New Bedford - Beatrice B. (Lebeau) Gifford, 93, of New Bedford died after a brief illness on April 4, 2007 at St. Luke’s Hospital. She was the widow of Malcolm L. Gifford.
Mrs. Gifford was born in Fall River, daughter of the late Omer and Eva (Menard) Lebeau, and was a lifelong resident of New Bedford. She enjoyed reading, sewing, knitting and gardening.
Survivors include 3 daughters: Judith L. Gauvin of Nashua, NH, Nancy Lou Gifford of Mashpee, MA and Carol Ann Crookes and her husband Dennis of Newport, RI; a sister: Doris Holmes of New Bedford; 9 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; and several nieces & nephews.
She was sister of the late Lillian Sullivan, Raymond, Normand and Homer Lebeau and grandmother of the late William J.A. Smith.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend:
Visiting hours on Monday, April 9, 2007, 4-7 P.M.
Funeral services on Tuesday, April 10, 2007 at 11 A.M. at the Kirby Funeral Home, 61 Tarkiln Hill Road, New Bedford.
Interment in Acushnet Cemetery, Acushnet.