ABBEY HARDISON GIBBONS
Died Oct. 9, 2015
Abbey Hardison Gibbons, 15, passed away Friday, Oct. 9, 2015.
She was born in Winston-Salem, N.C., and was a sophomore at Bloomington High School South.
Abbey was a kind and loving soul, who excelled in the classroom, as well as in her extracurricular activities. She was active in competitive cheerleading with Velocity Cheer, as well as a junior varsity football cheerleader at Bloomington High School South.
Abbey loved her French classes, and persuaded her family to take a trip to Paris so she could be fully immersed in the language and culture.
She had decided her dream college was going to be the University of North Carolina, and was putting her academic path in place to make that a reality.
Abbey had dreams of traveling the world, specifically Africa, as a photojournalist, and had recently added skydiving to her bucket list.
Abbey had numerous friends, and they were always welcome and comfortable in her home. She enjoyed being in the middle of large groups, but also relished her quiet time with just a few friends, catching up on old episodes of "New Girl" and "Gilmore Girls."
As a twin, Abbey leaves behind a special bond with her brother, Will, and her mother, Emily.
She is also survived by her grandparents, Sandra and Robert Bell of Goldsboro, N.C.; her grandmother, Mary Jane Holtoner of Goldsboro, N.C., her grandfather, Stewart Gibbons (Jane) of Tampa, Fla.; her uncle, Jeffery Bell (Reagan) of Smithfield, N.C.; cousins, Finnegan and Teague; and great-grandmother, Virgina H. Bell of Goldsboro, N.C.
Abbey was proceeded in death by her great-grandparents, Colonel William and Paula Gibbons of Macon, Ga., General J. Stanley and Mary Jane Holtoner of New York, N.Y., Dolphus A. Bell of Goldsboro, N.C., and Gladys and W.J. Alford of Goldsboro, N.C.
Abbey was on a father-daughter trip with her father, Bill, doing what they loved -- riding roller coasters and flying -- and will be laid to rest alongside him in North Carolina.
Services will be held in Goldsboro, N.C., at 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 17, 2015, at Goldsboro First Christian Church, with visitation from 1 to 3 p.m.
In lieu of flowers, please make donations to the North Carolina State University Bill Gibbons Scholarship Fund (www.go.ncsu.edu/engineering-giving. Select "other" and write in Bill Gibbons Scholarship Fund); READWS, St. Paul Episcopal Church, 520 Summit St., Winston-Salem, N.C., 27101; or Water for Children Africa (www.waterforchildrenafrica.org).
Condolences may be sent to the family at www.allenfuneralhome.org.
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Published in Obituaries on October 14, 2015 1:49 PM