Billie Ruth grew up in Felda with her parents Hattie Evelyn and Myrton Otis Allen. She was educated in a one room schoolhouse in Felda until being bussed to LaBelle for high school graduating in 1958. She earned a teaching degree at Florida State University where she met and married William Edwards Davies in October 1960.
After a several years leading elementary classes in Immokalee, Denver, Bayshore and LaBelle, Billie Ruth spent most of her career teaching social studies at LaBelle Middle School.
In LaBelle she was a member of Church of the Good Shepherd and the Beta Sigma Phi sorority.
She wed William Gibson in 1987 and moved with him to Clewiston in 2004 to help care for her grandchildren.
She served as secretary of the Clewiston Garden Club and was a member of St. Martin's Episcopal Church. Billie Ruth had a lifelong love of reading and history. She loved gathering with family and friends to play games and tell stories. Her children were raised with Mom telling stories of historical figures as if they were family members. Each child was assigned a favorite birthday meal of Mom's choosing. Each grandchild shared a favorite musical or literary movie with their Nanny. She was a wonderful and loving Nanny. Her marvelous storytelling will be long remembered, and her ready laugh will not be forgotten.
Billie Ruth was predeceased by parents Hattie Evelyn Goff and Myrton Otis Allen, brothers Carl Wayne Allen, Jack Douglas Allen, James Edsel Allen, and Myrton Otis Allen, Jr., sisters Daisy Emma Parsons, and Glenda May Allison.
She is survived by her husband William Ollie Gibson of the home, son William Allen Davies (wife Mistie) in Titusville, FL; daughters Jane Sadette Davies Purcell (husband Darren) of Norman, OK; and Laura Beth Davies Jones (husband Scott) of Clewiston, stepsons Brian Keith Gibson, and William Kevin Gibson, grandchildren Elisabeth Jane Palmer, Ryan Michael Palmer, William Evans Davies, Emma Kaitlin Davies, Bruce Franklyn Jones, Evelyn Kay Jones, and Leslie Nicole Jones, and step-grandchildren Victor William Engel (wife Anne), Frances Renee Rios (husband Rolando), William Kale Gibson, Justin Cade Gibson, Aubrey Nicole Thompson, Dylan Thompson, Robert Edward Purcell, and Ethan Michael Purcell, and many cousins, nieces, nephews.
Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic a Memorial Service will be held at a later date. Arrangements are being handled by Akin-Davis Funeral Home.
Abundio Rodriguez, age 49, of Moore Haven, passed away January 10, 2021 in Moore Haven. He was born July 11, 1971 in Mexico, to the late Daniel Rodriguez Rojas and Antonia Trinidad Florencio.
He worked as a Mechanic for US Sugar Corp.
Survivors include one son: Daniel Rodriguez one daughter: Alina Florez
Visitation will be Friday from 5 to 7 PM at Akin-Davis Funeral Home, LaBelle, FL.
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