Dorsey "Tuffy" Warner Gibson, Sr., was born February 15, 1952 in Washington, D.C. and passed June 29, 2022 in Columbia, South Carolina. He was the son of the late Margaret Evelyn and Earnest William Gibson, Sr. of Herndon, Virginia.

Dorsey grew up in a community called Cooktown where he made lifelong friends. Earline and Richard (Buck) Hearns from Cooktown were like second parents to Dorsey and his siblings. Their children Ricky, Jackie, Nathan, Van, Marilyn, and Bernard were like cousins to Dorsey.

He attended Fairfax County Public Schools. After leaving school he held various jobs such as automotive mechanic, maintenance engineer, and he ran a home remodeling company.

In 1992 while living in Maryland, Dorsey was baptized at Fort Foote Baptist Church and always kept his belief in God and prayer.

In June 1994 Dorsey married Betty Cooper from Fort Washington, Maryland. They continued to live in Maryland until Betty retired from the Federal Government and they relocated to Betty's home state of South Carolina.

Dorsey enjoyed watching sporting events on television and cooking for family events. He LOVED to spend time on his boat in Solomons Island, MD where he took family and friends on many boating excursions.

He was preceded in death by his parents and sister, Elizabeth Spinner and her husband Percell, brothers-in-law, Julius and William Gibbs, John Neal, and James Colbert.

He is survived by his wife Betty Cooper Gibson, of Columbia, South Carolina; his son Dorsey Warner Gibson, Jr. (Ikea) of Virginia Beach, VA and daughters Monique Gaskins, Felicia Reyes, and Audrey Cooper; sister-in-law, Sandra Vincent; brothers, Earnest (Glenda) Gibson of Sterling, VA; Courtney (Darlene) Gibson of Inwood, WV; Steve Gibson of Herndon, VA; sisters Dorothy (Lawrence) Griffith of Woodbridge, VA; Sue Gibson Colbert of Herndon, VA; Ingrid (Timothy) Taylor of Bowie, MD; Marlene Ellis of Fort Washingon, MD; Vaneta Chatmon of Bowie, MD; adopted sister Carolyn Babcock of Suitland, MD; grandchildren, Ikia, Imani, Iyanna, and Irie Gibson; Mason Gibbs, Pablo Reyes, a special nephew Barry Brown, many other nieces, nephews and a host of other relatives and friends.