Carl Gibson

The Obituary of Mr. Carl Gibson Officiating Minister:Ray Young Mr. Carl Gibson born March 3, 1940 departed this life on Thursday, November 6, 2008 at the Veterans Administration Medical Center in Huntington, West Va. Carl was 68 years, 8 months, & 3 days old. Carl was born at Wilder Branch, Confluence, Ky., the son of the late Virgil Gibson & Mary Stidham Gibson. Carl was a carpenter, construction foreman, & disabled American Veteran. He served honorably in the U.S. Army during the Cuban Missel Crisis. Carl was a very active member of the Leslie Co. D.A.V. Chapter # 133 & also a member of the Lower Grassy Branch Church of Christ, Busy, Ky. He was a former resident of Ohio & London, Ky., he had been living at Confluence, Ky., since 1983. Carl enjoyed hunting & fishing as hobbies. Mr. Carl Gibson was preceded in death by his parents, Virgil Gibson & Mary Stidham Gibson, one daughter: Mary Sue Gibson, four brothers: Arnold, Reuben, Lane, & Jr. & two sisters: Wanda Jean Black & Ollie Belle Gibson. Mr. Carl Gibson leaves the following relatives surviving: his loving & devoted wife: Bessie Wooton Gibson of Confluence, Ky., one son: Lonnie Colwell of Dayton, Ohio, one daughter: Tonda Napier of Wooton, Ky., one step-son: David Smith and wife, Christine, of Austin, Indiana, two brothers: Julius Gibson & wife, Nancy, of Hamilton, Ohio, Earnest Gibson and wife, Mary, of Georgia, four grandchildren, two step-grandchildren, & one great, grandchild, along with a host of treausred nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives and friends. The funeral service for Mr. Carl Gibson will be conducted at 11:00 a.m. - Monday - November 10, 2008 at the Dwayne Walker Funeral Home Chapel, with Ray Young officiating. The interment will follow at the Baker Cemetery, Busy, Ky. Mr. Carl Gibson will be honored with full military rites conducted by the Leslie Co. D.A.V. Chapter # 133 at the Dwayne Walker Funeral Home immediately following the funeral service. Friends may call for visitation from 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. - Sunday - November 9, 2008 at the Dwayne Walker Funeral Home. You may offer your condolences at www.walkerfuneralhomesllc.com