GIBBS, Sullivan Grant
GREENVILLE - Sullivan Grant GIBBS, 71, of E. 8th Street, died Nov. 7. He was a native of Engelhard and graduated from Engelhard High School. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II on the U.S.S. West Point in the Pacific Theater. Mr. Gibbs was a career law enforcement officer. Residing in Greenville, he served in the North Carolina Highway Patrol from 1946 until 1949. From 1949 until 1952 he worked as a special agent for the State Bureau of Investigation. In 1952 Mr. Gibbs was appointed Chief of Police for the city of Greenville and served until 1961. During that time he graduated from the FBI Academy at Quantico, Va. From 1961-1962 he worked as a special investigator for the Dept. of Corrections under Gov. Terry Sanford in Raleigh. From 1961 until his retirement, he worked as a special investigator for the North Carolina DOT. Mr. Gibbs was a member of St. Peter's Catholic Church. He was a 32nd Degree Mason, a member and past master of Crown Point Lodge #708, and was a Shriner. Surviving are his wife, Odell Varnell Gibbs; three daughters: Marie G. Grimsley, of Mequon, Wisconsin, Frances M. Gibbs of Roanoke Rapids, and Sharon Spencer of Fairfield; and 5 grandchildren. A Mass of Resurrection will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at St. Peter's Catholic Church. Burial will be in Pinewood Memorial Park. Visitation will be from 7-9 p.m. Tuesday at Wilkerson Funeral Home. The family has suggested that memorial contributions be made to the following: American Heart Association in Greenville; The American Cancer Society n Greenville, The Children's Hospital of North Carolina in Thomasville, or to the charity of one's choice. (The Coastland Times - November 9, 1993
