Abbey Hardison Gibbons

Abbey Hardison Gibbons, 15, passed away on Friday, October 9, 2015. She was born in Winston-Salem, NC and was a sophomore at Bloomington High School South. Abbey was a kind and loving soul who excelled in the classroom as well as in her extracurricular activities. She was active in competitive cheerleading with Velocity Cheer, as well as a JV football cheerleader at BHSS. Abbey loved her French classes and persuaded her family to take a trip to Paris so she could be fully immersed in the language and culture. She had decided her dream college was going to be the University of North Carolina and was putting her academic path in place to make that a reality. Abbey had dreams of traveling the world, specifically Africa, as a photo-journalist and had recently added sky-diving to her bucket list. Abbey had numerous friends and they were always welcome and comfortable in her home. She enjoyed being in the middle of large groups but also relished her quiet time with just a few friends, catching up on old episodes of New Girl and The Gilmore Girls. As a twin, Abbey leaves behind a special bond with her brother, Will, and her mother, Emily. She is also survived by her grandparents, Sandra and Robert Bell of Goldsboro, NC, her grandmother Mary Jane Holtoner of Goldsboro, NC, her grandfather, Stewart Gibbons (Jane) of Tampa, FL, her uncle, Jeffery Bell (Reagan) of Smithfield, NC and cousins, Finnegan and Teague. Abbey was proceeded in death by her great grandparents, Colonel William and Paula Gibbons of Macon, GA, and General Stanley and Mary Jane Holtoner of New York, NY. Abbey was on a father-daughter trip with her father, Bill, doing what they loved - riding roller coasters and flying - and will be laid to rest alongside him in North Carolina at a later date. Services will be held in Bloomington, IN at 3:00 pm on Wednesday, October 14, 2015 at Sherwood Oaks Christian Church, with visitation from 1:00-3:00. In lieu of flowers, please make donations to Middle Way House (www.middlewayhouse.org), Community Kitchen of Monroe County (www.monroecommunitykitchen.com), or Water for Children Africa (www.waterforchildrenafrica.org). Condolences may be sent to the family at www.allenfuneralhome.org

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Abbey Hardison Gibbons

October 9, 2015