Leatrice D. Gibbons Obituary (1926

Leatrice D. Gibbons, 86, of George Street, Attleboro, passed on July 24, 2012 in the Golden Living Center, Attleboro. She was the beloved wife of the late Bernard R. Gibbons who passed in 2008. Born Leatrice Parker in Acushnet, Massachusetts on March 12, 1926, she was a daughter of the late Ralph and Loretta Charboneau Gibbons. Leatrice was raised and educated in Attleboro, graduating from Attleboro High School. A homemaker, she enjoyed spending time with her family. She was a longtime communicant of St. John the Evangelist Church. Leatrice enjoyed sewing, knitting, square dancing, gardening, and being by the ocean in Dennisport on Cape Cod. Leatrice is survived by five daughters; Cheryl Kowal and her husband Michael of Coral Springs, Florida, Debra Gibbons of Attleboro, Karen Kowal and her husband John of Rehoboth, Gail Medeiros of Pawtucket, and Wanda Pretauer of Pawtucket, a brother; Ralph "Sonny" Parker of Melbourne, Florida, a sister; Lorraine Maura of South Carolina, twelve grandchildren, and several great grandchildren. Funeral arrangements are entrusted to the Duffy-Poule Funeral Home, 20 Peck Street, Attleboro where the Gibbons family will receive friends on Saturday morning, July 28th from 9 - 9:45 AM. A funeral will be conducted Saturday morning July 28th at 9:45 AM from the Duffy-Poule Funeral Home followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 AM in St. John the Evangelist Church, 133 North Main Street, Attleboro, celebrated by Rev. Richard Wilson, Pastor. Leatrice will be laid to rest in St. John's Cemetery, West Street, Attleboro.