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Barrie Gibson
Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Tuesday at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home, Milan. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Monday at the funeral home, with a Masonic service at 7 p.m. Burial will be at Rock Island National Cemetery, Arsenal Island, with military honors presented by the United States Navy and Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 299. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to American Cancer Society. Barrie was born on Feb. 27, 1942, the adopted son of Dorothy and Keith Gibson of Kingston, Ontario, Canada. He moved to South Carolina in 1956, where he completed high school. He married Betty Louise Nagle on April 25 1964. She preceded him in death on Aug. 5, 2005, after 41 years of marriage. Mr. Gibson joined the US Navy in April of 1961, serving more than 19 years until his retirement in June 1980. He later was employed for more than 22 years by the Metropolitan Airport Authority in the ground maintenance department, retiring on March 28, 2008. Barrie was an active member of the Masonic Eureka Lodge 69, Milan, Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 299, where he was a member of their honor guard and Trinity United Methodist Church, Milan. He was active with the Boy Scouts as a leader and served as a district advancement chair person, volunteered with Arrowhead Ranch Round Up and spring auction. Survivors include his sons and daughters-in-law, Charles and Cathy Gibson, Aledo, Chris and Kim Gibson, Milan; grandchildren, Joshua and Sarah; adopted stepmother, Stella M. Gibson, England. He was preceded in death by his natural parents, a sibling, his adoptive parents and sister. Online condolences may be left for the family at www.wheelanpressly.com 
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Today is Saturday, May 18, the 138th day of 2013. There are 227 days left in the year.
1863 -- 150 years ago: A large variety of children's wagons and gigs have arrived in thecity and are being sold at war prices.
1888 -- 125 years ago: All Rock Island retail houses, with the exception of a clothingstore and a jewelry store, have agreed to early closing hours during the summer months.The store will be closed at 8 p.m.
1913 -- 100 years ago: Baseball enthusiasts in Rock Island are attempting to raise$20,000 to keep the Island City Park open, despite the fact that the city has no franchise inorganized baseball this year.
1938 -- 75 years ago: The organization of a third rural young people's unit will beundertaken tomorrow night at the Milan Presbyterian Church, with Mrs. Mildred K.Wellman, home advisor, and Robert Smith, county farm adviser in charge.
1963 -- 50 years ago: Deere & Co. will begin a "big switch" on its telephone systemMonday morning. The extension numbers of all 1,600 telephones on the firm's EastMoline and Moline exchanges will be changed Monday morning.
1988 -- 25 years ago: East Moline's June Jamboree VI -- Nostalgia Days, will seemlike a '60s revival with the appearance of stars like Bobby Vee, Freddie Cannon, PeterNoone, Turtles, The Grass Roots and Lou Christie. This year's festival has beenexpanded to five days, June 22-26, at the Northeast Park complex.
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