Obituary for Margaret Gilchrist Gibson

Mrs. Margaret Gilchrist Gibson, age 100, died Monday, November 28, 2022, at FirstHealth/Moore Regional Hospital in Pinehurst, NC.  She was the daughter of the late Maggie and John Gilchrist, of Southern Pines, North Carolina.  She departed this life, as the result of a heart attack, on November 28, 2022, at FirstHealth/Moore Regional Hospital, in Pinehurst, North Carolina.

Mrs. Gibson graduated from West Southern Pines School.  Following high school, she enrolled in Kittrell College in Kittrell, North Carolina, where she studied chemistry until World War II.

A fulfilled and very happy life clearly depicts Mrs. Gibson’s centennial gift of life, which was enhanced with travel, a loving family, and many other blessings. She retired from Howard University Medical School and served as a major Arboretum Community Worker for many, many years.

Survivors:  Children, Geraldine Hamilton, Gloria Diane Lowery, Joan E. Wallace-Black, and Jean L. Mason; a host of grandchildren, great-grandchildren, great-great grandchildren, other relatives, and dear friends.

Memorial Service: Thursday, December 8, 2022, 12:00 Noon, Simon Funeral Home Chapel, 151 South Hardin Street, Southern Pines, NC.

Inurnment will be held in Brentwood, Maryland, at a later date.

The family was assisted by Simon Funeral Home.

Online condolences can be made at simonfuneralhome.com

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