Beloved Husband, Father & Grandfather

Liston Edwin “Eddie” Gibson, 72, passed away Friday, March 8, 2013 at his residence.

He was a native of Georgetown, South Carolina, and had lived in Haywood County since 1976.  Eddie was the son of the late Bennett Elijah and Edna Elliott Gibson and was also preceded in death by a son Rodney Edwin Gibson.

Eddie by trade was a carpenter and was known as a “jack of all tradesman.” His passion though was helping others and those in need. To fuel his passion, he was sent by his church, Francis Cove UMC as a missionary to Bolivia as part of a Native American team to work with Bolivian orphanages for 10 consecutive years.  Throughout those 10 years, he saw many medical clinics built for the Bolivian people.  The Bolivian people came to love Eddie as part of ...