Roanoke Times
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DATE: TUESDAY, September 7, 1993 TAG: 9309070142
SECTION: VIRGINIA PAGE: B-2 EDITION: METRO
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OBIT GIBSON, OSCAR THOMAS SR.
GIBSON, Oscar Thomas Sr., 85, of Roanoke, died Saturday, September 4, 1993,
in a local nursing center. He was born in Tazewell, Va., then came to Roanoke
in the early 1920's. He established Gibson Radiator Shop in 1941, and then
retired in 1976. He was a member of the Parkway Weseleyan Church. He was
preceded in death by his wife of 63 years, Myrtie Dickerson Gibson and also a
grandson, Jim Bob Bowles. Survivors include five sons and daughters-in-law,
Tommy and Joyce Gibson, Doug and Judy Gibson, all of Roanoke, Frank (Dick) and
Sue Gibson, Lawrenceville, Ga., Jack and Marcia Gibson, Salem, Gary (Pete)
Gibson, Hollins; two daughters and sons-in-law, Naida and Ray Saunders,
Tuscaloosa, Ala., Millie and Bill Bowles, Salem; one brother, Robert L. Gibson
of Roanoke; three sisters, Nell Woolridge, Ellen Dickerson, both of
Blacksburg, Nancy Royal, Roanoke; eleven grandchildren; ten
great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, September 7, 4
p.m. at the John M. Oakey and Son Chapel in Salem by the Rev. John Ott. Burial
will follow in Cedar Lawn Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the
funeral home, after 11 a.m. Monday and Tuesday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Memorial
contributions may be made to the Association for Retarded Citizens of Roanoke,
P.O. Box 6157, Roanoke, Va. 24017.
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