Marvin Gibson

On April 2, 2014, Dr. Marvin M. Gibson passed away. Dr. Marvin M. Gibson of Maryland was preceded in death by his parents, John Strickland Gibson, who was a noted lawyer in Douglas and Solicitor General and he was the deciding vote for the famous GI Bill of Rights, Bessie Thomas Gibson, and Jimmie Carmack Gibson; daughter, Robin Marie Emrick and Nancy Wahmann Gibson. He is survived by his loving wife Martha "Marty" Gibson; devoted father of Monica (Jason) Benderly, John S. Gibson, Barbara (Robert) Gaw, William (Gwen) Gibson; nine grandchildren, Sean Benderly (Erin Benderly), Colin Gaw, Nathan Gaw, Megan Gaw, William Gibson, Davis Gibson, John Gibson, Trevor Emrick and Taylor Emrick, son-in-law Tony Emrick, and great-granddaughter, Elizabeth Benderly. Dr. Gibson was born on January 26, 1920. He graduated from Duke Medical School and earned a Ph.D degree from the College of Graduate Health Sciences at the University of Tennessee. He served as a medical officer in the U.S. Army for five years, in the European Theater from Italy to Germany, the Panama Canal Zone, the Persian Gulf Command and a volunteer with Medico to Afghanistan and Vietnam in the 60's. He received specialty training in orthopedic surgery in London, Edinburgh, Heidelberg, with fellowships at University of Vienna in Austria, Campbell Clinic in Memphis, TN and the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN. He was a past Chairman and Chief of Orthopedic Surgery at the Washington Hospital Center, a faculty member at Georgetown Medical School and a Senior Attending at Children's Hospital. He ran the Polio Clinic during the Polio years, and was a consultant in Orthopedic Surgery at the Veterans Hospital in Mt. Alto, Chief of Orthopedic at Montgomery General Hospital and Professor Emeritus at Georgetown Medical Hospital. He was founding member or the Eastern Orthopedic Association, and Northeast Medical Association, NEMA. A devoted member of the Rotary of Washington, DC, a member of the Northeast Medical Ski Association and a member of many clubs and of Concord St. Andrew Methodist Church. Funeral Services will be held on Saturday, April 19, 2014 at 11:00 a.m. at First United Methodist Church with Rev. Jim Osborn officiating. Interment followed at Douglas City Cemetery. Music was furnished for the service by the Congregation "Amazing Grace", "On Eagles Wings", and "In The Garden", and Audrey J. McDonald "Ave Marie" with Dr. Catherine Pickran playing the piano. Active Pallbearers were: Walter Gibson, Harry Gibson, George Gibson, Gary Gowen, Tommy Tillman, and A. D. Frazier. Sims Funeral Home will be in charge of the arrangements.

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