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FRANKLIN PIERCE GIBSON September 7, 1921 - March 22, 2010 He
was born in Petersburg, VA, moved to Washington, DC at age 3, and, except
for service in the Asiatic-Pacific theatre in WWII, remained in the District''s
immediate vicinity ever after.
He graduated from Western High and Columbia Technical schools, and
attended George Washington University.
He enlisted in the Army Air Force in August 1942 and served as a control
tower operator in the Hawaiian Islands and Tarawa, Gilbert Islands.
He never lost his love for the Islands or his wife of 64 years, Margaret
Schweers Gibson, whom he met in Houston, TX before shipping out. They
corresponded during the war and married January 1946. Their spiritual and
social lives revolved around their church, Capitol Hill Baptist, where they
made scores of friends and memories.
He worked all his adult life as a land surveyor and draftsman for DeLashmutt
Associates where he used his fine memory, friends, and imagination to name
many DC area streets. If you''re driving in the area wondering where the
names Dunaway Court and Wynkoop Drive came from, then you have
Franklin Gibson to thank.
He''s survived at home in Reston, VA, by his wife, Margaret, daughter Laura
Shumway, son-in-law Dean, and grandchildren Scott Shumway and
Cassandra Anglim; and also by his son Mark Gibson, daughter-in-law Alice
(Ruston, LA), and grandchildren Bethany, Nathan, and Cindy Gibson; his
brother Prince Gibson, (Lake Placid, FL); and many other beloved relatives
and friends.
Memorial service Saturday, April 10, at Adams-Green Funeral Home, 721
Elden St, Herndon, VA-receiving friends at 2 p.m., service at 3 p.m., and at
home after the service.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Capitol Hill Baptist Church
(earmarked for missions), 525 A Street NE, Washington, DC 20002-5941;
and Save One Life, Inc. (a nonprofit sponsoring persons with bleeding
disorders in developing countries), 65 Central Street, Suite 204, Georgetown,
MA 01833.
Published in The Washington Post on April 8, 2010
was born in Petersburg, VA, moved to Washington, DC at age 3, and, except
for service in the Asiatic-Pacific theatre in WWII, remained in the District''s
immediate vicinity ever after.
He graduated from Western High and Columbia Technical schools, and
attended George Washington University.
He enlisted in the Army Air Force in August 1942 and served as a control
tower operator in the Hawaiian Islands and Tarawa, Gilbert Islands.
He never lost his love for the Islands or his wife of 64 years, Margaret
Schweers Gibson, whom he met in Houston, TX before shipping out. They
corresponded during the war and married January 1946. Their spiritual and
social lives revolved around their church, Capitol Hill Baptist, where they
made scores of friends and memories.
He worked all his adult life as a land surveyor and draftsman for DeLashmutt
Associates where he used his fine memory, friends, and imagination to name
many DC area streets. If you''re driving in the area wondering where the
names Dunaway Court and Wynkoop Drive came from, then you have
Franklin Gibson to thank.
He''s survived at home in Reston, VA, by his wife, Margaret, daughter Laura
Shumway, son-in-law Dean, and grandchildren Scott Shumway and
Cassandra Anglim; and also by his son Mark Gibson, daughter-in-law Alice
(Ruston, LA), and grandchildren Bethany, Nathan, and Cindy Gibson; his
brother Prince Gibson, (Lake Placid, FL); and many other beloved relatives
and friends.
Memorial service Saturday, April 10, at Adams-Green Funeral Home, 721
Elden St, Herndon, VA-receiving friends at 2 p.m., service at 3 p.m., and at
home after the service.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Capitol Hill Baptist Church
(earmarked for missions), 525 A Street NE, Washington, DC 20002-5941;
and Save One Life, Inc. (a nonprofit sponsoring persons with bleeding
disorders in developing countries), 65 Central Street, Suite 204, Georgetown,
MA 01833.
Published in The Washington Post on April 8, 2010