Services: A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Saturday, February 2, 2008 at 10:00 AM in Holy Angels Catholic Church, Avenue, MD with Fr. William Gurnee officiating. Interment will follow in Sacred Heart Cemetery, Bushwood, MD.

Visitation: Viewing/Visitation will be held on Friday, February 1, 2008 from 5:00 - 8:00 PM in the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home, with Prayers being said at 7:00 PM.

Mary Dora Morris Gibson, 90, of Abell, MD died January 29, 2008 at her residence. Born June 25, 1917 in Abell, MD she was the daughter of the late John Foster and Frances Geneva Ellis Morris.

She was preceded in death by her husband John David Gibson, Sr. on April 20, 1993 in St. Mary's Hospital; they were married on April 19, 1942 in Washington, DC.

She is survived by her children: John David Gibson, Jr. and his wife Phyllis of Avenue, MD and Frances Dolores Burch of Abell, MD; sister: Eunice Marie Morris Guy of Mechanicsville, MD; grandchildren: Pamela Long and her husband Paul of Hollywood, MD, Lisa Buckler and her husband Glenn of Avenue, MD, Gerald Burch and his wife Nancy of Mechanicsville, MD and Charles Burch of Abell, MD and 11 great grandchildren. She was also preceded in death by her siblings: Joseph Earl "Popeye" Morris, Charles Ernest "Tootsie" Morris, Frank Victor Morris, John Sylvester "Neutsie" Morris, Irvin Foster "Piggy" Morris and James Bernard Morris.

Mrs. Gibson was a life long St. Mary's County resident, where she attended River Springs High School. She enjoyed playing bingo and cards, making ceramics, gardening and spending time on the water.

The family will receive friends on Friday, February 1, 2008 from 5:00 – 8:00 PM in the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home, where Prayers will be said at 7:00 PM. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Saturday, February 2, 2008 at 10:00 AM in Holy Angels Catholic Church with Fr. William Gurnee officiating. Interment will follow in Sacred Heart Cemetery. Pallbearers will be: Gerald F. Burch, Jr., Charles D. Burch, Paul A. Long, R. Glenn Buckler, Bernie Owens and Jimmy Downs.

Contributions may be made to Holy Angels Catholic Church, 21335 Coltons Point Road, Avenue, MD 20609.