Gwendolyn LaJune Gipson

Gwendolyn LaJune Gipson of Nashville, Tennessee, passed away on March 8, 2026. Affectionately known as LaJune, she was born on June 1, 1940, in Pleasant View, Tennessee, to the late John and Mary Ruth Patterson.

LaJune graduated from the Cheatham County School System in 1958. She married Theophilus Gipson Sr. and together they raised five children. She enjoyed a long career of more than twenty years at Meharry Medical Hospital, where she was admired for her kindness, sense of humor, and deep love of country music.

She leaves to cherish her memory her four sons, Theophilus Gipson Jr., Gregory L. Gipson, Steven A. Gipson (Jacqueline), and Kenneth J. Gipson, and her daughter, Rosalyn Gipson-McCullough. She is also survived by her beloved grandchildren, Kennethia Palmer, Deidra and Quintin McCullough, and Sean, Arlena, Daron, Taleah, and Tamara Gipson, as well as six great-grandchildren, Janiya, Michael Jr., Monroe, Jade, Elijah, and Daron Jr. A great host of cousins, relatives, and friends will also carry her memory with love.

She was preceded in death by her parents, John and Mary Ruth Patterson, her sister Melva, her brothers Willie and Denton, and her former husband, Theophilus Gipson Sr. Granny June will be deeply missed by all who knew and loved her.