Burton C. Gibbons
‘42
Sharon graduate worked for Kodak, had sister here
ROCHESTER,
N.Y. — Burton C. Gibbons, Rochester, formerly of Honeoye
Falls, N.Y., died Wednesday morning (5-10-00) in Episcopal Nursing Home
after an extended illness. He was 75.
Mr.
Gibbons was born July 14, 1924, in Sharon to Stanley
C. and Mary Cosden Gibbons.
A
1942 alumnus of Sharon High School, he graduated summa cum laude from what
is now Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh.
Mr.
Gibbons retired as a chemical engineer for Eastman Kodak Co., Rochester,
where he worked all his professional life.
An
Army Air Corps veteran. Mr. Gibbons served as a lieutenant specialist in
the Centralized Fire Control Division during World War II.
His
first wife, the former Annamae Shorts, is
deceased.
Surviving
are: his third wife, Margaret Gibbons; four daughters, Mrs. John (Kathi)
Fraser; Mrs. Robert (Linda) Allen; Mrs. Arthur (Susanne) Gable; and Anne;
three sons, Jeffrey, William and Peter; and a former wife, Barbara Ogden,
all Rochester area; a sister, Mrs. Robert (Martha) Wilcox Transfer, a
brother, William, Beauford, SC.; and 11 grandchildren.
Besides
his first wife, he was preceded in death by a brother, Alfred
B.
Memorial
contributions may be made to a charity of the donor’s choice or the
Alzheimer’s Association, 1103 Anrott Building, 401 Wood St., Pittsburgh
15222.
GIBBONS
Burton
C., 75, of Rochester, formerly of Honeoye, both N.Y.
Calling
hours: None.
Services:
Private — memorial ser vice will be held Monday (5-15-00) at the
convenience of the family in Oakwood Cemetery, Hermitage, with the Rev.
Dr. Donald P. Wilson, pastor of Lebanon Presbyterian Church, Lackawannock
Township, officiating.
Burial:
Oakwood Cemetery.
Arrangements
by John A Palisin Funeral Home, 86 Maple Drive, Hermitage.
The
Herald, Sharon, PA, 13 May 2000