Obituary of Albert Roland Gibson

Albert Roland Gibson, 87, of Roanoke passed away June 5, 2016. He was a man who loved Jesus and had concerns for other people. He has finished this portion of his spiritual life and is now in paradise safe in the arms of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Albert is survived by his wife, Victoria Elizabeth Owen Gibson, his son, Mark Lawrence Gibson, (Denver), his beloved sister, Ann and brother-in-law Douglas Bailey (Roanoke), his brother Thomas Gibson (Norfolk), Victoria’s two sons and families, Todd & Rebecca Weaver, Tedd & Inger Weaver, their children Jesse and Tori, Mark’s two daughters; Tanya and Olga and their children Olivia, Maxwell and Isabella. Albert was born to Maudie Bell Cable Gibson and George Gose Gibson of Crumpler, West Virginia, on March 6, 1929. Albert was the eighth of eleven children. He married Jean Elizabeth Lawrence of McComas WV. on June 4, 1949, who was the daughter of Abe & Mae Lawrence of McComas. The couple resided in McComas, WV. moving to Littleton Colorado in 1958. This union had one son Mark, born in Littleton Colorado, where Albert called home for many years. Albert was preceded in death by his parents, his wife Jean and siblings, Gaines, Avron, Dale, George Jr., Helen, Randolph and Sara Jane. Albert graduated Northfork High School 1947, married Jean and was drafted into the Army in 1951. Albert served as a member of the Army Signal Corps attached to the 7th Army during the Korean War. Following his honorable military service, he attended Indiana Technology Collage receiving a Bachelor of Science Degree in Electronics. Albert joined The Martin Company, Denver Division following graduation where he worked on design of the Titan I Intercontinental Ballistic Missile. Spending most of his working life with this company he saw it change to Martin Marietta and Lockheed Martin. His assignments took him to Cape Canaveral, Vandenberg Air Force Base, and numerous other NASA & Air Force facilities. Albert retired manager of Ground Systems Electrical Checkout & Launch Control for the Peacekeeper ICBM, Small Missile & Titan 4 missile programs. Albert continued to live in Foxfield Colorado, a town he helped to create, becoming Foxfield’s first mayor until moving to Roanoke in 1999. Albert was a faithful Christian and a member of both Arapahoe Road Baptist Church of Littleton, Colorado and Bonsack Baptist Church in Roanoke, Virginia. A funeral for Albert will be held 11:00AM Wednesday June 8, 2016 at Bonsack Baptist Church with Dr. Robert Moore III officiating. Visitation will be at the church one hour prior to the service with interment following the service at Wilson Cemetery in Check, VA at 2:00PM. Memorials may be made in Albert’s name at Arapahoe Road Baptist Church, 780 East Atapahoe Road, Centennial, CO 80122 and Bonsack Baptist Church, 4845 Cloverdale Road, Roanoke, VA 24019.