Carolyn Bock Gibbs (Spivey), 66, a long-time resident of Memphis, TN, passed away on October 8, 2014 after a brief illness at her home in Montgomery, Alabama.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Charles Bock and Norma Peoples; husband, John Gibbs; brother, Robert (Bobby) Little and sister Edith (Bitsy) Roeten.

She was survived by her son, Jimmy Spivey, Montgomery, Alabama; her daughter, Denise (Brian) Turner, Montgomery, Alabama; step-daughter, Jessica Gibbs, Memphis, Tennessee; granddaughters, Tracy and Anna Parrish and Alyssa Spivey, Montgomery, Alabama; grandsons, Austin and Ryan Turner, Montgomery, Alabama; sister, Jean Abernathy, Eclectic, Alabama and several nieces and nephews.

A celebration of her life will be held November 1, 2014 11:00 am at Catoma Baptist Church, 4300 Old Selma Rd., Montgomery, Alabama.

Published in the Montgomery Advertiser on Oct. 19, 2014.