GIBBONS BRUCE H

COL Bruce H. Gibbons was a potential VHPA member who died after his tour in Vietnam on 06/24/2010 at the age of 77.4
Enterprise, AL
Date of Birth 02/14/1933
Served in the U.S. Army
This information was provided by SSN search Sep 2010

More detail on this person: BRUCE H. GIBBONS Enterprise AL United States Bruce H. Gibbons COL (Ret) Bruce H. Gibbons of Enterprise, AL passed away Thursday, June 24, 2010 at Medical Center Enterprise. He was 77. Funeral services will be at 2 pm Wednesday, June 30 at Sorrells Funeral Home. Burial will be at 2 pm (EST) Thursday, July 1 in Andersonville National Cemetery in Andersonville, GA with Sorrells Funeral Home directing. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to Coffee County Gideons, P.O. Box 310173, Enterprise, AL 36331-0173. COL (Ret) Gibbons was born February 14, 1933 in East Tawas, MI to the late Albert and Ruby Laidlaw Gibbons and affectionately raised by the late Owen and Nina Noffsinger of Pinconning, MI. He had a distinguished military career of 30 years and is being buried with full military honors. He was a member of the Fort Rucker Main Post Protestant Chapel. Survivors include his wife of 54 years, Chris Gibbons, Enterprise, AL; 2 sons: David Bruce Gibbons, Orlando, FL, Keith Alan Gibbons (Tiffany), Orlando, FL; 1 daughter, Lori Jarrett (Buddy), Ardmore, TN; 9 grandchildren and 5 great-grandchildren. Sorrells Funeral Home of Enterprise, (334) 347-9598, is in charge of arrangements. Flowers left for Bruce Gibbons Dear BruceI am so sorry that I missed your funeral...you were a 2d father to me and I let you and Chris down these last few years with business travel etc.I still have your silver wings you gave me and fondly remember you beating me unmercifully at Chess.May you rest in peace.The 3 level flowers are for the 3 things that you told me would get me into trouble as a young Army Officer and in life, I still remember them :o)Your lost loosely adopted son - Kelly Mehrer Added: Nov. 22, 2011

Burial information: Andersonville National Cemetery, Andersonville, GA

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