Bonnie Jackson Gilbert, 88, formerly of McGuinn Road, Mill Spring, died Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2013 in Care Bridge Assisted Living, Mount Pleasant, N.C.

Born in Henderson County, N.C., she was the daughter of the late Phillip and Bessie Justice Jackson. She was preceded in death by a son, Wayne. She was the widow of Thelmet Gilbert, who died in l981. Bonnie was a homemaker and member of Pleasant Grove Baptist Church, Rutherfordton, N.C.