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1942 - 2020 (77 years)| Name | Edward Guy “Slick” GIBBONS [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11] | |
| Suffix | Sr. | |
| Birth | 11 Dec 1942 | Kingstree, Williamsburg County, South Carolina  [4] |
| Gender | Male | |
| HIST | of Manning, South Carolina Manning businessman in stable condition Share Send this page to your friends Create a hardcopy of this page Posted: Friday, May 21, 2010 6:00 am | Updated: 11:15 pm, Thu May 20, 2010. BY ANNABELLE ROBERTSON arobertson@theitem.com MANNING - A Manning businessman savagely beaten at his home in the 1200 block of Country Club Circle last weekend is in stable condition. Clarendon County Sheriff Randy Garrett said Thursday that authorities are seeking the public's help to find the people responsible for the attack. Edward Guy "Slick" Gibbons, owner of Clarendon Auto Parts in Manning, was found about 11:49 a.m. on Saturday in his garage, according to an incident report. He had duct tape wrapped around his head and face, and he had reportedly crawled to the door and beaten on it to summon his wife, Kay, who called 911. Gibbons was transported to Clarendon Memorial Hospital, then taken by helicopter to Palmetto Health Richland in Columbia, where he was reportedly treated for a broken pelvis, broken ribs, broken facial bones and bruised ribs. A family friend said Gibbons had been moved to a private room following two surgeries on Monday and Wednesday and that he was conscious. Police said Gibbons told them that he was attacked by three African-American males after discovering them inside his garage. According to Garrett, the motive was likely robbery. Garrett said that the assailants likely knew Gibbons or "knew of him," perhaps through one of the many businesses that Gibbons owns in the region. All three suspects were wearing stockings over their faces, Garrett said. They fled in Gibbons' vehicle, which was later discovered about 2 miles from the residence. "The car was in the middle of the road," he said. "They were in a hurry. They left it running. I think they probably had somebody waiting." Authorities have received information from callers, Garrett added, but had no suspects as of press time. "Right now we're running down every bit of information, every tip," Garrett said. "We've gotten a lot of tips and we're running the information down, but we don't have a solid suspect, and we're encouraging people to give us tips. We're asking and urging anyone with any information to call us and tell us what they know. We'll follow where it leads us. We're leaving no stone unturned." Anyone with information about the suspects or the crime is asked to call the Clarendon County Sheriff's Office at (803) 435-4414. Posted in News, Local news on Friday, May 21, 2010 1 arrested, 2 sought in attack on Manning businessman Share Send this page to your friends Create a hardcopy of this page Posted: Tuesday, May 25, 2010 6:00 am | Updated: 10:17 pm, Mon May 24, 2010. By ANNABELLE ROBERTSON arobertson@theitem.com MANNING - Authorities are still searching for two men in connection with the beating and robbery of a Manning businessman following Thursday's arrest of one of the three alleged assailants. Michael W. Pearson, 36, of 13 W. South St. in Manning, was arrested at another home in Manning and taken into custody between 10 and 11 p.m., said Clarendon County Sheriff Randy Garrett. Pearson was charged with first-degree burglary, assault and battery with intent to kill, armed robbery, grand larceny, kidnapping and possession of a weapon during a violent crime. As of press time, bond had not been set. Pearson's charges stem from an attack on Edward Guy "Slick" Gibbons, owner of Clarendon Auto Parts in Manning, who was found May 14 in his garage with duct tape wrapped around his head and face. According to an incident report, Gibbons was severely beaten by three individuals wearing stockings over their faces. Garrett said the attackers stole money from Gibbons' wallet, then fled in his 1987 Chevrolet El Camino. The vehicle was abandoned several hours later about 2 miles from Gibbons' home on Country Club Circle. Gibbons was transported to Clarendon Memorial Hospital, then taken by helicopter to Palmetto Health Richland in Columbia, where he was treated for a broken pelvis, broken ribs, broken facial bones and bruised ribs, among other injuries. He is reportedly in stable condition following two surgeries. According to public records, Pearson has been arrested numerous times on fraud charges. He is currently facing drug-related charges from an August arrest. "This individual is well-known to law enforcement," Garrett said, adding that because the investigation was ongoing, he was limited in what details he could reveal. "I've got two people who are still wanted who are a part of this, and all I'm at liberty to say is that forensic evidence led to his arrest," he said. Garrett said the suspects likely "knew (Gibbons) or knew of him," perhaps through one of the many businesses that Gibbons reportedly owns in the region. Police are still searching for the other two assailants in the attack and are asking for the public's help. "I plan to see that every individual involved in this case is brought to justice," Garrett said, adding that anyone with information about the attack should call the Clarendon County Sheriff's Office at (803) 435-4414. Reach Annabelle Robertson at (803) 435-8511. Posted in News, Local news on Tuesday, May 25, 2010 Edward 'Slick' Gibbons excelled at racing hobby Edward ‘Slick’ Gibbons had a 23-year dirt track racing career in which he won 250 races throughout the South. He will be one of eight people inducted into the Clarendon County Athletic Hall of Fame today. By JUSTIN DRIGGERS jdriggers@theitem.com Edward Guy "Slick" Gibbons had always had a passion for cars, but racing was more of a hobby, he said. A hobby he excelled at, perhaps at a higher level than any other amateur racer in the state of South Carolina. During a 23-year career from 1965-88, Gibbons won more than 250 races from his hometown track at Sumter Speedway to Hemingway to Myrtle Beach and even as far away as Fayetteville, N.C. For that, Gibbons will be one of eight new inductees in this year's Clarendon County Athletic Hall of fame. The list includes Donald Hardy, Robbie Briggs, Fred Bennett, Carl Martin, Brian, Jessica Ridgill and the late George Turbeville. The induction ceremony and dinner will be held today at the Manning Junior High School gymnasium beginning at 6 p.m. Former New York Yankees second baseman Bobby Richardson will be the guest speaker. "It's a great honor for me," Gibbons said of his selection. "It really came as a surprise to me to be one of the new inductees, so once again it's a very special honor." Gibbons is a 1960 graduate of East Clarendon High School in Turbeville, but has been in Manning since he got married at the age of 20. After working for Julius Cato in the auto parts business, Gibbons soon opened his own store, Clarendon Auto Parts, which he has worked at since 1972. "Working there sort of got me affiliated with a group of boys over here in Manning (Elbert Brewer, Billy Disher) and we decided we were going to get a car and start racing," Gibbons said. Brewer and Disher worked as mechanics, and with Gibbons' knowledge of auto parts, it turned out to be a solid combination all around, he said. "They had the ability to fix the cars and I knew what parts we thought we needed to make the car go faster," Gibbons said. The group soon began racking up wins - most notably in Hemingway, Orangeburg and, of course, Sumter. Gibbons won the 1970 Modified Championship and the 1978 Points Championship in the Late Model Sportsman Division. Gibbons' car of choice became synonymous with him as well during that span - a red, white and blue 1963 Ford Falcon. "We were really rookies to begin with, but we loved being out there racing and really had a passion for it," Gibbons said. "We worked in the daytime to support our families and then we spent most of our free time fixing up the car and racing whenever and wherever we could. "We didn't have any ideas about going pro. We just loved to race." Gibbons said the biggest win of his career probably came in Myrtle Beach when he and his team won the Buckstove 100. "There were a lot of guys there from North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia, so that was a pretty big accomplishment for us," Gibbons said. The now 70-year-old Gibbons described his racing style, and pretty much the style of the day, as "aggressive." "That's kind of what it was like on those dirt tracks," he said. "There was a lot of bumping and a lot of jockeying going on. You had to be smart and think a couple of moves ahead. "I guess I was pretty good at that." Posted in Local sports, Sports on Saturday, March 16, 2013 Sumter Item to reveal Top 125 Sports Figures with anniversary celebration Posted Saturday, October 12, 2019 6:00 am BY DENNIS BRUNSON In celebration of its 125th anniversary, The Sumter Item is going to select the Top 125 Sports Figures during that period in Sumter, Clarendon and Lee counties. The list will be revealed in reverse order starting on Wednesday with Nos. 125-111. The remaining lists will be contain 10 figures beginning on Friday. Those lists will appear every Wednesday and Friday until it reaches the top 10 in December. At that point, one story will be released in each edition until the top figure is revealed. The list will include people who affected sports in our area both in competition and in other ways as well. Coinciding with the list reveal, we'll be asking readers to reveal their Top 10 sports figures in Item history, and we'll be hosing Autograph Giveaway contests featuring our famous local sports figures. The Sumter Item's Top 125 Sports Figures 81-90 Posted Friday, October 25, 2019 3:45 pm In celebration of its 125th anniversary, The Sumter Item has selected the Top 125 Sports Figures during that period in Sumter, Clarendon and Lee counties. The list will be revealed in reverse order, appearing every Wednesday and Friday until it reaches the top 10 in December. At that point, one story will be released in each edition until the top figure is revealed. The list will include people who affected sports in our area both in competition and in other ways as well. 90) Julie Larson - Julie Larson was a 6-foot-3-inch standout basketball player for Thomas Sumter Academy in the early 1980s. She finished her career with 3,096 points and averaged 29.3 points her senior year. She went on to Clemson and averaged 9.9 points for her career, including 13.8 in her final season. 89) Kevin Ireland - Kevin Ireland was a speedy back for Sumter High School in the early 1970s and played some college football at Tennessee-Martin. However, he has made his mark in Sumter over the airwaves, serving as the play-by-play voice for both Sumter High football and the Sumter P-15’s for close to three decades. 88) Bob Sharp - Bob Sharp, along with the next two selections, was one of the top dirt track racers in the area when the sport was at its peak. Sharp won over 200 main events and seven track championships at Sumter Speedway. He also became the track promoter at Sumter Speedway. 87) H.C. Pritchard - Pritchard drove the dirt tracks, but he also made a mark in the NASCAR Lat Model Sportsman Division, competing against the likes of Ralph Earnhardt, David Pearson, Lee Petty, Ned Jarrett and Cale Yarborough. In 1960, Pritchard won track titles at Sumter Speedway, Edmunds Speedway, Ashwood Speedway and Columbia Speedway. 86) Slick Gibbons - Edward “Slick” Gibbons won over 250 dirt track races in his career. Gibbons won multiple division titles at multiple tracks throughout the state. He also competed throughout the Southeast, winning the Bucks Stove 100 at Myrtle Beach Speedway in 1971. 85) Donald Hardy - Donald Hardy was a 4-sport standout athlete for East Clarendon High School, from where he graduated in 1966. He quarterbacked the Wolverines to a football state title in 1965 and was an all-state performer. He was a 3-time most valuable player on the baseball team, starting at shortstop for four years. He went on to sign a professional contract with the New York Yankees. 84) Bucko Edens - Thomas “Bucko” Edens was a standout football player at Edmunds High School who went on to an outstanding career at Newberry College. He was an all-state, all Little Four and second team Little All-American with the Indians. He would later become the longtime athletic officer for the Sumter P-15’s. 83) Joey Taylor - Joey Taylor graduated from Manning High School where he was a 5-year starter in baseball and a 4-year starter in football. He went on to Clemson where he was a first team All-Atlantic Coast Conference performer. He holds the Clemson record for most extra-base hits in a game with five – two home runs and three doubles – against South Carolina in 1962. 82) Brian Mance - Brian Mance graduated from Manning High School in 1999 and was a standout football player, ran track and played baseball. He won the 3A state championship in the 100-meter dash as a junior. He went on to Clemson and a was a first-team All-Atlantic Coast Conference performer and fourth team All-America as a senior. He had short stints in the NFL with Washington and Chicago. 81) Richard Jones - Richard Jones came from a baseball family, and he has easily helped carry on the legacy with Wilson Hall, the Sumter P-15’s, The Citadel and finally as a professional player. Jones was a catcher who swung a big bat. He had 17 home runs in his final year with the P-15’s, then went to The Citadel where he was the Southern Conference Freshman of the Year and a Freshman All-American. As a junior, he was first team All-Southern Conference, batting .378 with 17 homers. He was drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the ninth round of the 2009 MLB draft. He played four years in the organization, hitting 24 home runs one season. EDWARD GUY GIBBONS Posted Tuesday, July 21, 2020 6:00 am MANNING - Edward Guy "Slick" Gibbons, 77, husband of Kay McFaddin Gibbons, died on Saturday, July 18, 2020, at McLeod Health Clarendon. Born on Dec. 11, 1942, in Kingstree, he was a son of the late Henry Guy Gibbons and Coley Launa Welch Gibbons. Slick grew up at Gibbons Mill Pond and was a graduate of East Clarendon High School. He was an avid dirt track racer, winning more than 250 races. Sumter Speedway was his hometown track. He was inducted into the Clarendon County Athletic Hall of Fame in 2013 for his racing achievements. He opened Clarendon Auto Parts in 1972 in Manning and Dixie Auto Parts in 1982 in Summerton. He was a member of Manning First Baptist Church and the Kimbrough Johnson Sunday School class. He is survived by his wife of Manning; a daughter, Gina Gibbons Wilson (Joe) of Manning; six grandchildren, Edward Guy "Gib" Gibbons III (Peggy), Kerry Lyn Gibbons (Ginny), Celia Burgess Wilson, Olivia Dean Wilson, Macey Gibbons Wilson and John Joe "Little Joe" Wilson III; a great-granddaughter, Ann Garrick Gibbons; a brother-in-law, James Ivey Baird; two sisters-in-law, Becky McFaddin Green and Judy McFaddin Brown (Michael); and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a son, Edward Guy "Ed" Gibbons Jr.; and a sister, Juliet Gibbons Baird. A graveside service was held on Monday at Gibbons Cemetery. Memorials may be made to Manning First Baptist Church, 49 W. Boyce St., Manning, SC 29102. Stephens Funeral Home & Crematory, 304 N. Church St., Manning, is in charge of arrangements, (803) 435-2179. www.stephensfuneralhome.org DECEMBER 11, 1942 - JULY 18, 2020 Edward Guy "Slick" Gibbons 'had the biggest heart' SUMTER ITEM FILE PHOTO Dirt track racing legend Edward Guy "Slick" Gibbons died on July 18, 2020. Posted Friday, July 24, 2020 6:00 am BY SHARRON HALEY Clarendon Sun contributor MANNING - A dirt track racing legend, local businessman and entrepreneur died Saturday at the age of 77. Edward Guy "Slick" Gibbons was a successful dirt track racer for more than two decades, winning more than 250 races on the dirt track circuit that includes racetracks from Sumter Speedway to Hemingway, Myrtle Beach, Fayetteville, North Carolina, and beyond. While racing was Gibbons' passion on the weekends, the auto parts business was his passion during the week. He started out working for Julius Cato before he opened his first store, Clarendon Auto Parts, in 1972. Gibbons wasn't only the owner, but he was also at the store every day helping his friends and customers. In 2013, Gibbons was inducted into the Clarendon County Athletic Hall of Fame. Before his induction, Gibbons attributed his start in dirt track racing to "a group of boys in Manning" that included Elbert Brewer and Billy Disher. "We decided we were going to get a car and start racing," Gibbons said. "They had the ability to fix the cars, and I knew what parts we thought we needed to make the car go faster." When racers and fans alike saw a red, white and blue 1963 Ford Falcon at the track, they knew that Gibbons was there to race. With Gibbons at the wheel and his buddies in the pits, Gibbons won the 1970 Modified Championship and the 1978 Points Championship in the Lake Model Sportsman Division. In an interview seven years ago, Gibbons said that in the beginning of his dirt track racing career that he and his crew would "work in the daytime to support our families and then we spent most of our free time fixing up the car and racing whenever and wherever we could. We didn't have any ideas about going pro. We just loved to race." Gibbons' crew was more like family than crew members. "I worked for 32 years on his racing teams," said Sean Whittle. "He was family to me. He was a hard worker who loved his family and friends." Whittle described his friend's racing style as "aggressive." "He knocked Dale Earnhardt out of the way because he was holding him back," Whittle shared with a laugh. "That was way back when Slick was racing at the Darlington dirt track." "He loved racing," Whittle said. "Dirt track racing was his passion. It was so much more fun." Whittle said that local racers and fans approached him last weekend after hearing about Gibbons' death. "They just wanted me to know how sorry they were to hear of his death and how much he did for dirt track racing," Whittle shared. "Slick was crazy about his family. They were very close. But he was close to the racers, too. On the track they were enemies, but afterwards they were friends." Carroll Harrington, a lifelong friend of Gibbons, often drove him to the racetracks on the weekends. "I'd pick him up at the store and drive him to the race," Harrington said. "He'd jump in the vehicle and ask me if I was ready, and then he'd close his eyes and sleep until we got to the track." Harrington said that Gibbons didn't know the words "slow down" or "take it easy." "He'd work all day Monday through Saturday, and if you needed something from the store on Sunday, he'd meet you there," Harrington shared. "He'd work all day. Jump in the vehicle. We'd go to the track. Come home. He'd sleep a few hours and then head to the store at 7 a.m., and if there was a Saturday race, too, we'd leave again for the track." Harrington also described Gibbons as a "very giving man." "If there was a needy cause, Slick was there to help out," Harrington said. "He had the biggest heart, he and Miss Kay both." "'Awesome' couldn't describe Gibbons well enough," Harrington added. "You'd have to add more to it," Harrington said. "I know that I will miss him and a lot of people in Manning, Clarendon County and racing will miss him, too." In 2013, Gibbons described his racing style as aggressive with a lot of bumping. "That's kind of what it was like on those dirt tracks," he shared. "There was a lot of bumping and a lot of jockeying going on. You had to be smart and think a couple of moves ahead." "I guess I was gritty good at that," Gibbons said. Whittle and Harrington shared the same sentiments about their good friend. "He was hard charging, hard working, and he loved his family and friends," they shared. "He will be missed." [3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 12, 13] | |
| _UID | 40312B0D3B384DB28A451B3F8B107BF44EA8 | |
| Death | 18 Jul 2020 | McLeod Health Clarendon Hospital, Manning, Clarendon County, South Carolina |
| Burial | 21 Jul 2020 | Gibbons Cemetery |
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| Person ID | I169002 | Singleton and Related Families |
| Last Modified | 30 Jul 2021 | |
| Father | Henry Guy GIBBONS d. Bef 18 Jul 2020 | |
| Mother | Coley Launa WELCH | |
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| Family ID | F108898 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family | Kay McFADDIN | |||||
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| Family ID | F115173 | Group Sheet | Family Chart | ||||
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