Gibbs, Jimmy
Person
Dates
- Existence: Present - 2019
Biography
Born in 1951, Jimmy Gibbs is a native of Spartanburg County. He is the husband of Marsha H. Gibbs. In 1972 Gibbs started Gibbs Machinery in Spartanburg, buying and selling textile equipment. In the 1980s the company expanded overseas and was renamed Gibbs International. Gibbs and his wife are well known in the community for their charitable giving, donating funding for the Gibbs Cancer Center, the Marsha H. Gibbs Field House at Converse College, and Gibbs Stadium at Wofford College. In 2012, the Spartanburg Kiwanis club named Gibbs the Citizen of the Year.
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
George - Gilbert
File — Box G 3
Scope and Contents
George, Arthur
George, Billy Arvel
George, David D.
George, James D.
George, James H., Jr.
George, John H.
George, Patsie Lois
George, Phyllis
George, Robert Lee and Delra Mae
George, Terry Lynn
Gerschefski, Edwin
Geter, Clarence, Jr.
Geter, James Alvin
Geter, James Alvin
Geter, James Howard
Geter, Leroy
Geter, Patsy Lynn
Geter,...
Dates:
1940 - 1999
Spartanburg -- Biography -- Gibbs, Jimmy & Marsha, 2004 - 2012
File — Spartanburg Pamphlet File Drawer 2
Scope and Contents
Series of articles on Jimmy and Marsha Gibbs from the Spartanburg Herald-Journal and Upstate Women
Dates:
2004 - 2012
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- Subject
- Textile industry 1
