The Funeral Service for Lucile Gibbons, age 93 of Rapid City, formerly of Lemmon, will be held on Wednesday March 18,2015 at Behrens Mortuary in Rapid City with The Reverend Deacon Virginia Bird officiating. Burial with Eastern Star rites will be in the Chance Cemetery south of Meadow, SD at approximately 3:30 p.m. with The Reverend Florence Hoff officiating.

Serving as casketbearers are grandchildren Scott, Shawn, Eric, Skylar, Kylan, Brydan. Honorary casketbearers are Peyton, Elaina, Jayden, Kind, Anaya, James, and Jennifer.

Lucile Veal was born on July 18, 1921 in Lemmon, SD to Herbert D. and Doris E. (Hobaugh) Veal. Lucile attended school in Chance, and was taught by her Grandmother Mary Hobaugh for seven years. She attended high school in Bison, graduating in 1942. She worked as a secretary at the Rural Credit Office in Lemmon, then at the Honeywell Regulator Company in Minneapolis. She enjoyed the city life and dancing at the Friendship Club on Lake Street. After the war, Lucile moved back to the family farm for a few years.


Lucile was united in marriage to Harold Gibbons on May 28, 1947 at Baker, Montana. To this union, three children were born, Eleanor, Carol and David. The family lived on the farm for about five years, moving to Lemmon in 1954. In addition to homemaking, Lucile worked as a nurse's aide at the Lemmon Hospital. She was the organist for Trinity Episcopal Church and served on several state Church committees. Lucile was a 50 year member of the Eastern Star.

Many happy family memories centered around times spent at Shadehill Lake. Lucile enjoyed fishing and camping, playing pinochle at the card parties in the church basement. She was an excellent cook, and spent most of her time taking care of family. After Harold's death, Lucile moved to Rapid City. There she continued to enjoy family and friends, and occasional trips, camping and fishing.

Lucile passed away peacefully on Thursday evening, March 12, 2015 at the Clarkson Mt. View Health Care in Rapid City, SD.

Surviving family members include her daughter, Carol Smith, Rapid City, SD; son and daughter-in-law, David and Toinett Gibbons, Highlands Ranch, CO; 4 grandchildren, Scott (Kirsten) Smith, Shawn (Lindsey) Gibbons, Eric (Kalika) Gibbons, Jennifer Mae Smith (Wayne Elrick); 9 great grandchildren, Skylar, Kylan, Brydan, Jayden, Peyton, Elaina, Kind, Anaya, and James; one brother and sister-in-law, Francis and Lorraine Veal, Belle Fourche, SD, son-in-law D. Arthur Smith, and many nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, her daughter, Eleanor Faye Smith, an infant brother Maurice, a brother Clayton; and a great granddaughter Savanna Smith.

Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. Tuesday March 17th at Behrens Mortuary in Rapid City, SD.