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Shirley Gibson Luter
SHIRLEY GIBSON LUTER
Cedar Rapids
Shirley Gibson Luter, 72,
of Cedar Rapids, went home Sunday, Sept. 19, 2021, surrounded by family. Funeral service: 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 25, at Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church. Burial: Oak Hill Cemetery, Cedar Rapids. Arrangements by Stewart Baxter Funeral & Memorial Services, Cedar Rapids.
Survivors include her husband, Cleo Luter;
children, Rahmal, Jessica, Andrew and Destanie Gibson; granddaughter, Anya Gibson; siblings, Michael Gibson, Peter Robinson, Julie Robinson, Raymond Ford, Craig Shaw, Linda Shaw, Solomon Bostwick and Philip Hall; a host of nieces and nephews including special nieces, Monea Diaz-Pledge, Montine Leach and Jonea Pledge and special nephew, Jeremiah Gibson; special dear friend, Louella Diaz; and extended family who she loved.
Shirley Lee Gibson was born Nov. 1, 1948, to Melvin and Maggie (Mays) Gibson, in Thornton, Ark. She graduated from George Washington High School, Cedar Rapids, in 1967. She moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in telecommunications at MCI. Shirley also graduated from Caroline Leonetti Modeling School. She loved to read the newspaper, cater to her plants, babysit and go shopping. She was a family-oriented person.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Melvin and Maggie Gibson; aunt, Maybelle Mays; brothers, Melvin, Jackie and Jeffery Gibson; and nephews, Jack and Justin Gibson.
Please share your support and memories with Shirley's family on her tribute wall at www.stewartbaxter.com under obituaries.
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