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Harold Gibson
9 Nov 1939 – 18 Feb 2019
| Birth | 9 Nov 1939 |
| Death | 18 Feb 2019 |
| Cemetery | Eddy Cemetery Mooreville , Falls County , Texas , USA |
| Added by | Nancy Yankie Sidarous on 20 Feb 2019 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/196962099 |
Bio
Harold Gibson passed away peacefully Monday, Feb. 18, 2019. Funeral Services will be 11:00 am, Thursday, February 21, 2019 at Grace Gardens Funeral Home, with Pastor Kip Osborne officiating. Interment will follow at Eddy Cemetery. Visitation will be 5-7, Wednesday, February 20, 2019 at Grace Gardens Funeral Home. Harold was born Nov. 9, 1939, to Welton and Mary Dee (Nobles) Gibson. He graduated from Waco High School and then earned his college degree. He married his high school sweetheart in 1958, and they lived and loved one another for 60 years. Harold was a member of Western Heights Baptist Church and he was a mason. He served on the Board of Directors for the Red Cross and the United Way. For many years, he coached his girls’ little league softball teams. Harold retired from Huck Mfg. after 30 years as the Human Resources Manager. He was a man of the people and was loved and respected by most everyone who worked with him. He was one of the last of his kind. Harold was a charmer and loved to laugh, joke and tell stories. His greatest joy in life was his family and he was extremely protective of his beloved girls! He loved to travel by car, ship, airplane, and motor home and took his wife to many wonderful places all over the world including all 50 states. He was a true American! He loved Midway sports, especially ones his daughters played in or cheered at and he never missed a game! Most of all, he was an avid Baylor fan all of his life. He and his wife enjoyed Baylor Basketball the most and had a blast following the Lady Bears all over! Harold was a wonderful son, brother, husband, dad, uncle, and of course “PaPa” to the seven grandchildren he adored. He loved his family so well and he will be missed every single day. Harold was preceded in death by his loving parents. He is survived by his wife, LaVaughn Gibson; Daughters, Lynna Burke and husband Thom, Michelle Wishchmeier and husband Terry, Mindy Pierce and husband Troy; Grandchildren, Travis and Hunter Bigham, Macy and Logan Wischmeier, Walker, Hadlee and Hudson Pierce; a sweet sister and brother-in-law Kitty and Ron Merritt, and many special nieces and nephews. Pallbearers will be Patric Merritt, Mical Merritt, Ricky Lee, Thom Burke, Troy Pierce, Terry Wischmeier, Travis Bigham, Hunter Bigham, Logan Wischmeier, and Hudson Pierce. Obituary published online 19 Feb 2019 by Grace Gardens Funeral Home, Waco, Texas..
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