DATE: Sunday, August 17, 1997               TAG: 9708170004

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DATELINE: WASHINGTON, D.C.                  LENGTH:   28 lines

FELTON A. GIBSON

Felton A. Gibson, 88, a former educator who retired in 1982 as a field representative who recruited for VISTA, Volunteers in Service to America, died Aug. 4, 1997, at Greater Southeast Community Hospital. He had a kidney ailment.

Mr. Gibson was born in Statesville, N.C., and had lived in Washington off and on since childhood.

He was a graduate of Armstrong High School and Hampton University. He received a master's degree in education from Boston University and a master's degree in journalism from Kansas State University.

From 1933 to 1942, he was a teacher and school principal in Northumberland County, Va. For the next two decades, he was a USO Club Director in Wyoming, New Jersey, Rhode Island, Hawaii and Virginia. He went to work for the Peace Corps in 1963 as a field representative and recruiter and later joined VISTA.

He was a Mason and a member of the Calvary Episcopal Church, Washington.

In 1955, he began special work with The Virginian-Pilot, which included feature stories, news, sports and obituaries.

Survivors include his wife of 63 years, Thelma Gibson of Washington; daughter, Andrea Green of Fort Washington, Md.; four grandchildren; and a great-granddaughter. KEYWORDS: DEATH OBITUARY

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