Mr. Gamble worked as a produce manager and served in the National Guard.
He was preceded in death by his son, Gary L. Gamble; parents, Carl and Myrtle, nee Wilson, Gamble; a brother and sister-in-law, Larkin and Melba Gamble; and a sister and brother-in-law, Louise and W.T. Woodruff.
Surviving are his loving wife of 58 years, Norma J., nee Whitfield, Gamble whom he married on March 15, 1952; his son, Steven E. (Joyce) Gamble of Lake St. Louis, Mo.; two daughters, Donna (Glenn) Hershenhouse of Crystal Lake, Ill., and Phyllis (Jim) Simpson of Belleville, Ill.; grandchildren, Eric Gamble of Knoxville, Tenn., Shawnna Hershenhouse of Chicago, Ill., Jeannine Gamble of Ithica, N.Y., Angela Simpson of Sovay, Ill., Sarah Simpson of Belleville, Ill., and Hanna Gamble of Lake St. Louis, Mo.; and expecting his first great-grandchild in July.
Memorials may be made to Family Hospice, The American Cancer Society or to the American Heart Association .
Visitation: Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 12, 2010, at Valhalla Gaerdner Holten Funeral Home, Belleville, Ill.
Funeral: Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 13, 2010, at Valhalla Gaerdner Holten Funeral Home, Belleville, Ill., with Rev. Scott Burr officiating. Interment will be at Valhalla Gardens of Memory, Belleville, Ill.
VALHALLA GAERDNER
HOLTEN FUNERAL HOME, Belleville, Ill.
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