Mrs. Joan Moon Gibbs

August 4, 1941 - December 24, 2020

Mrs. Joan Moon Gibbs, age 79 of Rockmart, passed away Thursday morning, December 24, 2020 at her residence. She was born August 4, 1941 in Rockmart, daughter of the late Marvin Moon and the late Thelma Chambers Moon. She was a lifelong member of the Crossroads Memorial Baptist Church and retired from the Department of Veterans Affairs after 36 years of service. Joan enjoyed talking on the phone and was nicknamed “Road Runner” because of her love of traveling. Her greatest love was her granddaughter, Breanna, and her family and friends. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, James Donald Gibbs on August 18, 2007. Mrs. Gibbs is survived by two daughters, Donna Blalock and her husband of Rockmart and Michelle Shuler of Temple; granddaughter, Breanna Bonds of Rockmart; cousins, Jim Moon of Cartersville, Jane Lutrell of Dallas and many other loving cousins. Funeral services for Mrs. Gibbs will be held on Sunday, December 27, 2020 at 3:00 p.m. in the Crossroads Memorial Baptist Church with her Pastor, Rev. Michael Head and Preacher Jesse Davis officiating. Interment will follow in Rockmart Memorial Gardens. Mrs. Gibbs will lie in state at the church on Sunday prior to the service from 2:00 p.m. until the funeral hour. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Saturday, December 26, 2020 between the hours of 3:00 and 6:00 p.m. Due to the current COVID-19 regulations, our staff is committed to taking care of our guests and families we serve. Please understand that we are limited by Federal, State and Local guidelines to 50 people in our building at a time. We also ask all guests and family members attending visitation and services to please wear a mask. Freeman Harris Funeral Home is in charge of the funeral services for Mrs. Joan Moon Gibbs.