Pat Mae Gibson

SERVICES: 2:00 PM Thursday, February 16, 2012, at Carmichael-Whatley Colonial Chapel, with Pastor Paul Nachtigall, of Highland Baptist Church, officiating.BURIAL: Memory Gardens Cemetery under the direction of Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors.BIOGRAPHY: Mrs. Gibson was born April 25, 1961 in Clinton, Oklahoma. She was a graduate of Pampa High School and was a veteran of the U. S. Navy, serving from 1982-1984. She married Rick Gibson on August 3, 1991 in Amarillo. She was an avid culinary competitor in both the Tri-State Fair and the Texas State Fair, winning numerous ribbons. Pat was a loving mother to her three children. She had been a resident of Pampa since 2002 when she moved back to care for her mother. She was a friend to anyone who met her, and she never met a stranger.SURVIVORS: 2 daughters, Elizabeth Gibson and Emily Gibson, both of Amarillo; a son, Ricky Gibson of Amarillo; a brother, Roy Rippetoe and wife Connie of Odessa; and several nieces and nephews. Pat was preceded in death by her parents, a sister, Evarene Fritz; and her grandmother, Irene Throckmorton.