Howard Eugene Gibbs quietly and peacefully slipped into eternity surrounded by his family on Jan. 14, 2022 at the age of 93.

Howard was born in Haxtun on Dec. 27, 1928. He was the second child of Everett Eugene Gibbs and Minnie Carrie Becker Gibbs. His older brother Lavern and younger siblings Delores, Donna, Marlys, Glen and Janice completed the family. Howard's early years were spent south of Dailey where he attended South Rockland School. The home along the creek is where his onery sisters locked their brothers in a shed by nailing the door shut. The family moved to the Highland Center area...