Alda Cline Hibbert of Winthrop, NY passed away peacefully on March 22, 2016, in Oregon where she was staying with her daughter, Helen, and son-in-law, Randy. She is now with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.
Mrs. Hibbert was born on January 28, 1926 in Binghamton, NY to Sidney Larue and Elsie Landon Cline. She graduated from North Senior High School in 1943 with honors. She worked at Agfa-Ansco in Binghamton as a stenographer for 2 years. Then she married her beloved husband, Albert Buck Hibbert on January 27, 1946, shortly after his return home from WWII.
She is predeceased by her husband, Albert Buck Hibbert; parents, Sidney and Elsie Cline; brother, Sidney L. Cline, Jr; and sister, Rosemary Cline Hibbert.
Alda is survived by her brother, Austin Landon Cline (wife, Marilyn) of Point Vivian, NY; her children Albert Buck Hibbert, Jr of Douglas, AZ and Oak Point/Hammond, NY; William Cline Hibbert (wife, Karolee) of Winthrop, NY; Helen Hibbert Moore (husband, Randy) of Yoncalla, OR; Bruce Davis Hibbert of Boulder, CO; and Linda Hibbert Weseman (husband, Doug) of Oroville, CA; and 11 grandchildren, 14 great grandchildren, and many nieces and nephews.
Throughout her life she enjoyed the beauty and relaxation of the family cottage at Point Vivian on the St Lawrence River. She was a charter member of the Stockholm Historical Association. She was a member of the Congregational Church and worshipped at various churches with her children. Her favorite passage in the Bible, which she committed to memory, was Psalm 23 and now she is with the Great Shepherd.
She shared her warm, gentle demeanor with family and friends. She will be greatly missed by all.
Calling hours will be on May 4th from 5:30 to 8:30 PM at Hammill Funeral Home in Winthrop. Funeral services will be held on May 5th at 11 a.m. at the Hopkinton Congregational Church with Rev. Charles Gardner officiating. Burial will follow immediately after the funeral at the Winthrop Cemetery with a reception after that at the American Legion in Winthrop.
Memories and condolences may be shared with her family at www.hammillfh.com