Mr. Leo O. Gipson was born July 17, 1950 in Ozark, AL to Johnnie Gipson and the late Dorothy Strickland. He worked at Chism Truck Stop for 10 years and in the lumber industry. Also, he worked as a welder for a number of years and was a very talented artist. Leo leaves to cherish his memory, his son Leo Gipson, Jr.; grandson DeVante Jamal Gipson; brother Joseph Strickland; Aunts-Mattie Beaty, Mavine Morris, and Cora Lee Borroks; Uncles- Arthur Jones, Charles Jones, Donald Jones, and Willie Earl Jones. Preceded him in death was his lovely sister Magnolia Gipson.