Verna DeArmond

Gibson City - Verna L. DeArmond, 90, of Gibson City passed away at 4:15 pm on Monday, October 14, 2019 at Carle Foundation Hospital with her loving family at her side.

A Celebration of Life Service will be held at 11:00 am on Saturday, October 26, 2019 at First Baptist Church in Gibson City with Pastor Dennis Nortin officiating. A visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the church. Rosenbaum Funeral Home in Gibson City is assisting the family with arrangements.

Interment will be at a later date in Plainview Cemetery in Plainview, Texas. Memorial contributions may be directed to First Baptist Church in Gibson City.

Verna was born on June 20, 1929 in Plainview, Texas, a daughter of Sam B. and Verna Cooper Moore. She married Jesse Wayne DeArmond on June 8, 1948 in Levelland, Texas. They were married for 47 years, he passed away on June 22, 1996.

She was a loving mother to her children, Sherry DeArmond of Gibson City and Gary Don (Patricia) DeArmond of Douglasville, Georgia; cherished grandmother of nine grandchildren and sixteen great grandchildren. Also surviving is, a sister, Margaret Robbins of Dallas, Texas and a brother, Lyndell (Donna) Moore of Amarillo, Texas.

She was preceded in death by a son Bruce and a brother William.

Verna moved to Gibson City in 2000 to be closer to her daughter. While in Texas she was the owner of "The Used Bookstore" in Plainview, Texas. She was an avid reader and enjoyed quilting and crocheting.

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Visitation

OCT 26. 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM (CDT)

First Baptist Church
628 S. Church Street
Gibson City, IL 60936

Celebration of Life

OCT 26. 11:00 AM (CDT)

First Baptist Church
628 S. Church Street
Gibson City, IL 60936

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