Teri Lynn McGibany, 63, Taylor Springs, died Friday, at 3:47 p.m. March 27, 2020, at her residence.
Private family graveside ceremonies will be held at Sunnyside Cemetery in Sorento with the Rev. Frank Loskot, Jr. officiating. A Celebration of Life will be held Friday, Sept. 4. More details will be announced closer to that date. Perfetti-Assalley Funeral Home in Sorento is assisting the family.
Ms. McGibany was born Sept. 4, 1956, in Litchfield, to Laurel and Helen (Lochmann) McGibany.
She graduated from Greenville High School with the class of 1974, and went on to attend Southern Illinois University in Carbondale.
During her career, Ms. McGibany worked as a social worker for the State of Illinois Department of Human Services in Montgomery County for 33 years, retiring in 2010.
She was a past member of Immanuel Lutheran Church in New Douglas and a member of the Order of the Eastern Star.
Ms. McGibany was a generous, free-spirited lady with a fantastic sense of humor. She was the life of every party and get together, and could be counted on to help her family and friends any time they were in need. She was a mother to many, even though she never had children of her own, and will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved her.
She is surivved by her sisters, Glenda McGibany of Dallas, TX, and Cinda (husband John) Noak of Springfield; nieces and nephews, Jeffrey Noe, Charity Borserine, both of Dallas, TX, Laurel Lynn Dollinger of Clinton, MS, and James Huff of Springfield; three great-nephews; six great-nieces; five great-great-nephews; two great-great-nieces; and several cousins and friends.
Ms. McGibany was preceded in death by her parents; brother, Greg McGibany; niece, Roxanne Huff; and great-great-nephew, Owen Park.
Online condolences to the family may be left at www.assalleyfuneralhomes.com.
