Deonne Carol (Sweet) Gibbs (1933 - 2016)

Born 24 Nov 1933 in Waterbury Center, Washington, Vermont, USA

Ancestors

Wife of Leighton Henry Gibbs Sr — married 17 Nov 1950 (to 1983) in Waterbury center, Washington county, Vermont, USA

Wife of James Elwood Gibbs Sr — married about 1983 in New Hampshire, United States [uncertain]

Died 4 May 2016 at age 82 in Cheshire, New Haven, Connecticut, United States

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Biography

Deonne (Sweet) Gibbs was born in Vermont..

Deonne Sweet was born on November 24, 1933 in Waterbury Center, Washington, Vermont, USA. Her parents were Herman Sweet and Mary Magoon. She married Leighton Gibbs on November 17, 1950. She married James Gibbs in 1983. She died on May 04, 2016 in Cheshire, New Haven, Connecticut, United States

CHESHIRE - Deonne C. Gibbs, 82, wife of the late Leighton Gibbs Sr., died on Wednesday, May 4, 2016 at Elim Park Place after a brief illness. Born in Waterbury Center, Vt. on Nov. 24, 1933, she was the daughter of the late Heman and Mary Edith (Magoon) Sweet. Deonne was a member of Amazing Grace Fellowship Church, of Yalesville. She cherished her time with her family. Mrs. Gibbs was predeceased by a son, Samuel Gibbs.....^[1]

Birth

Deonne Carol Sweet was born on November 24, 1933, in Stowe, Vermont, the daughter of Mary and Herman. ^[2]

Name: Deonne Carol Sweet

Event Type: Birth

Event Date: 24 Nov 1933

Event Place: Stowe, Vermont, United States

Gender: Female

Father's Name: Herman O Sweet

Mother's Name: Mary Edith Magoon^[3]

Marriage

1. Married 1st Leighton Henry Gibbs Sr (1931 - 2005) to this union ten children born.
2. Married 2nd Rev. James Elwood Gibbs Sr (1929 - 2003) abt. 1983. ^[4]

Deonne C Sweet was born about 1934, the daughter of Mary and Heman. She married Leighton H Gibbs on November 17, 1950, in Waterbury Center, Vermont.^[5]

Name: Leighton H Gibbs

Event Type: Marriage

Event Date: 17 Nov 1950

Event Place: Waterbury Center, Vermont, United States

Gender: Male

Father's Name: Melvin J Gibbs

Mother's Name: Bessie B Titus

Spouse's Name: Deonne C Sweet

Spouse's Gender: Female^[6]

Deanne Carol Sweet Will Be Wed Soon To Leighton Gibbs^[7]

Census

1940 United States Federal Census

When Deonne C Sweet was born about 1933, her father, Herman, was 33, and her mother, Mary, was 32. In 1940, she was 7 years old and lived in Stowe, Vermont, with her father, mother, brother, and 5 sisters.^[8]

Heman O Sweet Head M 40 Vermont

Mary E Sweet Wife F 39 Vermont

Iris M Sweet Daughter F 15 Vermont

Beverly H Sweet Daughter F 14 Vermont

Avis M Sweet Daughter F 12 Vermont

Monna A Sweet Daughter F 11 Vermont

Rita J Sweet Daughter F 9 Vermont

Deonne C Sweet Daughter F 7 Vermont

Donnavan Sweet Son M 2 Vermont^[9]

1950 United States Federal Census

Student and Roomer at Northwood Bible School in April of 1950 in Northwood, Rockingham, New Hampshire. ^[10]

Mentioned as Present at Surprise Party^[11]

Death

Legacy Obituaries: Legacy Obituary

JFerry Funeral Home Obituary: Obituary

Obituary^[12]

BURIAL: Middlefield Cemetery, Middlefield, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA

Inscription: So shall we ever be with the Lord

Sources

1. ↑ JFerry Funeral home
2. ↑ Vermont, Birth Records, 1909-2008
3. ↑ "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2V7M-S7D : 17 October 2017), Mary Edith Magoon in entry for Deonne Carol Sweet, 24 Nov 1933, Birth; State Capitol Building, Montpelier; FHL microfilm 2,051,896.
4. ↑ Source first hand living family knowledge; also no children by this marriage
5. ↑ Vermont, Marriage Records, 1909-2008
6. ↑ "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VN51-7KM : 4 November 2017), Leighton H Gibbs and Deonne C Sweet, 17 Nov 1950, Marriage; State Capitol Building, Montpelier; FHL microfilm 1,985,083.
7. ↑ The Burlington Free Press 09 Nov 1950, Thu · Page 11
8. ↑ 1940 United States Federal Census
9. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VYH6-4P6 : 16 March 2018), Donnavan Sweet in household of Heman O Sweet, Stowe, Stowe Town, Lamoille, Vermont, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 8-16, sheet 5A, line 37, family 107, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 4233.
10. ↑ 1950 United States Census
11. ↑ Concord Monitor 22 May 1950, Mon · Page 2
12. ↑ Record-Journal Meriden, Connecticut 08 May 2016, Sun • Page C2

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 22 January 2021), memorial page for Deonne Carol Sweet Gibbs (24 Nov 1933–4 May 2016), Find A Grave: Memorial #179294949, citing Middlefield Cemetery, Middlefield, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA ; Maintained by helpinghands (contributor 48632056) .
• "United States Public Records, 1970-2009", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJR2-6R9Z : 24 July 2020), Deonne C Gibbs, 2007.