Dwight "Gibby" E. Gibson

Columbiana, OH-Dwight "Gibby" Gibson, 81, died Sunday, December 2, 2012 at 11:35 am at his home following a short illness.

Mr. Gibson was born June 24, 1931 in East Palestine, OH a son of C. Leroy and Mary C. Hawkins Gibson and had lived here for 30 years coming from Florida.

Gibby owned and operated Orange City Truck Stop in Deland, FL for many years. He then owned and operated the 170 Truck Repair in Columbiana.

He attended Church of the Nazarene in Columbiana and served in the US Air Force during the Korean War.

He is survived by his wife, the former Evelyn M. Webber, whom he married August 5, 1983; two daughters, Kathleen Lyon of Greenville, SC and Melanie Gibson of Goffstown, NH; four sons, Dana (Debbie) Gibson of CO, Dean (Teresa) Gibson of Goffstown, NH, Randy Gibson of Orange City, FL and Paul Gibson Wright of Pensacola, FL; three step-daughters, Janet (Robert) Leipheimer of Columbiana, Diane Klemann of Dayton and Angela (Jon) Walker of Dublin; seven step-sons, Jimmy Lemoine of Orange City, FL, Steven (Tracy) Lemoine of Weare NH, Chris (Julie) Lemoine of Orange City, FL, Michael (Julie) Williams of Columbiana, Paul (Mary Ann) Williams of Leetonia, Andrew Williams of New Waterford, Matthew (Lenna) Williams of Salem; two sisters, Dorothy Featherstone of Columbiana and Ruth Graves of Jacksonville, FL; twenty eight grandchildren and step- grandchildren and five great grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by a son, Daryl Gibson, a step daughter, Lisa Evans and a brother, Roland Gibson.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 pm Wednesday, December 5, 2012 at the Warrick-Kummer-Rettig Funeral Home, Columbiana with Pastor Jan Winnale officiating. Burial will follow in Crest Haven Memorial Gardens where military honors will be accorded by the Benjamin Firestone Post #290 American Legion Honor Guard. Friends may call from 11:00 am- 2:00 pm Wednesday at the funeral home.

In lieu of flowers donations may be made to Hospice of the Valley.