Individual Details
Alice A. Sheldon
(17 Aug 1926 - 2 May 2016)
Alice Sheldon Gibbs, formerly of Adams, died May 2, 2016 at her home at the Ives Hill Retirement Community in Watertown, NY. A memorial service will be at 12:00 pm on Saturday June 4, at the Adams United Methodist Church, with an hour of visitation preceding the service. Burial will be private. Arrangements are with the Piddock Funeral Home, Adams.
She was born August 17, 1926 in Ellisburg, N.Y. the daughter of Blanche Huffstater and Claude Sheldon. The family moved to Sandy Creek when Alice was a young girl.
She graduated from Sandy Creek High School and worked for Taylor Instrument in Rochester N.Y. for many years before moving back to the Adams, N.Y. On October 14, 1951, she married John Sheldon Gibbs of Adams Center. They lived in the Adams area all of their married life. She and her husband owned and operated the former Montgomery Ward Catalog store in Adams for many years.
She is survived by her son John and wife Audrey Gibbs and their two children, John Gibbs III and Ellyn Gibbs, Baldwinsville and her daughter and husband Alicia (Tish) and Frederick Vosburgh and their two daughters Emily and Elizabeth Vosburgh, Clarence Center N.Y. Her sister and husband Grace and Edmund Davis live in Syracuse. Many nieces and nephews also survive Alice. She was predeceased by her husband, John S. Gibbs, who died on December 28, 1998. Six other siblings have predeceased her.
Donations may be made to the South Jefferson Rescue Squad, PO Box 126, Adams, NY 13605 or the Adams United Methodist Church, 36 East Church St., Adams, NY, 13605
She was born August 17, 1926 in Ellisburg, N.Y. the daughter of Blanche Huffstater and Claude Sheldon. The family moved to Sandy Creek when Alice was a young girl.
She graduated from Sandy Creek High School and worked for Taylor Instrument in Rochester N.Y. for many years before moving back to the Adams, N.Y. On October 14, 1951, she married John Sheldon Gibbs of Adams Center. They lived in the Adams area all of their married life. She and her husband owned and operated the former Montgomery Ward Catalog store in Adams for many years.
She is survived by her son John and wife Audrey Gibbs and their two children, John Gibbs III and Ellyn Gibbs, Baldwinsville and her daughter and husband Alicia (Tish) and Frederick Vosburgh and their two daughters Emily and Elizabeth Vosburgh, Clarence Center N.Y. Her sister and husband Grace and Edmund Davis live in Syracuse. Many nieces and nephews also survive Alice. She was predeceased by her husband, John S. Gibbs, who died on December 28, 1998. Six other siblings have predeceased her.
Donations may be made to the South Jefferson Rescue Squad, PO Box 126, Adams, NY 13605 or the Adams United Methodist Church, 36 East Church St., Adams, NY, 13605
Events
| Birth | 17 Aug 1926 | Ellisburg, Jefferson County, New York | |||
| Marriage | 14 Oct 1951 | New York - John Sheldon Gibbs | |||
| Residence | 13 Nov 2000 | Adams, Jefferson County, New York |  |  | |
| Death | 2 May 2016 | Watertown, Jefferson County, New York |
Families
| Spouse | John Sheldon Gibbs (1922 - 1998) |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Living |
Notes
Residence
Alice M GibbsAlso Known AsAlice S Gibbs
Event Date 13 Nov 2000
Event PlaceAdams, New York, United States
Birth Date17 Aug 1926
AddressAdams, New York 13605
Address Date13 Nov 2000
2nd AddressAdams, New York 13605
2nd Address Date01 May 1994-01 Jan 2009
3rd AddressBaldwinsville, New York 13027
3rd Address Date01 Jan 1993-18 Jul 2001
Possible Relatives John S Gibbs Jr, John S Givvs
Endnotes
1. "United States Public Records, 1970-2009," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K581-VX3 : 22 May 2014), Alice M Gibbs, Residence, Adams, New York, United States; a third party aggregator of publicly available information..