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Lucian Bassett Gilbreth

7 Aug 1906 – 28 Apr 1991

Birth	7 Aug 1906
Death	28 Apr 1991
Cemetery	Elmwood Memorial Park Abilene , Taylor County , Texas , USA
Added by	Sherry Hoffman on 11 Mar 2010
FaG	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/49518608

Bio

Lucian B. Gilbreth , 84, of Route 3, Box 294, Clyde died Sunday, April 28, 1991 in an Abilene hospital. Services were Tuesday, April 30 at the Elliott-Hamil Funeral Home Chapel of Faith, 5701 U.S.. Highway 277 South with the Rev. Lynn Moore and Price Mathieson both officiating. Burial was in Elmwood Memorial Park. Mr. Gilbreth was born in Potosi where, he also graduated from high school. He was a basketball player on the school's early-day basketball team when the games were played on outdoor courts. He graduated from Draughon's Business College in Abilene and became a butcher and grocer, working for a number of local establishments. During World War II, he worked at the Camp Barkeley [now Dyess AFB] commissary and boarded families of servicemen at his Home. In 1954, he opened the Dash-Inn Cafe and Grocery Store in Tye where he was an active civic leader, spearheading community developments including the city water line, streets and Little League baseball program. Mr. Gilbreth was a member of the Independent Grocers Association and had served as president of the Tye Lions Club, which he helped charter. He also served as president of the Tye Independent School District Board. He moved to Clyde after his retirement in 1969. He was a member of the Clyde United Methodist Church. He was the widower of his first wife, Pauline Page Gilbreth. Survivors include his wife, Ina L. Gilbreth of Clyde; four daughters, Billie J. Luther of Abilene, Jo Ann Yancy of Cedar Creek Lake in Mabank, Linda K. McIlhaney of Albuquerque, N.M., Pamela Gilbreth Watkins of of Buffalo Gap; two sons, James David Gilbreth of Cochiti Lake. N.M., and Terry S. Gilbreth of Abilene; 11 grandchildren; nine great- grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. Source: The Clyde Journal, Vol.17, No. 27, page 12, 02 May 1991

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Family

Parents

• George David Gilbreth 1875–1942
• Nannie Belle Parks Gilbreth 1878–1934

Spouse

• Pauline Page Gilbreth 1909–1943 FaG
• Ina L. Hickman Gilbreth 1923–2020 FaG

Siblings

• Adron Henry Gilbreth 1898–1968
• Ollie M Gilbreth 1901–1978
• Gladys Irene Gilbreth McCall 1904–1969
• Sylvia Floyd Gilbreth 1913–1986
• Infant Gilbreth 1915–1915
• Infant Gilbreth 1916–1916
• Oscar Carl Gilbreth 1917–1952

Children

• Billie Jean Gilbreth Luther 1932–1998 FaG
• JoAnn Gilbreth Yancy 1934–2023 FaG

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