Diane Gibson

Reflections of Life Diane Gibson was born November 20, 1957, in Lexington, Mississippi to Allen Mason and Flora Gibson-Thomas. She was the only girl in a family of four brothers. She accepted Christ at an early age and became a member of her family church, Sweet Home Missionary Baptist. Diane began her education in the Holmes County School District. She graduated in 1975 from Lexington Attendance Center. She attended Mississippi Valley State University briefly before moving to Chicago, Illinois. While living in Chicago, Diane enrolled in and graduated from Roosevelt University with a bachelor’s degree in marketing. Although she may have gotten accustomed to city life, Sweet Home Church old acquaintances and Lexington were always dear to heart. She never missed an opportunity to be a blessing to whomever she could “back home”. In Chicago, Diane was employed for many years as an insurance agent with Robinson Insurance Company. Growing up, she always had a desire to develop her entrepreneurial skills. That desire soon became a reality as she evolved into a business tycoon in the Windy City. She bought and managed several residential and commercial properties. She was the proud owner of Diana’s, a retail store, on the south side of Chicago. Diane made significant contributions to the Chicago community. While in Chicago, she united with the Christ Universal Temple pastored by The Reverend Johnnie Colemon. Upon becoming ill, she came back to Mississippi where she peacefully spent the last nine months of her life. God blessed Diane to live sixty-four (64) years before she made her transition on Saturday, January 8th while residing in the Indianola Rehabilitation and Health Care Center in Indianola, MS. She was proceeded in death by her parents, Allen Mason and Flora Gibson-Thomas; stepfather, Abraham Thomas; and her brothers, Andrew Frederick, Edward Jerome, and Calvin Gibson. Diane leaves to cherish her memories a brother, Judge Shirley Neal (Jeanette) of Lexington, MS, sister-in-law – Janice Gibson of Chicago, IL, and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Grave Side Service for Diane Gibson will be Saturday, January 15, 2022, at 12:00 Noon at Sweet Home M.B. Church Cemetery, 11808 Ebenezer Rd. Lexington, MS. Visitation will be Friday for the family at 11:00 am and for the public will be 3:00 pm until 6:00 pm at Hairston & Hairston Funeral Home in Lexington, MS

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Diane Gibson

November 20, 1957 - January 8, 2022