Lady Assistant Steward

Kathy Gibson

National Lady Assistant Steward

National Grange of the Order
Of Patrons of Husbandry

Kathy Gibson joined the Grange shortly after marrying her husband, Glenn, a third generation Grange member, in 1988.  They became very involved with the state’s “youth Grange” or “MSGYLA” which means “MA State Grange Youth Leadership Association”. They represented the State of Massachusetts at National Grange as Young Couple in 1992. They competed together in the State and Regional Sign-a-Song contests several times and twice at National Grange Session. Kathy held the position of State Deaf Activities Director for 10 years while, during most of that time, she was Junior Leader for Apple Valley Junior Grange #138 where she got to watch her children, Amanda and Glenn Jr., grow up in the Grange.

After “retiring” as Deaf Activities Director and Junior Leader, she was asked to serve as State Junior Director which she did so for another 10 years. She has held several offices at the Subordinate and Pomona levels and Lady Assistant Steward for the MA State Grange. Kathy is the bookkeeper and “office manager” for her husband’s businesses, “Gibson Rentals” which rents apartments and commercial space, and “Gibson’s Trucking” which offers landscaping as well as snow plowing/sanding services. She is also a tax preparer. Her most greatest blessing is recently becoming a Grandma.

In 2021, after being diagnosed with triple negative breast cancer, she has become an advocate for breast cancer awareness.