James Wesley Gibson, 51, West Plains, Missouri, died at 2:45 a.m., Thursday, March 7, 2013, at his home.  He was born October 16, 1961, at West Plains, Missouri, to Arnold Gibson and Lorene Tucker Sellers.  On April 3, 2001, he was married at Salem, Arkansas, to Brenda Hill.  He had worked as a painter for Carl Biring and was employed with Ryan's Steak House.  Mr. Gibson was of the Baptist faith.

He is survived by his wife, Brenda Gibson, of the family home; one brother, Sylvester Sellers, wife, Sherri, West Plains, Missouri; one uncle, Anthony Scott Tucker, wife, Tena, Peace Valley, Missouri, mother-in-law, Betty Meidell, Caulfield, Missouri; and a host of family and friends.

His parents and one sister, Susie, precede her in death.