Joan Gibbs Tiley, 84 of Melbourne, FL, passed away Saturday, March 12, 2016 in Melbourne. She was a native of New York, NY and moved to Melbourne in 1997 from Northport, NY. She was a graduate of S.U.N.Y. at Old Westbury, NY where she earned her BS degree. Following that she got her Master's degree in social work at Adelphi University. She worked as a psychiatric social worker for years before her retirement. Joan was a devoted member of the Episcopal Church.
Her father was Edward Harrison Gibbs, Sr. and mother was Frances Reid Gibbs. Survivors include her two daughters, Nancy O'Mara and Cynthia Tiley; one son, Brad Tiley; and sister-in-law Marie Gibbs. She was preceded by two children, Marianne Tiley, age 41, and Scott Tiley, age 46. Joan was widowed by husband, Robert R. Tiley, in 1974.
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