Candy Gebhart, had a big heart

Candy Gebhart passed away peacefully at her home in Bishopville, Md., under the loving care of her husband Mickey and her son Kevin Saturday Oct. 9, 2021.  Candy was born and raised in Bishopville, graduating from Stephen Decatur High School before starting her nursing career at Margaret H. Rollins School of Nursing at Beebe Healthcare. With over a 40-year nursing career primarily focused on emergency care, Candy was by nature a caregiver and one of the world’s great hosts.

She had a big heart and lived life outlaid. She was contagious. She listened and she made you feel loved, welcomed and special. There were no strangers to her. I think this quote could have been her mantra “People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” Thank you for making so many people feel loved!

She leaves behind her beautiful childhood home filled with her warmth, creativity, and some of the best flowerbeds on the Eastern Shore. Her family of Mickey, Jessica, David, Kevin, Charlotte and Sophie will celebrate the fruits of her labor for generations to come. The annual summertime visit of her granddaughters from Hong Kong was always the highlight of her year.

Funeral service will take place Thursday, Oct. 14, at 10 a.m., at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church in Frankford.  The celebrant of her life will be Father Jim Jackson. Interment will follow at Roxana Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations are requested to be made to Bishopville Volunteer Fire Department,10709 Bishopville Road, Bishopville, MD 21813, or to Coastal Hospice, PO Box 1733, Salisbury, MD 21802.

Online condolences may be made by visiting www.melsonfuneralservices.com