The Virginian-Pilot
                             THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
              Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Sunday, April 7, 1996                  TAG: 9604070015
SECTION: LOCAL                    PAGE: B6   EDITION: FINAL 
DATELINE: PORTSMOUTH                         LENGTH: Short :   27 lines

FRANK GIBSON JR.

Frank Gibson Jr., 43, died April 5, 1996, in Portsmouth.

Mr. Gibson, a native of Lake City, Tenn., was employed at Norfolk Naval Shipyard as a crane marketing specialist and a quality assurance supervisor. He was formerly active in area softball leagues and was a member of the American Softball Assoc.

Survivors include his wife, Therese O'Connor Gibson; three children, Ryan Dane O'Connor Gibson, Erin Lindsey Gibson, and Franklin Kyle Gibson; his mother, Maggie Mae Gibson; and a brother, Wayne Gibson, all of Portsmouth.

A funeral service will be held at noon Monday in Foster Funeral Home, Portsmouth. Burial will be in Meadowbrook Memorial Gardens. Friends may join the family today from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the funeral home, and other times at 2172 Isabella Drive, Chesapeake. Memorial donations may be made to the Frank Gibson Memorial Fund, c/o any Commerce Bank location; or c/o the Navy Yard Credit Union, 5104 George Washington Highway, Portsmouth, Va. 23702.

KEYWORDS: DEATH OBITUARY by CNB