Adeline Eleanor Gibson Rentz Obituary (1940

Adeline Eleanor Gibson Rentz, 76, formerly of Beaufort, SC passed away on Wednesday, October 19, 2016 at her residence in Mobile, AL. The family will receive friends on Sunday, October 23, 2016 from 3 to 5 pm at Anderson Funeral Home. A funeral service will be held on Monday, October 24, 2016 at 10 am in Carl Anderson Memorial Chapel with burial in Beaufort Memorial Gardens. She was born on September 25, 1940 in Bells Crossroad, SC to the late William Oliver Gibson and Evelyn Adeline Crosby Gibson. Adeline was a life time member of the Baptist Church of Beaufort until she moved to Mobile, AL and joined the First Baptist Church of Dawes. She was lovingly adopted and raised by her late Uncle Ralph and Aunt Iva Rentz. After 2 years of business school in Savannah, GA, Adeline visited friends in South Dakota and ended up staying for 5 years working for the Boeing Missile Company. It was here that she discovered her love for all things South Dakota most importantly her life-long friends, George and Judy Hulscher. Adeline and Judy made a pact to visit one another every 3 years and did so for over 50 years. Upon Adeline's return to Beaufort, she met and married a handsome Cuban named Ozzie Mujica and had her children. They divorced after 10 years of marriage and Ozzie married Marilyn (Frame); however, a beautiful friendship remained between Ozzie and Adeline. Oddly enough, Adeline and Marilyn became the best of friends (even taking cross country trips together) and called each other "wife-in-laws" and "sisters" until Adeline's passing. She lived in Orangeburg, SC for 15 years working for Ethyl Corporation and then as a successful realtor where she made and still has many friends and former colleagues. She returned to Beaufort in 1992 to care for her aunt and uncle and then moved to Mobile, AL to be near her daughter where she resided until her passing. Adeline was known for her big heart, humor, feisty personality, generosity, strength and her unconditional love and dedication toward her family, particularly her Aunt and Uncle, children and grandchildren. She was a beautiful soul but was not a meek grandmother knitting in a rocking chair. She loved Prince, BB King, the Bee Gee's and Robert Cray and would dance if able. She loved cats (her Dixie and Dakota), lighthouses, the movie Dances with Wolves and might have been a little obsessed with Kevin Costner. Adeline was loved so much by her family and will be missed every second of every day. Her strength and faith in God during her cancer battle was an inspiration to all that knew her. Surviving is one son, Troy Mujica (Crystal) of Columbia, SC; one daughter, Nicole Mujica Frost (Kris) of Mobile, AL; two brothers, Randy McIntosh and Wayne Gibson; two sisters, Gail Gibson and Yvonne Armstrong; five grandchildren, Cody, Ryan, Konnor, Karoline and Klaire and one great grandchild, Jack. She was preceded in death by one son, Todd Ralph Mujica and one brother, Ronnie Gibson.