| Bio | Gary Lee Van Bibber, age 69, of Excelsior Springs, Missouri passed away on Sunday, September 11, 2022. A memorial service will be held on Wednesday, September 28, 2022 from 2:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. at Church Archer Pasley Funeral Home, located at 119 E. Franklin Street, Liberty, Missouri, 64068.
Gary was born June 7, 1953 in Kansas City, Missouri to Dorothy Lee Hancock and Jimmie Lee Van Bibber. He and his brother, Michael, grew up in Sugar Creek, Missouri. Gary attended Van Horn High School and graduated in 1971 before attending State Fair Community College. He left college to pursue a career in trucking, and spent most of his career driving for Dawn Foods, delivering flour and other supplies to bakeries. In return, he and his family were often gifted pies, cakes, and pastries by grateful bakers.
On November 19, 1983, Gary married the love of his life, Cynthia Earnest. In 1985, their oldest daughter, Alicia, arrived as an early Christmas gift. Their younger daughter, Amber, followed in the spring of 1991. |
