Lynn Ann Hibshman

Lynn Ann Hibshman was born in Attleboro, Massachusetts to Paul and Shirley Surprenant on January 7, 1953. She passed away on February 26, 2021. She was baptized as one of Jehovah's Witnesses on July 16, 1977 in New Brunswick, Canada. Lynn would snowshoe several miles from her cabin in Colorado so she could attend Christian meetings and share her Christian hope with all those needing comfort and hope. She took a warm, personal interest in everyone she met, especially the young ones in her community. Lynn married Nathan Hibshman on February 16, 1980 in Paonia, Colorado. She spent over 30 years as a ranch wife, working cattle alongside her husband and often feeding ranch workers on ranches in Paonia, Colorado, Wikieup, Arizona, New Cuyama and Yreka, California. After spending some time in Crescent City, Orick, and Happy Camp, California, she spent two years working for Siskiyou County Transit, driving the transportation bus from Happy Camp to Yreka. Her personal interest in her passengers endeared them to her. Lynn never knew a stranger. Her love for animals was shared with her daughter, Bobbie Jo, and they enjoyed caring for barnyard animals of many kinds. She enjoyed gardening and canning her own food on her woodburning cookstove. Her exceptional knowledge of plants and trees was impressive. There were few plants and trees that she could not name. Lynn was preceded in death by her parents and her brothers, Herman and Paul Surprenant. She is survived by her husband of 41 years, Nathan Hibshman of Yreka; a daughter, Bobbi Jo Hibshman of Greenville, California; and her sister Judy (Mark) Deslauriers of Sandwich, Massachusetts. Lynn believed in the Bible's promise of a resurrection from the dead to a paradise earth during Jesus' Millennial rein. Jesus' promise that "the meek shall inherit the earth" was dear to her heart (Matthew 5:3). Lynn will be greatly missed by those that knew her and loved her, but surely not forgotten. A memorial will be held by video conference on the Zoom app on April 17, 2021 at 1:00 p.m. If you would like to attend, please call or text (530) 905-1874 for the ID number.

Lynn Ann Hibshman

January 7, 1953 - February 26, 2021