Amelia “Amy” Baratto Gibson

Tuesday, December 3, 2019

Amelia “Amy” Baratto Gibson passed away 41 days shy of 96. A great daughter, sister, wife, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother she lived her life with great passion and giving. Her life began as a daughter to Italian immigrant parents in Shirkieville, Indiana. She didn’t speak English until 1st grade at age six. She later graduated as the Valedictorian of Fayette High School, New Goshen, Indiana. Her heart was captured by a young handsome Harley “Hoot” Gibson when he threw and hit her with a strawberry while earning summer money at the Strawberry Patch. They celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary just before Harley passed 3 years ago. During her life she worked as a secretary and spent 15 years at Columbia Records, Terre Haute, Indiana as quality control supervisor listening to Johnny Cash and other artists. But her focus was always her family.

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