Jerry Benny Hibbitts, age 81 passed away Sunday, January 15, 2017. Mr. Hibbitts was a 1953 graduate of Dickenson Memorial High School and attended the University of Virginia. He was a veteran of the United States Army and worked in the space program at Mount Vernon Research. He enjoyed repairing electronics and automobiles.

Mr. Hibbitts was preceded in death by his parents, Rufus and Violet Hibbitts and his brother, Gerald Hibbitts, Sr.

Survivors include his sister, Ona Carole Moore of Clintwood; niece and caregiver, Tammy Hawkins and husband Raymond of Coeburn, Virginia; special nephew and caregiver, Michael Moore and wife Qing Yang of Clintwood; great nephew Isaac Hawkins and several other nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

Services will be conducted Wednesday, January 18th at 10:00 AM at Temple Hill Memorial Cemetery, Castlewood, Virginia in the Chapel of Love with Clifton D. Cauthorne, Jr. officiating. Family and friends will serve as pallbearers.