Memorials may be made to the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Mr. Gibbons is survived by his wife, Cecilia Gibbons; four children: Donna Nanney (Mark), William F. Gibbons Jr. (Sharon), Gary R. Gibbons (Sherie), and Kevin D. Gibbons (Athena); six grandchildren, and eight siblings: Robert L. Gibbons, John M. Gibbons, Thomas L. Gibbons, Kenneth L. Gibbons, Katherine E. Hawk, Dorothy L. Helvey, Mary A. Thayer, and James E. Gibbons. He was preceded in death by his parents, Robert and Gertrude Gibbons, and his sister, Sue Ann Barclay. Mr. Gibbons was a member of the United Auto Workers #2250.