Colleen R. "Codie" Gibbs – 92, a lifelong resident of Waterbury Center, passed away in the comfort of her family at Woodridge Nursing Home in Berlin on Thursday, April 7, 2016. Born in Waterbury Center on January 18, 1924, she was the daughter of the late Leslie W. and Marion (Kennedy) Dow. On July 4, 1941, she married Keith Gibbs who predeceased her on September 9, 1962. Codie was a 1941 graduate of Waterbury High School and following her marriage to Keith; together they operated a dairy farm in Waterbury Center. After the death of her husband, Codie sold the farm and worked for several years as a waitress for her brother Ransom Dow at the Park Restaurant in Waterbury. An avid bowler, Codie also loved to play horseshoes, enjoyed a good game of poker as well as betting on greyhound and horse racing. A talented singer, she in earlier years sang with several local bands on radio station WDEV. She was a member of Harry N. Cutting American Legion Auxiliary Unit 59 in Waterbury. For many years she enjoyed wintering in Florida, both in Sarasota and Jacksonville. Codie is loved and mourned by her children, Wendy Holt and her husband Ed of Jacksonville FL, Thomas K. Gibbs of Moretown; 6 grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren and 1 great-great-grandchild; as well as nieces, nephews and extended family. Codie is preceded in death by 2 daughters, Brenda Libby and Judy Gibbs, 2 grandchildren, Jeff Libby and Robin Libby, and her siblings, Theda Nelson, Jeanne Sweetser, Wendall Dow, Ryle Dow, Bernol Dow and Ransom Dow. A service celebrating the life of Colleen Gibbs will be held at Woodridge Nursing Home (the Benjamin Falls Room) on Wednesday, April 13, 2016 at 2:30 p.m. Private inurnment will take place in the Maple Street Cemetery, Waterbury Center. For those who wish memorial gifts would be appreciated to the Woodridge Nursing Home, Patient Activities Fund, PO Box 550, Barre VT 05641. Assisting the family is the Perkins-Parker Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Waterbury. To send online condolences please visit www.perkinsparker.com or the funeral home Facebook page.

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