Ernest GIBSON
- Born: 29 Jul 1921, Raven, Knott County, KY
- Marriage: Mildred BLANKENSHIP
- Died: 18 Aug 2001, McDowell, Floyd County, Ky at age 80
Noted events in his life were:
• Occupation: coal miner. coal miner and a member of the U.M.W.A
• Religion: Baptist. a member of the Stone Coal Regular Baptist Church, Garrett, Ky
• Obituary: The Floyd County Times, 2001, Floyd County, KY. Ernest Gibson
Age 80, of Wayland, Ky., husband of Mildred Blankenship Gibson, passed away Saturday, August 18, 2001, in the McDowell Appalachian Regional Hospital, McDowell, Ky. He was born July 29, 1921, in Raven, Ky., the son of the late Dewey Gibson and Pearlie Patton Gibson. He was a retired coal miner and a member of the U.M.W.A, a member of the Stone Coal Regular Baptist Church, Garrett, Ky., and was a WWII Army veteran. Survivors include four sons, Gary Lee Gibson of Jenkins, Ky., Jerry Randall Gibson, Thomas Dewey Gibson and Michael Wade Gibson, all of Wayland, Ky.; one brother, Cantrel Gibson of Topmost, Ky.; five sisters, June Davis, Ora Sawyers, Elva Blankenship, and Bonnie Mae Harris, all of Topmost, Ky., Shelby Jean Tesier of Morehead City, N.C.; six grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Funeral services for Ernest Gibson were conducted, Tuesday, August 21, 2001, at 11:00 a.m., at the Stone Coal Regular Baptist Church, Garrett, Ky., with the Regular Baptist ministers officiating. Burial was in the Gibson Cemetery, Raven, Ky., under the professional care of the Hall Funeral Home, Martin, Ky. Visitation was at the church. Pallbearers: Lee Gibson, Larry Blankenship, Pat Blankenship, Stanley Wade Gibson, Marty Gibson, Ronnie Gibson, Ted Parker and Gene Tesier. Honorary: Orville Hansford, Ovie Spencer, Marvin Gibson, Jason Martin, Amos Caudill and Angus Caudill.
http://members.tripod.com/kahamilton/obits/august_obits_2001.htm
Ernest married Mildred BLANKENSHIP, daughter of Clint BLANKENSHIP and Lula JACOBS. (Mildred BLANKENSHIP was born on 11 Aug 1925 and died on 21 May 2009 in Floyd County, KY 1.)
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