Funeral services for Velma E. Malone, age 97 of Gibson, will take place at 3:00 PM Saturday, August 10, 2024, at the Bodkin Funeral Home with burial to follow in the Gibson Count Memory Gardens near Milan.  Visitation with the family will be Saturday from 1:00 PM until 3:00 PM at the funeral home.

Mrs. Velma was born to the late Marion and Nannie Jo Hayes Weaver on August 1, 1927. She passed away August 6, 2024, at Christian Care Center of Medina. Mrs. Velma was a member of First Assembly Milan. She was a retired seamstress and talented lifelong quilter. Many of her quilts won ribbons at the Gibson County Fair. Mrs. Velma loved to garden both vegetables and flowers, canning and freezing much of her harvest. She also enjoyed being a member of Gibson County Garden Club for many years.

Mrs. Velma is survived by a son, Garry Malone and wife Pat of Franklin, TN; a daughter, Vickie Sperling and husband Gary of Gibson, TN; 3 grandchildren; and 4 great-grandchildren.

Besides her parents, Velma is preceded in death by her husband, Tommie Malone; a brother, Paul Weaver; and 3 sisters, Edith Marceil Burzynski, Ruby Evelyn McClure, and Wanda Faye Williamson.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be made to First Assembly of Milan.