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Mary Stirewalt Gibson 76 of Norwood died Sunday Morning, February 8, 2026 at Atrium-Stanly.
Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 PM Wednesday, February 11, 2026 in Edwards Funeral Home Chapel of Norwood. Pastor Gary Bragg will officiate and interment will follow in the Norwood Cemetery. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the funeral home.
Mary was born August 3, 1949 in Stanly county to the late Clifford and Mattie Harward Stirewalt. She was a graduate of North Stanly High School and was a member of Mt. Pleasant Church of God where she had taught the children's Sunday school class. She was a retired Certified Nursing Assistant/Med Tech.
She is survived by her husband Lonnie W. Gibson of the home. One brother, David Stirewalt (Ruby) of Millingport, four sisters, Sherry Stirewalt Parker of Salem, Virginia, Janet Stirewalt Efird (Joe) of Millingport, Martha Stirewalt Thornton (David) of Lakeside and Ginger Stirewalt Harris (Tim) of Millingport. She is also survived by numerous nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by a brother Thomas Glenn Stirewalt and a sister Sylvia Stirewalt Baucom.
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