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Jimmy Ray Gibson

By The Leader on August 12, 2019

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Jimmy Ray Gibson

March 4, 1957 – July 15, 2019

Jimmy Ray “Dinky” Gibson, 62, of Covington,

passed away on Monday, July 15. A truck driver

with R&L Carriers, he is survived by his wife, Tammy

Gibson; two sons, Carey Ray (Miranda) Gibson

of Philadelphia, Pa. and John Michael (Karenza)

Gibson of Atoka; two step-sons, Jeff (Paige) Stafford

of Brighton and Ellis Baskin, Jr. of Brighton;

three sisters, Peggy (Billy) Martin of Covington,

Patricia (Tracy) Moore of Southaven and Carolyn

(Roy) Flynn of Covington; one brother, Stanley

“Buster” (Sonya) Gibson of Lucy and 10 grandchildren.

Funeral services were held at 1 p.m. on Wednesday,

July 17 at the Covington Funeral Home chapel

with interment in Morrison’s Memorial Cemetery

in Brighton.

Friends may sign an online guestbook at www.

covingtonfuneralhome.com

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