Donald Jay Gibby

Donald Jay Gibby

RIVERDALE - Donald Jay Gibby, 65, beloved husband, father and grandfather passed away on Sunday, May 6, 2007 from complications of Wegeners Granulomatosis contracted while serving in the military.

He was born January 2, 1942 in Ogden, Utah, the son of Ralph Farnsworth Gibby and LouCeil Emma Butler Gibby.

He was a veteran serving in the Army during the Persian Gulf War (Desert Storm).

Don married Roselyn Lael Heiner on June 15, 1966 in the Salt Lake City LDS Temple.

Don was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He served a Western Canadian Mission.

Graduated from Weber High School, Weber State College with an Associate Degree and then received a Bachelors and Masters of Fine Arts from Southern Illinois University. He has won twice nationally including Best of Show with his ceramics and pencil drawing entries. His life passions have been teaching, ceramics, scouting, fishing, hunting, drawing, tie flying, horses and helping youth.

Don taught school for 27 years. One of his many awards included the KSL Teacher Feature Award. He has been a scout master for many years and has helped 31 scouts receive their Eagle. He loved to fish and tie flies.
He has enjoyed many outings hunting for deer, elk and moose.
Through the past seven years of his sickness Don has taught us that miracles still occur through faith in the atonement of Jesus Christ and the courage of achieving our dreams.

Survived by his wife of 41 years, his children: Donald Shane (Ryann) Gibby of American Fork; Henry Tyson (Tiffany) Gibby of Riverdale; Ramah Lael (Steve) Jaques of North Ogden; Ralph Bartley (Amanda) Gibby of Orem; and four grandchildren. Also surviving are brothers and sisters Carol Jean Gibby (Robert) Lord, Robert (Dorothy) Gibby, Douglas Wayne (Elaine) Gibby, Keith Owen (Annette) Gibby, Paul Butler (Julie) Gibby, Beth Louise (John) Sever, John Edward (Shauna) Gibby, Mark (Jane) Gibby.

He was preceded in death by his parents.

Funeral services will be held on Thursday, May 10, 2007 at 1 p.m. at the Riverdale 1st Ward, 1056 West 4400 South, Riverdale Friends and family may call on Wednesday at Myers Mortuary in Roy, 5865 South 1900 West from 6 to 8 p.m. and on Thursday at the church from 11:45 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. prior to services. Interment, Ogden City Cemetery.
VisitationMyers Mortuary - Roy
5865 South 1900 West
Roy, UT 84067
May 9, 2007
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
ServiceRiverdale 1st Ward
1056 West 4400 South
Riverdale, UT 84405
May 10, 2007
1:00 PM
CemeteryOgden City Cemetery
20th and Madison
Ogden, UT 84404
May 10, 2007
3:00 PM