Fred Marion Gibson

After graduating from high school in 1942, Fred joined The United States Marine Corps and served until after the end of World War II. During he first two years of his tour of duty, Fred was in the ground forces as part of the Fifth Amphibious Corps in the South and Central Pacific. During the last year of the war, Fred served aboard a Navy cruiser which was part of Admiral Halsey's Third Fleet, and he was with the first American troops to land on the Japanese mainland.

After World War II ended, Fred attended and graduated from the University of Texas at Austin. Fred held a Bachelor's Degree from the University and a Fellowship Degree in Life Insurance from The Life Insurance Institute. Fred worked for over thirty years in the Life Insurance business and retired as an assistant Vice-President at American Founders Life Insurance Company in Austin. In his later years Fred stayed busy by working at the Internal Revenue Service Center in Austin, and he retired from that activity on December 31, 2005.

Fred was preceded in death by his wife of 47 years, Mary Farris Gibson, whom he met and married while attending the University of Texas. He is survived by many nieces and nephews and great nieces and nephews. Fred was a member of Faith United Methodist Church and a Life Member of The University of Texas Ex-Student Association. Also, Fred was a member of The Chancellor's Council of the University of Texas System, The Littlefield Society, The Texas Leadership Society and Longhorn Foundation.

Funeral services will be held at Weed-Corley-Fish South Congress at 11:00 A. M., Thursday May 28th. Pallbearers will be Fred's nephews. Burial will take place at Cook-Walden Forest Oaks cemetery.