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DATE: Tuesday, October 18, 1994              TAG: 9410180250
SECTION: LOCAL                    PAGE: B7   EDITION: FINAL 
DATELINE: LAKELAND, FLA.                     LENGTH: Short :   31 lines

ESTLE LAWRENCE GIBSON

Estle Lawrence Gibson, 52, of Lakeland, died Sat., Oct. 1, 1994, at Lakeland Regional Medical Center.

Born in McCorkle, W.Va., on Aug. 30, 1942, he resided in Virginia Beach for nine years. He relocated to Lakeland a year ago. He retired from the Navy, where he served as a RMCM and was a veteran of the Vietnam War. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge No. 736 in Lemon Grove, Calif., and No. 91 in Lakeland, Fla. He was also a member of the Khedive Temple in Norfolk.

He is survived by his wife, Marie Gibson of Lakeland; sons, Lawrence Gibson of San Diego and Tyge Gibson of Chesapeake; daughters, Cheri Westbrooks of Los Angeles, Rikki Spencer of Point Mugu, Calif., and Moira Garcia of Lemon Grove, Calif.; father, Paul Gibson of Orleans, Ind., and mother, Maxine Ferrari of Chula Vista, Calif.; sisters, Geraldine Elias of Indio, Calif. and Debbie Johnson of Vancouver, Wash.; brother, Dwayne Ferrari of Las Vegas; and five grandchildren. ILLUSTRATION: Personal Photo

KEYWORDS: DEATH OBITUARY

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