Bonnie Callahan Van Bibber

Bonnie Callahan Van Bibber, 73, retired teacher, died Monday, September 14, 2015 at her residence in Canterbury. Funeral services will be conducted Thursday at 11:00 a.m. at Oakes & Nichols with Dr. Carl Duck and Brother Reed Buntin officiating. Burial will follow in Glenwood Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Wednesday from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the funeral home. The family suggests memorials to Triune Baptist Church, 8094 Horton Highway, Arrington, Tennessee 37014. Notes of condolence may be extended at oakesandnichols.com. The Giles County native was the daughter of the late R. S. Callahan and Mable Claire Weatherford Callahan. She was a 1960 graduate of Jones High School in Lynnville, attended Martin Methodist College in Pulaski, and earned a Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration from Belmont College in 1965. Mrs. Van Bibber taught in the Maury County School System for 29 years. She was a member of Triune Baptist Church. A devoted wife, mother, and grandmother, she is survived by her husband of 47 years, Jim Van Bibber, whom she married June 29, 1968; sons, Bart Van Bibber of Thompson's Station and Grant (Tasha) Van Bibber of Huntsville, Alabama; sister, Brenda Callahan of Columbia; brother, Richard (Linda) Callahan of Columbia; grandchildren, Anderson Van Bibber of Columbia, Nora Claire Van Bibber, and Garrett Van Bibber, both of Huntsville, Alabama; several nieces and nephews. Andy Norwood, Steven Callahan, Ryan Callahan, Doug Damiano, Shannon Huntley, and Ryan Journey will serve as pallbearers.