Freda Lynch Gibbs, age 79, passed away at her home on February 3, 2022.

Born in Cleveland County on August 22, 1942, she was the daughter of the late Woodrow Wilson Lynch and Dorothy Elizabeth Greene Lynch.

Freda and her husband Arnold started Arnold's Jewelry in 1973. They worked alongside each other and with their wonderful staff, served their beloved customers for 47 years. Freda never met a stranger; she delighted everyone she met with her luminous personality and was a beloved member of the community she so cherished.

She was preceded in death by her husband of 53 years, Arnold Frederick Gibbs, and her brother, Woodrow Wilson Lynch, Jr. She is survived by her daughter, Tia Gibbs Dabboussi; her grandchildren, Maryam Dabboussi Salk, Abdel Rahman Dabboussi, Fatima Zahra Dabboussi and Adam Dabboussi; her brothers, Lem Rolland Lynch, of Shelby, and Otis Hyman Lynch, of Shelby; her sisters, Audrey Lynch Ashe, of Shelby, and Tina McNeilly, of Kings Mountain; sisters-in-law Suzanne Gibbs, of Shelby, and Joyce Gibbs, of Shelby; and numerous loving nieces and nephews.

A graveside service will be held at 2:00 pm Tuesday, February 8, 2022 at Polkville Baptist Church Cemetery with Rev. Nate Beam officiating. The family will receive friends following the service.

Online condolences may be made at www.cecilmburtonfuneralhome.com