Roanoke Times
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DATE: SUNDAY, October 31, 1993 TAG: 9311010163
SECTION: VIRGINIA PAGE: D2 EDITION: METRO
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OBIT GIBSON, LEWIS E.
GIBSON, Lewis E., 66, of Vinton, died Saturday, October 30, 1993, in a
local hospital. He was a member of Barnhardt Baptist Church and a former
longtime member of Riverdale Baptist Church. He was retired from A&P and
Harris Teeter Supermarkets. He was a graduate of William Byrd High School,
Class of 1948, a Naval Veteran of World War II and a member of the Woodmen of
the World. He was the beloved husband of 45 years of Mary Bowles Gibson, the
devoted father and father-in-law of Marilyn Kelley of Goodview, Carol and
Jimmy Savides of Bridgewater, Beverly and Briant Campbell of Rocky Mount, and
the much adored granddaddy of Joshua and Joanna Kelley, Michael Savides,
Lauren Phillips and Chase Campbell. Also surviving are two sisters, Helen
Harris of Wilmington, N.C. and Betty Scott Urbanski of Palm Beach, Fla.
Graveside funeral services will be conducted at 3 p.m. Monday in Mountain View
Cemetery with the Rev. Terry A. Mabrey and the Rev. Robert W. Lanier
officiating. Military honors will be by VFW Post #1264. The family suggests
that in lieu of flowers, memorials be made to the Vinton or Stewartsville Life
Saving Crew. Friends may call at Oakey's Vinton Chapel.
by CNB