Obituary

December 13, 1999
Section: obits

David 'Butch' Gibbens
David "Butch" Gibbens, 54, of Newton, employee for city of Newton, died Sunday (Dec. 12, 1999) at Via Christi Regional Medical Center, St. Francis Campus.
He was born March 9, 1945, in Newton to Phillip William Gibbens Sr. and Pearl Vidella (Leech) Gibbens.
He served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War. He was a lifetime member of Veterans of Foreign Wars.
He enjoyed boating and fishing.
Survivors include: two brothers, Phillip William Gibbens Jr. of Olathe and Edward Gibbens of Valley Center; and two sisters, Naomi Drake of Newton and Ruth Hubert of Derby.
He was preceded in death by his parents, and two brothers, William Earl Gibbens and Ralph Eugene Gibbens.
Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at Petersen Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. C. Kent Rogers from Salem United Methodist Church officiating. Burial will be in the Greenwood Cemetery.
Friends may call from 5 to 9 p.m. today and 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.
Memorials have been established with the American Lung Association in care of the funeral home.
The Newton Kansan, December 13, 1999