Gibson of Tayport came into being in 1972, started by William Gibson, assisted by his wife Sheila and son David.
They all passed exams in Funeral Directing during 1975/1976 and Sheila qualified as an embalmer around the same time. David was probably the youngest qualified Funeral Director in Britain having passed the exams at 17 years of age.
Andrea Baker joined the business on 1st June 2014. Andrea, only daughter of Joyce (nee Simpson) and the late Andy Dempster, had shown an interest in the business for many years.
On 1st June 2016, Andrea took over full ownership of the business.