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William Gibson Sr. 1948-2017

BROOKFIELD — William “Toby” Gibson Sr., 69, died Sunday, April 23, 2017, following a sudden illness.

Toby was born Jan. 8, 1948, in Sharon, Pa., a son of Robert L. and Florence A. Jones Gibson Sr.

He was employed with the General Motors Lordstown Plant.

He was a U.S. Army veteran, serving during the Vietnam conflict. He was a member of Brookfield United Methodist Church.

He is survived by his wife, Linda L. Baker Gibson; his children, Kelly Martin of Brookfield, Toby Gibson Jr. of Masury and Karey Burdge of Hopedale; five grandchildren; his siblings, Jean Brashear, Robert Gibson Jr. and Don Gibson, all of Brookfield, and Janice Johnson of Sugarcreek.

Calling hours will be 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the Briceland funeral home, Briceland Funeral Services LLC, Brookfield. A celebration of life service with military honors will be 11 a.m. Friday at Brookfield United Methodist Church, where friends may call one hour prior to the service. Burial with military honors will be in Brookfield Township Cemetery.