April 29, 1933 - Jan. 11, 2008

James M. Gibbs, 74, of Lebanon, died Jan. 11, 2008, at the Hopewell Hospice House in Portland.

No services have been planned.

He was born in Algodones, N.M., the son of John and Eulalia (Williams) Gibbs. He married Janaveen J. Fisher in Seattle, Wash., on May 4, 1956. He lived in the Lebanon area since 1969. He worked as a powerhouse operator for Pope & Talbot paper mill.

Mr. Gibbs was a member of the Masonic Lodge No. 44.

He is survived by his wife Janaveen of Lebanon; daughters Carol Georgelis of Lebanon, Valerie Butler of Jacksonville, Fla., Janene Gibbs of Lebanon and Jamie Williams of Portland; brother Dewey Dean Gibbs of Highland Ranch, Colo.; sister Joyce Claussen of Lebanon; 10 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

Two infant grandchildren died before he did.

Huston-Jost Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.