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Della Gibbons

July 21, 1937 — March 18, 2023

Della B. (Hill) Gibbons, 85, of Indiana, passed away Saturday, March 18, 2023, at her home.

A daughter of the late Ervin Hill and Viola (Detwiler) Brown, Della was born July 21, 1937, in Penn Run.

Della was a member of Calvary Baptist Church, Clymer.  In her free time she enjoyed doing puzzles, sewing, and when she was younger, flying, she was well on her way to receiving her private pilot’s license.

She is survived by two daughters: Diane Cavalcante and husband Phil, of Maryland; and Doreen Solley, of Indiana; four grandchildren: Christina Hathaway and husband Darren; Phillip Cavalcante and wife Sara; Denny Solley, Jr. and wife Jen; and Della Faber and husband Gary; numerous loving great-grandchildren; and four sisters: Caroline Parave; Peggy Brown; Joan Long; and Eleanor Trimble.

In addition to her parents, Della was preceded in death by her first husband, David Gibbons; a fiancé, Haig Avakian; two children: Roberta Gibbons; and David Gibbons; three siblings: Johnny Hill; Helen Oros; and Patsy Hill; and a son-in-law, Dennis Solley, Sr.

Friends and family will be received on Wednesday, at Robinson-Lytle-Shoemaker Funeral Home, from 3 p.m. until the time of services at 7 p.m. with Pastor Josh Burbank officiating.


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