Kern County CA Archives Obituaries.....Gibson , William M. January 6, 2006
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The Bakersfield Californian
*William, William "Bill"     
*1950 - 2006 
(*incorrect last name and birth year published)
 
William (Bill) M. Gibson 

Taft today mourns the passing of a longtime resident and a member of the 
greatest generation who help win the war and build the Westside into a 
thriving community in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. Graveside services for 
William Bill M. Gibson will be held Tuesday at Taft Cemetery at 2 p.m. Mr. 
Gibson, 85, died last Friday (*06 January 2006) at a Bakersfield hospital 
after a short illness. A long-time Taft resident, Mr. Gibson worked for 
Standard Oil, now known as Chevron, on the Westside for 31 years before 
retiring in 1978. He worked at the 11-C, Elk Hills, Cymric, and virtually 
every other location controlled by Standard Oil. After retirement, Bill, as he 
was known by his friends, became an avid golfer and once won the Buena Vista 
mens club championship. Say the words lets tee it up and Bill was on the 
course. His last round was a week to the day of his death when he shot a 90. 
He was also a tournament bowler and participated in many local, regional and 
state tournaments, and claimed several team and individual championships. As a 
young man he enjoyed fly fishing and counted trout fishing among his 
favorites. He also hunted quail in his younger days and was a marksman, 
winning several turkey shoots in Taft. Bill came to Taft with the U.S. Army 
Air Corps when he was stationed at Gardner Field where he met his lovely 
bride, Beatrice Cameron, in 1942. Bill will always be remembered as a family 
man first and was called a real mans man by many of his friends. He is 
survived by his wife of 63 years, Bea, of Taft; a daughter, Judy Caudell, of 
Bakersfield and her husband John; his son, John, and his wife, Kathy Gibson, 
of Bakersfield; his granddaughter, Julie Currie, and her husband, Russell, of 
New York City; grandson, John Caudell, of San Luis Obispo; grandson, Cameron 
Gibson, and granddaughter, Erika Gibson, of Bakersfield; and his sister, Lola 
Mae Purdue, of Taft, as well as three sisters-in-law and many beloved nieces 
and nephews. Bill was extremely proud of his grandchildren. 

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Published in the Bakersfield Californian on 1/8/2006.  


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