Gerald Glenn "Hoot" Gibson Obituary (1926 - 2018)

Gerald Glenn "Hoot" Gibson, 91, of Butler, Pennsylvania, passed away on September 14, 2018 at UPMC Passavant McCandless. He was born December 24, 1926 in Parker Twp., Butler County, Pennsylvania to the late Alvin Roy Gibson and the late Grace Emery Gibson. Gerald was a veteran of the US Army, having served in the Phillipines and South Pacific during WWII. He worked for Bantam Jeep and later Armco Steel Co., retiring in January of 1990 after 42 years. Gerald raised and bred beagles and trained several champions. He was a member of St. John's Reformed Church in Butler and of the Breakneck Beagle Club. Gerald loved the Pittsburgh Pirates and Steelers, reading, walking on Rails to Trails, but most of all he loved spending time with his wife, children, grandchildren, & great-grandchildren. He is survived by his two daughters, Judy Gibson Buzanoski and Ron Wissinger, with whom he shared his home, and Glenda Enright and her husband David of Cambridge, OH; five grandchildren, Matt Buzanoski and his fiance Kait Sinclair, Megan Buzanoski, Macey Buzanoski, Craig Enright and his wife Sharon, and Andrea Jackson and her husband Adam; five great-grandchildren, Lainie Jackson, Brie Jackson, Zach Enright, Tyler Enright, and Brody Buzanoski; and many nieces and nephews, but a special thank you to a special niece, Mary Hillard Beilstein . In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his wife of 65 years, Vivian Ilene Frazier Gibson, whom he married on October 13, 1951 and who passed away on July 2, 2017; two sons, Donald R. Gibson, and Jeffrey L. Gibson; and six brothers and sisters. Per his wishes, there will be no public visitation or funeral services. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to St. John's Reformed Church, 493 Evans City Rd., Butler, PA 16001 or to the Breakneck Beagle Club, 450 Ridge Road, Zelienople, PA 16063. Arrangements were handled by Thompson-Miller Funeral Home, Inc., 124 E. North St., Butler, PA 16001.