasant Hill
Jean E. Gibson, age 90, passed away on September 19, 2016 at Prairie Vista Village in Altoona where she resided for 7 months. She was born in Des Moines the daughter of George and Mary Quarton, she grew up on a farm near Lacona, IA. Jean retired from Northwestern Bell and was a member of East Side Church of the Nazarene.
She is survived by and will be dearly missed by her 3 daughters, Marlene (Jerry) Myers of Maple Grove, MN, Linda (Maynard) Mohn of VanCouver, WA, and Debbie (Doug) Stock of Pleasant Hill, IA; and her 1 son, Donald E. (Jan) Gibson of Roscoe, IL; 6 grandchildren, Jerry (Debbie) Higgins, Jeff (Pam) Higgins, Steven (Emily) Gibson, Scott (Sarah) Gibson; Jill (Marc) Grassman, and Elena Stock; 13 great-grandchildren, Jenna, Jay, Jesse, Olivia, Nolan, Silas, Cooper, Haven, Henry, Charles, Lydia, Zach, and Trevor; and lots of adopted grandchildren; 3 nieces; and 2 nephews.
Jean was preceded in death by her parents; 2 sisters, Irene Craig and Madeline Hurst; 1 brother, Clair Quarton; and 1 grandson, John Higgins.
The family will receive visitors from 6 to 8 p.m., Thursday, September 22, 2016 at Hamilton’s Funeral Home, 605 Lyon Street, Des Moines. Funeral service will begin at 10 a.m. Friday, September 23rd, at East Side Church of the Nazarene, 1451 E. 25th St., Des Moines, followed by burial at Restland Cemetery in Baxter.
Memorial Contributions may be directed to the East Side Church of the Nazarene or Mercy Hospice in her loving memory.
A special thank-you to all the staff at Prairie Vista Village for the love and care shown to mom during her residency.
Condolences may be expressed at: www.HamiltonsFuneralHome.com
Rebecca Hein
09/23/2016
I am so sorry to hear about Jean's death. I didn't know until I read Debbie's Facebook comment a few minutes ago. Had I known, I would definitely have been with you today to honor her. I will call Marlene this weekend. My deepest sympathy to all of the family.
Connie Sharpnack Capehart
09/21/2016
To the family of Jean
About 46 years ago I met Jean when she worked at Northwestern Bell in the cafeteria. She was a wonderful person and so nice to me.
I found out later that she lived in the neighborhood I grew up in and would see her once in a while when I went to see my parents who are now gone. May your memories remain in your heart as I know mine of her will.