Funeral services for Viola "Polly" Christine Gibson, 91, will be held at Emmanuel Baptist Church, Humboldt, on Saturday, January 14, 2023 at 2 PM. Visitation with the family will be held on Saturday, January 14, 2023 from 12 2 PM at the church. She passed away peacefully at her home on Jan. 9, 2023, just a few weeks shy of her 92nd birthday. Polly, a nickname she earned in childhood and the only name most people ever knew her by, was born Feb. 12, 1931, in Gibson County, Tenn., to Jim and Lula McKnight. She married Loye Gibson on Sept. 6, 1947, in Corinth, Miss., and settled in Humboldt. They were married 66 years and had two children, Patricia Darlynn in 1949 and James Terry in 1953. Polly was a gifted cook who wasnt satisfied until everyone had full bellies, and her Southern cuisine was locally renowned. "Pollys Kitchen" was always open. In addition to frying up some mouth-watering fried chicken and cornbread, she enjoyed crafting, gardening, hunting for deals at "second time around" shops, taking part in the annual Strawberry Festival, and doting on her grandchildren and greatgrandchildren. Polly was a member of Emmanuel Baptist Church. In the 1990s, the couple also spent a few of their retirement years in Hendersonville, Tenn. She is preceded in death by her parents, Jim and Lula McKnight; husband, Loye; son, Terry ("Hoot"); grandson, Donald Charles Williams Jr.; brother, Russell McKnight; and sister, Mattie Rodgers. She is survived by her daughter, Patricia Walden (John), of Humboldt; two grandchildren, Jamie Hult of Sioux Falls, S.D., and Tanner Gibson of Nashville; four great-grandchildren: Oliver, Gideon, and Warner Gibson, and Greta Hult; sister, Sandra Hampton of Huntsville, Ala.; and a host of nieces, nephews, other family members and friends. Celebration of Life Saturday, January 14, 2023 2:00 PM Emmanuel Baptist Church