Karen Faye Byerly Gibbs

LILESVILLE - On Wednesday, October 23, 2024, Karen Faye Byerly Gibbs, 67, passed away peacefully at Richmond County Hospice Haven Rockingham.

Karen was born November 27, 1956 in Portsmouth, OH and was a daughter of the late Karl Wendell Byerly and the late Ruth Avanelle Plummer Byerly. She was a graduate of Elmwood High School class of 1975 in Bloomdale, OH. She grew up in Bloomdale, OH and spent most of her life in Ohio prior to moving to North Carolina. For a number of years she worked with the BUDD Company in North Baltimore, OH and in the dietary department at Fostoria Hospital. She was best known for her employment with Family Dollar and Dollar Tree in Ohio and Wadesboro.

Those who are left to cherish her memory are her children, Duane L. Fox and Desiree Marie Gibbs; her grandchildren, Cody Wallace (April) of Toledo, OH, Jace Gibbs, Ameilia Blaser and Eriscia Blaser all of Tiffin, OH; her great-grandson, Wyatt Huffman of Toledo, OH; her sisters, Linda Roeber (Sam) of Rawson, OH, Kathy Smith of Fostoria, OH, Kristy Heldman (Jeff) of Mt. Cory, OH, and Tammy Dean (Timothy) of Risingsun, OH; her sister-in-law, Alice Byerly of N. Baltimore, OH; her special friend and care-giver, Becky Brayboy (Rex) of Lilesville and their family and her nieces and nephews and their families.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her brother, Karl Edward "Eddie" Byerly.

The arrangements are in complete.

The services are in care of Leavitt Funeral Home and online condolences may be made at www.leavittfh.com