John Gibson '52
June 6, 2019 8:46 AM
updated: June 7, 2019 8:11 AM
Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home - Spearman obituary
519 Evans Street
Spearman, TX 79081
p: 806-659-3802
John Floyd Gibson
December 05, 1929 - June 04, 2019
John Floyd Gibson (Big John) of Gruver, Texas was born December 5, 1929 in Archer City, Texas and died June 4, 2019 in Spearman, Texas. Graveside services will be at 10:00 am Saturday June 8 at Gruver Cemetery. Reception will be at First Baptist Church in Gruver
at 11:00 am. Viewing will be at Boxwell Brothers funeral home at 519 S Evans Street in Spearman, Texas from 6:00 to 7:00 pm on Friday, June 7.
He lived briefly in Felt, Oklahoma and Amarillo, Texas before moving to Bryan, Texas where he was an Eagle Scout and graduated from high school. His parents were Lucille Irene Beck Gibson (deceased) of Boise City, Oklahoma and John Windsor Gibson (deceased)
of Melissa, Texas. His sisters were Ramona Gibson Pugh (deceased) of Gruver, Texas and Iva Jean Stewart of Garland, Texas. He graduated from Texas A&M University, class of 1952, with a BS in Entomology. He was in the ROTC and Corps of Cadets. He started his
first business as an entomologist at Plainview, Texas where he met and married Reika Gay Robinson on June 1, 1953. He was called up to serve in the US Army during the Korean War in 1952. He was a 1st Lieutenant and served as an infantry company commander in
the 179th Infantry Regiment. He served eight months in the Korean War and returned home in 1954. He continued his ag business in Plainview, Texas, then Brownfield, Texas and later moved to Gruver, Texas in 1962. He was owner-operator of North Plains Chemical
Co. in Gruver until his retirement in 2011. John and Reika had three sons, nine grandchildren, and one great grandchild. John was baptized at thirteen in the Baptist Church. He served as a volunteer ambulance driver and in the Civil Air Patrol. He was a devoted
father and always took care of family. His hobbies included cigars, country western dancing, Aggie football, Dallas Cowboy football, the NBA, and Fox News.
John is survived by Reika Gibson, sons John Gibson (Melanie) of Florrisant, Colorado, Keith Gibson (Darlene), of Gruver, Texas, Russell Gibson (Terri) of Weatherford, Texas and grandchildren Hunter Gibson (Reagan), Katie Gibson Bloodworth (Dalton), Shelley
Gibson, Kyle Jackson, Kory Jackson, Amy Gibson, Emily Gibson Prunty (Alonzo), Lacy Gibson, and John Michael Gibson.
In lieu of flowers, memorials can be given to Hansford County Hospice, P.O. Box 720, South Roland Street, Spearman, Texas. 79081 or to the Lloyd Looper Scholarship Fund care of Gruver State Bank.
VISITATION
Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home - Spearman
Friday, June 07, 2019
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
519 Evans Street
Spearman, Texas 79081
GRAVESIDE SERVICE
Gruver Cemetery
Saturday, June 08, 2019
10:00 AM
Gruver, Texas 79040
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Obituary sent by son
John F. Gibson '52 passed away 04Jun2019, in Hansford County Hospice, in Spearman, Texas. John was born in Archer City, Texas 05Dec1929, and graduated Bryan High School in 1947. He graduated the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas with a Bachelor of
Science degree in Entomology. 1LT Gibson served in the Korean War as an Infantry Company Commander in the 179th Infantry Regiment, 45th Infantry Division from April to November, 1953. John and Reika Robinson were married in Plainview, Texas on 01June1952 and
had three sons, Former Students of A&M; John A '83, Keith L, and Rusty L '81. He was owner/operator of agricultural farm supply and spraying businesses in Plainview, Brownfield, and Gruver, Texas. In 2011, he sold North Plains Chemical Company to his son Keith
and retired. He is survived by his three sons, nine grandchildren and a great grand-daughter. John F Gibson '52 is also the son of John W Gibson '42 and grandfather of Shelley Beth Gibson '16 and Katie Michelle Bloodworth '14.