Dorothy Marie Jordan Gibson, 86, of Vanceburg, went home to be with the Lord Saturday, October 25, 2025, at SOMC Hospice Center in Portsmouth, Ohio.
She was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother, born May 27, 1939, a daughter of the late Thurman and Hannah A. White Jordan.
Dorothy had worked for Lewis County Ambulance, US Shoe, and Lewis County Emergency Management, and on November 8, 2010, she was commissioned a Kentucky Colonel. She was a member of Vanceburg Christian Baptist Church, enjoyed church camp and mission trips with Janie and Carolyn, traveling with her sister, shopping, time with her children and grandchildren, and cheering on the Kentucky Wildcats.
Survivors include three daughters, Lisa (Scott) Gibson of West Mansfield, Ohio, Jill (Craig) Massie of South Portsmouth, and Johannah (Chris) Cooper of Vanceburg; one son, Rafe (Mary) Gibson of Quincy; 13 grandchildren; 33 great-grandchildren; two sisters-in-law, Shirley Jordan and Vanda Miller; many loving nieces and nephews; and many other family members and friends.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her loving husband of 40 years, John Gregory Gibson; one son, John Gregory Gibson; six sisters, Emma Faron, Oddie Hanners, Margie Armstrong, Myrtle Crawford, Evilen Jordan, and Ona Jordan; and four brothers, Elmer Jordan, Homer “Bud” Jordan, Noah “Waynard” Jordan, and Loil “Allen” Jordan.
Services will be at 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, October 28, 2025, at Globe Family Funeral Chapel, on Dudley Avenue at Garrison, with Bro. Travis Cooper officiating. Burial will follow in Quincy Methodist Cemetery.
Visitation will be after 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at Globe Family Funeral Chapel.
Pallbearers will be Jacob Cooper, Jarrod Clemons, Daniel Clemons, Matthew Massie, John Gibson, and Josh Gibson.
Condolences may be sent at globefamilyfc.com.
