Gibbs, Nicholas Ray
STOKESDALE - Sgt. Nicholas Ray "Nick" Gibbs, 25, of Friddle Road, was killed in action on December 6, 2006, in Ramadi, Iraq.
Sgt. Gibbs' funeral will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, December 16, at Oak Ridge United Methodist Church. Interment with full military honors will follow in Guilford Memorial Park.
Nick was born on August 9, 1981, in Greensboro. He graduated from Northwest High School in 2000 and enlisted in the U. S. Army in 2003. Nick received his basic training at Ft. Benning, Georgia and was stationed in Germany for two years prior to being deployed to Iraq. He was an avid Duke basketball fan and enjoyed life to the fullest. Nick was a very caring and compassionate person who leaves behind many friends who will forever remember his presence in their lives.
Nick is survived by his parents, Debbie Halstead and her husband, Charlie of Raleigh and Michael Gibbs and his wife, Karen of Oak Ridge; sister, Erica Baysinger of Colorado Springs, Colorado; maternal grandparents, Lee and Lucy Collins of Bradenton, Florida; paternal grandparents, Iva Mae Gibbs of Greensboro and Carmel and Lib Gibbs of Piney Flats, Tennessee; step brothers, Roland and Logan Crandall and step-sister, Heather Halstead Weaver. He also leaves behind many aunts, uncles, nieces, and nephews.
The family will receive friends from 2 until 5 p.m. and 7 until 9 p.m. on Friday at Forbis and Dick North Elm Street
(Source: News Record December 14, 200)