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1917 - 2008 (91 years)| Name | William Bentley “Billy” GIBSON [2, 3, 4, 5] | |
| Birth | 1917 | Kingstree, Williamsburg County, South Carolina  |
| Gender | Male | |
| Education | he was a graduate of Sumter High School 1934, Sumter, South Carolina, and The Citadel Class of 1938 | |
| HIST | of Sumter, South Carolina at death- he had 6 great-grandchildren Date Published: October 30, 2008 WILLIAM B. GIBSON William "Billy" Bentley Gibson, 91, husband of Eleanor Barwick Michalowski Gibson, departed for his heavenly home on Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2008, at his home. Born in Kingstree, he was a son of the late Francis Ewing and Frances Vause Gibson. Mr. Gibson was a member of First Baptist Church and the Triune Sunday School class. He was a former longtime member of the Episcopal Church of the Holy Comforter, where he served on the Vestry and taught Sunday school. He was a graduate of Sumter High School 1934 and The Citadel Class of 1938. He was a retired lieutenant colonel with the U.S. Army and served as commander of the 67th Anti-Aircraft Battery. He served in Africa, Italy, and Germany during World War II. He was a member of the Sumter Rotary Club and a former member of the Sumter Lions Club. He was a charter member and past president of The Cotillion, a member and past president of the Sumter Citadel Club, and a member of American Legion Post 15 for more than 60 years. He was a life underwriter with Jefferson Standard, which later became Jefferson Pilot and is now Lincoln National Insurance Co. He retired from the insurance business with 65 years of service. Surviving are his devoted wife of 33 years; his loving family, Keary M. Wells and husband, David, of Summerville, retired Col. Joseph Michalowski Jr. and wife, Linda, of Fort Walton Beach, Fla., Kathy M. Smiley of Sumter, and Kelly Michalowski Brown of Irmo; nine grandchildren, Austin Brown and wife, Amy, Jordan Brown, Casey Brown, Erica S. Ferguson and husband, Brody, Jason Smiley, Tracy M. Marthis, Ashley W. Dial and husband, Kalin, Erin W. Raser and husband, Jacob, and Travis Wells; and six great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a grandson, Joseph Michalowski III; and his brothers, Edward V. Gibson and Francis "Tubby" Gibson. Graveside services with full military honors will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Evergreen Memorial Park with the Rev. Charles Clanton officiating. Grandsons will serve as honorary pallbearers. The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday at the Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home and other times at the home, 222 Burns Drive. Memorials may be made to First Baptist Church, P.O. Box 867, Sumter, SC 29151 or to The Citadel, Class of 1938 Scholarship Fund, 171 Moultrie St., Charleston, SC 29409. Online condolences may be sent to www.sumterfunerals.com. Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home & Crematory, 221 Broad St., Sumter, is in charge of the arrangements, (803) 775-9386. [3, 4] | |
| MILI | He was a retired lieutenant colonel with the U. S. Army and served as commander of the 67th Anti-Aircraft Battery. He served in Africa, Italy, and Germany during World War II. [4] | |
| Occupation | he retired from the insurance business with 65 years of service [4] | |
| Religion | he was a member of First Baptist Church and the Triune Sunday School; he was a former longtime member of the Epscopal Church of the Holy Comforter, where he served on the Vestry and taught Sunday school | |
| _UID | 5E91E516A07546D9BF37B77E0B3AFFEA77E2 | |
| Death | 28 Oct 2008 | at his home, 222 Burns Drive, Sumter, South Carolina [4] |
| Burial | 1 Nov 2008 | Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina [4] |
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| Person ID | I107913 | Singleton and Related Families |
| Last Modified | 2 Feb 2026 | |
| Father | Francis Ewing GIBSON, Sr., b. 5 Aug 1884 d. 18 Jul 1961 (Age 76 years) | |
| Mother | Frances VAUSE, b. 11 Apr 1896 d. 26 Jan 1987, Saluda, South Carolina (Age 90 years) | |
| _UID | 285DAE77C57D4527A9A0B9FE4070D5775493 | |
| _UID | 285DAE77C57D4527A9A0B9FE4070D5775493 | |
| Family ID | F155909 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family | Eleanor BARWICK, b. 22 Sep 1923, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina d. 8 Jan 2011 (Age 87 years) | |
| Marriage | 1975 [4, 5] | |
| _UID | 07CC39E375624E27A117ADFE829252070B3C | |
| _UID | 07CC39E375624E27A117ADFE829252070B3C | |
| Family ID | F74611 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified | 17 Jan 2011 | |
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