Margaret Mary Gibbens

OBITUARIES
Margaret Mary Mulligan "Peggy" Gibbens, age 83, and a resident of Bay St. Louis,
MS, passed away Friday, August 28, 2005, at her home in Bay St. Louis due to
complications of Alzheimer's disease.
Mrs. Gibbens was born in Beloit, WI on March 25, 1922. She had been a resident of
Los Angeles, CA, River Ridge, LA, and a resident of Bay St. Louis for the past 32
years.
She owned and operated her own decorating business and was instrumental in
founding the Hancock Historical Society and served as past president and historian.
Mrs. Gibbens was a member of Our Lady of the Gulf Catholic Church.
She was preceded in death by her parents Cecil and Anna Mulligan and a brother
Donald Edward Mulligan.
Mrs. Gibbens is survived by her husband Elmore Morgan Gibbens of Bay St. Louis;
her children, Margaret Gibbens Handy of River Ridge, LA, Susan Gibbens Fish of
Voorhees, NJ, Jeanne Gibbens Cook of Mandeville, LA, Michael Elmore Morgan
Gibbens of Waveland, MS, Patrick Charles Gibbens of Covington, LA, Thomas
Benton Gibbens of Little Rock, AR; 12 grandchildren; 6 great grandchildren.
She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother.
A private funeral service will be held at Our Lady of the Gulf Catholic Church, Bay
St. Louis, MS. Burial will be held at Garden of Memory Cemetery, Bay St. Louis,
MS.
In lieu of flowers, the family would prefer memorial contributions may be made to
Quality Hospice of the Gulf Coast, 999 Howard Ave., Suite I, Biloxi, MS 39533.
Riemann Funeral Home, Bay St. Louis, is in charge of arrangements. An online
guestbook may be viewed and signed via riemannfuneralhomes.com.