Robert Gibson Robert Clyde "Gibby" Gibson, 79, of Indiana, died Saturday, Nov. 18, 2006, at his residence. He was born Dec. 21, 1926, in Wilkinsburg, a son of Murray and Virginia Mottern Gibson. Mr. Gibson was a lifetime Indiana resident and a 1947 Indiana Area High School graduate, where he played varsity basketball. A World War II veteran, he served as a Tech 5 in the 102nd Division 3059 Graves Registration Co. Following his military service, he continued to pursue his interest as an avid military historian in the research of World War II air crews and their aircraft. Known to his many friends as "Gibby," he was a player and manager for the Indiana Indies, which was part of the Indiana County baseball league, during the 1950s and 1960s. He was Junior Legion baseball coach and led the Indiana VFW junior baseball team to two winning seasons in 1975 and 1976. He was a co-founder of the Indiana County Sports Hall of Fame, where he was a past president and honored member. Mr. Gibson was a loving and supportive father, husband and grandfather who was an avid fan of sporting events, especially his grandson's hockey games. No matter the distance or location of his grandson's hockey games, he would be there cheering him on. He was a 60-year member of Grace United Methodist Church in Indiana and an active member and usher for 20 years. He was a member of the Allied Club of Indiana, the Indiana Moose Lodge 174, American Legion Post 141 and a lifetime member of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1989. He was an avid bowler who bowled in two leagues for many years. He is survived by his wife, Antonia "Toni" Perry Gibson, whom he wed Nov. 21, 1962; a son, David Gibson, Indiana; a daughter, Georgia Yeamans and Husband James, Slippery Rock; two grandchildren, Shawyn and Andy Yeamans; a brother, Donald C. Gibson and wife Mary Kay, Indiana; two sisters, Helen VanDyke, Indiana; and Shirley Froggatt, Indiana; numerous nieces and nephews, and special friends: the Bert McPherson family, Indiana; Pete Tyson and Diane Burke of Collinsville, Okla; and Bill Gibson and family, Scottsdale, Ariz. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brothers-in-law, Chester VanDyke and Richard Froggatt, and a very special aunt and uncle, Geneva and Howard Williams. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at the John A. Lefdahl Funeral Home in Indiana with the Rev. Brad Lauster officiating. Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1989 will be providing military rites. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial contributions be made to the Family Hospice of Indiana County, 850 Hospital Road, Indiana, PA 15701.