OBITUARY: William "Smokey" Gibson; Grant county, OR
surname: Gibson, Cross, Younger, Jenison, Hurd, Elliott, Quintana, Alderson,
Dunn

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'Smokey' Gibson 

William "Smokey" Gibson, 71, of John Day, a former John Day police chief, died
Jan. 3, 2003, at Boise. 

His memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Driskill Memorial Chapel.
There will be a graveside service afterward at the Canyon City Cemetery and
then a dinner at the John Day Elks Lodge. 

Mr. Gibson was born on July 12, 1931, at Desarc, Ark., to William Fred and
Myrtle Cross Gibson. He moved to Idaho at the age of 2. He and his two
sisters spent most of their earlier lives on a dairy farm at Weiser, Idaho. He
was a 1951 graduate of Weiser High School and attended Boise Junior College. 

He joined the U.S. Air Force in 1952. He was stationed in Germany for three
years during the Korean War and was a member of a para-rescue team. 

He married his wife, Lucy, on Jan. 21, 1956, at Weiser, Idaho. 

He was employed by the John Day Police Department for 23 years, 19 of those as
chief of police. He retired in 1990. 

He was a member of the Elks Lodge, the American Legion, the Oregon Chiefs of
Police Association, and the Grant County Sheriff's Association. He enjoyed
hunting, fishing and music. 

Survivors include his wife, Lucy Gibson of John Day; a daughter, Lori Gibson
of Boise; a son and daughter-in-law, Monte and Shawna Gibson of John Day; a
daughter and son-in-law, Ginger and Corey Younger of Baker City; a daughter,
Becky Jenison of Boise; a sister, Dorthy Hurd of Payette, Idaho; a nephew and
his wife, Elmer and Dottie Hurd of Boise; seven grandchildren, Christopher
Gibson, Jeramy Gibson, Brandon Elliott, Shaylin Quintana, Bryan Quintana,
Chance Quintana, Kody Younger and several nieces and nephews. 

He was preceded in death by his father, William Fred Gibson; his mother,
Myrtle Alderson-Cross; his sister, Eloise Dunn; and a brother-in-law, Elmer
Hurd. 

Memorial contributions may be made to the John Day/Canyon City Parks and
Recreation Youth Programs and Elks Scholarship through the Driskill Memorial
Chapel, P.O. Box 364, Canyon City, OR
97820.