Mary Elizabeth Scruggs Gibson

Funeral services celebrating the life of Mrs. Mary Gibson will be Thursday, November 12, 2026, at 10:00 AM at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home with Glenwood Rutledge and Reverend Dennis Duvall officiating. Interment will follow at Mississippi Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Newton, MS. The Gibson family will receive friends Wednesday, November 11, 2026, from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM, at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home.

Mrs. Gibson, age 81, of Meridian passed away on Monday, November 09, 2026, at her home.

Mary was born on November 15, 1944, in Meridian, MS. She was musically inclined, playing the violin and singing gospel music. Mary had a ministry of singing to the elderly in various nursing homes in the surrounding areas. She was an excellent seamstress and loved puzzles. When she was able to, she loved going outside and working in the flower beds and vegetable garden. She courageously battled Parkinson's for nearly 20 years. With all the highs and lows that this disease brings, she was a champion navigating it all.

Mary is survived by her husband, B.A. "Allen" Gibson of 50 years; children, Julie Manley, Eddie Brown (Sarah), Glenda Trotter, and Smokey Gibson (Jennifer); grandchildren Brennan Rutledge (Kayla), Brent Rutledge (Jessica), Hannah Parry (Zack), Parker Manley (Kristi), Jordan Davidson (Chase), Kaylee Brown, Canaan Rutledge, Colby Brown (Sylvia Lauderdale), Emma Gibson, Natasha Trotter, Isabella Gibson; great-grandchildren, Angelina and Audrey Rutledge, Evan, Ava, Noah, Jacob, and Miriam Rutledge, Atlas Parry, and two on the way; sisters, Shirley Massey and Hazel Tinguely; brother, Clint Groves; brother-in-law, J. A. Gibson (Delila); sisters-in-law, Patricia Steadham (Bill), Lois Chapman (Donnie), Reba Chapman (Jerry); numerous nieces, nephews, extended family and friends.

She was preceded in death by her mother, Rubie Rutledge; step-father, C.L. Groves;  daughters, Gina Carol Brown and Stacey Rutledge; sister, Cozy Blair.

A special thank you for the excellent care provided by Harper's Hospice and Mary's Caregivers: Glenda Baggett, Katherine Stokes and her granddaughter, Junior caregiver, Ah-Nia "Little Bit" Nelson, Jackie Richardson, Shenetha Bender, and Claire White.

Pallbearers will be Brennan Rutledge, Brent Rutledge, Parker Manley, Canaan Rutledge, Colby Brown, and Chase Davidson.

Online condolences may be expressed at robertbarhamffh.com.