Fayetteville resident and Campbell County native Willard Elden Tibbs, 81, was born Oct. 13, 1933 and died April 21 at Lincoln Medical Center in Fayetteville following an extended illness. An electrician with TVA for 44 years, a United States Army veteran, and a member of State Line Freewill Baptist Church, he was the son of the late George and Linda Campbell Tibbs. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by previous wife, Audra Tibbs; son, David Tibbs; brother, William Leon Tibbs; sister, Leamond Carroll; stepsons, Eugene and Charles Young; and granddaughter, April Young.